AboutHelen Joan Casper Expertise I can answer questions regarding do-it-yourself wedding creations (garters, pillows, favors, centerpieces, flower arrangements, etc), wedding traditions, wedding etiquette, engagement and wedding ring questions, proposal questions, reception menu questions, cake decorating/wedding cake questions, do-it-yourself reception questions, vegetarian/vegan reception questions, incorporating children in a ceremony, writing your own ceremony, writing vows, choosing readings, attire questions (wedding gowns, bridesmaid gowns, tuxedo rental), invitation questions, and have extensive knowledge in hotel/lodging questions as well as wedding consumer advocacy and vendor questions.
Experience I have over 4 years experience in the retail industry, over 3 years experience in the hotel & lodging industry, and I've created an online wedding encyclopedia.
Publications AppleBride online wedding encyclopedia as well as numerous wedding message boards and communities. I am also a highly rated expert here at AllExperts in role-playing games, console video games, childbirth, and doulas. I've been an expert here since 2000. Awards and Honors I have been nominated for Volunteer of the Month here on AllExperts numerous times and am considered "best of the best" in every category.
Awards and Honors I have been nominated for Volunteer of the Month here on AllExperts numerous times and am considered "best of the best" in every category.
Question My fiance's mom passed almost 2 years ago (andres & I have known each other for 16 years so I do know people in his family but I am not particularly close to anyone) Andres has been a great help with the wedding guest list but what do I do about the bridal shower? Do I try to figure out who she would have invited like her best friend and sister other aunts etc. Is it even appropriate to invite some of these relatives or family friends that I know she would have asked if she was here but that I don't know all that well? I'm totally confused and Andres's sister and father seem rather disinterested in helping please help. Debi
Answer When it comes to bridal showers, the guest list is generally comprised of the bride's friends and family. Given the fact that other family members are not giving their two cents, I would just go on whom YOU want to invite. If you feel comfortable inviting her best friend, sister, etc. then do so. If you don't or don't know how to contact them, I would not push the issue. Unless the mother-in-law is hosting the wedding or the shower, she generally does not get much say in the guest list anyway.
