June 2009 Weddings
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Bridal shower "tradition"
I'm cohosting a bridal shower for my sister. The groom emailed the other cohost and asked her about this new "tradition" where the groom surprises the bride at her shower and brings her flowers and introduces himself to all her friends.
Cohost and I have never heard of this idea before and want the shower to only honor the bride, not to AW the groom. Have any of you heard of this before? I think we're going to decline his offer.
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Nope, never heard of that either. Maybe by "new tradition" he means, "something I made up". I think there would be some pearl-clutching in my family if the groom showed up and made a spectacle at a bridal shower. Just sayin'.
Also - why hasn't the groom been introduced to the bride's friends before? Seems weird.
That's exactly what cohost and I think. He's met almost all the women and can meet the rest at a different event. A bridal shower is just for the bride, and if I was a guest I would think it was rude for him to show up and expect attention and praise.
Cohost said my sister has mentioned this to her before, which is why we're pondering it. I know my sister is on Weddingbee, so I think she's getting bad ideas from over there.
Ditto this.
I have seen the groom stop by at the very end, say hi to everyone, and stick around to help carry/load gifts.
I have never seen flowers or a production, and I don't think this is a tradition that must occur.
Yeah, this is more along the lines of what I was thinking. But I have never had or been to a shower so I have no idea.
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This is what my DH did and I have to admit, people were really happy to see him. He had met everyone there, but some of my family had not seen him in a few months and really enjoyed the chance to say hi. It could be a chance for them to see the groom if they otherwise wouldn't.
DH stayed for about 5 minutes of mine to meet some of my extended family members who live in Iowa that he had never met (and who weren't going to be able to come to the wedding so they requested that they get to meet him).
I think it would be wierd for him to just show up in the middle of the shower with flowers. Plus if its a friends shower, that would be even stranger because you would think he would know the friends already.
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