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Think I'm adding to my invite list

juliedooleyjuliedooley member
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DH and I were in his hometown visiting family last weekend, and I had brunch yesterday with a couple girlfriends I used to work with a few years ago when we lived there. While we were talking about how the pregnancy is going, they asked where I was registered.

MIL & DH's aunt are throwing a shower in that town for me in a few weeks. I was on the fence about whether to invite these ladies (we see each other only 1-2 times a year but stay in touch every month or so via email) b/c I didn't want to seem gift-grabby, but now I'm thinking since they asked where I'm registered that it would not be inappropriate to invite them. Is my thinking in line here? Not sure how big of an etiquette issue this is!

He's growing up, but he'll always be my baby!

Nathan--11/4/10

...big brother to...???? Due March 2014!

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Re: Think I'm adding to my invite list

  • EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member

    If your hosts have room and you want to invite them, I see no harm in inviting them.

    BUt asking where you're registered doesn't mean you "have" to invite them.  It means nothing more than they want to get you a gift! ;)

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  • juliedooleyjuliedooley member
    Thanks for the advice (btw, I see your advice a lot on this board and I always think it's great!)....it will be a relatively small shower (family and some other friends we visit when we're down there) so I know there will be room. I was thinking that since they seemed interested in the baby stuff (it's been hard to tell via our email chats so far), I'd really like to include them in the "face-to-face" festivities and get a chance to spend more time with them since I don't see them so often!

    He's growing up, but he'll always be my baby!

    Nathan--11/4/10

    ...big brother to...???? Due March 2014!

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  • scrh2010scrh2010
    I think it would be a very nice gesture to invite them. Not gift grabby at all. You want to include them in celebrating your new baby with you, there is nothing tacky about that. I've invited some girls I knew in high school and have recently started talking to. 
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