A coworker asked my advice on this one and I'm scratching my head.
Her sister and her cousin (her mom's sister's daughter) are getting married a month apart. So her mother, her cousin's mother and the girls' other mutual aunt have decided to throw them a joint shower.
The joint shower is happening and I cannot suggest otherwise.
So now the family is concerned that people will feel like they need to bring presents to both girls despite possibly only knowing only one of them (a different subset of friends, and perhaps some relatives from each of their father's sides). The guest list has been decided on and I cannot suggest otherwise.
So my coworker is asking advice on what kind of note, if any, to put in the invite to let people know they shouldn't feel obligated to bring a present to the bride they don't know.
She can't think of a good way to phrase it and I'm guessing there isn't one.
How would you handle this situation?
ETA:
I said I'd go with "word of mouth" if possible. Or possibly have different invites for people who'd only know one person.