Ornament request wording help

Please help us stock our christmas tree, and bring an ornament in lou of a gift for the bride and groom to be
Idk i think that more goes with a bridal shower idea lol

View Quoted Comment Thats true. We might just do it for the shower. It was just an idea and I couldn’t decide if it was a good one or not. Lol

I would say something along the lines of: Please bring an ornament for the new Mr. and Mrs. to help make their tree extra special this year! I would also definitely have a tree for them to hang them on at the venue along with little tags for them to attach with their names and a message so you know who gave you what!

View Quoted Comment Brilliant, thank you!

Maybe this could be a guest book alternative? If you supply the ornaments and have guests sign or initial one? Or your shower host buys a set and shower guests sign or initial?

View Quoted Comment Omg I love that idea! I hadn’t even thought of that but had no idea what we were doing for a guest book. 2 birds one stone! Thank you!!

Don't ask people to give you specific presents at your wedding. That's not appropriate. If you want this to be instead of your guest book then you need to provide the ornaments for them to sign. You could also have an ornament shower instead of a regular shower, if someone offers to host a shower for you.

"In lieu of gifts, the couple requests guests bring a Christmas ornament to decorate their first tree as a married couple."

View Quoted Comment In lieu of gifts? So B and G would be saying, forget the China or microwave or the hundred other things on our registry, that you may have considered giving to us. All we would like from you is a single Christmas ornament? I don't see OP saying that is what she wants. . . . Perhaps I am greedy, but if someone suggested trading the 200 plus wedding gifts worth $100 - $350 each, that we received for 200 Christmas Ornaments, I would say, bad deal.

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I just think it's rude to ask for an ornament & have a registry, knowing guests will probably get both. I think doing this for the shower would be better!

View Quoted Comment I think a shower is better too, and not instead of gifts , in addition to the shower gift . A gift and if you wish, an ornament. Rather than a card. Guest choice to spend $1 or $5 on the ornament. But not worth having a shower just for ornaments, so gifts also. Because shower hostesses not the bride send that invitation, not seen as greedy. And , at the shower they will get a personal thank you for each one .

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I really hate when a host tries to dictate that I spend money on something in place of a card. I don't care where the request came from, it's rude. Don't assume I was going to spend $X on a card, and then try to redirect that assumed amount of money towards another present.