| Coverage : The Wedding Shower Etiquette Quiz tests your knowledge of appropriate behavior regarding wedding showers.
The Wedding Shower Etiquette Quiz questions are carefully crafted to let you gauge how much you really know about the proper ins and outs of wedding showers. |
| 1. | Who should throw a bridal shower (or showers)? |
| a. | | Anyone except immediate relatives |
| b. | | The bride's family, but not her parents |
| c. | | Only friends of the bride and groom |
| d. | | Anyone, as rules have loosened in recent years
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| 2. | When is it appropriate to invite someone to a bridal shower but not the wedding itself? |
| a. | | If the shower is held far away from where the wedding will be held |
| b. | | If the bridal shower guests have already made clear their inability to attend the wedding |
| c. | | It is always appropriate; you can't invite everybody you know to the wedding |
| d. | | Never
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| 3. | If a potential guest lives too far away to attend the wedding shower, how should a shower party host handle the invitation? |
| a. | | Phone them and inform them of the shower, and just ask for good wishes |
| b. | | Send an invitation anyway |
| c. | | Do not send an invitation or let them know of the party so they won't feel bad they can't attend |
| d. | | Send them an invitation, then follow with a phone call to confirm their inability to attend
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| 4. | How far ahead of the wedding shower should invitations be sent? |
| a. | | 3 months |
| b. | | 3 weeks |
| c. | | 1 month |
| d. | | 4 to 6 weeks
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| 5. | What information should the bride and groom be privy to with regard to the wedding shower? |
| a. | | Only the date |
| b. | | The date and theme, if there is one |
| c. | | The guest list, date, theme, and game plans |
| d. | | Everything; this party is for and about them
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| 6. | How much time should elapse between the wedding shower and the wedding? |
| a. | | Less than one month |
| b. | | No more than 2 months |
| c. | | No more than 6 months |
| d. | | There is no set rule
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| 7. | From where should the bridal shower's guest list be compiled? |
| a. | | From a list provided by the bride's mother |
| b. | | From the host's personal knowledge of the bride and groom's friends and family |
| c. | | From a list provided by the person handling the wedding guest list |
| d. | | From the bride's wedding guest list
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| 8. | Who should decide how many guests to invite to a wedding shower? |
| a. | | The bride |
| b. | | The shower host |
| c. | | The bride's mother |
| d. | | The groom
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| 9. | How should a bride's gift preferences be communicated to guests? |
| a. | | By phone when guests RSVP |
| b. | | On the shower invitation |
| c. | | They should not be communicated at all; shower guests can bring whatever fits the theme or whatever they want to give the bride and groom |
| d. | | By word of mouth
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| 10. | What two items are traditionally appropriate for wedding shower favors? |
| a. | | Flowers |
| b. | | Candy |
| c. | | Bath items |
| d. | | Candles
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| 11. | Why is it not wise to have a surprise wedding shower? |
| a. | | The bride and groom might consider it rude |
| b. | | It's generally a breach of etiquette |
| c. | | The date might conflict with other wedding celebrations |
| d. | | It puts more responsibility on the guests
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| 12. | Although it's improper to invite people to a wedding shower and not the wedding, which group might host a shower without assuming they'll receive an invitation? |
| a. | | Long-distance relatives of the bride or groom |
| b. | | Co-workers |
| c. | | Members of the bride and groom's church |
| d. | | Neighbors
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| 13. | What types of gifts are appropriate for a wedding shower that does not have a theme? |
| a. | | Traditional wedding gifts, the type you might find on a registry |
| b. | | Personal gifts for the bride like lingerie, bath items, spa certificates |
| c. | | Pre-wedding gifts for the bride and groom, the type they will use before the wedding |
| d. | | Money
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| 14. | When should the guests arrive at the wedding shower? |
| a. | | The same time as the bride |
| b. | | At least 15 minutes before the bride |
| c. | | Just after the bride arrives (time noted for guests on the invitation) |
| d. | | 30-60 minutes before the bride arrives
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| 15. | Unlike some other wedding-related events, guests are expected to bring gifts to a wedding shower. Why is this? |
| a. | | The wedding shower tradition is to "shower" the bride and groom with gifts |
| b. | | It's believed showering the bride with gifts before the wedding brings good luck |
| c. | | It's a small gathering of just friends and family and the shower tradition allows them to give whatever gift they like |
| d. | | None of the above
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