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Shower hostess gift... when to give?

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When do you give your shower hostess her gift?  I have actually never been to a baby shower (is that weird...?) since we are the first of our friends to have a baby.  I wasn't sure when this was typically done.  I was thinking before the shower, either the morning of or day before?  I wasn't sure if there was a part of the shower where the hostess is presented with a gift... not that a hostess gift is required, but I am sure in most circles it is expected.  So what do you guys think?
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  • JBos82JBos82 member

    I was just thinking of this earlier! I think I'm going to give my hostess gifts at the end of the shower. My best friend, mother, and mother-in-law have been planning my shower. The date is going to be a "surprise," but because my Mom isn't very good at lying, I'm pretty sure it will be on December 2. She told me my in-laws invited her and my Dad down that day (very weird and random) and that we would be looking at the facility at their condo to see if it will work for the shower. So I'm preparing myself. ;)

    I'm planning to make gift baskets for the ladies: wine, chocolate, lotion, body wash, fluffy socks... just nice, cute things. Maybe a gift card. So I'm preparing to have these baskets in the trunk "just in case." Then, if that is indeed the shower day, I'll have DH run to the store in the meantime and pick up a few bouquets to go along with the baskets. When he comes back to help us load the car, I'll have him bring the baskets in and we'll present them to the ladies as our thank you. :)


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    imageJBos82:

    I was just thinking of this earlier! I think I'm going to give my hostess gifts at the end of the shower. My best friend, mother, and mother-in-law have been planning my shower. The date is going to be a "surprise," but because my Mom isn't very good at lying, I'm pretty sure it will be on December 2. She told me my in-laws invited her and my Dad down that day (very weird and random) and that we would be looking at the facility at their condo to see if it will work for the shower. So I'm preparing myself. ;)

    I'm planning to make gift baskets for the ladies: wine, chocolate, lotion, body wash, fluffy socks... just nice, cute things. Maybe a gift card. So I'm preparing to have these baskets in the trunk "just in case." Then, if that is indeed the shower day, I'll have DH run to the store in the meantime and pick up a few bouquets to go along with the baskets. When he comes back to help us load the car, I'll have him bring the baskets in and we'll present them to the ladies as our thank you. :)

     Aww you will have to let us know if your "surprise" shower was in fact on December 2nd.  How sweet! I love your gift idea, I plan on doing something similar too... I am either going to do a gift basket or if I can find a cute purse get her that and fill it with all of the goodies I plan on buying!  I think we should all post pictures of our baskets before or after our showers (in case we have some stalker hostesses hehe) 

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  • Ccjones85Ccjones85 member
    I have hosted and been to many showers and I have always seen the gifts given at the end of the shower. This is also what I did at my wedding shower and will do at the baby shower. However, I think if you wanted to give them early there would be nothing wrong with that.
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    imageCcjones85:
    I have hosted and been to many showers and I have always seen the gifts given at the end of the shower. This is also what I did at my wedding shower and will do at the baby shower. However, I think if you wanted to give them early there would be nothing wrong with that.

    At the end... do you mean after the guests have left?  Or is it okay to give it while a few still hang around? 

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    imageShabbyGeek:

    imageCcjones85:
    I have hosted and been to many showers and I have always seen the gifts given at the end of the shower. This is also what I did at my wedding shower and will do at the baby shower. However, I think if you wanted to give them early there would be nothing wrong with that.

    At the end... do you mean after the guests have left?  Or is it okay to give it while a few still hang around? 

    I have been to and hosted a gazillion showers and generally they are given after the guests leave when everyone starts cleaning up....if there are still a few stragglers, it's no big deal, but it should generally feel like the shower is "over"  like trash is being gathered, dishes being cleaned, candles being blown out, some of the ladies will probably help you get all your gifts to the car, etc.  

    ETA: if you want to do a big presentation and thank you in front of the guests to say thank you to the hostesses, I think that would be fine. So if that's your thing, go for it! Probably after you have finished opening presents if you want to do a presentation. But I have never seen that done, personally, but I think it would be a sweet gesture if you wanted to. 

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  • JBos82JBos82 member
    imageShabbyGeek:
    imageJBos82:

    I was just thinking of this earlier! I think I'm going to give my hostess gifts at the end of the shower. My best friend, mother, and mother-in-law have been planning my shower. The date is going to be a "surprise," but because my Mom isn't very good at lying, I'm pretty sure it will be on December 2. She told me my in-laws invited her and my Dad down that day (very weird and random) and that we would be looking at the facility at their condo to see if it will work for the shower. So I'm preparing myself. ;)

    I'm planning to make gift baskets for the ladies: wine, chocolate, lotion, body wash, fluffy socks... just nice, cute things. Maybe a gift card. So I'm preparing to have these baskets in the trunk "just in case." Then, if that is indeed the shower day, I'll have DH run to the store in the meantime and pick up a few bouquets to go along with the baskets. When he comes back to help us load the car, I'll have him bring the baskets in and we'll present them to the ladies as our thank you. :)

     Aww you will have to let us know if your "surprise" shower was in fact on December 2nd.  How sweet! I love your gift idea, I plan on doing something similar too... I am either going to do a gift basket or if I can find a cute purse get her that and fill it with all of the goodies I plan on buying!  I think we should all post pictures of our baskets before or after our showers (in case we have some stalker hostesses hehe) 

    Will do! Your purse idea sounds so cute! :) And I also think posting pictures of our baskets would be very cool!


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  • JuliaBugJuliaBug member
    I brought flowers for the hostesses to my showers.
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