Recently my aunt attended a bridal shower for her niece (on her in laws side of family). The family is originally from NY but moved to MN a few years ago. The bride/niece/guest of honor currently lives in PA. The family flew in from MN to attend the bridal shower in NY. However the bride did not attend. It was a full on, traditional bridal shower with lots of gifts, big cake, lunch held at a nice restaurant. Her mom did call her on Skype, but she was out hiking so they didn't get good reception.
Is it just me or does this seem rude? I didn't want any bridal shower either but my aunt insisted on something so I drove across state to attend the family bbq she had in lieu of a shower. I don't know the back story, if bride didn't want a shower, but still seems tacky and gift grabby.
