Question about baby shower invites....

knelli

My good friend is throwing my baby shower next month and we were talking the other day about lists and so on and so forth... We are doing a couples shower so not your traditional baby shower...

My question is this, she wants to send out Evites for the invitations instead of old fashioned card invites. I know its nothing like a wedding and the formal stuff isnt as necessary, but is this weird or is it just the way things have progressed now days?  WDYT?

lil_rhody

I think it would depend on the age of the people coming (my parents would not really understand evites) as well as the level of the party itself. Is it a sitdown meal thing? Is it just apps at someone's house? Stuff like that.

WearingRed

Depends on the Evites. IF they look like normal show invites I am all for it, but IF it looks like a list of info not so much. But it might be your shower but its their party. So I am not going to fight anything when It comes to my Shower whatever they want to do I am going to say ok. I will give opinion when asked but I will not say no to anything my shower givers are doing.

MrsDCruz

I think that paper invited are nice because you generally put them somewhere to remind you of the event. With the evites its does not fail that I forget and remember at the last minute when my calander bings and reminds me.

kristinem17

That's tough - for me, electronic invitations are more for social events like a party at a club, a wine/cheese at a restaurant or an event that requires getting the word out fast and to the masses.  I wouldn't want to do invitations via e-mail as it seems impersonal.  But that's just me.  As well, more than half of the ladies invited to my shower are over 55, and they don't use computers or internet...

megdrew1218

lil_rhody:

I think it would depend on the age of the people coming (my parents would not really understand evites) as well as the level of the party itself. Is it a sitdown meal thing? Is it just apps at someone's house? Stuff like that.

This. I went to a shower a couple years ago that was an e-vite thing. Was mainly my SIL's sorority sisters and they invited me since I know all of them anyway. Age/Tech-saaviness is the biggest factor as well as how "formal" it is.

PurpleK26

I didn't want a shower, but my lil sister really wanted to throw one, so I told her just family and close friends. She did a FB invite/event, and just sent out a few invites to the people who aren't on FB. It's totally informal, but totally fine with me! If you're having an 'older' crowd though, I don't know how well that would work. Every one of my Aunts (minus 1) is on FB, so it worked well for her(sis), and gives off the very casual mindset that I told her it had to be if I was having a shower!

knelli

We have a mix of people that will be invited.  This will be our only shower so it will consist of friends and family.  Most people have email and use it (that I know of) so hopefully that will be easy.  And my friend (as much as I love her) sucks at answering phone calls and returning messages so her not having to answer RSVPs via phone would probably be a good thing.

MrsDCruz

knelli:

We have a mix of people that will be invited.  This will be our only shower so it will consist of friends and family.  Most people have email and use it (that I know of) so hopefully that will be easy.  And my friend (as much as I love her) sucks at answering phone calls and returning messages so her not having to answer RSVPs via phone would probably be a good thing.

You could always have them RSVP to someone else? Like you sister (if you have one) etc. ?

garcia15

I prefer card invites for baby showers because they are so much more personal and you can keep one for a scrapbook or something. ?I've only ever received one Evite for a baby shower and that is because it was a small, very informal shower for the girl's second baby of a different gender. ?

So I guess, personally I wouldn't want an evite sent out, but if that is what the host wants to do then I wouldn't say anything. ?I see your point of view and agree, but I think the host has the ultimate say in what is done for your shower.?

WearingRed

knelli:

We have a mix of people that will be invited.  This will be our only shower so it will consist of friends and family.  Most people have email and use it (that I know of) so hopefully that will be easy.  And my friend (as much as I love her) sucks at answering phone calls and returning messages so her not having to answer RSVPs via phone would probably be a good thing.

I think having an e-mail address as the RSVP instead of a phone number could still be done on a paper invite as easily as a Evite. (and would be a good idea)

shaunnalar

I think since it will be a co-ed shower, that an Evite is fine.  But if it was a ladies luncheon, I would prefer an invitation in the mail.