Pop culture has construed them to be full-blown nights of drunken debauchery for which no one is held accountable for the sinful shenanigans that transpire. . .So why can't a group of friends simply gather to celebrate a friend's transition into a new life without binge drinking, strippers and penis balloons? After all, the tradition's origins are actually quite conservative.
The LoveFeed reviews Kimberly Palmer's article in US News and World Report about the high cost of being a bridesmaid.
My sister (aka my matron of honor) threw me a bridal shower this weekend. It was at my house, and for those of you keeping score at home, you know that Fred and I have been remodeling our house in order to sell it. Three weeks before the party the kitchen didn't have floors, we didn't have furniture (all mine was in storage) and the walls hadn't been painted in probably 15 years. I don't know how we did it, but we got the house ready in time and it looked beautiful for the party. Fred even sent two vases of flowers with a card that said, "For your shower. Love your husband." (Enter "awws" or bitter vomiting sounds here.)
The Boston Herald reported on a growing wedding-planning trend: the man shower. Traditionally, the bridal shower has taken center stage, and co-ed showers have become increasingly common, but this is a first.
