Something old, something bold
Subtitle: bridal showers and bachelorette parties
By: Beth Montemurro.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780813538105; 9780813538112
Subjects: Showers (Parties) -- United States -- History.; Bachelorette parties -- United States -- History.; Marriage customs and rites.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Joining the party; title: Origins of bridal showers and bachelorette parties; title: Something old : etiquette, tradition, and femininity at bridal showers; title: Something borrowed and blue : the bachelorette party; title: Something new : consumption, materialism, and excess in pre-wedding rituals; title: Something different : variations in pre-wedding rituals; title: Conclusion: Bashful brides and bold bachelorettes.