Hi! I'm going to be throwing my friend a bridal shower. She and her fiance have been living together for 5 yrs now so they won't need much/haven't registered for much home stuff. She's absolutely crazy about shoes, one particular store is her fave. Would it be an okay idea to have everyone buy her shoes for her shower? I know she has a "wish list" on the site lol. Or is that weird? I just don't want her to get a bunch of stuff she doesn't want/need. Thanks in advance!
Re: Bridal Shower Gift Theme?
[QUOTE]Hi! I'm going to be throwing my friend a bridal shower. She and her fiance have been living together for 5 yrs now so they won't need much/haven't registered for much home stuff. She's absolutely crazy about shoes, one particular store is her fave. <strong>Would it be an okay idea to have everyone buy her shoes for her shower?</strong> I know she has a "wish list" on the site lol. Or is that weird? I just don't want her to get a bunch of stuff she doesn't want/need. Thanks in advance!
Posted by jbenbe28[/QUOTE]
No. That would be so weird. It's not a birthday party.
I honestly do not get it when people say "oh, we've lived together for x amount of time, so we don't need anything." Really? Nothing? New sheets? New towels? Some new pots/pans/obscure item that you normally wouldn't buy for yourself? Maybe some artwork for your house? Yard tools?
Anyway, if they don't need/want anything, then do not have a shower. The point of a shower is to shower the bride with gifts. Requesting that shower guests bring money, gift cards, shoes would be inappropriate IMO.
"You can't make a half sandwich. If it's not half of a whole sandwich, it's just a small sandwich." - Dr. Sheldon Cooper
I've heard of lingerie showers, but technically that's for both of them...
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I've been to wine showers where people bring wine accessories and favorite bottles of wine for the couple, you could bbq shower where people bring grill stuff, etc. I wouldn't buy shoes ...and asking for cash is bad ...
i think a bbq theme is LAME unless the girl is really into grilling. it's usually guys that do most of the grilling. idk what's wrong with making the shower all about the girl when the guys are even invited to showers usually!!
I had a friend who didn't really want or expect gifts from her family and friends. She and her DH both had homes of their own and between the 2 households full of things, she felt she had plenty. Instead they had a recipe shower. It was mostly just ladies getting together for food and chatting one afternoon. However, each guest wrote out their favorite recipes out for the bride-to-be so that she had some great ideas for her and DH when they were married. Most of the guests seemed to love it and all talked about how cute they thought it was.
It's kind was nice that her guests weren't spending money, the bride didn't get things that she didn't need, and she found some new great dishes that her and her DH could enjoy together. Just another idea for you.
Apparenly showers are not only for the purpose of showering the bride with gifts:
"The Bridal Shower originated with the intent to strengthen friendships between the bride and her friends. In this gathering, the bride’s friends would give her moral support and help her prepare for her marriage. The idea to give gifts is fairly new; originating circa the 1890’s. "
So if the bride/groom have everything of the material realm, it doesnt mean they shouldn't have a bridal shower. The shower is a part of the right of passage from singlehood to being married.
[QUOTE]I like the idea of Shoes and (insert something here) theme<strong>Apparenly showers are not only for the purpose of showering the bride with gifts</strong>: " The Bridal Shower originated with the intent to strengthen friendships between the bride and her friends. In this gathering, the bride’s friends would give her moral support and help her prepare for her marriage. The idea to give gifts is fairly new; originating circa the 1890’s. " So if the bride/groom have everything of the material realm, it doesnt mean they shouldn't have a bridal shower. The shower is a part of the right of passage from singlehood to being married.
Posted by sveta22m[/QUOTE]
That's actually exactly what a bridal shower is. You don't throw a shoe shower for the bride. It's so rude. The purpose of a shower is to shower the bride with gifts for her and her husband to start their new lives together with. Unless the husband is going to be wearing her high heels then you are wrong.
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I am interested in the "Date Night" idea. Can you share how you worded the invites?
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[QUOTE]I've been to a stock the bar party, that one was fun. People brought various liquors, cool shot glasses, salts and sugars for rimming the glasses, things like that. We also threw a "date night" shower for a friend. The gifts were all centered around things they could use for date nights leading up to or after the wedding. They got gift certificates for restaurants, movies, plays, things like that, and a few people did give her clothes, shoes, and purses to dress up with. I believe he even got a set of cufflinks.
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