For Your Perfect Bridal Shower Invitation
Posted 07/20/09
You must not forget to have a perfect bridal shower invitation, if you want to have a perfect bridal shower. People were invited to parties and other event with town criers during the Middle Ages. Since most of the people then are illiterate, this was so much practical. Centuries later, members of the nobility used monks to write the invitations for their parties and they were delivered personally to the guests. Since the monks' service is quite pricey, this was a way to show how affluent the family was. The practice of bridal showers then started during the Victorian Era. When lithography was invented also during this time, it was the start of invitations for all occasions and even bridal showers being printed. In the next century following the Victorian Era, bridal shower invitations were then engraved. This became the favorite of the nobility since it had the same handwritten look the monks used. Later on, cheaper printing became available through thermography. The people, not just the nobility and the elite, started using this kind of invitation not just for bridal shower but for other occasions. It was then the beginning of mass produced invitations. Since it was already the modern times, the masses started imitating the bridal showers of the nobles and the rich and famous, and this included the bridal shower invitations. For their part, the elite took it upon themselves to share their expertise with the masses. Emily Post and Amy Vanderbilt even wrote books on etiquette which included the proper way of addressing invitations.Today, people know that bridal shower invitations, similar with the wedding invitations, must complement the style of the bridal shower. The host must have a traditional bridal shower invitation if they are having a traditional bridal shower. Of course there are also other showers, like theme bridal shower and the host might want to give such. So, for these bridal shower invitations, they also must have the theme. For these invitations we do not have one general rule to follow. It is now even common to see bridal shower invitations written by the host. There are even invitations in the form of cakes, chocolates and candies. These days, the important thing is to have the same theme in the invitation so that they can have perfect invitations. This means that the theme and style of the bridal shower must be reflected on the bridal shower invitations.