Baby Showers - Tips For Planning Great Baby
Showers.
Baby
showers are parties
thrown for friends that are pregnant. This practice has significantly changed
over the course of the years and has gradually become more and more elaborate
and planned.
Baby
showers can make an
expectant mother feel more secure in the fact that her friends are all pulling
for her and giving moral and financial support. Usually the baby shower is
organized by non-relatives. But today, there is isn’t abnormal to find family
members, support group members, church friends and pretty much anyone except
the expecting mother.
Inviting the
Guests
Who should you
invite? Usually, the guest list will only include those nearest and dearest to
the expectant mother. It wouldn’t hurt if she gets a first look at the guest
list so that she can suggest who should be invited. If you are planning a
surprise baby shower, you will have to do a little research on who should be
attending instead of running the list through the expectant mother.
If the child is
not a firstborn, you may opt to keep the number of guests down to the closest
to the mother. Firstborn baby showers tend to have a larger guest list since it
is, after all, the mother’s first time.
The thing to
remember is that the nature of baby showers is intimacy. So, for any baby
shower party, try making the gathering one of intimate friends.
You could use
informal ways to invite these guests: email, phone and others. Invitation cards
and other letters are the best way, however, as they provide a tangible,
traceable evidence of invitation. Plus, it is the most sure and formal way to
invite a person – and in many cultures – the only way.
What About the
Guys
The nature of the
party is probably going to tend towards the feminine side; if the organizers of
the party have a provision for this, then inviting men would be fine. It also
depends on the men, since the party may dwell on topics such as pregnancy,
children, and other motherly topics, they might not be that excited to join.
All in all, it depends on the preference of the organizers.
Venue
Anywhere! As long
as it can keep with the placid and fun nature of the occasion, any place would
be fine. The more usual places on baby shower lists are backyards, formal
halls, restaurants, and basically any room that has the amenities to make a
baby shower successful. Just make sure the venue is not crowded and stressful
to the mother-to-be. It also pays to make sure the venue is set long before the
actual baby shower happens.
When to Throw a
Baby Shower
Usually this is
one or two months before her due. The baby shower is the perfect time to get
your friend baby needs and stuff she may not have had time to purchase yet. It
has to be well-timed though – not too close to the due date, and not to far as
to whittle down the excitement.
Baby showers are
a pleasant surprise to expecting mothers. It takes a lot of the stress of
expecting a child off of their minds and provides a means for friends to show
support and concern (and of course, baby gifts) to expecting friends.
A properly
coordinated baby shower will be greatly appreciated and forever remembered by
mothers long after they have delivered their children.
This information is only part of a collection
of articles DidikTimer, hope is something that is beneficial to readers Baby
showers.
Please also check out my other guide on Baby
Shower Invitations Wording.