Top Tips for Throwing a Baby Shower

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Pregnancy is a magical time, and if you get a chance to watch one of your closest friends or a relative go through it, you’re in for a treat. One of the nicest things that you can do for a close friend or family member when they’re going through a pregnancy is to throw them a baby shower.

Especially if it’s their first baby, having a gathering of all of their close girlfriends and family members is a great way to celebrate them as a mother. Let’s take a look at some of the top tips that you need for throwing an exemplary baby shower.

1. Pick a date and start inviting people. It’s so much fun to put together baby shower invitations. You can do it by hand, by text, or by email, but the best way is by hand with custom ribbons on the outside of your invitation box. You can have these ribbons printed with the surname of the mother and baby shower as well so that they know what they’re being invited to. When you choose a date for the baby shower, you need to consider the due date and the comfort of the mother that you’re throwing the shower for. Has her pregnancy been complicated so far? Is she dealing with a lot of discomfort? If that’s the case, then you may want to make sure that the baby shower that you throw is something that you do in the morning, such as a brunch. This way, any exhaustion she may feel through the day. You can still mitigate that while having a smaller gathering for a shorter period of time.
2. Get a budget. When you are the person throwing the baby shower, you’re the one that’s going to be paying for everything involved. Everybody will be bringing their own gift, of course, but when it comes to the venue and the decor, you’ll be the person in charge of all of that. Check with her sisters, cousins or parents as to whether or not they’d be willing to chip in a little bit of cash. But once you know what your budget is, you’ll be able to determine the type of baby shower you can throw.

3. Decide on the guest numbers. When you’re inviting everybody, you really need to decide on the guest numbers. You don’t want this to be too big. If she’s tired, make sure that the baby shower includes all of her favorite people and the people that she would lean into the most when she needs support.
4. Consider the venue. You can host a baby shower in her home or in her garden, but it’s always a good idea. If you want this to be surprising, host it somewhere else. It can be as simple or as elaborate as you’d like it to be. So think about community halls, function rooms or even the garden of her parents’ house.
5. Don’t forget the theme. Of course, this is not mandatory, but it can help to inform the rest of the games and the entertainment at the baby shower. You don’t have to theme it to a specific gender, but if she has a particular love of her life, such as video gaming or a particular flower that she loves, you can theme it to that.

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