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Mrs.AshAsh
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Sprinkle Invite Wording Ideas, Please...
Mrs.AshAsh
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Okay, so short and sweet back story. My MIL was over my house last week and told me, I wasnt going to tell you this because I know how you feel about this stuff but I want you to know that Im going to have a shower for you. This is my third pregnancy and it was 100 unplanned. I was on birth control when I got pregnant. To add to the surprise of finding out that we are expecting, we found out that we are expecting twins...fraternal twin boys. It was actually trips but we lost one. She was very negative about everything at first and as shaken up as I was about everything, it didnt help to hear her thoughts about things. But, I digress...I told her that I really wasnt comfortable about the thought of having another shower...especially since I already has one when I was pregnant with my first child. She said its only going to be immediate family and its just to celebrate these boys. I asked her if we could call it a "sprinkle" so people dont think they need to bring gifts. So, thats what she is going to do but is now saying she doesnt know how to word the invite. Any suggestions to pass along? I told her to include the date, time, rsvp info, where its at and no gifts. She wants cutesy verbage. Not sure if anyone has any experience with this? TIA for your help.
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Re: Sprinkle Invite Wording Ideas, Please...
ETA: Thank you for your suggestion though.
I know this is going to be a very unpopular opinion on this board, but I would have no problem understanding a sprinkle invite that said not to bring gifts. To me it says come eat cake, sprinkle me with love and support, and have a good time like any other party.
Personally I would never do a meet the baby party, especially with twins. I would be too stressed out, and worried about all the germs.
I'm so confused. Who said anything about a poem?
Im very leary of a Meet The Babies party early on...especially since the boys will be born right about the start of flu season germs are a big factor and the fact that I will be adjusting to life with 4 kids. We wont be baptising the boys until they are a minimum of 4 to 5 months, if not a little later, depending on circumstances. Its similar to what we did with our second child born in September. Our families were beyond ready to meet the baby at that point and I was okay with having people over at that point.
Also, a couple people mentioned telling my MIL to throw a "Meet the Babies" party instead of a "sprinkle". I appreciate the suggestions/advice but I would never ask my MIL to throw a party for me. She told me she was throwing a shower and I expressed how I wasnt comfortable with that because I havr already had one so I suggested it be called a sprinkle. I would never tell my MIL to throw a party in place of one that she had graciously told me she was already going to throw. I understand the declining due to not wanting gifts on my part but declining and then telling her to throw a different party instead seems a bit rude to me, JMHO.
Lastly, to the poster who said that you cant celebrate the boys if they arent even there...Im kindly disagreeing with you. I feel that the point of a "Shower" is to shower the MTB for the baby that will be brought into the world. Thus, a celebration/party. So, again IMHO, as shocked as I am about this pregnancy, I celebrate these boys and am looking forward to welcoming them into our lives, they dont necessarily need to be here for me to celebrate them.
A and C already make two.
B and B double that crew.
They're adding TWO more to this growing bunch.
So please come over and join us for lunch...
My MIL just wanted something with the word "sprinkle" in it. Thats what I was hoping to get suggestions about. Im, once again, sorry for any confusion I have caused.
I was invited to one earlier this year that was this design and wording, just names changed. I thought they were very cute.
https://www.zazzle.com/umbrella_baby_sprinkle_shower_blue_for_boy_invitation-161816605004648541
Mstal...those are really cute! Thank you very much for the example and link!!
Just google sprinkle invitation wording. I've never been to one, so I don't know off the top of my head how to word it.
You're having twins, it's immediate family, you're modest about it... I mean, that's the best case scenario for a sprinkle, whether or not everyone on this board agrees with them as a concept in general.
Sprinkles ARE gift giving events, but usually just diapers and clothes. Small items. You don't need a registry.
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I've never thrown a sprinkle so I don't have any cute sayings, but as far as wanting no gifts, I think as long as you don't register, don't have registry info on the invite and your MIL doesn't give any registry/gift suggestions via word of mouth then you should be fine.
Congrats, that must be quite a surprise for your family!
Thank you! Yes, it has definitely been a surprise for us but everything happens for a reason. This is proof of that. We joke that we are going to name the boys, "Surprise" and "Shock"! Lol.
This and Thank you! I appreciate it. Also, we are going to keep any mention of gifts off of the invite but when asked, because Im certain that I will be, I will be sure to tell them that their presence is my present! Thats cute and Im definitely going to use it.
This sounds like what I want! Thank you for bringing this to my attention and Im definitely going to mention it to MIL.
I was on the fence with this example, leaning towards 'maybe,ok', until I noticed "so and so is registered at...". Having registered and mentioning it on the invitation makes the event sound very gift-y.
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I definitely agree with the registry information being on there making the event sound gifty. We will not be making a registry nor will there be any mention of gifts. If someone brings one, they will be thanked and have a thank you card sent as well but I dont want to make a fuss about gifts at all. Thats really not what this "party" is supposed to be about. To each their own though, I guess. Thanks for your input!!