Is It Wrong To Show Up At A Wedding Or A Baby Shower With No Gift?
I’m getting married next month, and hadn’t really thought too much about gifts, as people are giving me lots of cash before the wedding. But I AM invited to a baby shower + just attended a wedding (of which I was in)…all before my wedding. I would never think about showing up without a gift, but many people do. It is the source of some wild gossip amongst my friends. What is your opinion? Is it proper to show up sans gift to a... [Read More...]
Is It Appropriate To Give A Baby Gift To A Pregnant Bride Along With The Wedding Gift?
Giving the wedding gift and the baby gift in the same giving would kind of look like you were trying to make a point …. sort of in the same snide category as bringing a box of ‘Minute Rice’ to throw at the bridal couple. Unless the wedding and the delivery are going to simultaneous, then the gifts shouldn’t be simultaneous either. Read More →
Baby Shower Gift – What Can I Make With Mini Candy Bars?
We’re playing the game where you melt the mini candy bar in the diaper, so the winner will get the rest of the candy bars, but I’m stuck on presentation. I don’t just want to give them a gift bag of candy bars. Thanks for your ideas! Read More →
Is There A Polite Way To Ask People To Include A Reciept With Their Baby Shower Gift?
With my first baby, I recieved several duplicates of things plus things that I already had. Don’t get me wrong, I am very appreciative of the thought that my family and friends put into getting my baby a gift. But with this baby and baby shower, I would like to be able to exchange things that I cannot use for things that we need. Last time, hardly anyone included reciepts so I ended up with a bunch of stuff that I ended up giving away or selling... [Read More...]