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Wedding Shower Etiquette

lawrajilawraji member
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HELP!!!

Background first: I have been working at the same job now for 7 years. I work in retail as a store manager. With a very close district so I am friends with lots of other store managers. We all started out as sales reps together.

Problem: My sister is requesting a shower invite list. My Shower is planned for Feb 2011. But my sister is the over planner before the ring was on my finger shes like I got your shower invitations. I have 4 close friends at work.. All men I am the only store mananger that is female out of my district of 20 stores. Question is do I invite their wives and fiances

One manager I have meet his wife a few times and I am friends with her on facebook.
 Next one we talk pretty much daily. When his wife went into labor I made sure I sent her Edible arragement. Never meet her though
Next two our fiances  I have never met them. Both weddings arent until 2012.


So the question is do I invite these people???

Thanks.

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  • danieliza1127danieliza1127 member
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    No, they shouldn't be invited to your shower.  If you're inviting the men to the wedding, then obviously their wives are invited to the wedding, but I wouldn't to the shower.  The shower is typically more intimate with closest friends and family only.
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  • jmkesjmkes
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    No you don't have to invite them.  If the work people want to throw you an informal shower then that's cool.  But don't feel obligated to include them in your family & non-work friends event.
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  • SarahPLizSarahPLiz member
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    I don't understand why you would want to invite people to your shower that you have never met. Your shower is supposed to be the closest people in your life, not necessarily your whole female guest list. You are under no obligation to invite them. In fact, if I were them, I'd see you as gift grabby for inviting them. 
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  • its2late05its2late05 member
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    Yes it's not required to invite them. I actually invited friends wives that I am not close to, and none of them came lol. So, it's possible if you do invite them, they may not want to come because they're not close to you. At least, that's what I'm guessing happened in my situation! Good luck!
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  • Galaxy8227Galaxy8227
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_wedding-shower-etiquette?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:19902a7a-1f97-469c-858c-0ddd838d92cdPost:6dfb072e-0d66-4521-9a07-8d942104c3b3">Re: Wedding Shower Etiquette</a>:
    [QUOTE]No, they shouldn't be invited to your shower.  If you're inviting the men to the wedding, then obviously their wives are invited to the wedding, but I wouldn't to the shower.  The shower is typically more intimate with closest friends and family only.
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  • JenO24JenO24 member
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    Feb 2011, thats so far out.
    You might change your mind of who to invite in the next 6 months.
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