To send bridal shower invitations online with Greenvelope, choose a bridal shower design, add the shower details and the couple's registry, set up the RSVP page, import the guest list, and send by email or by text message in supported countries. Greenvelope is this guide's recommendation for the job: the invitations are artist-designed, hosts and guests see no ads, and guests can submit their RSVP without creating an account. Replies submitted through the invitation collect on the Track step, where you and an added cohost can both see them.
A bridal shower has a few wrinkles that an ordinary party does not: the hosts are rarely the couple, the guest list comes from the wedding list, guests expect registry details, and sometimes the whole thing is a surprise. This guide is published by Greenvelope and walks through the sending steps with those in mind. For the words themselves, our bridal shower invitation wording guide has complete examples, and our comparison of the best digital bridal shower invitation platforms covers where else you can send from.
At a Glance
- As a planning guideline, send bridal shower invitations 4 to 6 weeks before the shower, and use the longer end when guests will travel
- Set the RSVP deadline from the restaurant's or caterer's final-count date, minus a few days for follow-up; about two weeks before the shower is a common result
- Build the list from the couple's wedding guest list, since shower guests are usually invited to the wedding too
- Add the couple's registry in the Details step so guests do not have to ask the couple or the hosts
- If two people are hosting, add the second host as a cohost so both can edit the invitation, manage the list, and see replies
- Single mailings start at $19 for a guest list of up to 20 people, with pricing based on list size and no subscription required. Paid accounts start with 500 text messages, with more available to purchase
Before You Start: Hosts, Guest List, and Registry
A Greenvelope bridal shower invitation takes less back-and-forth when three things are settled first. Each one involves someone other than the person building the invitation, so it is worth a quick conversation before you open the editor.
- Who is hosting. The host line on the card names everyone giving the shower: a maid of honor, a sister, an aunt, a group of friends. Decide which host will build the invitation and whose email guests should reply to with questions.
- Who is invited. Ask the couple for names and contact details, ideally as a spreadsheet with a name, an email address, and a mobile number where they have one. Starting from the wedding list keeps you from inviting someone to the shower who is not invited to the wedding. If the shower is a surprise, get the list from the partner or a parent instead.
- Where the couple is registered. Get the registry name and link, or the couple's preference if they would rather not include one.
Co-Hosted, Surprise, or Couples Shower: Adjust the Setup
Greenvelope's settings cover the shower formats that change how an invitation should be built. Find your shower in the table before you start building, because each one changes a step below.
| Shower | What to set up | Worth knowing |
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| Two or more hosts | Add the other host as a cohost: Details, Information, Notifications and Cohosts, Add Cohost | A cohost can edit the design and details, manage the guest list, send, message guests, and track replies, but cannot see your full address book or make purchases |
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| Surprise shower | Leave the guest of honor off the mailing and put one secrecy line in the wording | The guest list is private unless you choose to show it, so guests do not see who else was invited |
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| Couples shower | Name both guests of honor on the card. Add each invited guest by name, and use Couple or Family for household members who share an invitation | For a household, one reply records a separate yes or no for each named guest |
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| Guests who prefer text messages | Enter a mobile number and send by text message in supported countries | The card and the RSVP page are the same as on an email send |
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To add a cohost, follow the path in the table, enter their email address, and save, as described in Add a Cohost to a Mailing. They receive an email notification and can find the invitation under Shared Mailings in their Greenvelope account; if they do not have an account, they are prompted to create one with that email address. The guest list setting is in Hide / Show Guest List. Name everyone who is invited, and check each contact's Allow +1 setting to match the hosts' guest policy.
How to Send Bridal Shower Invitations Online in Seven Steps
On Greenvelope, a bridal shower invitation is one invitation mailing that holds the card, the event details, the registry, the RSVP page, and the guest list. Complete Design and Details, add your guest list in Send, then use Track to manage replies after sending.
1. Choose a bridal shower design
Start from Greenvelope's bridal shower invitation collection and pick a card that fits the kind of shower you are giving, whether that is a brunch, a garden tea, or an evening with cocktails. In the Design step, open Edit Card, click a text box once to move or resize it, and click again to change the words, as described in Design: Edit Your Card. You can edit the wording, fonts, text placement, and preset colorways, and choose the envelope and liner. Customization options vary by design, and lettering drawn into the artwork stays as the artist made it.
2. Write the invitation
Replace the sample wording with the guest of honor's name, the kind of shower, the full date with its weekday, the start time, the address, the hosts, and a reply date. Here is a complete example for a brunch shower:
Please join us for a bridal brunch
honoring Maya Patel
Saturday, May 15, 2027, at 11:00 a.m.
[Restaurant name]
[Street address], [City, State]
Hosted by Priya Patel and Dana Reyes
Please RSVP on this invitation by Monday, May 3
Keep the card to the essentials. Parking and a dress note read better in the event details than on the card, and the registry has its own setting. The next two steps cover both.
3. Add the event details and the calendar link
In the Details step, open Information and enter the Date/Time and the location. Once the date and time are set, an Add to Calendar link is available to guests on the details page, beneath the address and map. With the Enable Event Details toggle on, the details panel holds the information that does not fit on the card, and you can add a custom section for parking or attire.
