The hostess sent invitations, and so should have addresses. sm

Posted By: Miss Manners on 2007-06-20
In Reply to: Our family does that. So many are out of town and addresses not readily available. (nm) - joan

Just pass the list to the bride or mother-to-be.

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Wedding shower... - asking for $$ only...sm
- shower...(OP) - sm
  - Just out of curiosity... - PAMT~MDM
    - ummm...good question (OP) - sm
      - Well, have a granddaughter, similar situation - Sandy
        that's kind of a poor excuse (sm) - SP
        Let the other grandmother they lavish - Sandy
        That's too bad... - PAMT~MDM
- Friends of our set up their registry at Honeymoonwishes.com. Basically asking everyone to pay for h - anne
  - Ugh! When did weddings and births become fund drives? nm - Miss Manners
- How about addressing your own thank you cards! - Miss Manners
  - Our family does that. So many are out of town and addresses not readily available. (nm) - joan
    - The hostess sent invitations, and so should have addresses. sm - Miss Manners
      - Not necessarily, many phone calls may have been made. (nm) - jo
        Really? People are invited to a shower over the phone? - Miss Manners
        I have a relative who has a wealth of knowledge - Candy
        Sounds like when I got...sm - PAMT~MDM
      - Miss Manners, you got it going on! - Bren
        And that should be - Bren
- My feelings; people shacking up together for years and years - sm
- $$$ for showers - AuntieB
- Want to hear something even tackier? - sm
  - This, I think, falls under the fraud category - Bennie
- So tacky with capital T - Benni
- Copied this so it is not to "you" just some rules. - pdqtrans
  - Shower/Wedding gifts - SCMT
    - Got a tacky thank you note - Bren
- wedding shower - MNMT

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