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Devoted October 2017

Invitations; handing them out?

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ChrysieMyDear, on August 6, 2017 at 11:28 AM

FH and I decided that we would hand deliver our wedding invitations to the family/friend's that lived closest to us (within an hour drive, which accounts for most of our GL, others are out of state) and would mail the rest to anyone that lived too far.. well our families have graciously decided to throw us both a wedding shower and it is the weekend we had designated to send/deliver our invites. Would it look bad or as if we are "Two birds, one stone"-ing it if we hand out the invites to our family/wedding party the day of our shower? I hadn't even contemplated that as an option because I don't want it to be viewed that way, but my mother suggested it yesterday and I told her I needed to think about it.. my main concern is I dont want it to come off that we couldn't make the effort to go to them directly and deliver the invites individually and personally. The family/friends we are delivering to are the ones we know wouldn't mind receiving it that way/would even prefer hand delivered

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Devoted October 2017
Jane · on August 6, 2017 at 1:34 PM
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I've had plenty of invites handed to me and my family before. I personally don't think it matters. The fact that there are people who get an invite handed to them and think "ugh well this is a formal event and should have been mailed" is beyond me. Like who cares!
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Devoted October 2017
ChrysieMyDear · on August 6, 2017 at 1:38 PM
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Soo, we will end up hand delivering the ones to family, and just mailing to our friends.. but we SHOULD NOT hand them out at the shower, right? I was honestly surprised when my mother suggested it.. it just came off a little crappy to hand out our invites like a party favors.
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Devoted November 2017
Novbride04 · on August 6, 2017 at 1:44 PM
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All of my people hand delivered wedding invitations. To me it doesn't make it any less formal. In fact my family and friends prefer hand deliver they feel more special
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Faith · on August 6, 2017 at 1:59 PM
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I see no probablem with handing them out to save the. Oney and it makes it much more intimet in my oppinon. I probably wouldn't do two bird with one stone because it takes away from enjoying the shower. This is your wedding and if you want to hand deliver then do so. If someone gets mad they are not real friends.
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2d Bride · on August 6, 2017 at 2:06 PM
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I'm a fan of hand delivery--but not at the shower. If you are going to hand deliver, take them to people's homes and maybe make it an occasion for a visit. If you hand them out in the middle of the shower, people will forget to take them home.
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