I had to share this with you all. My friend Lisa is getting married in the fall, and I can’t wait for her shower. Bet you never thought I’d be this excited for a shower right? Well Lisa is having my all-time favorite kind of shower… the DISPLAY SHOWER! No wrapping of gifts and more importantly no unwrapping of gifts! Just a nice fun afternoon with friends to celebrate your engagement with oversize boxes of stemless wine glasses, ice cream makers and Tupperware looking on naked from the corner.
Fabulous.
If you remember awhile back, I told you about how display showers are my favorite kind of bridal showers. They take the “stuffiness” out of the shower and make the day about the bride rather than the gifts and the three hours it takes to open them all. It’s a tricky thing to word on an invite without offending the more old-fashioned women folk, but if you can do it right, it’s a great alternative to tradition.
Here’s how Lisa’s shower invite was worded:
” At the request of the bride, this will be a casual “display” shower. Please bring your gifts unwrapped, so that Lisa has more time to enjoy your company.”
Wonderful. Can’t wait!
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March 30, 2009 at 8:12 pm
JoDitt Williams @ Joyful Heart Design
I love this wording for a display shower. I create custom invitations and was asked by my client for wording advice for a display shower. Yours is the best wording I have found. To the point, but not rude. Thanks for sharing.
March 30, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Nina
You’re so welcome! Glad we could help! Thanks to Lisa and her bridal-shower planning committee too!
May 19, 2010 at 3:27 am
Joanne
My daughter is the “display” shower queen — For her Bridal shower we said : “So our time can be spent with the Bride-to-Be, Please bring gifts wrapped to see. Clear paper works fine – Or wrap it in twine. We’ll put them on display in a most classy way!” And this year for her Baby Shower – we are using: “The adorable baby gifts will be put on display – So no need to wrap in any way- a ribbon or twine will do just fine, leaving us free to visit and dine! ” . Our guests LOVED the display Bridal Shower and we are excited to do it again for the baby shower!
May 19, 2010 at 3:34 am
Nina
How adorable is this. It’s amazing how much sweeter something can sound with just the right set of words strung together. I LOVE this! Thanks for sharing Joanne, and congratulations to you and your daughter! Best! *The Wedding Belles*
April 9, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Gina
I just attended my first “display” shower (baby, though, not wedding), and it is definitely an interesting idea. Part of me missed the “oohing” and “ahhing,” but overall it certainly makes for a more relaxed and enjoyable shower.