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wishing well at baby shower
Has anyone else had a wishing well type thing (similar to at a wedding) where people can give cash gifts instead of actual gifts?
Alot of my friends are worried about me getting doubles or stuff i dont like so i thought of having a wishing well so my partner and i can just go out and buy what we need after the shower. People who dont want to give cash can of course still bring a gift if they choose.
Any thoughts or experiences with this?
Alot of my friends are worried about me getting doubles or stuff i dont like so i thought of having a wishing well so my partner and i can just go out and buy what we need after the shower. People who dont want to give cash can of course still bring a gift if they choose.
Any thoughts or experiences with this?
I love that idea! :)
My friends are coming up with a catchy little saying to put on the invites, one suggestion was
Dont know what to buy for this sweet little girl? Fear not, there will be a wishing well.
Whether its a gift or cash, whether its big or small, mother to be will be happy with all.
And putting something in with the invite that says
as we know its sometimes hard to find that perfect gift or even the time to shop, a wishing well will be set up on the day to take that stress away.
gifts and wishing well donations arent necessary as mother to be will be happy with just your attendance.
Thats the draft of the first suggestion anyway.
Dont know what to buy for this sweet little girl? Fear not, there will be a wishing well.
Whether its a gift or cash, whether its big or small, mother to be will be happy with all.
And putting something in with the invite that says
as we know its sometimes hard to find that perfect gift or even the time to shop, a wishing well will be set up on the day to take that stress away.
gifts and wishing well donations arent necessary as mother to be will be happy with just your attendance.
Thats the draft of the first suggestion anyway.
My sister is doing my baby shower and I thought about the wishing well but then Se made me write a list of everything I needed/ wanted for the baby and they have incorporated it into the invitations somehow so no one can double up :)
It is a good idea, if I had one I will not open the card or envelope at the party so nobady feels bad because of the amount. ..
I wanted to do that for my party too! How do you go about announcing that kind of thing... Cash instead of gift? Or either.Cause I'm having a gender reveal and you can't really buy gifts for a baby you don't know the sex of.
Alot of people seem excited with the idea so i think il go with it. Pretty sure its because they are to lazy to go shopping haha
A friend had one! It was still fun! And i am sure she made out like a bandit in gift cards and cash. More time to eat and laugh with your friends and family!
That's a great idea. I always rather bring cash but feel obligated to bring a gift cause everyone else does. So this is a twist. I wish this for all events. Lol less stressful. I'm not good with picking out items so I honestly feel like I go over bored just in case.....
That is smart for it to be they can do which ever they want. Lots of people will want to do cash or gift card because they don't have time or just don't want to shop.
I think im going to make it an open option for people to do either. Currently i have over 40 people on the list that are family and close friends and a whole bunch more wanting invites so im scared at where i am going to find the room for everything as we wont be moving into a bigger house until baby is born.
I would tell people that you invite that you would not be offended if they did not have time to buy a gift or did not know what to buy and they just gave a gift card or cash.
That way you don't offend them, you don't want people to feel obligated to give cash if they want to come. Those who don't have much to spend may feel bad and not want to go, what person wants to look cheap by bringing a 10.00 gift card when they could feel less cheap by finding a awesome 10.00 gift.
Example: I have a good friend that came to my shower which has kids of her own and not a lot of money and she spent less then 10.00 on my gift. She would have not been able to come if she felt obligated to bring a gift card or cash. She got red faced and apologized 100 times when I got to her gift she felt horrible, but I was very glad she was there.
Good luck I hope you have a great shower.
That way you don't offend them, you don't want people to feel obligated to give cash if they want to come. Those who don't have much to spend may feel bad and not want to go, what person wants to look cheap by bringing a 10.00 gift card when they could feel less cheap by finding a awesome 10.00 gift.
Example: I have a good friend that came to my shower which has kids of her own and not a lot of money and she spent less then 10.00 on my gift. She would have not been able to come if she felt obligated to bring a gift card or cash. She got red faced and apologized 100 times when I got to her gift she felt horrible, but I was very glad she was there.
Good luck I hope you have a great shower.
Yes i had one for people to put cards and what not
Yes i had one for people to put cards and what not
Never thought about it! That's pretty cool. Maybe I should consider that too!
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