OK, so on Twitter today I was asking about Display Showers. I guess this is a newish sort of thing and I'm not sure I'm on the bandwagon just yet. The idea (for those of you clueless like me) is that the guests bring gifts unwrapped and they are on display to eliminate the unwrapping portion of the shower.
Now, don't get me wrong I see the point. But, isn't the unwrapping a big reason why people go to showers? And, etiquette states that there should not be mention of an expectation of a gift on the actual invitation, only on an insert. So, the very idea of calling a shower a display shower seems to insinuate that gifts are mandatory and please don't make them pretty.
And, while I really like this couple having the baby I do have one beef. She still hasn't learned how to spell my name. We've known them for years, they came to our wedding and have received numerous thank you and holiday cards from us, all with my name on them. My name is Sara, not Sarah. (Yes, I know this sounds petty, but if you know me well enough to invite me to your wedding or baby shower you should know how to spell my name. I'm just sayin') If there's no wrapping there's no opportunity for me to write "From Sara".
I realized I can't go (making all of this discussion moot, I know) as it's my niece's birthday party that day and I told my sister I'd help out. So, I'll just be sending a gift ahead of time. To wrap or not to wrap, that is the question...
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I understand the concept of a shower is to give gifts, but this type seems to make it so perfunctory. Why not just leave the gift on the front porch and forego the whole party? :)
No worries, I HATE it when people miss my name too. Except of course since I'm with an H I hate it when people leave it off. But just to make you feel better- my GRANDMOTHER spells my name wrong. Technically shes my Dad's stepmom but she was around long before I was born so why she gets my name wrong I never understand. Lack of caring? Its just something I've learned to live with.
As for the gift, since you can't go you don't have to follow the rules. Wrap it and put From: SARA in lovely caps. =]
It bothers me when people spell my name too. More often than not, they are adding extra letters. :-)
I vote for wrapping the present, and using Sarah Ann's suggestion to write in big letters "From: SARA".
Do you know if they are going to put your gift out at the shower or if it's just going to go straight to the girl? I'm asking because I didn't know a shower I went to was a display shower and I wrapped the gift and they unwrapped it anyway, so it really didn't make a difference. If it's going to be displayed at the shower, they are probably going to unwrap it beforehand and she won't see the card. If it's just going to her, I say wrap it.
I agree that this seems like a "mandatory" gift giving shower which also bothers me. The only time this would NOT bother me is if the couple is extremely environmentally conscious and suggested the idea to eliminate paper waste. Who knows.
Also, I am very sensitive about name spelling. So sensitive that when I meet someone new and their name is, "Michelle", for example, I ask them if it has two L's or one. I always need to know this because I think spelling is important. If she was a new friend I could understand the misspelling but give me a break. I would almost tell her straight up, "Oh and hey, my name is Sarah without an H."
xoxo
I hate when my name is mispelled too, but sadly it happens ALL the time, even by my aunts and MIL!
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