Joann Klimkiewicz: How I Went From Bridal Shower Critic To Guest Of Honor

The tissue-papered excess, the cooing over Crock-Pots and vacuum cleaner cozies, the theater of watching someone unwrap gifts they already know they're getting. It was all lost on me.

Shower gift charade is a farce

Dear Miss Manners: In the last few years, I have become aware of a new custom in bridal showers that seems troubling: The bride lives across the country, and is coming to town for a bridal shower (or baby shower) hosted by a good friend of her mother’s.

If You Want Me to RSVP, Then You Need to Actually Invite Me

I returned the RSVP card for a wedding earlier this week, and it made my think of this piece from the archives where I struggled with RSVPs for my sister-in-law’s bridal shower. Titled “RSVP A Cultural Construct?,” it examined the obligations that invitations carry. The following has been edited from its original posting for clarity and relevance, and presents a some new thoughts on the matter ...

Pregnant Una Healy is beaming as she goes shopping for a wedding gown

She started off her weekend with a baby shower, but it seems that wasn't the only preparation she has been doing.

'Pregnant' Una Healy beams as she goes shopping for wedding gown

London, Feb 6 (ANI): Una Healy, who started off her weekend with a pink-themed baby shower, was spotted shopping for a wedding dress on Friday as she continues to plan her wedding to fiance Ben Foden.