Shower invite

jacks1712

Please help! I've been invited to attend a bridal shower for a woman whom I have never even met, and it is 8 states away! I am friends (attended graduate school) with her fiance, but neither my husband nor I are in the wedding. We will be unable to attend either event (wedding or bridal shower). I am quite dumbfounded that I was even invited to the shower, that her mom is throwing, since I don't even know her. When I got married in 2010, I invited only close friends and family to my shower. Am I obligated to send 2 gifts or would a nice card suffice for the bridal shower?

banana468

You can decline the shower and just send whatever you'd like to.

Maybe they're inviting every woman on the guest list to the shower.  I don't agree with the practice but it seems to happen every now and then.

SaraAndrew2010

I would decline the shower invitation and just send a gift for the wedding.

garcias1

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_pre-wedding-parties_shower-invite-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:32Discussion:764d0bb1-6eb7-49ad-8f50-8c3add780b83Post:64231f39-60ef-4408-a6eb-d06b1e9eb177">Re: Shower invite</a>:
[QUOTE]I would decline the shower invitation and just send a gift for the wedding.
Posted by SaraAndrew2010[/QUOTE]

<div>This.  Usually you don't invite someone to a shower if they would have to travel a long distance.  Don't feel obligated to shell out extra cash for a shower.  If you want, send them a wedding gift.  If you don't want to send a wedding gift, you can send a nice card.</div>