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Beginner May 2019

Bridal Shower Without Gifts?

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Cheyenne , on March 10, 2019 at 10:10 AM

My fiancé and I already live together and don't really need anything beyond money for our honeymoon. We do have a registry set up on our website and didn't include that we wanted money on our invitations, but rather to just visit our site to see the information. I'm not sure whether I'm still...

I want to spend time with the people that would be coming and play games, but I don't want it to come off rude or tacky that we aren't opening actual gifts. I'd be fine with no one even bringing a gift/money and just doing that at the actual reception itself.

Those of you that already live together/don't need gifts, what are you doing/what are you planning on doing? I feel like most couples live together now and hardly anyone even registers anymore.

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Legend November 2019
Caytlyn · on July 24, 2019 at 2:23 PM
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Tracy, are you going to be okay? It’s perfectly fine that you have a different opinion, but what’s not fine is joining our community, completely ignoring the community guidelines, and attacking other members in your first two comments.
You’re right in thinking that there can be pre wedding events that don’t involve gifts, like bridal luncheons, that the OP could consider over a shower. A shower, by definition, is a gift giving event. If gifts aren’t wanted, there are other options.
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Beginner May 2019
Cheyenne · on July 24, 2019 at 2:31 PM
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Ladies, this post is four months old and I’m already married now. I still agree that a shower can be held without gifts. I’ve even attended them. You can still “shower” someone with love and well wishes. You can still have food and play games. I think if you’re only throwing a shower to get presents, that’s a bit materialistic. We didn’t have one, simply because we didn’t want gifts and just simply ran out of time to have a non-gift party. The main thing I learned through wedding planning is that it DOES NOT MATTER what other people think. If I had a shower and people thought I was tacky, so be it. Those aren’t the people I’d want in my life anyways. It’s your big day and it’s important to stay true to what you want to do. I did so much to please everyone else and I heavily regret it.
Just agree to disagree and move on. 💜
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