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11-27-2012 at 9:30 AM
TX-Bride
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When friends offer to throw you a shower

What are you supposed to say? We are slowly announcing the news and one of my friends said, I want to throw your shower. I thanked her a lot and said it's still too early but we'll discuss it later. But I think I thanked her about 50 times for the offer.  

What's the standard rule, what are you supposed to say? and how would you handle mutilple offers?

I am only 16 weeks and think it's too early to talk about shower.

 
11-27-2012 at 9:35 AM
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"What a wonderful offer!  When things get a little further along, lets talk about it!"
 
11-27-2012 at 9:35 AM
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"Oh thank you so much for the offer!  I need to get a little further along before I can start even thinking about showers, but touch base w/ me in a couple months.  Again- thank you so much!".

If you get multiple offers and too many for it to make sense to have that many showers, then you start saying "Oh, thank you, but I actually already have __ showers planned." and if you think one of your existing hosts wouldn't mind, you can say "if you want, you can contact ___ to see if they need any help".


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11-27-2012 at 9:49 AM
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EastCoastBride:

"Oh thank you so much for the offer!  I need to get a little further along before I can start even thinking about showers, but touch base w/ me in a couple months.  Again- thank you so much!".

If you get multiple offers and too many for it to make sense to have that many showers, then you start saying "Oh, thank you, but I actually already have __ showers planned." and if you think one of your existing hosts wouldn't mind, you can say "if you want, you can contact ___ to see if they need any help".

All of this, ECB is wise. 


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11-27-2012 at 10:09 AM
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Thank you for the suggestions.

 
12-08-2012 at 7:16 PM
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EastCoastBride:

"Oh thank you so much for the offer!  I need to get a little further along before I can start even thinking about showers, but touch base w/ me in a couple months.  Again- thank you so much!".

If you get multiple offers and too many for it to make sense to have that many showers, then you start saying "Oh, thank you, but I actually already have __ showers planned." and if you think one of your existing hosts wouldn't mind, you can say "if you want, you can contact ___ to see if they need any help".

Sounds good to me! My mom went crazy and at like 8 weeks attacked my MIL and GMIL about starting to plan a shower. I told my mom to back off as they had to get through my SIL's wedding first and then to talk to them. They're also not ones to plan stuff 3 months in advanced! I usually get a call about a day or 2 before a holiday saying "ok dinner is at _____ time, hope to see you there". Whereas my mom was pushing Thanksgiving plans in freaking September... 


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