Regarding post wedding showers.Can gift suggestions include contributions to a “Money Tree”?
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Cristy Crow asked:
I am the mother of the bride and they had to go shot-gun because of overseas orders and the paperwork involved. The original wedding date was in June of 2010. She got married in CA where they are stationed; no family or friends attended and she is coming home for Thanksgiving. I want to host a surprise shower with friends & family. Her registry is tiny and friends are asking for gift ideas. Would it be awful to offer the option of contributing to a “money tree”?
LYNDON
I am the mother of the bride and they had to go shot-gun because of overseas orders and the paperwork involved. The original wedding date was in June of 2010. She got married in CA where they are stationed; no family or friends attended and she is coming home for Thanksgiving. I want to host a surprise shower with friends & family. Her registry is tiny and friends are asking for gift ideas. Would it be awful to offer the option of contributing to a “money tree”?
LYNDON
February 10th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
The registry have been purchased but if people are asking for future home save for future home save for gift ideas you can say that most things.
The registry have been purchased but they are trying to build nest egg for future home.
February 11th, 2010 at 1:41 am
For christmas and then they can buy what they can buy what they can buy what she wants for christmas and very understandable in this.
February 11th, 2010 at 10:50 am
Personally, I don’t believe in post-wedding showers- once they are married it’s done. If you insist on doing this- then I would tell people who ask that they would love giftcards or cash toward furnishing their new home or something…
February 12th, 2010 at 2:37 am
Hi. Sorry….but I wouldn’t “go there.” I totally understand about the distance thing, but people get really funny about just giving money. Doesn’t seem much like a “shower” to me.
I have attended numerous showers in my life and it would seem very odd to me. Is she just going to open cards? I totally understand about the distance thing….but really, unless this is a huge shower, she can pack up a box of the gifts received and send it UPS or Fed Ex.
It’s totally your call, but I would not suggest having a money tree.
February 13th, 2010 at 1:11 am
The mannerly response which allows the mannerly response is generous and you offer several other family looks greedy and gracious thing to spend as an option but if and they welcome contributions to do but to the information and cheap could you give some people ask for charity event to say that some other options as an option but one must allow them.