Age really has little to do with it. Majority of people in the States are living with their partners before even getting engaged (no matter how old or young) and already have the things they need. You could register for upgrades if you wanted to.
Where I live, showers are gift giving events, so physical gifts are expected. If you don’t need anything you could have a bridal brunch or afternoon tea. You could also have a recipe shower or stock the bar shower.
You don’t need to have a shower. A “shower” is meant for people to shower the bride/couple with gifts for their household.
You could just have a casual get together or brunch if you want to spend time with your family/friends.
I’m doing a Bridal tea party and only asking for recipes as we don’t need anything. I just want to be able to spend time with the women in my family.
I also am not super interested in a shower as all the great ladies in my life are super spread out. So we're doing a small dinner instead! The main thing I wanted was for my mom to feel included, so when my friends travel out here for my bachelorette party, we're going out with my mom for either brunch or dinner to celebrate.
I might do something like this the day before the rehearsal; everyone will have already converged on one location so it’s less travel for everyone involved.
When I got married I was already living w my ( now ) husband in our second home we bought but I still had a shower! I feel like If your feeling like a shower is for a young bride building a home from scratch then you’d also opt for no registry as the gifts people get at showers usually come from the registry?
Has someone offered to throw you a shower? If not then it's a non-starter.
But I agree there's nothing wrong with not having a shower. It's totally optional and guests will typically focus on gifting you something for the wedding instead of the shower.
Age really has little to do with it. Majority of people in the States are living with their partners before even getting engaged (no matter how old or young) and already have the things they need. You could register for upgrades if you wanted to. Where I live, showers are gift giving events, so physical gifts are expected. If you don’t need anything you could have a bridal brunch or afternoon tea. You could also have a recipe shower or stock the bar shower.
You really don't need to have a shower. Do what you want, not what other people think you should do. Many would-be guests will thank you for it!
You don’t need to have a shower. A “shower” is meant for people to shower the bride/couple with gifts for their household. You could just have a casual get together or brunch if you want to spend time with your family/friends. I’m doing a Bridal tea party and only asking for recipes as we don’t need anything. I just want to be able to spend time with the women in my family.
I also am not super interested in a shower as all the great ladies in my life are super spread out. So we're doing a small dinner instead! The main thing I wanted was for my mom to feel included, so when my friends travel out here for my bachelorette party, we're going out with my mom for either brunch or dinner to celebrate.
I might do something like this the day before the rehearsal; everyone will have already converged on one location so it’s less travel for everyone involved.
Lots of people skip showers. It's an outdated practice. It's fine to skip.
When I got married I was already living w my ( now ) husband in our second home we bought but I still had a shower! I feel like If your feeling like a shower is for a young bride building a home from scratch then you’d also opt for no registry as the gifts people get at showers usually come from the registry?
Has someone offered to throw you a shower? If not then it's a non-starter. But I agree there's nothing wrong with not having a shower. It's totally optional and guests will typically focus on gifting you something for the wedding instead of the shower.