4. Add the registry
Still in Details, under Information, open Receiving Gifts, turn on the Gift Registry toggle, and click Add Registry. Greenvelope's gift registry help article describes three ways to add one: search for the couple's registry by name and event date, enter the registry's name and direct URL yourself, or start a new registry from a linked provider. For a shower, the second route is usually the quickest, because the couple already has the link. If the couple prefers no registry, leave the toggle off.
5. Set the reply date and add your questions
Still in the Details step, open RSVP Page and switch on the requested RSVP date under Basic RSVP Info, as shown in Set an RSVP Deadline. Match it to the date in your wording. Entering the date does not schedule reminders or close replies; you do both yourself.
Under Survey Questions, click Add a New Question to add a custom question as a dropdown, multiple choice, checkbox, or write-in. Questions appear after a guest selects an RSVP response. Two that earn their place at a shower: "If you're coming, are there any dietary needs we should pass along to the restaurant?" and "If you'd like, share a favorite memory of Maya for her keepsake book." The second gathers the memories without a separate email thread.
6. Import the guest list and choose email or text
In the Send step, click Add Contacts and import the list from an Excel or CSV file, a webmail account, a pasted list of email addresses, or your Greenvelope address book. Choose email or text for each guest based on their preference, reliable contact details, and how they have responded to past messages. A contact with a mobile number can receive the invitation by text message in supported countries; a contact with no email address is sent by text when you send, and a contact with both can be switched to text.
If a mother and daughter or a couple share an invitation, add them with the Couple or Family option and name each person. The person completing the RSVP then records a separate attendance response for each named guest.
7. Run a pre-send check, then send or schedule
Preview the card, then send yourself a test: your own account contact is on the list by default, so click Send next to it. Read the test on a phone, confirm the guest list and a reply-to address you check, and check the registry and the calendar link. If you are a host and not a guest, remove your own test contact afterward so it does not count toward the guest list you purchase. Have the other host or the couple read it too, unless it is a surprise.
When it is right, Send Invitations delivers immediately to the contacts you select. Schedule Send goes out on the date and time you set to all unsent contacts, including contacts added after scheduling, which is useful when the couple remembers two more cousins the night before.
Sending a Bridal Shower Invitation: An Illustrative Example
Priya Patel uses Greenvelope to invite 28 people to a brunch shower for her sister Maya on Saturday, May 15, 2027, co-hosted with Maya's maid of honor, Dana. She picks But First, Brunch by Sogi's Honey Bakeshop, a blue-green card bordered with illustrated brunch dishes. The hosts, the guests, and the numbers below are fictional; the design is a real Greenvelope invitation.
But First, Brunch by Sogi's Honey Bakeshop, shown with the design's sample wording.
The restaurant needs a final count by Friday, May 7, so Priya works backward from that date.
- Monday, April 5: Priya adds the wording, the restaurant's address, and the couple's registry. She adds Dana as a cohost, sets the requested RSVP date to Monday, May 3, and adds the dietary question. She sends herself a test in Trial Mode, removes that test contact, and purchases a package that covers 28 guests. She imports 26 guest names from the spreadsheet Maya's fiancé sent and schedules the send for Wednesday morning. Dana adds two college friends that evening, bringing the guest list to 28.
- Wednesday, April 7: the initial send goes out to all 28 guests, including the two added after scheduling: 23 by email and 5 by text message in supported countries.
- Saturday, April 10: Delivery Optimizer, which Priya enabled under Details, Information, Advanced Options before sending, resends invitations with no recorded open three days after the initial send, skipping guests who have already responded.
- Monday, April 26: one week before the deadline, Priya sends an RSVP reminder email to guests with email addresses who have not replied. The one phone-only guest who has not replied gets one personal text asking her to respond on the invitation.
- Monday, May 3: four guests are still missing. The three with email addresses get a brief final reminder email, and the phone-only guest gets one more short text.
- Wednesday, May 5: one more reply has come in on its own. Dana sends a personal text to the last three and asks for an answer by Thursday, May 6. One says yes, and Priya records the reply on Track. Two do not answer and stay marked as having no reply.
- Friday, May 7: Priya exports the guest list and RSVPs, reads the dietary answers, and gives the restaurant a total of 24: 21 guests plus Maya and the two hosts.
Illustrative summary of fictional replies; not a reproduction of the Greenvelope interface.
| On May 7 | Count |
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| People on the guest list | 28 |
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| Marked attending | 21 |
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| Marked not attending | 5 |
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| No reply | 2 |
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| Expected headcount based on RSVPs | 21 |
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| Total given to the restaurant, including Maya and both hosts | 24 |
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The 21 attending, 5 not attending, and 2 with no reply account for all 28 people on the list. Maya and the two hosts are not on the guest list, so Priya adds the three of them to reach the restaurant's total of 24. The dates and numbers are illustrative.
After You Send: Track RSVPs and Follow Up
On Greenvelope, replies collect on the mailing's Track step, where tabs filter the list by RSVP status so you can see who has accepted, who has declined, and who has not answered. An added cohost can track the same responses, so nobody has to forward screenshots.
