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Housewarming and Baby Shower in One!!
Asked by L.S. from Raleigh
on May 5, 2009
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My friends are throwing me a baby shower and a housewarming shower all in one. There will be guests about about 40 in our new house the first weekend in june.. Whats a...
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- Do you have a theme for the baby's room? I would use the same theme as the baby's room and then you can get shower decorations that you can use later in the baby's room.
- Hi L.. I wanted to suggest doing an eco.focused party. You can register for home and baby items at Sustain Kids. There are home cleaning products that are not as chemi...
- When I read this, I thought of our announcement that we did when we moved and had our first child essentially simultaneously. We have a rather large mailbox, so we to...
Not-a-housewarming-party Invitation Wording?
Asked by S.M. from Columbus
on May 13, 2011
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This is silly but I can't seem to find an answer. What would you call a housewarming party that's not a party and not for a house? My mother is arranging for people ...
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- I would still call it a shower. However, I think it is inappropiate to ask people to give gifts without an actual party or event. It is really a solicitation for gif...
- I would just call it an "open house".
- I know I am a little late on this but call it a blessing day or if they are Christians and Agape (gods love) day.
Baby Shower Ettiquette
Asked by M.W. from Austin
on July 21, 2010
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Okay, I know there are similar questions about this already, but I wanted to ask anyway.
I am pregnant with my 3rd child, it's a girl. I have a 5 year old boy and an ...
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- Yes and no, but who cares what people think? You need what you need. I thought I could use a lot of my first daughter's things for my second, and ended up having to ge...
- It all depends on your group of friends or family whether you have a shower. In my group of friends we throw showers (or sprinkles) for every baby born. I am currently...
- I personally haven't heard of anyone having a baby shower after the first child, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. If no one has offered to give you one yet, I ...
Divorce Shower for a Friend???
Asked by M.L. from Wichita
on April 19, 2010
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Has anyone attended or planned or even heard of a divorce shower? I have a friend who is getting divorced after 18 years of marriage. I would like to get her friends t...
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- Although the housewarming party might appear more tasteful in some ways, I feel that what you are trying to achieve is a celebration of your friend's birth into a new ...
- I think that it is a lovely idea to get together to support a friend in her tough transition. If she already has a place, it could be a house warming. I would shy away...
- Maybe a housewarming party instead? Let friends know the type of stuff that she needs, or just have it be a gathering of friends to show support.
House Warming Party
Asked by L.R. from Wausau
on February 8, 2011
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This may sound silly but...we just bought our first house and our friends are bugging us to have a housewarming party. What exactly does this entail? We are not a newl...
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- If you simply have a housewarming party most people will bring something if they like and others will just show up. I like to find out a silly something they want but...
- Oh, you should definitely have a party! Tell people not to bring gifts though. Just have a party to show off your new home :) Heck, we moved into a fantastic rental h...
- Don't make your friends talk you into something you don't really want to do. Just have people over at your leisure, but don't label it if you don't want to.
Forgot to Send Wedding Thank You Notes and Is Now Pregnant
Asked by L.B. from Dallas
on July 7, 2008
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My brother got married last year in May. Both my sister-in-law and my brother (not that it is her responsibility - although I initiated the writing for my wedding tha...
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- L., Interesting that the ones who think thank-you notes are not necessary are also the ones who were so rude to you! Different standards...just very interesting. ...
- Hi L., I'm only comment-ing because I have a suggestion. The SIL relationship, at least for me, is a little sensitive. They have different ideas for how to raise ou...
- Maybe you can help her by purchasing the thank you cards and return address labels for her. It would encourage her to do them. Offer what ever help you can. She might...
Etiquette
Asked by K.O. from Detroit
on April 17, 2008
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OK, I need some help ladies. My husband and I would like to have a bridal shower/house warming party in June. How do we do it & do you thing that it's rude? Here's the...
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- Hi K.! First off ~ CONGRATULATIONS!! My input is no matter what you do it will come off ofensive or "wrong" to somebody. Do what you and your husband feel good ...
- It is definately not rude. You might want to check out evite.com for invitation ideas. I'm trying to come up with invitation titles or something to help, but nothing i...
- Everyone deserves a shower and gifts of celebration! On that note, a house warming/celebration of your new family is absolutely appropriate. Most likely, the friends...
Gift Opening Etiquette
Asked by S.B. from Gainesville
on May 25, 2010
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Okay, so my coworkers want to have my baby shower at a restaurant on a sunday night coming up. i have seen showers done where you open everyones gifts in front of ever...
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- Not sure about the etiquette question, but I've always had the hostess or someone write the gift on the back of the card to make the thank you cards easier. As most...
- Gift opening is part of a shower whether wedding or baby. It is usually engagement parties, housewarming parties, and sometimes birthday parties where the gifts are ...
- I have never been to a shower that the mom to be didn't open the gifts. Honestly, I would be a little upset to not see the gift opening part. Not because I want to s...
Extra Work
Asked by S.G. from Dallas
on February 27, 2007
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Hello moms! I am soon to be living back on my own again after separating from my daughters dad and am concerned about how I will be able to provide for her with just ...
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- Hey girly well if you're serious I could tell you what I do. I have a full time job and I have a gig on the side, so if you're interested shoot me and email ____@____....
- Hi S.! Sorry to hear about your separation!! I am an Independent Jeweler for Premier Designs Jewelry. If you love jewelry, you'll love being a jeweler and having yo...
- Just a thought you might want to put a ad on CL(Craigslist) I did in the past and babysat kids. I am now temping through a nanny agency nights and wkends. Let me know ...
Keeping Unexpected Gifts on Hand..
Asked by M.L. from Houston
on December 16, 2010
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I always like to have a gift packaged and ready in our closet just in case a friend or someone unexpectedly stops by or give us a gift at work or church or something.
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- I don't mean to put a damper on this, but I might be a little offended if someone gave me a gift that was obviously not picked out for me, just because I gave a gift. ...
- A beautiful candle is always a nice gift. Also, anytime I go to the Bath & Body Works Outlet, I always stock up on their sales. Most women LOVE stuff to pamper thems...
- I don't keep anything!!! And we don't give anything to neighbors although I'm making dipped marshmallows on sticks for teachers and my networking group so maybe if I ...
