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wedding shower ideas for family/friends from out of town

jena23azjena23az member
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My fiance and I live in AZ, most of family/friends are in Chicago area. His sisters want to throw us a shower in Chicago, to make it easier and people dont have to travel twice within months of the wedding. That gets really costly with airfare now-a-days. One problem with going there is how to get the gifts home? Shipping would cost an arm and a leg! So I am looking for ideas on how to do a shower from a far. Has anyone heard of online wedding showers? Or any other ideas???? Thanks!!

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  • Summer2011BrideSummer2011Bride member
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    Honestly I would probably thank them but decline the shower in this situation.


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  • TwiceBrideTwiceBride
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    Crate and Barrel ships most gifts for $4.95.  If you're not registered there, check them out!  Let your sisters throw you a shower!
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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    I think I would decline the shower. You don't want to be annoyed at having to get the gifts home!
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  • mlg78mlg78 member
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    Showers are obviously gift-giving occasions but I once attended a baby shower where the couple was in Texas and the rest were in Ohio.  They used Skype for them to participate and each individual opened presents in front of the camera.  I hated it...and if you wanted to celebrate your pregnancy with the family who gathered for you to receive hundreds, if not thousands of dollars of gifts, then you could have dropped a couple hundred to come to the shower.  

    That being said, I agree with declining this shower.
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  • MyNameIsNotMyNameIsNot member
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    I would either decline the shower or come up with a way to budget for shipping.  Shipping a large box is not going to cost hundreds of dollars.  You may be able to put everything in a large box and check it on your flight for less than what it would cost to ship.  
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  • pikakegirlpikakegirl member
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    No doubt someone will bite my head off for this idea....but if you register at a store that is in both locations (BBB, Macy's, etc.) you can return the more bulky gifts for credit in Chicago and then rebuy them in AZ. That way you don't have to ship - and, if you want, you can reallocate the credit towards the items that you want most. Also, just bring an extra piece of luggage and pay $25 to put it under the plane. That's much cheaper than shipping. Most people will probably be smart enough to not buy the heaviest and bulkiest item on your list, but if they're not, you have options.
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  • jls522jls522 member
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    My sister lives in CA and we had a shower for her here in IL. The guests shipped their gifts to her MIL's house in CA and brought a picture of what they gave her to the shower for her to open.

    While some may think this is rude to request of guests, all of our guests were aware of the travel situation and we didn't hear of any complaints. If I were a guest at this kind of shower, I would just factor in the cost of shipping in what I had planned to spend on the gift.
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