Thank You Envelopes at Bridal Shower: Super Smart or Super Tacky?

If you have invited your guests, you should already have their addresses. I don't think this is necessary.

In the grand scheme of things I think its unnecessary. If you invited all these people to the shower, you have their address. And making labels is so easy that its not worth the hassle. Plus some people will forget to give it back and then you have to double check that everyone wrote it. For me labels are 100 times easier to do.

I wouldn't call it tacky. But definitely unnecessary and weird. If they're at the shower, that means you obviously know their address since they received their invitation.

I have been to Showers where this was done (even at my own sister's). However, it was turned into a game - once addressed, all envelopes went into a basket/bin and periodically during the shower, the bride would randomly draw an envelope and that person won a prize! Think of it as a substitution to bridal bingo or egg timer while opening gifts. Also works great if you are having a display shower and those 'games' don't apply.

I'm personally a 'label maker' type and already have them made for my shower thank you's, but it will save you some time.

Really it's not that different from having a traditional guest book? My sister had a lot of incorrect addresses, people moved etc... and some guest were invited to the shower via telephone or in person. So I made sure they all signed the guest book so I can check address information to mail thank-you cards and wedding invitations. My friend tried the envelope idea at her shower, but no one filled them out lol, but they did sign her guest book.

I dont think that its necessary, to me i would kind of look like you were being lazy and didnt want to address the envelopes. so i guess i agree with your FMIL

I went to a shower where this was done in September. I'm still waiting for my Thank You note, I'm also waiting for the Thank You note from the wedding in October. Not holding my breath. Also, they're tacky.

I don't know if I would call it tacky, but it does seem lazy to me. Writing out addresses on envelopes really isn't that much work, but this seems to me like you are too lazy to do it. I wouldn't mind writing my address in an address book, which would seem more functional to me.

I think it's a bit weird. Addressing the envelopes won't take you that long. Or get your FH to do it! (I know mine had heartburn when I asked him to write thank yous, but he could've addressed envelopes just fine).

Lazy.

Ok thanks for... that...I guess. After consideration we didn't do that.