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Post by croptilyadrop on Mar 19, 2022 19:05:55 GMT
Back when I got married 25 years ago, you would play games at a bridal shower & then there'd be a gift for the winner. But then it was expected that the winner would in turn give the gift to the bride-to-be. Is that still a thing? I mentioned it to my 23 year old daughter & she said she hadn't been to any showers where they give a gift after the game. She commented that the younger generation may not know that you're supposed to give the gift to the bride. What has been your experience recently at showers?
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Post by anniebeth24 on Mar 19, 2022 19:16:30 GMT
Attended a shower last weekend and there were prizes awarded to the game winners. Winners kept their prizes.
We laughed because a young teen won a set of potholders, but I don't think it crossed anyone's mind that she should give them to the bride. Not a tradition in my region or family.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Mar 19, 2022 19:43:05 GMT
Attended a shower last weekend and there were prizes awarded to the game winners. Winners kept their prizes. We laughed because a young teen won a set of potholders, but I don't think it crossed anyone's mind that she should give them to the bride. Not a tradition in my region or family. Never heard of giving the prize to the bride until this post. It's been a long time since I've been to a shower (bridal or baby). The last one I remember had boxes of girl scout cookies for the prizes, which was probably one of the smartest gifts I've seen. (Although I personally would love potholders.  ) |
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Post by littlemama on Mar 19, 2022 20:01:18 GMT
Never heard of thr prize being given to the bride amd I was married 26 years ago. Maybe it is regional?
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Post by scrapmaven on Mar 19, 2022 20:06:40 GMT
I've never heard of giving the prize to the bride. The prize was always for the winner.
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Post by calgaryscrapper on Mar 19, 2022 20:24:06 GMT
The ones I have been to recently people bring the prize home. A couple of showers I have been to recently have had plants and homemade cards wrapped with ribbon given out as prizes.
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Post by garcia5050 on Mar 19, 2022 20:28:39 GMT
This board was the first time I heard of winners giving the prize to the bride. I’ve never seen it in person.
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Post by leeny on Mar 19, 2022 20:34:59 GMT
Never heard of that. The bride-to-be receives the gifts brought by the guests to the shower. Isn't that the point?
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Post by librarylady on Mar 19, 2022 22:47:30 GMT
Many years ago, I was a teenager and went to my first bridal shower. I won the prize on one of the games. When I came home with the prize, my mother scolded me royally! I was informed that I was supposed to give it to the bride. I have never forgotten that. Also, it has been awhile, but the last showers I attended, no games were played. We just had some fun with talking with the other guests.
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Post by myshelly on Mar 19, 2022 22:51:50 GMT
The bride is already getting enough gifts
Game prizes, if you must do games 😒, are like party favors
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Post by Fidget on Mar 19, 2022 22:54:50 GMT
Like most of the others, I have never heard of giving the prize to the bride. Game prizes at wedding showers here are typically Bath and Body works pump soaps, small candles, kitchen items and other things for the house.
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Post by pilcas on Mar 19, 2022 23:01:49 GMT
I have seen prices given but everyone kept them. Guests have already bought gifts for the bride and given their time to attend. The gifts are a way of acknowledging the brides appreciation.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2022 23:14:43 GMT
Yes, when I had my own wedding and baby shower and attended a lot of them (25-ish years ago), many of the prizes were given to the guest of honor. It seems that it was a bit of a mix, though, like some were obviously items for a new mom and I think some were kept by the winner. What I was taught was this went along with the concept of "showering" the mom- or bride-to-be with gifts, although I think it was more of a throwback to earlier generations, honestly.
I remember an aunt that threw me a shower getting pissy because someone took their prizes with (which I think was one of my friends my age) where she really intended that I was supposed to get them. Didn't bother me a bit at the time.
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Post by melanell on Mar 20, 2022 0:20:11 GMT
Every shower I have ever attended gave out prizes that were meant to be kept by the winners. And that's over about 35 years+ of attending showers. So maybe that's a regional thing?
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Post by Tamhugh on Mar 20, 2022 0:37:43 GMT
I have never been to a shower where the game prizes were given to the guest of honor.
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Post by kenziekeeper on Mar 20, 2022 0:45:17 GMT
I’m another who has never seen the prize passed to the bride. I’m in my early thirties and have been to showers in Ohio and the south, for whatever that’s worth!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Mar 20, 2022 4:35:31 GMT
Like most of the others, I have never heard of giving the prize to the bride. Game prizes at wedding showers here are typically Bath and Body works pump soaps, small candles, kitchen items and other things for the house. I have a big family, lots of weddings and showers over the years, and the only time I’ve heard of giving the shower game prizes back to the honoree has been on here. Everyone who won those little prizes always kept them and no one ever said a word about it. |
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Post by voltagain on Mar 20, 2022 5:43:55 GMT
Add me to the list of people who have never heard of giving a game gift to the honoree. Last wedding shower was pre-pandemic. I don't recall us playing any games at all.
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Post by myboysnme on Mar 20, 2022 9:55:47 GMT
Yes I have heard of and been to showers where prize gifts went to the honoree and I thought it was stupid and awful then. I truly hope that has been killed off by a less ridiculous generation of shower hostesses.
A prize is for the winner. I personally hate games at any shower. I have even made several bathroom trips to avoid them.
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Post by malibou on Mar 20, 2022 12:14:52 GMT
I've never been to a bridal shower, and I eloped, but I certainly wouldn't expect to give up a prize won to anyone.
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Never heard of giving the prize to the bride until this post.
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