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Help! Addressing Envelope

BeeKayy21BeeKayy21 member
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How should we address the envelopes for a fairly casual baby shower?

How would I label the invite for someone with babies/kids? 

Also, we are inviting mostly women aside from grandpas-to-be and uncles-to-be. We are also having children there but I'm confused about inviting guest's young sons? What is the age cut off? I don't want to be rude and invite someone's young daughter but not their young son...any advice?

 

Thank you! 

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Re: Help! Addressing Envelope

  • RoxyLynnRoxyLynn member
    I think you need to decide if you're having a co-ed shower or not.  Even just reading this I'm confused about whether you're inviting male babies.  I'm not familiar with inviting children and babies to showers, but list those who are invited on
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    Agree on the co-ed decision needing to be made.  A male baby/child is the same as a female baby/child to me.  I wouldn't not invite a baby/child b/c it was a boy.
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  • BeeKayy21BeeKayy21 member

    imageRoxyLynn:
    I think you need to decide if you're having a co-ed shower or not.  Even just reading this I'm confused about w
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  • BeeKayy21BeeKayy21 member

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    Agree on the co-ed decision needing to be made.  A male baby/child is the same as a female baby/child to m
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    I wouldn't do an age cut off.  Hopefully, the parent would understand what is appropriate and what isn't.  I would never bring an 8 year old boy to a shower.  The boy would be miserable. 
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    Also, why don't you just not invite the father to be, grandfathers to be and uncles to be?  Maybe they can all hang out together during the shower or something...someplace else.
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  • BeeKayy21BeeKayy21 member

    imageAsbromle:
    Also, why don't you just not invite the father to be, grandfathers to be and uncles to be?  Maybe they can all
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    I've never been to a shower where a grandpa to be was there unless it was co-ed.  Maybe that's just how it is here.  I know my fiance has no interest in being at the shower and neither would by dad or his dad.  I agree that the unlce to

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  • BeeKayy21BeeKayy21 member
    Thanks for the input everyone. Nothing can be easy! But the FTB is for sure coming...it's in honor of both parents not just the mom. I guess every shower is different but like I said, we don't want fully co-ed just the immediate men..if they decide to com
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    Thanks for the input everyone. Nothing can be easy! But the FTB is for sure coming...it's in honor of both
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    Also meant to add:  getting this 'envelope addressing' issue resolved won't solve the problem.  Once people start getting the invite and RSVPing and finding out that FTB + 5 other men will be there they are going to ask if their husband is su

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    Also meant to add:  getting this 'envelope addressing' issue resolved won't solve the problem.  Once people

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  • RoxyLynnRoxyLynn member
    No matter how the hostess addresses the envelopes, I think guests are going to be confused and on the phone with the hostess trying to figure it out.
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    imageRoxyLynn:
    No matter how the hostess addresses the envelopes, I think guests are going to be confused and on the phone with the
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  • jencnhjencnh member

    I just went to a baby shower on Saturday and the FTB, grandfather to be, and the MTB's three brothers were there. I definitely side-eyed it. It was like a sort of co-ed shower, except your own husbands weren't invited. It was kind of awkward. I don't s

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  • BeeKayy21BeeKayy21 member

    Yeah...no. We totally don't look at it like that. I think it makes perfect sense to invite the men that we are inviting. The new life that we are celebrating at the shower is a big part of the 4 men's lives that are coming...not to mention the new fath

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  • Liz4444Liz4444 member
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    Yeah...no. We totally don't look at it like that. I think it makes perfect sense to invite the men that we are inviting.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    You lost me at 60 guests.

    I thought my shower was big with like 30 and it was actually co ed.
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  • vadamsvvadamsv member

    Make it easy...address to only those invited and at the bottom of the invitation state

     "ADULTS ONLY"

    Unless the person invited has an infant it shouldn't be assumed their child is welcome. I just attended a shower a few weeks ago

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