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12-03-2012 at 9:56 AM
ashleyr409
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Baby Shower this weekend.. Need advice?

My favorite cousin is throwing me a babby shower this weekend. No one has rsvp or even bought anything on my baby registry. I am so nervous. She went through a lot of trouble to give me this shower and I dont know if anyone will show. She thought a good idea was this Friday(shower is Sat.) send out reminder text/email messages says:(she will be sending the emails and text)

This is a reminder for Baby Evan's Shower tomorrow at ......... Hope to see you there.

Is this a good idea?

 
12-03-2012 at 10:03 AM
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Reminder is a good idea but I would do it today or tomorrow rather than Friday, to give people time to get organized/buy gifts ahead of time.  Remember, even if just a few folks come, it will still be fun!  I had my shower this weekend and several people gave me beautiful gifts not from my registry. 

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12-03-2012 at 10:10 AM
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i agree you need to send a RSVP reminder today not Fri..thats too late!
 
12-03-2012 at 10:13 AM
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The reminder idea is a good one I think just in case.

 

Oh and don't freak about your registry. All of my friends bought gifts for me the night before or the morning of the shower and they were all lovely.  I'm a last minute kind of girl myself so I often will buy a gift on the way to the shower if BRU/Target/BBB are on the way.



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12-03-2012 at 10:37 AM
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Suz+Mo:
All of my friends bought gifts for me the night before or the morning of the shower and they were all lovely.  I'm a last minute kind of girl myself so I often will buy a gift on the way to the shower if BRU/Target/BBB are on the way.

In my experience most people buy gifts within 24 hours of the shower. When I get an invitation to one, I look at the registry, identify two or three things I might like to buy, then just pick one of them on the day of.

 


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12-03-2012 at 11:00 AM
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My sister is throwing my shower this weekend for me.  She was having a rough time getting RSVP's.  So i sent a private message out on Facebook "Hey guys :):) My sister was requesting email addresses because she hadn't gotten an rsvp for the shower next weekend...but I figured this would be easier. Just let me know if you can make it or not."

I actually got responses from everyone that way!


 
12-03-2012 at 11:15 AM
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I agree with sending a reminder sooner, rather than later. Also, it seems that many of my gifts were also bought at the last minute. I think people do this to help keep showers a surprise and/or to make sure their gifts are a surprise. I know I'm a last minute shopper, so I'm sure you'll see more than you expect. You will also receive lots of items not on your registry, so don't get too nervous. I'm sure it will be great. Side note - depending on where you live, many people that were invited to my shower never received their invites due to Hurricane Sandy. If you are within that area, it may have affected whether or not some people even received their invites, in which case a call would be a great idea! It's the only way my Godmother even knew that there WAS a shower...

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12-03-2012 at 12:17 PM
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My Mom and MIL had a lot of trouble getting the RSVP's too. I think with the time of year people are busy with holiday parties and X-mas shopping. I did not get a ton of stuff on my registry, I got mainly gifts off my registry. I did get some wonderful gifts though. Remember you can always exchange things and you will have fun no matter how many people are there.

 I think a reminder is a great idea but I would do it earlier then Friday. 


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12-03-2012 at 7:58 PM
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I don't think there would be anything wrong with her calling them now and asking them to please RSVP. Also, as PPs have said, people wait until the very last minute to buy gifts. Some will even wait until the day of and buy a gift on their way to the shower.


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