bridal shower
A quick history of the singleton's final hurrah, from Sparta to strip clubs.
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. They are the infamous bachelor and bachelorette parties—when spouses-to-be are customarily subjected to wild partying with friends before "settling down" into a stage of expected monogamy.
Opinions on such gatherings are hotly contested. Anti-partiers question the readiness and maturity of a fiance(e) wanting a "last taste of freedom." Pro-partiers question the naysayer's trust in the relationship. And then there is a whole gray area where a couple must determine how much is too much … Read More
The LoveFeed reviews Kimberly Palmer's article in US News and World Report about the high cost of being a bridesmaid. From bachelorette parties and bridal showers to purchasing the bridesmaid dress, standing up in weddings can be expensive.
At Colleen's engagement party it hits her again—she's getting married.
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 … Read More
Forget about linens, these guys are looking for power tools.
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.
From the article:Members of the Dekker family normally shower grooms-to-be with tools and gadgets at parties they've dubbed "man gatherings." They opt for informal gift wrap.
"You bring (the gift) in the plastic bag you bought it in," Nick Dekker of Columbus, Ohio, said.
The "man gatherings," usually held to coincide with the bridal shower, give the husbands, brothers and uncles an opportunity to hang out, the 29-year-old … Read More
