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Need Shower Invitation wording help

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I am hosting a shower for my friend and we want the guests to bring a recipe on the card that i am enclosing and their gift should be the bowl, or pan or spoons or serving dish as well as maybe the spice or special ingredient needed to make the recipe.  It's called Mix it, Fix it, Spice up her kitchen.  My mom's friends threw one for me but none of us remember how the insert for thei nvitation was worded so that people understood what to do.  I'm having a hard time writing something in a way that doesn't sound like the guest HAS to do this. you know?? 

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Re: Need Shower Invitation wording help

  • LoveMuffinsLoveMuffins member
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    edited December 2011
    "If you are interested, please provide a favorite recipe on the card enclosed to share with the happy bride-to-be! Feel free to correlate your gift with the recipe you give her!"

    hm. maybe? lol. I'm having trouble figuring out the correlating of the gift to the recipe without it sounding weird. But i think the first sentence is pretty solid.
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  • banana468banana468 member
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    edited December 2011
    I love the idea of asking guests to include a recipe.

    Asking them to buy the tools required sounds like a horrible idea.  What if it means buying a Kitchen Aid or other expensive item?  What if the bride to be winds up with fifteen mixing bowls?
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  • mcskatcatmcskatcat member
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    edited December 2011
    I would just include a recipe card in the invitations, maybe with a little note attached that asks guests to bring a recipe. 
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  • MobKazMobKaz member
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    edited December 2011
    Perhaps this might be less clumsy.....

    For extra fun, please consider pairing your recipe with a corresponding gift/gadget from her registry.






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  • hboo2011hboo2011
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    edited December 2011
    My mom/aunt included a recipe card in the shower invites for me. I love the idea, because, well, I don't really know how to cook and would love the advice!  The wording was very simple. "Please feel free to include a favorite recipe for the bride and groom!"


    But I kinda agree. I wouldn't want to tell someone to specifically buy something. What if their recipe didn't really include anything but a bowl and spoon? Then the bride ends up with 15 bowls and spoons?
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  • hboo2011hboo2011
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    edited December 2011
    Banana, sorry.. Just realized I repeated the same thing you did. At least we're on the same page :-)
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  • banana468banana468 member
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    edited December 2011
    hboo, no worries - your agreement is great emphasis!  Retread hit on the other issue - you shouldn't tell guests what to buy.
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