Joined: 02 Jun 2006 Posts: 27 Location: San Fransisco Bay Area
Invite Relatives You Don't Know to Your Shower? Posted: 06-05-06 07:08am
Hey ladies,
I have seen a few posts in here of women
asking things like "should I invite my
husband's cousins/aunts/grandma, even if
they don't know me?" or any other legal
relatives they don't know. I guess some
women think its tacky.
I just wanted to throw my two cents in---i
have been invited to showers like that
(for my cousin chris' wife). I had never
met her, but that baby was going to be my
"second cousin", and I always liked cousin
chris! I wasn't offended by being asked
to supply a gift at all, and his wife
turned out to be a real sweetie. We're
actually good friends now!
I think we should deffinitely invite
relatives/in-laws we don't know.
Why? Well, this is how I have always
looked at it, and maybe it will help you
too:
we are having the shower to celebrate the
arival of the newest/latest family member!
The entire family (on both sides) has
the right to do that, weather they all
know each other or not. If you don't
know them, I say that welcoming a new
addition to the family is the perfect
opportunity/excuse to meet and bond! A
wonderful, cheerful enviornment too!
---melissa
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linuxChique
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 4535
Posted: 02-06-07 10:32am
I think the relative has to know at least
1 person in the couple. I would be
offended if I received an invitation from
a couple I didn't know, but I wouldn't be
if I knew at least one of them. When you
invite people to a shower, you are asking
them to give up several hours of their
life and spend money on a gift. It's
completely inappropriate to ask that of
someone who doesn't even know you.
