Bridal Shower Invitations

Here comes the bride! If you're the maid of honor or another close friend to the bride, it's time for you to plan a memorable bridal shower before her big day. Make it easy on yourself by planning a beautiful bridal shower with a free bridal shower invitation or a Premium bridal shower invitation from Evite. Whether you're planning a spa day, brunch, tea party or garden party, set the tone with one of our casual or fancy bridal shower designs.

With Evite's bridal shower invitations, you can track RSVPs in real time for an accurate headcount, manage guest lists and post comments all from one event page. Don't want to handle it all? Add a co-host to help manage the event! You can also add a guest of honor (AKA, the bride-to-be!) and up to 3 wedding registries or a honeymoon fund right to the event.

Generally, whoever is hosting the bridal shower should send out the shower invitations. The maid of honor is the traditional bridal shower host, though she will often rely on the other bridesmaids to help coordinate the planning and running of the party.

Bridal showers are usually held 3 weeks to 3 months before the wedding, so you should plan to send out the bridal shower invitations 4–6 weeks before the shower. This allows guests plenty of time to make arrangements to attend and find a thoughtful gift for the bride-to-be.

Adding an RSVP by date is beneficial to both the host and guests—it makes it clear that an RSVP is expected and required before a certain date from guests. Evite's bridal shower invites send out automatic RSVP reminders to guests who haven't yet provided theirs, but including a note on the actual invitation helps encourage guests to get their replies in early so you can finalize your headcount even earlier. Typically, setting an RSVP deadline at least 2–3 weeks before the shower is ideal.

Absolutely! Not only are digital bridal shower invitations more eco-friendly (and budget-friendly!), but they allow the host to send out party invites instantly via text, email or shareable link without the delay that comes with traditional paper invitations and snail mail. Hosts can track RSVPs from any device and send and receive updates ASAP. Have a registry (or two or three) to make gifting even easier for loved ones? You can include registry info right in your event details.

Evite's beautiful digital bridal shower invitations can also be customized in a number of ways, including choosing the perfect envelope, background, liner and stamp for your invite when you choose to go Premium. You can also opt to upload your own design or photos into one of our easy-to-use templates for a truly personalized experience unique to the bride-to-be!

Anyone who's ever been a part of a bridal shower knows that there's much more to this celebration than just the actual shower! If you're in the early stages of wedding planning, Evite's engagement party invitations are perfect for getting the word out about the happy couple's next adventure. As you get closer to the actual wedding, sending out bachelorette party invitations and rehearsal dinner invitations is a must.

Once each wedding event is over, you can easily send digital thank you cards to all of the guests that made the happy bride's day so special. And let's not forget about sending a card to the bride—Evite's digital bridal cards can be sent instantly via text or email, and you can even include an eGift card to her favorite place for a thoughtful surprise she's sure to love and appreciate!

If you're planning to host a variety of wedding events (or other celebrations) this year, try Evite Pro, our unlimited, ad-free, custom invitation and card offering, and invite family and friends to join you for every magical moment.