a fun way for a woman's friends and family to celebrate her, prior to the wedding
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a great event leading up to the wedding where wedding attendants offer gifts and celebration to the bride and groom
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a great way to spend some time bonding with family and friends
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a happy as well as an emotional occasion for both family and friends
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            an event where a party is made for the celebration of an 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            an excellent way for the bride 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            an important ritual because it brings together the bride-to-be's old friends and family to celebrate her engagement
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            an intimate party - a chance for the bride to get together with her closest friends and family to celebrate her upcoming marriage
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            an opportunity for a bride's loved one to help her stock her new household with the essentials she might need
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a party given for the bride before her wedding
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a party thrown for the bride-to-be by a close friend
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a popular way to shower the bride with affection
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a special occasion for friends and family to honor the bride-to-be and mark a passage in her life
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a special time to celebrate with the bride on her upcoming marriage
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a wonderful time to pamper the bride and make her feel special
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A bridal shower is a gift giving party given for a bride before her wedding. The custom originated in the United States and remains a primarily US and Canadian practice. Showers are usually coordinated by the bridesmaids, who invite guests to offer gifts for the home of the bride and groom.