WR - Spinoff to my post on Bridal showers

I am getting so frustrated creating an invite for my FSIL's shower.

Do you think asking guests to wrap things in cellophane is too much to ask on top of asking for a wishing well gift with a specific theme and a recipe on top of that?

I have to include all of this on the invite....

Ahhhhh!!

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Not at all... Some guests might not even bother wrapping the gift in clear wrap at all.... all of the display showers I've been to, I'd say about 50% were not even wrapped in cellophane.

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Kind of. I think some of the guests, especially from an older generation, will be put out by such a request.

I made a shower for one of my friends last year with her mother. At the same time she was invited to a shower with a similar request and went on and on about how much she didnt like the idea of specifing how to wrap a gift.

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I wanted everything for my shower wrapped in cellophane, but a lot of people said that guest would be offended so I just let them wrap instead. It was the usual long drawn out gift opening...but I felt that since people were spending money on me, they could wrap it however they wanted to.

I would send a recipe card with the invite so guests can have it prepared, in some cases people will forget to bring them so have extra cards on hand.

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Honestly, yes, I think that is too much.

She sounds way too involved in the planning of her shower, too. My shower wasn't a surprise, but I wasn't in on the details.

A display shower is one thing, but trying to control exactly how the guests present / wrap their gifts, the sort of wishing well gifts to give, etc., etc. all together is a big much. I'd be put off by that as a guest.

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While I understand the convenience of having everything wrapped in cellophane, I disagree with asking your guests to wrap things that way for two reasons:
1: Registry gifts are usually bought at places that DO NOT wrap gifts that way...so that means your guests will have to wrap things themselves, even though they purchased your items at a place that wraps for them
2: I know a lot of older people will want to see you take out their gifts and OOH and AHH over things. I know it sounds silly but some of your guests will be disappointed you didn't open their gifts, JMO!

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Don't get me wrong...i love the recipe idea and the wishing well theme was my idea (how many of us got 87 dish towels in our wishing well) but the cellophane wrapping upsets me. I think i am more upset because, when i give a gift, i love to decorate it and then watch the person open it.

Showers can be boring but i feel like it is a rite of passage...we all had to do the "open presents infront of everyone" thing. And i worry that it is going to highly offend my family and i am the only one in the bridal party respresenting....

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Honestly yeah,

people love to put effort into baskets, gift bags etc. I know it takes time to open gifts, but that's what a shower is. The gifts look so gorgeous wrapped up. Cellophane wouldn't save THAT much time and it might offend people.

My MIL put some of my gifts in hatboxes I still use. Don't take that away.

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Personally I wouldnt want someone telling me to wrap a gift in cellophane.

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hey lisa!

I think the wishing well and the recipe and those types of things are fine to put on the invitation, but i think the cellophone is a little much.

Part of the fun of a shower is to watch the bride-to-be open the gifts. We all had to endure showers were we watched, but we know how fun it is when it's our turn!

i think it might "turn off" some guests, particularly those of the older generation. plus, it's so much more convienent to get the gift wrapped for free at Fortunoff or BB&B or whatever, particularly if it's a large or hard to wrap gift.

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Re: WR - Spinoff to my post on Bridal showers

Ugh, I went to a shower a few months ago that requested everything to be wrapped in cellophane. I'm totally not a fan. BORRRRRING!

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i think that's asking a lot

i LOVE seeing brides open their gifts. if i've spent $$$ on a gift, i'd like to see her open it! and for the wishing well, i'd be put off by that as well. i want to buy her what i want to buy her. having too many requests is too bridezillaish.

i got the most creative and wonderful wishing well gifts...and not a single dishtowel!

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Yes it is. If I take the time to go shopping and wrap a present a bride to be can take the time to unwrap the present. JMO THe idea of a shower is to shower the bride with presents - it is not just a get together.

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If the bride doesn't open gifts what else do you do at the shower for 3-4 hours?