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Are bridal showers boring?
On another message board, several posters said that showers are boring.
I agree. It was nice to see that I'm not the only one who thinks that.
I've actually only been to one bridal shower--mine when I married my first husband. I don't expect to have one.
If possible, I'd like to avoid ever going to another one. :-)
I agree. It was nice to see that I'm not the only one who thinks that.
I've actually only been to one bridal shower--mine when I married my first husband. I don't expect to have one.
If possible, I'd like to avoid ever going to another one. :-)
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Re: Are bridal showers boring?
BUT, I do like going to them as an excuse to see the ladies and to chat amongt them. There are boring parts but if done correctly the women are having a great time during the boring elements.
[QUOTE]I HATE SHOWERS!!!! I made 2 requests of mine: no games and <strong>no making me open gifts in front of everyone</strong>. I think I lost the second battle, which will make me want to leave my own shower. Seriously.
Posted by butterflyroy78[/QUOTE]
In terms of avoiding this, does anyone have any input on the ettiquette side of whether or not it's tasteful/not rude to decline opening gifts in front of people? I am in agreement on this and think it would be really awkward, not to mention boring, opening a whole bunch of gifts in front of people. I especially find it awkward when the gifts are then passed around for all the guests to "take a look."
As for opening gifts, I know I personally wouldn't care if the bride didn't open my gift in front of me, but I know a ton of people really want to see the person's reaction when they open their gift. I agree that the gift-opening part is kinda boring and stretched out, but I have resigned myself to it.
[QUOTE]I HATE SHOWERS!!!! I made 2 requests of mine: no games and no making me open gifts in front of everyone. I think I lost the second battle, which will make me want to leave my own shower. Seriously.
Posted by butterflyroy78[/QUOTE]
I'm with you on the games part. But I have to say that if I took the time to shop for a gift, buy a gift, wrap a gift, drive the gift to the shower only to be told that the bride isn't going to open my gift while I'm there, I'd be pretty annoyed. I think that's actually quite rude to your guests.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Are bridal showers boring? : I'm with you on the games part. But I have to say that if I took the time to shop for a gift, buy a gift, wrap a gift, drive the gift to the shower only to be told that the bride isn't going to open my gift while I'm there, I'd be pretty annoyed. I think that's actually quite rude to your guests.
Posted by trix1223[/QUOTE]
Ditto.
Plus, it CAN be fun to see what all the presents, as long as the shower isn't too ridic huge.
I think the level of fun at the shower depends partly on the attitude of the people there, and partly on the ability of the host to just let people have fun instead of forcing them to do un-fun games. =P
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I also like the present opening at baby showers more because, lets face it, cute little onzies are much more fun to 'ooh and aww' over than a toaster...
[QUOTE]I think it depends. I've been to showers that were comparable to a root canal, and I've been to showers where I really enjoyed myself. The trend that I seem to notice is that a) the bigger the guestlist, the more boring the shower and b) the more the host tries to 'make it fun", the less successful they are.<strong> Showers with 10-20 people, where you only play maybe one game (or none at all, even better) and everyone has a chance to hang out and visit with each other and with the bride/mom can be great.</strong> Showers with a ton of people and/or where the majority of the time is spent doing activities tend to feel like corporate 'team spirit' meetings.
Posted by StageManager14[/QUOTE]
Totally agree. The most enjoyable shower I attended was my cousin's bridal shower. There was only 10 or 12 of us and we had high tea at a classy Boston hotel. We basically just had a table amongst other restaurant patrons. Aside from the gift opening, you'd have no idea it was a shower. It was enjoyable just to sit and talk with all the ladies. Plus, no one had to worry about serving us or cleaning -- that was all taken care of.
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[QUOTE]I think it depends. I've been to showers that were comparable to a root canal, and I've been to showers where I really enjoyed myself. The trend that I seem to notice is that a) the bigger the guestlist, the more boring the shower and b) the more the host tries to 'make it fun", the less successful they are. Showers with 10-20 people, where you only play maybe one game (or none at all, even better) and everyone has a chance to hang out and visit with each other and with the bride/mom can be great. Showers with a ton of people and/or where the majority of the time is spent doing activities tend to feel like corporate 'team spirit' meetings.
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</div><div>I completely agree with this! I'm having smaller showers in fun locations without games, baskets, and all that extra stuff. Keeping it simple is a good plan.
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