Is this shower invite a bit odd or is it just me?

[Anonymous]

I got invited to DH's family member's bridal shower who I've only seen a handful of times in the years I've known DH. It was always at a family gathering and I've had perhaps 10 minutes of real conversation with her. She is a very nice person but I did find it a bit weird when I saw the invite and thought maybe it's one of those big co-ed things you invite everyone in the locale to. But when I opened the invite I saw that only 12 women were invited and I only know the bride to be and the woman throwing the shower who is also distantly related to DH.

Is it typical to invite a distant family member to a bridal shower just because they are local even though you don't actually hang out for fun outside of family things? I'm a bit pressured to go because DH is very excited that I'm being included in a family thing but this is just so weird for me. I would probably not have thought to invite her in an intimate bridal shower setting if it were me.

Can't tell if this is odd or if it's just me.... DH clearly thinks this is amazing.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I would invite local family even if not close.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the PP. All local family is invited.

[Anonymous]

Gift grab. I would decline and send a small gift.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I would invite local family even if not close.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I would invite local family even if not close.

+1

+2. She's trying to bring you closer together. If anything, bring a gift and just have fun. Baby shower gifts aren't expensive.

[Anonymous]

She may be having multiple showers, and this is a "family" one, hence the small size. I would go if it's not too much trouble, and get to know some people on that side a bit better.

[Anonymous]

Go for goodness sake. she's family and it means a lot to your DH.

[Anonymous]

She mid not have friends. Go for the sake of her ego.

[Anonymous]

Would go because she is a family member. Think of it as a family get-together.

Would not go if she was just a family friend or something.

[Anonymous]

Omg, really? Go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gift grab. I would decline and send a small gift.

If it was a gift grab more than 12 people would have been invited..it sounds like a pretty intimate setting.

[Anonymous]

Go- it's family & she's nice. Also, maybe she doesn't have many friends?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go for goodness sake. she's family and it means a lot to your DH.

+1. Maybe she wants to get to know you better. I've seen a lot of odd invitations mentioned on DCUM, but this isn't one of them.

[Anonymous]

normal