My FH just told me that his mom wants to host a shower for us. While that’s super kind of her, I do not want a shower. He isn’t too keen on it either, but would do it to appease his mother. Him and I will definitely be talking more about this and decide what’s best, but I’d love to hear thoughts on how to best decline her offer.
A few reasons to decline include: 1. It’s a second wedding for us both and we’re trying to keep things simple, 2. She wants to invite our coworkers and friends but our invite list is small so there aren’t too many folks we’d be inviting anyway, and 3. We aren’t registering for gifts and do not want to accumulate more things. Also, I’m not from this area, and I don’t really want to ask my close friends to travel for a shower I’m not interested in having.
Long story short, we want this wedding to feel simple and meaningful and this idea for a shower doesn’t really match up with that. I know FH is hesitant to decline because he doesn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, but at the end of the day neither of us are real thrilled about a shower. Thoughts?
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