If you were married about fifteen years ago, you would be only too familiar with the term bridal shower. This used to be a girls’ night out where all the lasses got together and talked about the joys of getting married. At this party too, gifts would be given to the bride to be; more often than not these would be intimate bedroom wear. The married women at the bridal shower would usually be the quieter ones who naturally had more experience and knowledge to share. Every once in a while they would make a wise or funny suggestion to get the young ones thinking. Indeed, this was a good way for the ladies to get together and share a few laughs. Often the bride would be advised to make the most of her wedding and the honeymoon before her life of nappies, milk bottles and night feeds came along.
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