Bridal Shower Guest List: Do's and Don'ts

There's nothing wrong with keeping a shower small and intimate, say the Wedding Women. Otherwise, it may begin to feel like the wedding itself. However, the bride and the hostess may want to consider adding some of the wives or girlfriends of the groom's good friends, advise the Wedding Women. The bride will no doubt be spending a good deal of time with these women in the future, and if she's not close with them already, her shower is a good opportunity to begin building friendships.

Be Group Savvy
The all or none rule applies to the bridal shower guest list just as it does to the wedding guest list: To avoid offending anyone, it's best to invite everyone who is part of a specific group instead of singling out just a few of them, say the Wedding Women. For example, if you invite a group of women from the bride's office or a group of her mother's friends, you have to invite all of them or some will feel left out, explains Kosilly. One exception: The boss. You can invite the bride's boss without inviting her co-workers, but never vice versa - inviting co-workers and omitting the boss!