Bridal Shower Invitation Wording for DIY Invites

If you've decided to create your own bridal shower invitations, or if you want to customize the wording on the shower invites you found here, you'll want to make sure you include all of the information needed by your intended guests.

The short list will include:

• The bride or bride and groom's name.
• The day, date and start time of the shower.
• The location of the shower.
• Who your intended guest should contact to accept or decline the invitation.  

With any of this most important information missing, you might as well cancel the party.  For some showers a little more info will be necessary as well.

Other information you might add would include things like:

• Where is the bride and groom registered?  If the bride and groom have registered at any particular stores, you'll want to include them to make gift giving easier.
• Is the shower a surprise?  People need to know if they can talk about it, or not.
  
• Will there be a wishing well?  If you plan on having a wishing well, it's best to let your guests know about it.
• Is there anything else an intended guest needs to bring such as a favorite recipe to give the bride-to-be, or a dish for a potluck or dessert buffet table?  If so, you'll want to let your guests know about it on the invite.
  
• Is there an end time for the party?  When the party is at mom's house, there's usually no need for this but if you're holding the shindig at a restaurant, it's best to provide this info to your guests ahead of time.
  
• Is there a special theme?  Theme showers are becoming very popular and I'm not just talking about a style or color here.  Stock the Kitchen, Lingere and Linens or Fill the Tool Shed are three very popular bridal shower themes right now.  If you're planning something like that, your guests will need to know in order for your party to be a success.
  

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To Rhyme or not to Rhyme, that's a good  question.

Rhyming invites are certainly cute but it's really not necessary so if you're no poet, fear not.  You can just write all of the information in plain English.

In fact, too much wording on an invitation can make the information appear cluttered and harder to read.

If you're including an enclosure of any type, that might be a more appropriate place to use a cute poem, as shown on this fun recipe card enclosure.

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Traditional Bridal Shower Invitation Wording
Any of the following will work well as your Intro.

• We're having a shower for the bride-to-be and you're invited...
• You are cordially invited to a bridal shower in honor of...
• We'd love for you to attend a shower in honor of the upcoming nuptials of...
• Please join us as we celebrate with a shower for...

Followed by: day, date, time, location, RSVP information and then anything else you plan to add.

Some non-traditional bridal shower intro wording might include a love quote from a favorite poet or maybe something along the lines of:
We're having a Celebration of Love for...
John and Mary Sitting in a Tree, KISSING, First comes love, then comes the shower... and you're invited.

Here's a couple of silly shower wording ideas:

Funny Bridal Shower Invitation -- Funny Checklist

Cute and Funny Acorn Couples Wedding Shower Personalized Announcement

Do you have any favorite wording for a bridal shower invitation?  If you do, please share it in the comments here.  Your thoughtfulness might go a long way towards helping someone else.  Thanks!