My older sister (MOH) and my good friend hosted a bridal shower for me this past weekend. I know they put tons of time and effort into it and had some awesome stuff planned, but unfortunatly, through no fault of their own, it did not end up being an enjoyable party at all.
I wanted to go with a Home & Gift party (kind of like tupperware), so they set that up for me and I was excited to get to pick out my gifts from the money my guests kindly contributed. However, the selection of items soon became less then exciting as I was forced to decide what I wanted to buy right then and there. As the consultant hovered over me, I had to fill in the order forms and figure out how I wanted to spend the over $300 I received while my guests sat patiently and waited for the party to move on. Everytime I seemed to choose an item I really wanted, it was either out of stock or I was unable to purchase it because I needed to spend more money. At one point I decided I kind of wanted to set $50 aside to purchase the DFTW cake serving set and the woman told me "The reason I came her was so you can spend that money on my stuff". As far as I knew, it was my money given to me by my guests and I could spend it however I wanted.
It was completely frustrating and I got really upset as I was stuck at the kitchen table filling out forms and my guests all started to leave. We didn't end up doing any of the party games planned and no one had time to enjoy the food my friend worked so hard on preparing. In the end I was just picking stuff I didn't even really want so I could be done and get rid of the consultant. Worst of all, I just felt like a money grabbing b*tch because my party only consisted of me being given money and spending the entire time trying to spend it. It was so bad that we are filing a complaint with Home and Gift and my sister sent out apology e-mails to all my guests today.
After the consultant (and most of my guests) left, the evening did start to pick up. We did the quiz about Curtis which I did not bad on and I got to open my gifts. I was excited because I got a whole bunch of toys, a bed and a collapsible crate for my new puppy. My sisters original idea was to throw a Puppy Shower for my bridal shower but then I stupidly suggested the Home & Gift idea. Stupid me!
My sister also gave me these awesome water bottles she crafted for us to use in Disney. She made the labels and stuck them on.
A picture of me in my ears at the shower:
The best part of the shower...the amazing chocolate covered strawberries my friend Melanie made! Who needs to pay the $50 for them at Disney when she can do such an amazing job!
And the luggage tags are very unique. I have to admit, I love getting ideas from everyone's planning reports--I'm not nearly as creative as I'd like to be, lol.
