My church is throwing a double baby shower for myself and another lady who is a friend of mine and a few weeks ahead of me in her pregnancy. We are not really close friends and have different friends outside of church. My question is should I have another baby shower outside of church for my non church friends or should I just invite my non church friends to the double baby shower. Will it be awkward for my friends to come to a double baby shower since they do not know the other lady?
I personally would not invite my friends and family to the double Shower and have a family one on your own! The Church family Shower sounds great, but I know I would want to have a separate one with my friends and family! Just my two cents
Has someone else offered to throw you a baby shower outside of your church family? If they have, and the guest list is different then I don't see a problem with it, not sure if there's a better etiquette based response however so please keep in mind that's a personal opinion. The only thing that worries me is your choice of wording seems to imply you'd plan your own and that is a big no.
No, I wouldn't invite my non church friends to a DOUBLE baby shower. Nope. And really, double baby shower aside, I'd find it really odd to be invited to a friends CHURCH shower if I don't go to that church. That seems to be a very specific group.
As far as "should I have another shower" - has someone offfered to throw you a shower? If so, yes, accept. If not, well.... no shower.
If these non-church friends want to attend a shower, I would assume that at some point, someone will step up and offer to throw one for you.
I had a friend who threw me a baby shower for my first child and my family had one for me also (1 week apart). I didn't see anything wrong with it because the crowd was different. I say go for it.
Before you decide to invite your friends to the joint shower, be sure to check with the hostess, as I am assuming tey will be the ones providing the refreshments? It's up to them whether or not they feel comfortable accomodating the extra people. Also, I think it might be awkward for the other guest of honor unless she is inviting friends of her own.
I had a friend who threw me a baby shower for my first child and my family had one for me also (1 week apart). I didn't see anything wrong with it because the crowd was different. I say go for it.
^ My mom is planning my big family and friends Shower, but I have a huge friend group who are all vegan and major conservationist types, and they are throwing a separate Shower for me too...as long as the guest list is not overlapped, I see no issue!
I think having so many people celebrating the birth of a new baby is so special!
Re: Should I have another baby shower?
The only thing that worries me is your choice of wording seems to imply you'd plan your own and that is a big no.
As far as "should I have another shower" - has someone offfered to throw you a shower? If so, yes, accept. If not, well.... no shower.
If these non-church friends want to attend a shower, I would assume that at some point, someone will step up and offer to throw one for you.
Before you decide to invite your friends to the joint shower, be sure to check with the hostess, as I am assuming tey will be the ones providing the refreshments? It's up to them whether or not they feel comfortable accomodating the extra people. Also, I think it might be awkward for the other guest of honor unless she is inviting friends of her own.
*Edited for spelling*
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I think having so many people celebrating the birth of a new baby is so special!