Card Shower Insert Wording - HELP!

[SuzySunshine]

So the invitations for this shower for my sister are turning into quite the chore!

The shower is at the end of July, she is coming back to KS the end of August for a wedding and the plan was that she would fly in for the shower my parents would take the gifts home and then she and her husband would take the gifts home when they drive in August. Now her MFM OB won't let her drive in August.

So...I need to figure out how to word an insert to go into the invitations saying please buy small presents or bring her a card telling her what you had ordered and sent to her Houston home - oy vey!

ETA: she is going to pack a suitcase in a suitcase for the July trip so she will be able to take some things home.

Any suggestions? Her registry info is already printed on the invitations.

[MrsK]

How about something about lightening her load and suggesting that guests have gifts delivered to her home. FWIW, we did my baby shower in FL. I packed an extra large duffel bag, packed it with the baby stuff, and then checked it for my return flight. The extra baggage fee was less than shipping. As for larger items -- those mostly came from close family and we were able to give them a verbal heads up about having the items delivered to our home.

[Meenah]

Blame it on the airlines and the cost of baggage! We had a small family shower for Caroline and Alex in Atlanta, and we all gave her gift cards to the same place because they were going back to Seattle!

[ladymoreta]

Also, what a friend of mine did for an out of state baby shower was return the large items before she flew home, then repurchased them.

Sorry, I'm not sure about the wording. I think since it's an unusual request, I would explain it in a note rather than writing something too brief that might be confusing.

[oceanchild]

Yeah, I agree with ladymoreta - I think I would just write out as much as you need to convey the point. It sounds totally reasonable to me, and as a guest I'd be happy to comply.

[migirl]

I'm going to a shower for my brother and SIL next weekend, they're flying up to Michigan from Florida for the event. On their registry (Babies R Us) I believe they asked for oversized items to be shipped to their address OR that they could pick them up at their local BRU store. I think they are also planning on just returning any bigger stuff before they fly home, and then just repurchasing it at the store nearest their home.

[alison]

We moved soon after my baby shower, and the hostess said "please forgo getting them that stuffed life-size elephant you know they wanted, because they're moving to California."

[SuzySunshine]

Card Shower Insert Wording - HELP!

Alison, I may just borrow that

[alison]

Alison, I may just borrow that

I thought it was so so cute. It was just a humorous reminder to stick to something small.

[GrayMatterWife]

"Your company alone is the perfect gift for the occasion! We hope to see you and look forward to sharing this wonderful day!

However, if you would like to bring a special gift, please consider an item no bigger than a newborn's tushie! [Name of Mommy] will be traveling home by plane from [whatever the party is], and she will have very limited suitcase space due to the new domestic baggage rules.

If you would like to give her a larger item, sending that item directly to her home address and including a picture of that item in a baby shower card given at the party would be the perfect solution! Thank you."

I don't know...maybe something along these lines? It is kind of tricky. You don't want to PRESUME that people will bring gifts--especially if gift-giving is out of financial reach for some of the guests. And you don't want to be too formal or demanding (like saying, "please no gifts exceeding 8" x 8" x 3" ") or something like that.

Although, Alison's suggestion was way cuter and funnier...!

"Your company alone is the perfect gift for the occasion! We hope to see you and look forward to sharing this wonderful day!

However, if you would like to bring a special gift, please consider an item no bigger than a newborn's tushie! [Name of Mommy] will be traveling home by plane from [whatever the party is], and she will have very limited suitcase space due to the new domestic baggage rules.

If you would like to give her a larger item, sending that item directly to her home address and including a picture of that item in a baby shower card given at the party would be the perfect solution! Thank you."

I don't know...maybe something along these lines? It is kind of tricky. You don't want to PRESUME that people will bring gifts--especially if gift-giving is out of financial reach for some of the guests. And you don't want to be too formal or demanding (like saying, "please no gifts exceeding 8" x 8" x 3" ") or something like that.

Although, Alison's suggestion was way cuter and funnier...!

I like this. Even though it's a shower and obviously a gift-giving occasion, I find it a little off-putting to feel like I'm being instructed to bring something.