OK, so I'm co-hosting a shower for my friend who just found out she's having a girl. I know that she can't stand the color pink and is completely avoiding pink for the nursery. While I know she will be thankful for any gifts, I am sure deep down that she would prefer colors other than pink. Is it weird if I do an anti pink theme shower? I was thinking of saying something on the invites like:
Girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice,
but who needs to think that the answer is pink?
_______________'s Anti Pink Shower (or ____'s Pink-Free Affair)
Is this rude? It it cheesey? Should I just let people get what they want to get and have my friend suck it up? If you do like it (or don't mind it), do you have any other suggestions for the poem portion?
ETA: Another issue I have is for the guests. I don't know about everyone else, but when I get an invite that says something like "bring diapers for a raffle" or "bring a book for the baby's library" I sometimes forget about that by the time the shower rolls around. I'm thinking people may buy pink stuff and feel embarrassed at her shower when they realize/remember there's no pink.
Re: Baby Girl Shower -Minus the pink!
I like the "pink free" not the anti... "ANTI" sounds bad...
I'm right there with her... I'm having a girl, and am not a huge fan of pink... my shower and nursery is all about purple...
I don't think it's rude or anything. It's honest
This! I think some people might actually find this fun and cute.
FWIW- Is would do something cute like, "Just as chic without the pink!" type theme. You could do yellow or purple. I think that creme and an espresso brown (maybe something lacey?) would look great.
I wouldn't use "anti" anywhere in there. You could do something cute like a runway theme or a boutique theme (this allows for more color usage).
I think that's a really cute phrase. If I were to receive an invite like this, I wouldn't be offended at all. Certainly, though, there will probably be plenty of folks who will buy pink anyway.
I think your concern for people who may be embarassed by their pink gifts at the shower is very valid. I'm not really sure how to handle that problem.
I LOVE it! I'm all about avoiding pink and blue myself whether it be a boy or girl (we haven't founf out yet). I'm a green, purple, cream, white, yellow kind of girl.
Say pink-free rather than anti.
If I got an invite with a poem like that, I would think it's cute. I'd smile and happily buy some lilac crib sheets or yellow dresses.
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