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Stacey1403
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
I loved what they did at my bridal shower:
They took clothes pins and wrote a word that had something to do with us as a couple. Our names, Fire Island stuff(where we met), our siblings names, stuff like that and then bridal words too. Each guest picked two clothes pins they had to wear and if you overheard a person use the words on their clothespin you got to take it off and put it on yourself. At the end the person with the most clothespins wins a prize.
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LightUpOurLife
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
Posted by kellsbells7
People have gone out of their way to spend money on you, wrap it nicely for you and be there on your day. The least you can do is open them and acknowledge them.
I totally agree!!!!!!
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| Posted 8/21/07 5:24 PM |
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Elizabeth
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
Posted by sticklee
i think you should strongly encourage her to open gifts
i don't understand how a bride-to-be can say she doesn't "feel like" opening them. well guess what - half of your guests don't feel like being there either, but they've come and they've brought gifts, and the right thing to do is open them
ITA! Yes, its a long process, sometimes boring for guests or uncomfortable for someone who doesnt want to be the center ot attention or the usual bridal foufiness but I think anyone who spends time and money to give you a gift, deserves to see you open it. Some people really like that, esp if they did something special with the presentation. It would come across as somewhat ungrateful to me.
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| Posted 8/21/07 5:53 PM |
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Chai77
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
I guess you could call me "untraditional" too. We did not have any games at my shower. I did however open all the gifts. Isn't that the whole point of a shower? I think people will get angry if she doesn't open gifts at least. Maybe compromise- lay off the games, set aside the close family gifts for later and she opens all the others?
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| Posted 8/21/07 6:03 PM |
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islandersgirl74
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
I have honestly never heard of not opening shower gifts. I know after a while it could get a little boring, but I think everyone likes to see their gifts being opened and what everyone else got. I would try and talk her into opening them.
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| Posted 8/21/07 6:10 PM |
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Palebride
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
When my sister got married last year, she was a little uncomfortable opening gifts at her shower, so we had a theme shower - "wine". We asked everyone to bring a bottle of their favorite wine for a shower gift, instead of a typical registry gift. Since all of the gifts were wine, we put them out on a table and she never had to open any gifts. Of course, she and her then-fiance already had a house and had been living together for some time, so they didn't need typical wedding gifts.
This year, we threw her a baby shower and again, she was uncomfortable opening gifts. So we wrote on the invitation that it would be a "display shower". We asked people to either not wrap their gifts, or wrap them in celophane. Then we put the gifts on tables for all to see and people could go in and look at the gifts if they wanted to. It was nice because everyone got a chance to talk to each other a lot more, and it was more of a party than a shower atmosphere.
Since the party is in the bride's honor, I kind of think she should be comfortable there. And if opening gifts is going to make her uncomfortable, then something shoudl be done in it's place.
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| Posted 8/21/07 6:32 PM |
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Kristin616
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
Posted by LaPetiteSirène
I recently went to a "viewing shower" where all of the gifts were wrapped in clear plastic.
I was just going to suggest this. I went to a shower like where they had this.
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| Posted 8/21/07 6:40 PM |
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nyteacher13
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
Posted by LaPetiteSirène
I recently went to a "viewing shower" where all of the gifts were wrapped in clear plastic.
I LOVE this idea!
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| Posted 8/21/07 10:02 PM |
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DaniJude
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
Posted by LaPetiteSirène
I recently went to a "viewing shower" where all of the gifts were wrapped in clear plastic.
Yes, my cousin's shower was like this. So, yeah I've heard of this before and I've seen it done a couple of times since. It is usually stated somewhere or somehow on the invite (either in it on a card or ON the invite itself)... That if people want their gifts displayed to wrap them in clear plastic or affix a bow.
I didn't do that at my Shower but I didn't really want games either- just not my thing. People mingled and everything was fine. I actually got a lot of compliments from guests about how my Shower didn't have games that "distracted" from women conversing- everyone gabbed and ate for a few hours and went home-- BUT they did watch me open gifts-- I chose to open gifts. I don't think women will be bored if she doesn't open them.
There is one game that's kinda cute- but not "cheesy"- you can ask her groom questions and have her answer them at the shower based on what she thinks HE said... kinda fun.
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| Posted 8/21/07 10:07 PM |
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DaniJude
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
Posted by BJandDan
Posted by kellsbells7
People have gone out of their way to spend money on you, wrap it nicely for you and be there on your day. The least you can do is open them and acknowledge them.
I totally agree!!!!!!
Yes, I do agree with this...
Which is why I opened them at my Shower.
Not to say that I would be really miffed if someone else chose to do this at a Shower I was a guest at-- but the reason I opened mine was because I wanted people to know how much I appreciated their generous gift.
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| Posted 8/21/07 10:10 PM |
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randella
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
Posted by Beth1210
opening the gifts is the best part
people love to ohhh and ahhhh
I actually hate this part of showers-- as do most people I know. Showers are just WAY too long. I like to of course see my gift opened, as I am sure most people do--- but, I would 100% forgo that to get an hour back of my weekend. I can wait for my thank you note to see how much they liked it.
I did it at mine, cause I didn't think I had a choice. My SIL did not do it at hers. You do need to have something planned to do instead- at her shower, there was nothing.. and no one knew when to leave.
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| Posted 8/21/07 10:18 PM |
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lullabella
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
I didn't. We had a 100 person Jack and Jill shower so it would have been too much.
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| Posted 8/21/07 10:35 PM |
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2Pisces
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
I am not a fan of showers. I had a display shower brunch. The invite requested guests not wrap their gifts and have them on "display" for all to see, and so that is what we did. 
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| Posted 8/21/07 10:47 PM |
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Beth
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Re: WR: Did anyone *not* open their gifts at their bridal shower?
Posted by randella
Posted by Beth1210
opening the gifts is the best part
people love to ohhh and ahhhh
I actually hate this part of showers-- as do most people I know.
well considering what I went to school for and what most of my friends do for a living- we better like to see our products get held up at showers
it pays the bills 
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