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Display showers
What are your thoughts on display showers - tacky or not?
I am helping my mom organize my baby shower and I'd like to have a display shower so that I can spend more time talking to my guests than having people watch me open gifts. At my bridal shower, I had hardly any time to talk with everyone and I'd like to not repeat it because I feel that it's more rude than not opening gifts in front of anyone.
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
Re: Display showers
I personally am not a fan, but a large percentage of the guests at my shower were older. My mom is super traditional and would probably have a coronary if that were suggested
I do agree with lachute - as much as I say I hate showers and watching people open gifts, I do find myself looking to see when my gift is coming up so I can watch the bride/mom-to-be open it
Also, I just don't like putting any kind of stipulation or "suggestion" as to how or what people give as a gift
DS 3.12.08
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DD 8.01.13
I'm not really a fan. They had one at work for a coworker and it kind of sucked. You would think it would give more talking time, etc, but it was awkward jsut watching the mom-to-be circle the table looking at the gifts.
I usually put a lot of thought into the gifts I give and try and give something a little personal with it, so I get excited when the mom-to-be opens it.
If you're worried about people just sitting around and getting bored, you could do small games during it, like that timer game. (when the timer goes off, the persons gift who you are opening gets a prize).
All of this.
I've been to a few showers recently where the mom didn't open the gifts...they just sat on a table. I prefer that to a display shower. It wasn't tacky at all.
The only problem I had was in one of the thank you cards I received, the mom said "thanks for coming to my shower." --- not "thanks for such-and-such gift." I spent a lot on her gift so I actually emailed her to make sure she got it. Luckily it was a good friend so it wasn't too awkward.
I'm not into them. When I go to showers I like watching them open my gift and see their reaction, plus I love oohing and aahing over all the cute, fluffy little things.
If anything, I would see it more for a wedding shower. Not as much oohing and aahing over spoons and coffee makers.
See, I'm the exact opposite! I love looking at kitchen things but could really care less about anything baby related. I am just not an ooh-er or aah-er over that kind of stuff.
However, I really appreciate everyone's honest input and because the shower is for my guests as much as it is for me, I'll just suck it up and open the gifts.
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
I've been to several display showers, and I see why they are better for the mom to be. I just think that people like seeing their present opened and being acknowledged.
I also just like opening presents. You could wrap a dog turd, and I'll be excited to open it. I don't care what's inside, it's like Christmas morning every time I rip into some paper.
And yes, I'm Jewish. Hanukkah is not as exciting as Christmas, okay?
Well now I know what to get you for a wedding present!
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
This
Wanna go halfsies on her gift?
My little nuggets
We can do a combo pack a la Otis and Binny!
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
I'm not a fan of display showers for all of the above reasons.. I did however recently go to one that was kind of half & half..
They said they were going green, so not to wrap the presents, but that if you did want to wrap them to wrap them in a receiving blanket. So it went a little quicker because the mom just opened the blanket to see the present (although this didnt work for big presents..) - I thought it was a weird idea when I got the invite - but seeing it actually happen it wasn't so bad. Gifts were still covered in the blanket, so there was some element of surprise. And it went quicker because most people just wrapped a present in a blanket and tied it with ribbon, so she just had to untie and open. And there was virtually no trash, which is always good. I hate seeing all that wrapping paper being thrown out.