Ginger Y
Hi all. I have a few questions regarding the number of baby showers and etiquette.
I have 4 people throwing different showers. I feel a little greedy, but they are all separate groups and wanted to throw them for the different groups. I.e. work, friends, family, husband's work. I would combine, but the work ones would not combine well. My husband works in a bar and I work in human services. My family lives on the other side of the state from my friends, so there really is no way to combine that one either. I am only inviting personal friends to the friend shower and only family to the family shower, so people do not think I am trying to get gifts out of them.
Also, I read online that I am supposed to give thank you gifts. What are some cute/good ideas for gifts to give the hostesses?
Answer
I dont think you are being greedy at all - I can totally understand you not wanting to mix people who do not know eachother, and the travel involved for some people so what you are doing is logical AND convenient!
Thank you gifts do not have to be given to each and every guest, but it is a nice idea to give thank you gifts to your hostesses. I would make up little gift baskets with a bottle of wine, some cute jewellery (beaded cute jewellery is normally cheaper), lipgloss or lipstick, photoframes etc.
Also, make sure you grab a couple of extra little gifts such as jewellery, movie tickets, make up etc to use as small prizes in games that you may play at your baby shower.
Some good games to play include guessing the weight of the baby when it is born, asking your guests to cut a piece of string to fit around your belly and the closest fit wins etc.
Good Luck!
xxx
I dont think you are being greedy at all - I can totally understand you not wanting to mix people who do not know eachother, and the travel involved for some people so what you are doing is logical AND convenient!
Thank you gifts do not have to be given to each and every guest, but it is a nice idea to give thank you gifts to your hostesses. I would make up little gift baskets with a bottle of wine, some cute jewellery (beaded cute jewellery is normally cheaper), lipgloss or lipstick, photoframes etc.
Also, make sure you grab a couple of extra little gifts such as jewellery, movie tickets, make up etc to use as small prizes in games that you may play at your baby shower.
Some good games to play include guessing the weight of the baby when it is born, asking your guests to cut a piece of string to fit around your belly and the closest fit wins etc.
Good Luck!
xxx
Baby Shower etiquette?
Big Daddy
Ok my wife and I eloped so we never had a wedding shower and we donât know the protocol. We are having our first baby and we are having two showers, one my coworkers are throwing for me and one her best friend is throwing. Do we give a gift as a thank you to the hostess or instead of the plain Thank You Cards get a really nice one from the store or what.
Answer
Just a card is fine. acknowledge all the work she put into the shower. Try and remember or even write down the gift that were given so that when you do the thank-you cards for the rest of the guest youc an thank them for thier specific gift....it's always nicer when you make it personal. If you have the money and you feel the need or want there is nothing wrong with something small to say thank-you to the hostess but it's not nessisary. A lot of people when expecting are on a tight budget and don't have the money to spend.
Just a card is fine. acknowledge all the work she put into the shower. Try and remember or even write down the gift that were given so that when you do the thank-you cards for the rest of the guest youc an thank them for thier specific gift....it's always nicer when you make it personal. If you have the money and you feel the need or want there is nothing wrong with something small to say thank-you to the hostess but it's not nessisary. A lot of people when expecting are on a tight budget and don't have the money to spend.
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