Ugh I need some help. My Aunt is hosting a bridal shower for her daughter, I am doing the invitations for her. She has asked me to have something printed on the invites asking all the guests to wrap their gifts in cellophane or baskets as the bride will not be opening gifts at the shower, but the gifts will be displayed on a table for everyone to see. I am uncomfotable even mentioning the word "gift" on an invitation so for me to find a polite way or proper wording for such a request is difficult. I am also worried people may be offended that she will not be opening or acknowledging her gifts at the time of the shower. Am I not the host so I shouldnt be concerned, but I do have to find a way to word this on an invite. Are there any suggestions and have you ever heard of such a situation?
It's really ok to mention gifts on a bridal shower invitation since it is a gift giving event.
I agree with you...since the entire reason for the bridal shower is to "shower the bride with gifts", the guests will be expecting her to open the gifts at the party. You might want to speak to your Aunt about your feelings. Tell her just as you told us here and if she still wants you to write this on the invitation then I suppose you'll have to humor her. It might not be so bad since we do list the bridal shower registry on the invitations. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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thanks for your reply, and I have brought this up to my Aunt, she knows how I feel and still does not see a problem. Its up to me to now try and figure out how to word such a thing on the invite...any suggestions on wording I dont want to just say please wrap your gift in cellophane.
It is unfortunate that your Aunt insists on this plan for the shower, as guests do expect to watch her open the gifts. However, since this is the way she wants to go, just add a notation on the bottom of the invitation, something like:
No gifts will be opened during the shower; guests may want to use clear wrapping to display the gift. Nancy Tucker President of Weddings Beautiful US http://www.weddingsbeautiful.com
Help - Shower w/o opening gifts
