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Ever Heard of a Floating Shower?

lah1177lah1177
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Has anyone ever been invited to one of these? I have never heard of this before yesterday. I was invited to a floating shower for my DH's cousin's wife (her mother is hosting it). Then the next day, his cousin's family is having a more traditional shower for her (which is crazy to me to have back to back showers, especially since we have to drive over an hour to get to each one!). For a floating shower, do you just say hi to the mom to be, drop off your gift and leave? That sort of seems like the gist of it.

Just curious if any of you have been to one.

Thanks!

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Re: Ever Heard of a Floating Shower?

  • jenhumjenhum

    I haven't been to one, but I think you are correct. Seems to me it wouldn't be as fun that way, but maybe it would be nice for someone who doesn't like to be the center of attention.

    That is really weird that she's having 2 showers in one weekend! You'd think maybe they could just combine the two. Or at least not invite the same people to both! I didn't think mothers were supposed to host showers anyway.

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  • mrsbluetoesmrsbluetoes
    Floating showers are definitely a southern thing!  It just means that you don't have to be there the entire time.  If the invitation says floating from 2-4 p.m., then you can show up at any time during 2-4....you don't have to stay the entire two hours in other words.  HTH!
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  • marryingacoachmarryingacoach
    In my experience floating showers are usually held for a member of a church and the church family wants to do something for them. There is so many people its easier to have people come and go as they please. Are you expected to attend both? I would think going to one would be plenty.
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  • mrsmikeymrsmikey

    I had a floating shower, and it was the one our church was invited to.  IMO, they're less fun.  Probably alot of people invited that aren't as close to the mom to be, and you don't play games or anything like that.  My family and closer friends stayed for the entire thing, but there were alot who just dropped off a gift and left, or just hung out for 30 mins or so.  They are not my preference, but a good way to handle having to invite people you hardly know out of obligation (ie, church members). 

    Being that they're both the same weekend, I would probably go to the other, traditional shower and not go to the floating shower. 

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  • starz080starz080

    Honestly, I had never attended attending a shower that wasn't floating until recently.  I gave 2 showers in the fall that were both floating and it worked out great for one and the other one---not so much.  She didn't have as many come so the guests came very spread out.  I also noticed that many people (esp the younger ones) came at the very, very end of the shower.  So that stunk pretty bad b/c they were still wanting to hang out and chat when the shower was to be officially over. 

    I've had 3 showers and only one was floating, but it was an older crowd and most of them got there right when it started a shortly after.  I'm not a big fan unless there are a ton of people invited or space is limited in the shower location.

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  • starz080starz080
    Sorry, I missed the part where she's having 2 showers in one weekend.  I actually had 2 showers in one weekend in NC.  One was given by my dad's church and the other was family/close friends.  It would have been too much to have 1 shower for all those people and people offered to host it from each group so it just worked out.  Plus, the drive is 3 hours one way for me, so it made sense to have them in one weekend.  But I didn't invite the same people (except for my SIL and MIL---but they knew they didn't have to bring gifts--I just wanted them to be included if they wanted to come).
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  • lah1177lah1177
    Thanks ladies! I would really prefer to go to the one on Sunday, my DH is invited to that one. But he thinks I need to go to both, uggh! Guess we will just have to come to an agreement :)
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  • EvansEvans
    I would only go to one, but I am of the belief that unless it is direct family (mother, MIL, sister) or a super close friend, that you should not be invited to more than one for the same event.
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  • lah1177lah1177

    imageEvans:
    I would only go to one, but I am of the belief that unless it is direct family (mother, MIL, sister) or a super close friend, that you should not be invited to more than one for the same event.

    Agreed, especially since these are two days in a row. But his mom and sister were only invited to the floating shower, I think that is why he thinks I should go to that one. We may just spend the weekend in Raleigh so we don't have to drive back and forth, but I don't really want to do that either. Oh well, we have a couple weeks to figure it out :)

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