subject: How To Throw A New Home Shower [print this page] If youve used a cash gift registry to register for a new home, you might be wondering how to throw a shower. Many new couples have found that a new home registry is perfect for their needs when they dont want the stuff to fill a house, because they still need the house itself. A shower can be tricky when theres nothing to be showered with, but theres a way.
Get the Guests on Board
Many guests are not familiar with a home down payment registry, so make sure they understand the idea before the shower begins. Include a note on your site to let guests know why exactly youve chosen this new kind of cash gift registry. Describe their contribution in terms of giving the gift of experience that comes with a new home. After all, this is where your new family will begin. Theyll be thrilled to know that their gift will go towards a lifetime of memories. Theyll much prefer to know that they are playing an important role in your new life together, than get you something traditional that you wont even use.
Make the Gift Tangible
Though a cash gift registry is an excellent alternative, it doesnt allow guests to bring something special to the shower. But it is so easy to fix this by bringing something small that represents the gift. For example, for a gift that goes toward the new home, bring a small picture frame or vase. Though a cash gift towards a new home is certainly gift enough, guests often times feel uncomfortable arriving to a party empty-handed. A small item is hardly any cost, but allows the guest to give something physical and gets the new couple excited to decorate the new home that theyll soon own.
Get Creative
Though some couples like to register for a down payment, some like to register for all the supplies needed to build their own home. For example, if youre building a new home, use the shower to invite guests to participate in actually constructing the new house.
There are so many ways to explore your imagination to come up with something fun for your shower. Just because youve created a new home registry, it doesnt mean you have to forgo the shower. And because theres absolutely no limit to what you put on an alternative registry, it leaves the couple and their friends and family with endless options to do something different and inventive with the shower.
