House-warming party without the gifts?

Question

We just bought our first house April 28. We want to have family over to show it off, maybe even have dinner. I want to send out invitations, but I have 2 issues:

1. Due to my extreme sense of pride/bad experiences, I do NOT want people to bring gifts.

2. I don't want to call it a house warming party bc that's not what I'm going for.

So.. I need a name for this event & a polite way to say, just bring yourself :)

Help?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

How about calling it a Family Get Together and have a potluck theme this way they will bring the food and not the gifts.

Or make a suggestion on your card that says In lieu of gift please make a donation to your favorite charity.

Answer 2

You can say:

Home at last, home at last!!

Please join us for a dinner blast

Good food, good friends,

and fun until the night ends!

Please, let your present be your presence!

We're home at last!!!

Please join us for a dinner blast!

We have all we need, just friends to feed!

Please come with empty hands and empty stomachs!

We're finally home!

We'd love for you to join us for dinner!

Your presence is OUR present!!

Please join us for a dinner party

A chance to welcome you to our new home

Good friends, good food, and good fun

and presents we'll have NONE

Your presence, is OUR present!!!

I hope these help.  Congratulations on your new home!

Answer 3

Open House.....

Summer's here, and we're finally HOME...

We'd love to share it with you.

Just bring yourself (no gifts please) ...

and have some food, and a drink or two....

Answer 4

just tell your family you want a get together, and that its not a house warming, you felt like it was time you were all in the same place at the same time to have a catch up

Answer 5

Simple put on the invitations "your presence is the only present required" or something to that effect as most people who feel as you do.

You don't have to call it anything, just send out invites with the time and place, it's a get together sort of thing.  If you're inviting neighbors call it something like "get to know our neighbors"  or "We've moved and want you to be able to find us!"  " Come on over!"

Answer 6

Just send out an invitation for a get together or call it a house warming party but at the bottom put no presents please

Answer 7

Question 1: On the card say, if you'd like to make a contribution, we aren't excepting gifts, but you can donate to a local charity of your choice, such as the food bank in our names.

2. Call it a dinner party at our new venue. It's cute.