Hi Cindy, I apologize for not posting sooner as I'd promised. My computer went out and I only recently got the new one up and running. I did get your card, thankyou, and am pleased to say that there was a big packet to send! Marge and Melinda were so surprised to get them all (Marge posted a thankyou note in the seed exchange conversations.) Sadly, MargeC passed away last Wednesday. I am so thankful that we were able to let her know that she was in the thoughts and prayers of so many. Thanks to everyone for making the card shower a success! God bless, Teresa

I think it is a good idea.... How about others? Like maybe the Brat???? Even a brat needs a card now and then...BUT will she give out her address??? Maryanne is still going through a lot too....How about her... And Ruthie...I don't think we've ever had a card shower for her... Who else? patti

Sorry, but I would find an invitation to a gift card shower to be just as tasteless as an invitation to a cash shower. It's virtually the same thing. I also think that it would be really boring, and even a little embarrassing, to sit and watch a bride "unwrap" a stack of gift cards. Kind of hard to ooh and ahh over that ... The only difference between the gifts would be the amount on the card. How very pleasant, and how satisfying to watch the expression on the bride's face when she opens my carefully selected ... gift card. I'm with Sweet Pea when she says, "And why would a bride be 'trucking through the store scanning items that in most cases she already has?' If she has it, and doesn't need it, then why add it to her registry?" I don't know what to make at all of the OP's comment, "As for a gift is from the heart, well....We all know why people have showers anyway. Why not save them a trip to the return line and just let them have fun with their new spouse on a shopping spree." Let me get this right: the reason people have showers is to get others to fill in their own shopping list? That is news to me. I thought it was for friends of the bride to buy her gifts for her new home, whether from the registry or not, and to have fun seeing her open the pretty packages and discover the thoughtful gifts chosen by the guests -- from the registry or not. A wedding is not an excuse for a "shopping spree" for the couple. Gifts are of course customary, but the idea is to outfit the couple's new home -- not to be the functional equivalent of winning a lottery or getting "fun dollars" from a mall. Cash gifts aren't meant to be spent all at once; they are for buying the things you need to set up a household, plus perhaps a few treats, and -- gasp -- saving the rest. I do, however, love the idea of a scrapbook party with each guest making a page for the bride. What a treasure she will have. I would also send pages to friends and relatives far away who cannot attend. I would just do that, and not direct the guests to buy gift cards, too. Something tells me that the original post isn't what it seems.

Eva will be so happy with y'alls responses. If you havent heard from me by now, please let me know. I fell in bed last night exhausted from a day of jury duty (and I mean a full day.) So, I think I'm current on all my e-mails, but if not, ask me again!!! My mind's muddled w/ legalise. LOL