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Wedding shower invitation wording help

Bee, on December 26, 2019 at 2:23 PM Posted in Parties and Events 0 7

I am throwing my sister a bridal shower, but I thought it might be more fun for her if it was co-ed and her fiance's friends and male relatives could come too so I was going to call it a "wedding shower" instead of "bridal shower" and include his name on the invitations.

However, she is worried it is too much of a financial burden for folks to feel like the must buy a gift. I think she is overthinking this because she has plenty of low-cost items on her list and they can always decline.

If I was to include a note saying "gifts are not required, your presence is gift enough", how could I word that? Wouldn't it be weird to still call it a shower if you don't need to bring a gift?

I am thinking I might just leave it as wedding shower and just let her know I will buy the high cost items so she doesn't need to worry. :-) Figured I would see if anyone had wording suggestions. Thanks!

7 Comments

Latest activity by Suzie, on December 30, 2019 at 10:38 PM
  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    I think throwing a shower and saying that gifts aren't required is kind of redundant. People are going to decline or bring a gift.

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  • Sherry
    Master September 2019
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    The point of a shower is for people to bring gifts so like the previous comment says, you don't need to say both. I will say that we had a wedding shower is it was an absolute blast!

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  • Bee
    VIP January 2013
    Bee ·
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    Thank you! I know she will have a really fun time once she sees what it is all about. She just hasn't experienced it yet.

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  • Mrs. S
    Master November 2019
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    I had a bridal shower and plenty of people showed up without gifts which was totally fine I was just glad they came. I also had people send a gift but not come. I think people are smart enough to figure out what they want to do.
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  • Catherine
    VIP November 2019
    Catherine ·
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    I wouldn't worry about putting it in the invitation.

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  • Naikesha
    Super September 2020
    Naikesha ·
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    Don't worry about gifts have wedding shower to support the happy couple and people who want to support will.


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  • Suzie
    Super October 2021
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    Agreed with Sherry! This is the point of a shower. People will bring gifts if they want. Have fun!

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