Cosmopolitan Bride Australia — Winter 2017

THE

PARTIES

ON

Party

Hens and bucks sorted?

Oh, but there’s so much

more fun to be had!

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Kitchen tea

Otherwise known as a bridal

shower, this is when all the

women attending the wedding

• young and old – gather
  for a morning or afternoon
  tea and a few themed games.
  Traditionally, the bridal shower
  is run by someone outside your
  family, but if your bridesmaids
  and besties are running the
  show at your hens, this is
  a fun event to let your mum
  or mother-in-law organise.
  Plan it for one to three months
  prior to the wedding. This is
  the perfect timing for building
  up momentum to the big event
  without dragging things out.
  Not sure where to start? There
  are a lot of cute traditions.
  Guests often bring the bride
  a household essential – think
  wooden spoons, Tupperware
  and measuring cups!

The next-day

brunch

It’s not a must, but there are

plenty of great reasons for

holding a brunch the day after

the wedding. For instance, to

thank your guests for travelling

so far and to recap the day with

everyone, or simply because

you’re all staying in the same

hotel. It can be as low-key as

booking a café or throwing a

BBQ. Like the rehearsal dinner,

it can be kept to immediate

family and out-of-town guests,

and maybe guests who’ve

stayed at the venue. Keep it

simple – or invite everyone

if it’s more appropriate! Just

remember you’ll be exhausted,

plus your guests will have

already spent a lot of time

(and money) celebrating!#

Engagement

party

This often happens within

the first three months of

engagement, but it’s also fine

to have it later. Chances are

you won’t have your wedding

guest list finalised at this point,

but if you’re having a formal

engagement party, complete

with invitations, catering and so

on, then it might be considered

impolite to invite people who

won’t be asked to the wedding.

However, if you’re planning

on eloping or keeping the big

day super-small, then inviting

everyone to your engagement

party can be a great option.

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