For the maid of honour
You're running the shower, so the details can't live in four threads. Put the plan, the registry note, and the guest list on one page, and let every friend reply to the same place.
The maid of honour usually ends up running the bridal shower, which means juggling a guest list that spans the bride's family, her work friends, and you; a gift list you have to mention without making anyone uncomfortable; an afternoon that shouldn't fall flat; and a final headcount for the cake and the tea. A single page built for the day keeps all four in one place, where you can reach them from your phone.
There isn't a bridal-shower design waiting in the app yet, so you begin from the nearest shower setup and write your own plan onto it. What carries over is exactly what a shower needs — a shareable invitation, replies tracked against names, plus-ones inside your limits, and room to phrase the gift list kindly.
Most guests want to know what to buy and hate asking around for it. A short note on the page pointing to where the bride's preferences are written keeps it graceful: the invitation is about turning up, and the gift detail sits there for anyone who asks, not as the headline.
A shower drifts without a plan. Put the tea time, the games, and a rough ending on the page so people know when to arrive, that a couple of gentle games are coming, and that a few quiet minutes are set aside for opening gifts.
Seating, favours, and the cake all hinge on a number. Each guest confirms against their own name, plus-ones stay within whatever you allow, and reminders go quietly to the ones who never answered — so the count you plan around is a real one.
The registry note and the games line do most of the work; keep them warm and short.
Your presence is the present. If you'd like to give something, Elena has a short list of what she actually needs, and it's on the details page.
We'll have a couple of gentle games after tea — nothing that embarrasses anyone, promise.
You're invited to a bridal shower for Elena. Sunday 3 November, 2:00pm to 5:00pm, at the conservatory. Tea, cake, and a few games to pass the afternoon.
The shower runs to a fixed guest list, so partners can't be added this time. We very much hope you can still make it.
Guests decide whether to reply based on a handful of lines. Make them easy to find.
How it works
Open the event in the web app, or tell Jitabi on WhatsApp who the shower is for, when, and where. Since there's no bridal-shower design, pick the closest shower type and rewrite its wording in your own voice.
Lay out tea, the games, and a soft ending, then phrase the registry line the way you'd say it to a friend. In-app drafting can start these for you so you're editing, not staring at a blank page.
Switch the guest list on, decide whether partners can be added, and set a reply-by date. For a seated tea, ask for a meal note so the kitchen isn't guessing.
Share the single link to the friend group and any separate family chat, then let reminders go to the names that stay silent so you're not nagging anyone yourself.
Questions
Lead with the invitation, keep the gift line to one sentence, and put it lower on the page where only the people who go looking will find it. Say plainly that coming is enough and the list is there for anyone who wants a hint.
Not yet. There's no dedicated bridal-shower design, so you begin from the nearest shower setup and change every word. The shareable page, tracked replies, plus-one limits, and reminders all come along with it.
Replies land against names on your list, plus-ones counted within whatever you allow. As the number settles you can see exactly how many plates and favours to make, and remind the few guests who haven't answered in time.
A one-line note helps. Guests relax when they know the afternoon has a shape — tea, a couple of gentle games, and time to open gifts. You don't have to reveal what the games are, just that they won't embarrass anyone.
Point them to the registry note on the page so the common question answers itself. For anything the page doesn't cover, guests can reach you directly, and you stay the one hosting rather than a help desk.
Get Started
Write the plan, phrase the registry note kindly, and send a single link to the whole list. Replies, plus-ones, and the final headcount build themselves while you get on with the games.
