Baby Shower Etiquette
What you should have inside it?
2 to 3 Months Before the Party
Budget: This is the most important of them all. You need to be wise in setting your budget for the Baby Shower as the baby coming very soon. Having a big and lavish party is fantastic but you need to be careful with the budget involve with it. You also have to consider the days after having your bundle of joy.
Date, Time & Theme: All this information should be gathered before anything else. The host need to decide what and who are involve with the party. If you want to have a big one, better to have it during Saturday night or Sunday. If you want to have it outside, better to have it in a weekend and lunchtime. This is good for this summer season. The theme also affects the settings and the mood of the Baby Shower party.
Guest List: Decide the numbers of your guests, if it is couple, family or exclusive for women. This will help to choose the venue and the menu.
Venue (home, restaurant, park, hotel): This will depend the time, theme and guests attire. Need to decide if it is formal/catered or informal/buffet/potluck. The budget will come up to this section. This will depend on how much do you allocate for the venue and the menu of this special baby shower celebration.
Menu & Cake: Plan the menu ahead of time. If you will prefer catering, you should inform them about the guests’ quantity. You should also decide your personal menu preferences. Decide the cake design and browse the different supplier.
Invitation: Do It Yourself(DIY) invitation will save you much money and having much time to do it is perfect. Browsing and deciding the Baby Shower Invites design is not that simple, better to prepare it ahead of time. If you want to order, better to do it in this time frame and do not forget to include the exact ADDRESS of the venue.
Books & Etiquette: Best to read baby shower books and etiquette to gather all information about the special event; Games, decorations, favors, prizes for the games,etc. These are the things that will make your party special and being remembered.
3 Weeks to 1 Month Before the Party
- Book the venue
- Mail the invitations
- Order the Cake
- Finalize the venue, menu & number of guests
- Book for any entertainers, special vendors or surprises
- Decide and start buying or ordering for your decorations, games, favors, prizes, confetti, centerpieces, table name cards, welcome sign, etc.. If you are decided to have it on the hotel and in a package deal, no need to worry about any utensils, decorations or name cards. Most of the packages are complete. If you are having at home, this is the perfect time to start purchasing all the materials needed for decorations, banners, utensils, plates, napkins, confetti, streamers, etc.
- Choose and decide the different Baby Shower Games that make everyone laugh and do not stop talking about your Baby Shower Party after. Also, make it sure that all guests can participate the different game routine.
- Start buying the prizes for the games
- As a mom-to-be, start shopping for party dress and shoes. You need to be shine; you are the star of the celebration.
- Start preparing all the party accessories such as table, chairs and all serving accessories. If you have friends available, you can ask some of their time to help.
1 Week before the Event
- RSVP from guests should be done at this time. If not, try to follow up calls if they can attend the baby shower.
- Prepare the name tags, centerpieces, decorations, favors, prizes.
- Place order for balloons, gift baskets, diaper cake or any centerpieces you might love to have.
- Finalize the music background, menu, utensils, emcee, and all the things needed to make your baby shower unforgettable.
- Follow up and finalize everything from utensils to entertainers.
- Video and still camera should be final at this time and it is working 100%. These will give your baby shower memories for years to come.
2 Days Before the Event
- Review everything and make some calls to all the people involve if it is not confirmed.
- Wrap all the prizes for the Baby Shower Games.
A Day before the Party
- Prepare and pamper yourself
- Start placing all the table and chairs
- Prepare all the decorations
- Relax and sleep early
Special Day
- In the morning, start decorating all over the place
- Decorate all the tables and chairs
- Place the name tags, centerpieces, etc.
- Be ready for all the delivery from different vendors
- Baby Shower Favors, games, prizes are also in their respective places
- Go to the parlor and prepare yourself
- Enjoy and have FUN for the entire event
Nadette Rudinas has more articles and review about baby shower from the invitations, games, books, gifts, favors, theme, decorations and the amazing stories from the hosts and the celebrants. It also includes tips & ideas how to make the baby shower very special. Baby products that will help to boost your baby’s brain development are also included in the review. Find out more on http://www.babylovemommy.com. Enjoy!
baby shower etiquette??? PLEASE HELP?
*******serious answers only.. thanx***************************One of my good friends is having a baby i know, usually the hostess should finance the shower, but this is a little different, she chose me to do her shower, without any options. in this case what is the right etiquette….
Right now I am also expecting a baby, just got married and am buying a house I am so strapped with money, I’m not sure how to aproach this situation….
If she is your friend, she will understand that you are unable to finace this for her right now. I would tell her all of your reasons. Truthfully, her family should be throwing this for her, not you. (unless you volunteered) That is just rude on her part. If you really don’t want to say no, you could always make it nice but cheap. Have it at someones house, buy the decorations at the dollar store, and ask everyone in the invitations to bring a dish to pass. Good luck figuring this one out.
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