Bridal Shower Explanation..

Sounds to me like a "clever" way to say please don't wrap it at all. Clear as in air. See through. Save the planet by not wasting paper, etc etc

I've never heard of this...I'd be the smart ass that would wrap up in a Saran Wrap dress like Kathy bates in Fried Green Tomatoes

If the guest list for the bridal shower is very long, many brides (and guests) will not want to sit through an hour+ of "Ohhhh"ing and "Ahhh"ing at gifts that they really couldn't care less about. By not having to open every single gift, it saves on time that the bride can spend talking with her guests. Also, if the shower is held at a restaurant, it may save on time that is spent there which will equal to less money for whoever is hosting the shower.

My cousin and I are both getting married in 2018. So we thought of having a duel bridal shower. It will save our family time especially for our out-of-state guests. Since there will basically be double the guests, I was thinking of suggesting that we ask our guests to clear wrap things.

The gifts will still be seen but it will save time over all.

I've also never heard of this. I'd have to google what that meant. Ha

I've heard of it but I'm not a fan.

Registry information is supposed to be included in the bridal shower invite...

Ive of heard of this but for baby showers. They're requesting that things be wrapped in a clear paper or not at all. Basically the bride doesn't want to be bothered to sit there and open the gifts people took the time to purchase for her.

Also, Including registry information in a bridal shower invite is completely normal and necessary.

AHHHHHHHHH HA!!!!! That makes sense! She is having a large wedding so that is probably why she didn't want to spend time opening presents. Thanks gals! I really was like am I missing something?!

Maybe I am in the minority but I actually like watching the bride open her presents.

@Luv, to each their own. I just know from my baby shower that it took forever and a day to open the gifts and although my guests were polite about it at the shower, afterward they were kind of annoyed and would rather have not had to sit through that.

I like watching people open the gifts and seeing what they got. However, I hated opening all the gifts at my baby shower. Not that I wasn't grateful, it was simply overwhelming for me.

I don't like to watch people open gifts for hours. I'd rather be socializing, eating and drinking at a shower. I know technically that's not the point but it's why I go to them. I hosted a baby shower where we requested cloth wrapping or no wrapping but it was for the environment.

I have heard of it and think it is weird.

At my shower I didn't get to open anything because we had so many gifts that my sisters opened everything and slid it over to me to look and at hold up. It was chaos!

Certainly interested at least now I know the rationale behind it. I was confused.

My cousin did this for her baby shower. She requested that her gifts not be wrapped so she didn't have to sit through everyone watching her open them. My mom and grandma were bummed because they liked to see what everyone got but I didn't mind. It's certainly interesting.

I've never heard of it described as "wrapping in clear" but I have hard of "display showers" - not wrapping the gift at all. Like others have said, it's to spend more time for the bride talking with guests, rather than opening gifts in front of everyone as they watch.