couples shower? WDYT?

scottienme

My mom and my friend are co-hosting my shower in may. Anyone have good ideas for a location for a couple's shower? My boyfriend and I have several male friends who have expressed interest in maybe coming instead of just sending their girlfriends or wives. My mom has suggested a bowling alley so we can skip the shower games (that sounded good to me lol)... anyone think this a good idea? bad idea?

sstephen27

I think it is a really cute and fun idea!  Everyone will have a blast!

EastCoastBride

I think that sounds like a great idea.  Just keep in mind, though, that people will still want to watch you open your gifts.  So even if some people (largely the guys!) want to keep bowling or socializing, others will want you to open your gifts.

K.a.T.e

I've been to a couples baby shower and to be honest the guys have zero interest in watching you open gifts. 

 

scottienme

EastCoastBride:

I think that sounds like a great idea.  Just keep in mind, though, that people will still want to watch you open your gifts.  So even if some people (largely the guys!) want to keep bowling or socializing, others will want you to open your gifts.

I figured this might be the only real "drawback" to this scenario. I wouldnt really care if people wanted to bowl while we opened gifts... I kinda figured most people only really pay attention when the recipient is opening the gift they brought anyway...

tkobelle

Sounds like an amazing idea to me. A lot of Bowling Centers offer party packages and that will include them setting up and tearing down all your decorations and offering a party host to bring out cake or assist with any children who might also come along. I wish someone would have thought about doing that for DH and me!

mysticporter

I would love going to something like that.  Some alleys have back rooms they rent out for parties, I'd try and go for one of those...I think it would be difficult without that to do the presents and/or food thing in the little strip of tables behind the lanes that most alleys have, and have everyone who wants to see actually have a place to stand.  Plus, it'd be quieter.

finallyttc28

That sounds like a great idea! I'm having a couples shower too and we're planning on having a large bbq !

jolibebe

We are having a couples baby shower.  It is being held at a nice restaurant with a huge private room.  There is a section of the room with a large flat screen t.v., bar and poker table set up for the guys.  That way people can mingle in and out and if the guys don't want to watch us open gifts, they can play poker.

I like the idea of the room you might be able to get for your party at the bowling alley...sounds fun!