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The best reason ever not to have a surprise bridal shower: You can ask the bride which women she does and doesn't want at her shower! As if drawing up the wedding guest list isn't tough enough, creating the guest list for the bridal shower brings with it its own set of potential conflicts and complications. That's why, whether you're the bride or the generous shower hostess, it helps to have some guest list guidelines to follow when you start jotting down names. The Wedding Women have teamed up with iVillagers to offer you some helpful hints for easy inviting.
Opt for Intimacy
Although everyone who is invited to the shower should also be invited to the wedding, the reverse is not the case. As Kosilly points out, you're not required to invite all of the women who are invited to the wedding to the shower. Kmesser99 kept her bridal shower cozy by helping her maid of honor put together a guest list that included only those females closest to her - plus the relatives her mother made her invite!