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Expert June 2021

Drive thru couple shower what is the appropriate guests list?

on March 6, 2021 at 10:14 PM Posted in Parties and Events 0 9
My fiancé and I are considering having a drive thru shower. We had long given up on having any shower due to covid and not wanting to hire a venue and an outdoor one at that (in a city that barely has outdoor spaces) along with catering. We feel it would just be too much with all the unexpected covid added expenses for the wedding piling up. But when we heard of our families hopes of us having something it’s been hard to shake from our minds. We had time to come to terms with sacrificing all pre wedding festivities all last year but our family I guess still had hope. So we found out about the drive thru showers and are trying to plan one out. Our current idea (just an idea nothing set in stone) is to set up at my old family home. Decorate the outside set up some tables. Have some family members cook and purchase nice to go trays, get cup cakes and individual cupcake holders and nicely bagged candies. Send invites with the just of what a drive thru shower is. When guests come they can give a gift if they’d like and we’d give them a nice gift bag with a mini champagne bottle, tray of food, cupcake and candy. Then we would have a virtual component at the end when we would invite all guests to join us on zoom to open the presents and give our thanks and let them see our reactions to their generosity.
Our question is, because hybrid weddings and having a virtual aspect is so new due to covid, what is the etiquette for virtual guests? Do they get an invite to this? I know in the traditional sense only those invited to the wedding would receive invites. But do virtual invites count as well? What are the new etiquette rules for virtual guests? It’s so confusing. We don’t want to leave anyone out but we also don’t want guests to be put off receiving a drive thru shower invite but not being able to attend in person though they know the reasons for that is out of our hands.
There’s just so much gray areas now and we want to make the right decisions.

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Latest activity by Caden, on June 5, 2021 at 2:44 AM
  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    The same guest criteria if Covid was not in place. Only those on the wedding/ceremony guest list who are super close to you relationship wise and location wise.

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    Willow ·
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    I'd only invite super close, local guests who are invited to attend your wedding in person. If you invite a virtual only wedding guest to your drive by shower, that's pretty much telling them that they don't make the cut for an in person invite to the main event but you still want them to drive to you to give you an extra gift. Also, a Zoom event gets really dull if you have too many people because only one person can talk at a time.
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  • Michelle
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    Agree with this.

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    Judith ·
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    When it comes to manners, i think drive thru showers planned by the couple are rock bottom gift grabs. Of your friends, of friends with famy, want to have a shower in your honor, they still can. Hosting your own drive through and drop a gift and get goodie bag showrr, is just awful. This past awful covid year I have been to real showers thrown by friends, and also to real weddings. No follow up cases, because it is possible to space things out, and there are lots of spaces. Birthday, anniversary, or shower, giving a party or drive through to collect gifts for yourself is simply bad manners. Even in non covid times, not everyone has a shower. But your friends can figure how, if they want to do it, without you having a present drive.
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    Honestly, I had no idea the couple or bride was not support plan a shower. My wedding will be the first wedding (traditional kind) since 1996 in my family. The others had all been courthouse weddings with no pre wedding festivities or small receptions. My family constantly tells me they have no idea what is supposed to be what, so I gain all of my knowledge from this forum. But I will tell my parents and maid of honor I’ll no longer go through with it. The last thing I want is to be seen as gift grabby. I honestly wanted to preserve as much normalcy in this wedding planning time as I could manage since covid changed so much. But thank you for your input.
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    Yes, this os given in your honor. The bridesmaids, or her friends who are going to the wedding, plan a shower. People will view that as good manners. And people invited usually women, are from the list of those invited to the wedding. A shower gift is in addition to the wedding gift.
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    Amanda ·
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    Don’t let that get you done- some commenters have very negative things to say on everyone’s posts. I have seen drive through baby showers! I think a virtual wedding shower would be more appropriate and invite the (typically women, but whoever!) people you are closest to who will be invited to the wedding.
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  • Michelle
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    This is true. The couple should never plan their own shower. If it is not hosted by bridesmaids or other guests, you don't have one.

    Etiquette is still in place during Covid, regardless if some choose not to follow it.

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  • Elizabeth
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    Elizabeth ·
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    Your idea sounds cute, but you guys cant host your own shower. However, I don't see a problem eith doing your plan and just having your mom or sister be the official host.


    Definitely only invite people who will be invited to the wedding. Also, maybe see if it's feasible to mail or drop off the champagne and treats instead of a pick up? Then you can do a short and sweet zoom where you thank everyone, talk a bit to them, open presents, and maybe invite a family member or two to speak.
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