Celadon pocketfold
APR24
Eleanor
Peony Shower
Party · Bridal shower · Blush and soft green, an engraved peony spray
- Letterpress numerals countdown
- Order of the day card
- Pearls & sage leaves
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Bridal shower invitations
Bridal shower invitations as lovely as the bride’s big news.
Invite the bride’s family and friends to a bridal shower, a couples’ shower or a hen party with a free online invitation. Each guest replies from a personal link, so the host has the headcount before the tea is poured.
Everything guests need
For the bride, from the people who love her.
- Every invitation design
- Animated openings
- Personal guest links and RSVP tracking
- Twelve languages, including Arabic and Chinese
BRIDAL SHOWER INVITATIONSAn afternoon for her, before the aisle.Completely free
Bridal shower invitation templates
Floral and tea-time designs for a bridal shower
Peonies, lace and soft botanical stationery for an afternoon in the bride’s honour. Choose a design and add the details. Open any card for the full preview.
Wedgwood-blue gatefold
JUN05
Charlotte
Tea & Lace
Party · Bridal shower · Ivory and Wedgwood blue, a border of fine lace
- Letterpress numerals countdown
- Order of the day card
- Gold leaf & pearls
Vellum & silk ribbon
APR26
Rosa & Javier
Rose Archive
Wedding · Romance · A rose in bloom, a keepsake
- Letterpress numerals countdown
- Order of the day card
- Rose petals
Moss gatefold
JUIN21
Amelia & Theo
Jardin de Minuit
Wedding · Floral · A midnight garden full of fireflies
- Letterpress numerals countdown
- Order of the day card
- Fireflies
Online bridal shower invitations that do the organising
A bridal shower is hosted for the bride, rarely by her: a maid of honour, a sister, her mother or a group of friends plans it, usually between two weeks and two months before the wedding. The host needs a firm number for the tea, the brunch table or the restaurant, and needs it without the bride hearing every detail. An online bridal shower invitation puts the date, the place, the theme and the reply button on one page that each guest opens from a personal link.
Pick a soft floral design that reads like printed stationery, add the bride’s name and the host’s, and send the links by text, email or WhatsApp. Replies arrive in one list, with any dietary need beside the name. The same invitation works for a couples’ shower, a hen party or a bachelorette weekend, and it is free for the host and for the guests.
Create your free invitationEvery kind of shower
Bridal shower invitations for every kind of party
The classic bridal shower
An afternoon of tea, brunch or lunch with the women of both families and the bride’s friends. Name the bride and the host on the invitation, and put the gift opening in the programme.
Couples’ shower or wedding shower
Both partners and the friends of both are invited, often in the evening. Allow a plus-one so partners can come along, and say that the party is for the two of them.
Surprise bridal shower
Send each guest a personal link in a one-to-one message rather than a group chat, ask for discretion in the welcome message and give an arrival time before the bride’s.
Bridal tea or brunch
A smaller, quieter gathering at home or in a tea room. Use the dress code line for the theme, such as garden party or shades of blush.
Hen party or bachelorette party
The British hen do and the American bachelorette are the night out, or the weekend away, with the bride’s closest friends. Put each stop of the plan in the programme, up to five moments.
Office or long-distance shower
For a colleague, or for family spread across the country. Write the video-call details in your welcome message and keep the programme short.
Timing
When to send bridal shower invitations
- 2–3 months before the wedding
Choose the date
Showers are usually held between two weeks and two months before the wedding. Agree the date and the guest list with the bride, or with her mother if it is a surprise.
- 4–6 weeks before the shower
Send the invitations
The usual window for bridal shower invites. Allow eight weeks if guests fly in or if the shower falls on a holiday weekend.
- 2 weeks before
RSVP deadline
Close replies in time to confirm numbers with the restaurant or to order the cake and the favours. Guests can change their answer until the deadline.
- The last week
Follow up
Open your guest list, see who has not answered and message those guests yourself. If the time or the place changes, edit it once and every link shows it.
Digital or printed
Digital vs. printed bridal shower invitations
A printed shower invitation is a keepsake for the bride’s memory box. A digital one collects the answers. Many hosts print a single copy for the bride and send everyone else a link.
| Digital invitation | Printed invitation | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free on Reponelle | Printing, envelopes and stamps for every guest |
| Delivery | At once, by text, email or WhatsApp | Several days by mail, and you need every address |
| RSVPs | Each guest replies on the invitation; one list for the host | Texts and calls to the host, counted by hand |
| Changes | Edit once; every guest link shows it | Call or message every guest |
| Details | Programme, map link, dress code, countdown and add-to-calendar | What fits on the card |
| Keepsake | A link the bride can open again | A card for the memory box |
Questions
Bridal shower invitation questions
Are online bridal shower invitations free on Reponelle?
Yes. The designs, the animated opening, personal guest links and the RSVP list are all free, with no paid package and no payment details. Only the host signs in.
When should bridal shower invitations be sent?
Four to six weeks before the shower. The shower itself is usually held between two weeks and two months before the wedding, so start planning about three months ahead.
How do I send bridal shower invites by text or WhatsApp?
When the shower invitation is saved, create a personal link for each guest in your account. Copy the link and paste it into a text, an email or any chat, or tap the Share on WhatsApp button next to it to open WhatsApp with the message already written. Guests reply on the invitation itself, and every reply arrives in your account.
Who hosts the bridal shower and sends the invitations?
Traditionally the maid of honour and the bridesmaids, though today a sister, the mother of the bride, the groom’s family or a group of friends often host. Whoever hosts signs in, creates the invitation and sees the replies.
Who should be invited to a bridal shower?
Only people who are also invited to the wedding: close family on both sides, the wedding party and the bride’s friends. Ask the bride, or her mother for a surprise shower, for the list before you create the links.
Where do I mention gifts or a theme?
In your welcome message and the dress code line. One short sentence is enough: where the couple’s gift list can be found, a theme such as stock the bar or recipes for the newlyweds, or a simple “no gifts, please”.
Can guests bring someone?
You decide whether the invitation offers a plus-one; each guest may bring one person at most. Turn it on for a couples’ shower, and leave it off for a classic shower so that each guest answers for herself.
Do guests need an app to reply?
No. Guests open their link in any browser on a phone or a computer and reply without an account. They can also add the shower to their calendar from the invitation.
A clear guest journey
Invitation to arrival, beautifully connected.
Invite with context
One mobile-first page holds the details your guests actually need.
Answer with ease
No account, no app and no uncertainty about whether the RSVP arrived.
Arrive informed
Confirmations, updates and calendar details stay within reach.