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December 2010 Moms
Shower advice needed for tomorrow (no vent, no drama)
I need some advice for my shower tomorrow, ladies. It's a shower of DH's family and MIL's friends. Usually at a shower, I like to look up and make eye contact with the gift giver when I'm opening their present and say thank you. But tomorrow, I'm not really going to know who most of these people are since I might have met them once or twice in the whole time I've been with DH and it's possible there will be people there that I've never met at all. WWYD?
On another note, thank you cards don't seem to be standard among this group bi kind if wish I didn't believe in them so much so I could not write them, but I will 
I'm posting and running, sorry. It's past my bedtime, but I will be checking for responses in the morning. TIA ladies!
I'm posting and running, sorry. It's past my bedtime, but I will be checking for responses in the morning. TIA ladies!
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Re: Shower advice needed for tomorrow (no vent, no drama)
I'm assuming that the card will be read or something will be read by you or by someone else to tell you who the gift is from, so is it necessary to call them by name or say thank you directly too them? Maybe just look up in to the crowd and say "Oh thanks so much! I can't wait to use this!" and hope no one notices? Or even say Oh thanks Aunt Jane and Uncle Joe! I am sure that if they are sitting in the crowd they won't realize if you aren't looking directly at them...
Wow... that was really crappy advice. I hope someone else comes up with something but that ^^ Is probably what I would do and hope that no one noticed or was offended that I didn't remember everyone's names... btw... I'm gonna be in this situation in a month... so I hope someone gives some better advice.
There's a lot of relatives on my mom and dad's side of the family that I don't know that well. So for my bridal shower what I did was open the gifts, act super excited about it, do the common showing off of the gift "Oooh I got this great humidifier from Aunt Lauren." Then once the opening part is over with I like to go around the room and give everyone a hug and tell them thanks for coming and the gift (nothing specific...just thanks so much for everything, and I'm so glad you were able to come). My mom and dad have been big enthusiasts since I was little of this method when we have anything with family. This way everyone gets to talk to me a little, I get to pay my respects, and no one feels left out.
Good luck tomorrow, I know it can be awkward when you're not sure who everyone is. When DH and I got married I hadn't met anyone in his family but his mom and grandmother...so I was meeting tons of new relatives, but having to act like I remembered who they were after initial introductions. If we lived closer to his side of the family and they were attending my shower I would be in the same boat you are.
I would just read the card/tag and say this is from 'so and so' and start to look around for them and I'm sure they'll give a wave or something.
Have fun!!
I agree with a PP, ask your MIL to re-introduce you to the guests and make sure to chat with people a lot before the gift opening. Then, also read their card, announce who it's from and look up. You could even say "Oh where are you?" which will make them smile or wave, which helps you figure it out.
Good luck!