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Baby shower meet and greet!

jlh1023jlh1023 member
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Ok so we have decided to have our shower be after our daughters arrival while my husband is home (he is active army) and his OOT family will be able to see him and the new baby...it will be the actual shower so I want it to be "formal" with gifts that we open in front of the guests, foods and a few fun games/activities. However I have no idea how to word the invites and my mom is hosting it. My MIL says calling it a sip and see would make it appear too informal...anyone have any experience with this or ideas on invite wording?! TIA!!
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  • foxyroxyfoxyroxy member
    If your mom is hosting, you need to let her figure it out. You should stay far, far away from it looking like you are throwing your own shower. Your job is to show up and be the guest/s of honor, nothing more. 

    A sip and see is no more or less formal than a shower, they are just two different types of events, btw.
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  • HeatherMc78HeatherMc78 member
    I am not sure if it is proper wording but how about something like....You are invited to JLH1023's Shower. Please come to celebrate and meet our little guest of honor, "daughter's name".
    Being that you are military and most or all your guests know it, they would understand you wanting your hubby to be there with you. I am military as well. We have had a few events that we scheduled around my hubby's deployments.
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  • Shanmarie1083Shanmarie1083 member
    If the baby will already be here why do you need the gifts? Shouldn't you already have everything you need at that point? Even if you don't it's not other people's responsibility to provide for your child.

    A sip and see can still be formal and have food and games. The formality of an event can be indicated through the type of invitations chosen and the wording.  I'm sure some people will still bring gifts anyway, people just love to shop for babies. However, you can't dictate that people bring you gifts. Either way, your only responsibility in the matter is to show up, enjoy your time with your guests and be grateful for whatever you do get. Let you mom, the host handle all of the specifics. 

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  • Wishing35Wishing35 member
    Your mother should just word it like any other shower invite and include that they will get to meet the baby as well. I wouldn't over think it too much.
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  • michelle7482michelle7482 member
    I agree word it like a shower, provide registry details, and people will choose what they want to bring.  It's not like you are having a shower before and after.  I think people need to relax here.  She's doing it after her hubs is home b/c he is currently serving our country.  Sheesh!

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    michelle7482 said:
    I agree word it like a shower, provide registry details, and people will choose what they want to bring.  It's not like you are having a shower before and after.  I think people need to relax here.  She's doing it after her hubs is home b/c he is currently serving our country.  Sheesh!
    No one has an issue with the timing. In plenty of cultures, this is the norm. The issue is her odd insistence on gifts and the fact that it appears like she is co-hosting, which is tacky, military or not. 
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    foxyroxy said:
    michelle7482 said:
    I agree word it like a shower, provide registry details, and people will choose what they want to bring.  It's not like you are having a shower before and after.  I think people need to relax here.  She's doing it after her hubs is home b/c he is currently serving our country.  Sheesh!
    No one has an issue with the timing. In plenty of cultures, this is the norm. The issue is her odd insistence on gifts and the fact that it appears like she is co-hosting, which is tacky, military or not. 
    Yeah, it's the insistence on there being gifts that is rubbing people the wrong way. Also, it certainly does appear like the OP is co-hosting her own shower since she's so involved with the invitation wording. Her only responsibility as the guest of honor is to show up. 

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  • jlh1023jlh1023 member
    I am not hosting or co hosting..just trying to help with the invite wording. Thought to ask on here for wording ideas to see if other moms had done this type of shower since no one I know personally has. As for the gifts--I actually won't have everything we need for her, this shower will be held a week after she is born, ill have the bigger items but not the small stuff etc. I plan on putting where we are registered but not demanding everyone bring something. I've always just assumed you bring a gift to any type of shower but want my guests there when I open them vs open house style where people drop the gift off visit for a little bit then leave.
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