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NBSR- Bridal shower; holy tackiness!

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I know this is a baby shower board, but I thought you ladies might get a kick out of this. And, I'd like your opinions on the matter as well. So...

First a little back story; My cousin is getting marred in October and her shower is coming up in August. She is incredibly spoiled (i.e. is almost 30 and has never needed to have a full time job because mommy and daddy pay for everything), insecure/fishes for compliments, and always needs to be the center of attention. Despite always wanting to be in the spot light, she apparently isn't a fan of bridal showers because she doesn't like unwrapping gifts in front of people (neither do I, but if you have a shower you generally have to just suck it up and do it). A month or so ago she even told my aunt "don't even bother wrapping my present. I hate unwrapping them". 

Fast forward to today when the invite came in the mail. The invite itself was very nice. The problem I have is with a insert that was included. It had two separate "cutesy" poems on it. The first read something like "As for the wishing well, gadgets and gifts are fine. But do remember the bride's love of wine!" So now I'm supposed to stock her wine fridge, too?! The second said "Now the bride would like the theme of the shower to be "Go Green". So please wrap in clear plastic, or better yet none at all. But do remember to attach a bow or ribbon. The bride still needs her rehearsal bouquet after all." Keep in mind that there is nothing "green" about this bride- no hybrid car, vegetable garden, non-toxic clean products, she doesn't eat organic, etc... It is obvious that she just doesn't want to open the presents and has used this excuse to justify it to her guests. Also, how is using clear plastic to wrap them being green?

I find this SO tacky! Is it wrong that I now have an intense urge to not only wrap her present but also use duct tape to seal it?! Do you find it tacky, too, or am I being crazy?

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  • ordinary1ordinary1 member
    TACKY! If I went I would wrap her present.
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  • Disneygeek77Disneygeek77 member
    Yeah this sounds like a tacky " Display shower" where the bride won't even take the time to sit and open the gifts.  She will simply walk by them set on a table or something. 
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  • Sam Buttons Sam Buttons member
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    SO tacky!nbsp; Not only would I wrap her gift, I would use the heaviest paper available, seal it with glue and duct tape, and as for the wine thing, I would be snarky and wrap up one of those tacky "A day without wine is like a day without sunshine" signs for the kitchen or like one wine stopper.


    This! I'd use newspaper or deconstructed paper bags to wrap so you are actually being green and seal them up with duct tape and crazy glue.
    The kitschy sign is a must!
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  • jencnhjencnh member
    Not only would I find a recycled wrapping paper to wrap it in, I would also make sure her gift was something "green" since she's so into the environment. Perhaps a rain  barrel, perhaps a nice array of "green" cleaning products, maybe a Topsy Turvy so she can grow her own tomatoes....lol
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  • BubbaJugBubbaJug member
    I would wrap her gift in straight up duct tape...As for the win, I'd bring her an open bottle, half gone.
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  • MMason12MMason12 member
    If I went, I would wrap her present with as much wrapping paper, ribbons, and bows that I could possible fit on the gift I got her!  And, I would refuse to buy her anything wine related. 
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  • caladpi02caladpi02 member
    I would get her some shiitty cheap wine and put it in a brown paper bag.
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  • SplashingFishySplashingFishy member
    I would give boxed wine or wine coolers. Maybe two buck chuck if I was feeling generous.
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  • atcwagatcwag member
    How about one of those ugly wine bottle lamp things?....I have one I'd be more than willing to donate to you to give to her.
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  • rbtrumpetrbtrumpet member

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    How about one of those ugly wine bottle lamp things?....I have one I'd be more than willing to donate to you to give to her.

    Yes

    make sure it's all recycled products, wrapped in many layers of recycled paper! 

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  • aec22aec22 member
    Thanks for the responses, ladies! Even my DH got a chuckle out of them! I especially like the newspaper/paper bag ideas and the wine coolers. lmao! I think my mom, sister, and I are going in on a gift (she's only registered at Macy's and the nearest one is an hour away. Ugh! Thank God for online shopping). And I'll be skipping the wine altogether. If it were up to me, I'd totally wrap it. But, my mom is too worried about what my cousin and aunt will think (why, I have no idea!) if we wrap it. I'll be sure to give an update when the shower is over in a few weeks. I'm sure there will be more tackiness to come. :)
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  • LaurenB0726LaurenB0726 member

    imagejencnh:
    Not only would I find a recycled wrapping paper to wrap it in, I would also make sure her gift was something "green" since she's so into the environment. Perhaps a rain  barrel, perhaps a nice array of "green" cleaning products, maybe a Topsy Turvy so she can grow her own tomatoes....lol

     

    HAHA love that idea! green for the not so green? I had a friend that decided to put that on a bridal invite and everything thing came wrapped anyway. plastic wrap is not going green.     

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