The bridal shower is often the maid of honor's or bridesmaids most important pre-wedding task! Your bride is depending on you to put together the most fabulous event - even if she is staying low key about it on the outside, this is one of the events leading up to the wedding day that every bride-to-be looks forward to with anticipation.

We've put together a handy timeline of projects and to-do's to help you with planning the perfect party for the bride. It only seems overwhelming - with our bridal shower checklist, you'll be hosting the most incredible event of the year!

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Hosting a successful bridal shower has it's own set of stress inducers. With a little pre-planning and these suggestions, you can be a stress free hostess too!

• Invite guests that know each other or that know at least a few people at the party. Have a few close friends arrive early to help with last minute details and to bring the party to life!
• Have an area set up where the bride will sit to open her gifts. Stock the area with scissors, trash containers and a notepad and pen to record who gave what gift. Designate who will be the note taker and photographer before the event starts.
• Hire students to help prepare the day of the party, serve and replenish food during the event and clean up after the guests have left.

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When you're first starting to plan a bridal shower, it's very helpful to have a checklist to help organize thoughts and outline the various elements that comprise the event.

Hosting The Event
Determine who will plan and host the bridal shower. Traditionally, the maid of honor is the host of the party, and she plans the bridal shower together with the bride. If the shower is a surprise, then the maid of honor should work with the bride's close friends and family to plan the wedding. This is sometimes the case as well, when the maid of honor or bride are traveling in to attend the wedding.

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