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12-07-2012 at 1:19 PM
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Baby shower - guest list etiquette

I know for bridal showers, the rule is to invite ppl who are invited to your wedding, but who do you put on your baby shower guest list?

 

(obviously I know you're not going to plan your own baby shower - I meant this as if someone planning one for you and asked for a list of ppl you would want there) 

 
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12-07-2012 at 1:23 PM
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Whoever you want, as long as the host can accomodate the number of guests.
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12-07-2012 at 1:23 PM
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Invite whom ever you want, coworkers, friends and family.
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12-07-2012 at 1:28 PM
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Yep, as PP said, whoever you want or are comfortably asking as long as your host has the resources to accomodate that many people.
 
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12-07-2012 at 1:33 PM
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 I invited:

1. DH and my female relatives that were at our wedding

2. My  closest friends that were at our wedding

3. DH's friends' wives that I socialize with regularly and were at our wedding (4 people)

3. Friends I have made since our wedding and some friends that did not make the wedding cut, as we had a little over 100 people at our wedding (about 10 people).

 My list has approx 60 people on it and I am having 10 hostesses...
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12-07-2012 at 1:51 PM
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I just would want family and close friends, I tried to do that for my bridal shower but my family invited random people so I would quote receive more gifts. Yeah that pissed me off I am not about getting free items I would just want people I am close to.  Sorry for the rant.
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12-07-2012 at 2:10 PM
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Invite whoever you feel comfortable with being there. I hosted a baby shower for my godson and out of the 60 people invited only about 35 showed so I would make sure you ask people to rsvp. I wasted a lot of money (food, drinks and favors) b/c I planned for almost double the people.
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12-07-2012 at 8:38 PM
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I would only invite people you are close with. If you have never socialized with a coworker outside of work, they are not a friend. I really disagree with inviting a lot of people that you aren't close with because people feel obligated to come and to bring presents. 
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12-07-2012 at 10:05 PM
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I only invited family and like 5 friends from high school.

I was actaully just told by a co-wroker who I have spoken to maybe 2 times in the year I have worked at my job that I should have a babyshower and post a sign by the time clock. I was like um no way!! I dont talk to most of these people and they have no idea who I even am.

Just stick with close family and friends.

 
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12-08-2012 at 4:29 AM
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DS's was over 40 ppl. Mostly it is about whose feelings would be hurt. My mom's bffs and their daughters came, for their feelings, my favorite ppl were invited for mine. None of this was gift grabby, just ppl wanting to see me before the big day. This also included a good chunk of my female family, but not all, as their not coming hurt no one's feelings.

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12-08-2012 at 4:44 AM
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DS's was over 40 ppl. Mostly it is about whose feelings would be hurt. My mom's bffs and their daughters came, for their feelings, my favorite ppl were invited for mine. None of this was gift grabby, just ppl wanting to see me before the big day. This also included a good chunk of my female family, but not all, as their not coming hurt no one's feelings.

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12-08-2012 at 8:12 AM
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I'm having a problem w/ this too. There are people in my immediate family who I have no intentions inviting, but then other family members will catch an attitude and boycott it. Idk, I have a few months to sort it out.
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