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Re: Silent Bridal Showers

  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    edited June 2015
    Seriously tacky.


    Someone on R&G asked if they can ask for GC since they have been living together, have everything, blah, blah.   By the time I read the post she agreed it was not a good idea.  All was good.   

    I wished at I had chance to say "now if you have everything, what are you going to use the GC on?"      To me if you have everything that means you shouldn't have a shower.  Not lets find other ways to get money out of others.






    What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
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  • labrolabro member
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    Gross. I absolutely refuse to believe this is real and someone ACTUALLY mailed this out to people....



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  • novella1186novella1186 member
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    Ah!!! That's what Brad's mom did! We were "invited" to a shower but there was no actual party, it was literally just a solicitation for money. I can't believe that's a thing with a name! Puke. 
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  • southernbelle0915southernbelle0915 mod
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    OK picture this.... Your BMs throw a surprise silent shower. How fucking embarrassin would that be! I wouldnt cash any of the checks and my thank you notes would include a sincere apology....yikes!
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  • thisismynickname2thisismynickname2 member
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    UGH! Yeah this got posted over on Snarky Brides too. Greedy greedy greedy. 
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  • novella1186novella1186 member
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    I don't get the point of trying to make up "cute" names for stuff like this. Just send everyone a note that says "I want your money, send it to me." If you're gonna be greedy and rude, the least you can do is be up-front about it and own it. 
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  • sarahuflsarahufl member
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    lol, this is worse than a GFM
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  • anjemonanjemon member
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    novella1186 said:
    Ah!!! That's what Brad's mom did! We were "invited" to a shower but there was no actual party, it was literally just a solicitation for money. I can't believe that's a thing with a name! Puke. 
    That's what I was thinking when I was reading! The person who wrote the article seemed a little suspicious that this was an actual thing, but I remembered you talking about it. Tacky people just coming up with more tacky ideas.
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  • PrettyGirlLostPrettyGirlLost member
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    Silent?  Like this?

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    "Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends time and space."


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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    I really thought this was a shower where no one spoke.

    Or a shower with a silent auction.

    But no. Oh, no. It's so much worse.

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  • mrsdee15mrsdee15 member
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    novella1186 said:
    Ah!!! That's what Brad's mom did! We were "invited" to a shower but there was no actual party, it was literally just a solicitation for money. I can't believe that's a thing with a name! Puke. 
    ...Box?...

    I'm just sitting over here blaming Brad for this trend.
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  • beachyone15beachyone15 member
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    I was trying to find a gif of someone throwing wads of money everywhere, but I didn't think that was safe to google on my work computer!

    <insert "make-it-rain" gif here>


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  • hellohkbhellohkb mod
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    I also thought maybe it was like some zen silent hippie shower created by a yuppie hippie girl who spent too much time on Pinterest.


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  • novella1186novella1186 member
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    abcdevonn said:
    I really thought this was a shower where no one spoke.

    Or a shower with a silent auction.

    But no. Oh, no. It's so much worse.

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    Bahahaha! That's what I thought at first too. I was seriously picturing a group of ladies just sitting around staring at each other in total silence. 
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  • MissKittyDangerMissKittyDanger member
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    My mum's best friend is hosting a shower for me. People keep asking what we need since we've been living together awhile.
    My answer: "Nothing. Just come and mingle."
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    mrsspence87 said:
    My mum's best friend is hosting a shower for me. People keep asking what we need since we've been living together awhile.
    My answer: "Nothing. Just come and mingle."
    You should ask your mom's friend to change it to a luncheon then, so it's not confusing to the people invited. The point of a shower is to get gifts. If you don't need/want gifts, then no shower! 
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  • MissKittyDangerMissKittyDanger member
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    novella1186 said:
    mrsspence87 said:
    My mum's best friend is hosting a shower for me. People keep asking what we need since we've been living together awhile.
    My answer: "Nothing. Just come and mingle."
    You should ask your mom's friend to change it to a luncheon then, so it's not confusing to the people invited. The point of a shower is to get gifts. If you don't need/want gifts, then no shower! 
    That's basically what it is but they wanted to be clear it was a "ladies only" thing and there are wedding related games, so they stuck with bridal shower.

    My friends joked since there's no games they're just gonna spray me randomly with water
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