Shower strangeness.

RockstarWifey0912

My Mom, along with FMIL, FSIL, and my sister, are throwing my bridal shower.  I'm super amazingly grateful, don't get me wrong, I just had a little strangeness over it.

Today, I went shopping with my Mom and Gramma to get decorations, invites, etc., etc.  for the shower.  When we were done, we went and ordered the cake (the bakery we use is always booked up so you have to order months in advance).  Then I go back to my Mom's for a bit and she says to me, "Ok, go fill out the invitations.  Your sister's handwriting is atrocious and my hands hurt too much."

Personally, I think it's a little strange for me to write the invites out for my own shower- especially since I was doing invites for our side and they all know my handwriting!  I put the return address on the envelopes as my sister's name to hopefully make it less strange... But still.  WEIRD!

I'm totally grateful to have a shower and all, I just thought it was very strange that I got to write out everything.  I wrote out the ones for our mutual friends and all the women on my side of the family.  FMIL and FSIL are taking care of the ones for their side, so at least I won't look strange with my inlaws....

shoebie

You picked out the decorations and cake so why would be writing the invites be strange at that point? As a guest I would not say OMG she wrote her own invites out no one is going to "know" your handwriting. 

achiduck

I think when you've already helped with decorations, the cake, etc writing out the addresses is not that much of a stretch. 

And I really wouldn't worry about. To be perfectly honest, other then checking the name on the envelope to make sure it's for me I don't look at the printing.

NRod70

You were involved thus far, I'd say just address them.  I, personally, think it's a little strange that you were involved at all.  To me, it would feel like you were throwing yourself the shower...but then again, I feel weird handing over a guest list to my sister.  lol.

mrshall1027

Like others have said, since you already had a hand in some of the other parts, this isn't that weird and I don't think you should worry about it. My mom wanted to save money on the invitations, so she asked me to design them and print the out at home. It felt a little weird, but it's not that big of a deal and no one will know unless we say something. I think the same applies in your case. No one will come up and ask if you wrote out your invitations.

fjw2012

I kinda know how you feel. I've done a lot of the work for my shower. I actually designed and ordered the invites for my shower, helped address and stuff the invites,  helped pick out the decorations, put together the favors and I'll probably be helping set up on the day of the shower. I don't really mind helping because my sister (MOH) is busy with her new baby and my mom didn't bother to ask the other bridesmaids to help, so without me my mom would be on her own, but it is a little strange. I think it's just best to go ahead and address them and forget about it. I doubt anyone will notice that it's your handwriting. At least that's what I figured when we were addressing mine. 

SteveAndSara2005

I don't see anything wrong with addressing them, I also addressed my own invitations and picked out my cupcakes.. but I have issues letting people do things for me, it makes me feel better knowing I did it myself.

I'm in the same situation as fjw2012, my MOH just had a baby, my mom knows nothing about showers, and she didn't ask my BM's so I just did it.

RockstarWifey0912

My MOH had a baby in march, so she's just now getting to where she's comfortable with helping stuff again. Thankfully, FMIL and FSIL are doing part of the invites and things. Its weird for me to be involved at all, but oh well.