- Reminders. You can send or schedule RSVP reminder emails to guests who have not replied: on Track, open Set or Edit Auto-Reminders, choose the RSVP tab, then Send Now or Schedule Reminder. This guide's recommendation is one friendly reminder about a week before the deadline and a brief final note on the deadline, both only to guests who have not answered. Send each guest only one message per reminder round, by email or text.
- Guests with only a phone number. On a paid account, send a text through the Message Center in supported countries, or send a personal text asking the guest to reply on the invitation: "Hi Aunt Lila, could you RSVP on the invitation by Monday, May 3? We need to give the restaurant a count for Maya's shower on May 15."
- Missing dietary answers. If someone accepts but leaves the dietary question blank, message that guest directly: "Hi Aunt Lila, are there any dietary needs we should pass along to the restaurant?" An RSVP reminder will not reach someone who has already replied.
- Replies that reach you another way. When a guest tells one of the hosts in person or by text, record the reply on Track so the count stays in one place.
- A change of plan. You can edit the card after sending for up to five months, and the links guests already have show the updated card. If the date, time, or place changes, also message guests directly.
- The final count. RSVPs do not close automatically at the deadline. One or two days after it, follow up personally once with anyone who has not replied and state your cutoff. Then export the guest list and RSVPs to Excel or CSV before the restaurant's or caterer's deadline.
Keep the export after the shower. The guest list is the starting point for the couple's thank you notes, and our guide on how to send thank you cards online covers that mailing.
When to Send Bridal Shower Invitations
On Greenvelope, you can send a bridal shower invitation the day the details are settled or schedule it for a date and time you choose. As a planning guideline, send 4 to 6 weeks before the shower, and lean toward 6 when guests will travel or the date falls on a holiday weekend. For the RSVP deadline, find the earliest final-count date from the restaurant, caterer, or venue and set your deadline a few days before it; about two weeks before the shower is a common result. For a shower on Saturday, May 15, 2027, that means sending between April 3 and April 17. Our timing guide covers the rest of the wedding calendar.
What It Costs to Send Bridal Shower Invitations Online
Greenvelope prices each mailing by the size of the guest list, and every person on the list counts toward the tier. Single mailings start at $19 for a guest list of up to 20 people, with pricing based on list size and no subscription required; our guide to what Greenvelope costs covers every plan. Paid accounts start with 500 text messages; additional text messages and optional custom design services cost extra. A trial send to up to 10 people needs no credit card, though Trial Mode cannot create a shareable link, copy a guest's personalized link, or use messaging.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to send bridal shower invitations online?
On Greenvelope, choose a bridal shower design, add your wording, the event details, and the registry, import the guest list, and send by email or by text message in supported countries. Guests reply on the invitation without creating an account, and replies collect on the Track step. You can send right away or schedule the send for a date and time you choose.
What is the best way to send bridal shower invitations online?
This guide's recommendation is a Greenvelope invitation sent to each guest by email or by text message in supported countries, with the RSVP on the invitation itself. That keeps the card, the registry, and the replies in one mailing instead of a group chat and a spreadsheet. Choose email or text for each guest based on their preference, reliable contact details, and how they have responded to past messages.
When should you send bridal shower invitations?
As a planning guideline, send them 4 to 6 weeks before the shower, and use the longer end when guests will travel. Set the reply deadline a few days before the restaurant or caterer needs a final count, which often lands about two weeks before the shower.
Can you send bridal shower invitations by text message?
On Greenvelope, yes. Add a mobile number to the contact and the invitation can go by text message in supported countries, with the same card and RSVP page as an email send. Paid accounts start with 500 text messages, with more available to purchase.
How do you add a registry to an online bridal shower invitation?
On Greenvelope, open the Details step, go to Information, open Receiving Gifts, turn on the Gift Registry toggle, and click Add Registry. You can search for the couple's registry, enter its name and direct link yourself, or start a new one. If the couple prefers no registry, leave the toggle off.
Can two hosts manage one bridal shower invitation?
On Greenvelope, yes. Add the second host as a cohost from the Details step, and they can edit the design and details, manage the guest list, send, message guests, and track replies. A cohost cannot see your full address book or make purchases on your account.
How do you send invitations for a surprise bridal shower?
On Greenvelope, leave the guest of honor off the mailing, get the guest list from the partner or a parent, and add one line to the wording asking guests to keep it a secret. The guest list is private unless you choose to show it, so guests do not see who else was invited. Make sure the reply-to address belongs to a host, not the couple.
Do guests need an account to RSVP to a bridal shower invitation?
On Greenvelope, no. Guests open the invitation from the email or text they receive and reply yes or no without creating an account or downloading an app. Their answers to any questions you added are saved with the reply.
How much does it cost to send bridal shower invitations online?
Greenvelope single mailings start at $19 for a guest list of up to 20 people, with pricing based on list size and no subscription required. Every person on the guest list counts toward the tier. Paid accounts start with 500 text messages, with more available to purchase, and a trial send to up to 10 people needs no credit card.
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