Baby Shower in a Snowstorm?

themommabee

Soooooo. My baby shower is scheduled for Saturday and all of a sudden, winter has decided to arrive in the Baltimore/DC area and they're saying we could get an actual snow storm this weekend. Anyone from this area knows that they can't predict these kinds of storms very well until the last minute. People are driving from all over to attend, so if it's bad weather, I definitely wouldn't want people to risk being on the roads. At what point do we cancel? Do we reschedule? I know it's ultimately up to the hostesses, but I thought I'd crowdsource for thoughts. I don't want to the hostesses to buy a bunch of food and stuff and have it get snowed out at the last second but also don't want to cancel prematurely... Also, as far as rescheduling goes, I don't want to inconvenience people and I'm also getting pretty tired and was planning on laying low for February to prepare for baby's arrival. (Due 2/28). Any thoughts?

Monkeybutt80

You should ask your hostess how she feels about it. Are most people coming from out of town, or can you still have a smaller shower with in town people with snow? People how are coming from further away can decide for themselves how comfortable they are with driving. I learned that everyone has vastly different comfort levels with driving (I spent years in upstate NY; I drive when it snows - people down here mostly freak out when there is one little snow flake)  I would still have the shower as scheduled as long as 1) 50% of the people are intown or coming from a short distance and 2) the host feels comfortable having it.
In addition, I'm in central VA and the problem is that 90% of the time they predict a 'snow storm' it's usually nothing or just a little bit of snow. I think even though they are predicting snow, the temp is only going to be right around freezing but not definitely below freezing, so most of the snow may not stick even if we do get a lot. Good luck!

Bringmemylongswordho

Talk to your Hostess. When you guys can or should cancel is going to depend on how reliable the forecast is (so, probably not yet) and when they need to buy or order the food by. Maybe you just reschedule for Sunday depending on when everything starts and stops.

If you don't cancel and the weather turns out worse then expected, people are able to make the decision on whether to drive or not for themselves. A well treated suburb is entirely different from back roads and a place in the woods.

mruda

I agree with talking to the hostess. Rescheduling is probably not an option, especially if people are coming from out of town. Mine was yesterday and we were hit with bad lake effect snow. Some out of town relatives and older ones that didn't like driving in the snow weren't able to make it but we still has a great time with the smaller group. Hope you enjoy your shower.

themommabee

Thanks ladies. I talked to the hostesses this afternoon and we are leaning towards rescheduling for another weekend. The forecasts have gotten more dire since this morning but we will make the final call tomorrow. I usually love a good snow storm but this is a big bummer.

Ktjennks

I'm in the exact same boat! It hasn't been winter all season and all of a sudden a snow storm is supposed to come. I live in Richmond though and a lot of times it's just hype and we get nothing. So it's just always hard to tell.

kira91499

I'm in the same boat. I'm in Philadelphia though. My shower is Saturday afternoon and they're saying 90% chance of snow . My SO's mom has been planning this shower for months and rented out a hall and everything so would feel so bad if it didn't work out. Really hope it's not as bad as they're making it seem! *fingers crossed*

thisusername

I have never driven in these conditions before, it's my first winter in DC with a car, but I've noticed that this area is usually pretty good on plowing the roads and keeping it safe. The other thing I've noticed is a lot of storms et hyped up and then are really mellow. I would play it out and see what happens. Let everyone know there's a chance this could happen and that it could be pretty snowy up here. Give your guests that option to decide!