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A shower is usually to "shower" the couple with gifts to start their lives together. It sounds like you just want a girls day.
Yes, a shower by definition means "gifts." If you don't want gifts, don't have a shower. There's no reason you can't host a "party" of some other sorts, just don't call it a shower. (It will confuse people who may end up tryign to bring gifts anyhow.)
The purpose of the bridal shower is to "shower" the bride with gifts. If you don't want gifts don't have a shower, have a party.
My family gives cash for the wedding and presents for the shower
Thanks! I'd never even considered it was odd until a bee pointed it out. My bm was just going to use cheesy target invitations for the lunch and nails day so it just said something like "you're invited to a party" so I guess that works out perfectly!
Thanks again!
I would simply call it a Mani and Pedi luncheon. Be sure to let people know they have to pay for their own whatever it is they have to pay for. You dont want to surprise people with a cost they didnt expect.
@lefeymw: Good point! I'm actually paying for everything though. Should I word that some how on the invite so no one worries about the cost?
@yellowshoe: definately!
Something along the lines of "bride hosted manicure and pedicure"
Interesting thread;we're not planning to have a registry too. Good to know!
I am in a similar position. We have chosen not to register because we don't need anymore "stuff." I have been mulling it over with my BMs for a few weeks and just decided that since there are no gifst, there should be no shower. (Although, I did give my MIL a chance to weigh in before I decided. She didn't have much input.)
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So I posted a vent about my MOH bashing bridal showers. She thinks they're just gift grabs. And a bee said it was weird to have a bridal shower if I wasn't having a registry. I had never thought about that. Is that true? That because we aren't asking for gifts I can't have a bridal shower? I didn't want gifts for the bridal shower either, I just wanted a chance for the girls in my family to meet an get to know the girls in my FILs family and my closest girl friends. My other bm and I found a nail salon that lets you rent out the whole place and bring in your own food and booze so we were planning to have lunch there and get our nails done at the same time. So an nontraditional shower.
Maybe it's a cultural thing? I'm chinese and we don't bring gifts to weddings as is. The norm is to gift money in lucky red envelopes.