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I initially had the option of "skipping it" in the poll but when I mentioned this to my Brdesmaid throwing the shower she said she would rather fit it in somewhere that for me not to have one at all... and I agree :-)
definitely have it friday! you will get to hang out w/ all your girls and relax before the rehearsal stuff. that way, you still have saturday to complete your last minute tasks!
I think either would be fine, with Friday being preferable. I wouldn't worry about it being too much in one weekend, on the contrary, as long as you're not the one planning and organizing the shower/bachelorette or the rehearsal dinner and can just enjoy them, I think it will be great to have a fun-filled weekend with your loved ones from Orlando.
I think Friday afternoon/evening would be fine. That still gives you all day Saturday to recover/relax and get ready for the rehearsal.
I actually really like the idea of a Friday evening shower/cocktail party. You can have your BM set it up so that people can come and go and not feel obligated to arrive and leave at a certain time. I think making it flexible will make it easier for your guests to come. It'll also be a nice way to relax a bit before the wedding.
I'd go with Friday - you'll probably be wigging out a little bit on Saturday with your wedding the next day - it'll be more relaxed. I'm in a sort of similar situation with a wedding 3,000 miles away...I'm going out a week early and my Mom's friend is throwing me one the Sunday before a Saturday wedding, but its kind of a bummer because almost all of MY friends are coming in from out of town, and won't be able to make it. It'll be nice for you to be able to have your nearest and dearest at the shower.
Thank you for your help, ladies! We're going to go ahead with Friday afternoon and I feel much better about making a final decision on the whole matter!
Thanks for posting this...I have a similar situation & all the posted replies are helpful!
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Hi Bees,
I am torn with this. My fiance & I use to live in Orlando but we have since moved out of state (3000 miles away to California) because of his job. It was a tough decision but we decided to keep the wedding in Orlando so it would:
#1. Be easier for our guests. Most of our family lives on the eastcoast or southeast & many will insist on driving.
#2. After living in the area for 13 years, I felt it would be easier to pick a venue & vendors within our relatively short time frame.
We along with many of our guests will be making the trip back to Florida for our Sunday morning wedding. My bridesmaid who is throwing the shower (all three are from out of state) suggested also having the shower earlier that same weekend because there really isn't any other time to do so. At first we were looking at Saturday morning but thought it might be too much with the rehearsal dinner the same evening and wedding the next morning. We are also entertaining the possibility of having the shower Friday afternoon & then extending it for those who would like to go out afterwards for a bachelorette type of evening.
What are your thoughts ladies? Is this too much for one weekend? We didn't have a engagement party because we were just too busy with a cross continental move but I would like to have a wedding shower. I just don't want to ask too much of our guests.
Any suggestions or comments are greatly appreciated.