Baby Shower Invite Ettitqute?

Husband and I are having a baby shower thrown by my mom and sisters?3-hours from where we live (my home town). Our co-workers, his family, church family?and our friends stay were we live?now?.? The problem is should we (for this small group):

1. Send out baby shower invites anyway (people may not travel that far to attend?and may think that we just want their gift(s)?)
2. Send inivtes out anyway to be courteous?
3. Send out Birth announcements after the baby is born with our address

This is our third child we already have two boys and expecting?our first?baby girl so a baby shower is needed to get us into girl mood. Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated :)

Thanks,

I'd go with none of the above.

Leaving aside the whole shower for 3rd baby thing, I'd only invite members of DH's immediate family and your very best friend. ?Inviting your church family and coworkers is not appropriate in this case-if I got an invite from even my closest coworker for a baby shower for her third child three hours away, I'd think she was just after gifts and would side eye the crap out of her.

A baby shower just doesn't have the same significance to people as a wedding or other major event. ?Baby showers are optional, and the only person I've ever heard get upset about not getting an invite is a member of the immediate family. ?Truly, your coworkers and church friends will NOT be offended that they weren't invited to a family shower three hours away.

If you decide to send announcements, do not include your address (other than as a return address on the envelope as is standard) or any registry info. ?

In any case, try not to focus so much on the gifts. ?People who want to give you a gift will do so, whether or not you invite them to a shower or send an announcement. ?

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