Baby shower advice..

MBT11

I have a ridiculous amount of invitees. My mom is paying for the shower along with my bf and MIL, but I just feel like it may be over the top. WE have a huge family and if I invite one coworker I have to invite my team.

Does 90 sound way too big?! I am hoping only 60 show...anyone else have or planning on having something this size?

kcrouse06

WOW! 90? haha...I think I have maybe 40 people that I will invite and probably 30 that will show.

Hopefully they are planning to have it somewhere other than a home, since there are that many people. It wouldn't be very comfortable in someone's house. Good luck!

hawkeye21

I think my friend's shower was about 100 people.  I think it was just family members (no work, etc.).  Both of them have big families that all live in the area.  I don't think they had a way of getting around it!

 

MrsMommyQ

Maybe you can do 2 showers--one for family and one for friends?

If not and it has to be 1 shower, I wouldn't worry about it. You can't help it if your family is big. And like you said, not everyone will come.

I'm inviting about 65 to mine. 

aerobaby

You may invite 90ppl but only always realize that only half if that will show! Not everyone u send an invite is going to come..

mrsjengle

I'm going to invite about 80, so don't feel too bad. Stop worrying about other people's opinions. Do what will make you happy. Besides, more people equals more help getting ready for baby!

tahaira82

For the sake of cutting numbers down, is it possible to have another shower at work that your co-workers can attend? Maybe one of your teammates would be willing to throw a small work shower for you? We do it all the time here, its a blast!

Mrsmaybebaby

same here...I have 85 on my list! We're having it at our church to accomidate that many people!

samakasrc

I invited about 60 to mine, hoping 40 or 50 actually show up...

MBT11

Thank you all for your words of wisdom. We have a lot of people from out of town that wont be showing, phew! And it will be at a venue not a home. And you are right, I am done caring what others think, you only get one baby shower and family is the most important.  regarding a work show, there may be one in the mix, but some of my teammates are close friends too, I would seriously not be inviting 2 people on my team and would feel awful about that.

 

thanks again everyone!!

 

Stephanie2167

My MIL said there was like 80 on my list (I know they sent out about 50 invites) but mine is co-ed so that includes families. I expect maybe half of that to show.

Soon_2B_MrsM

U know what I am in the same boat as you but, a lot of times people can't make it or don't show (but they will still get you a gift) I would just invite them all the more the merrier!

beebcaf

That is a lot of people, I don't know if I've ever gone to one that was so big! I'm having 2 showers (my husband's family lives near by and my family lives far away) and between the two we are inviting 50 people.

Bri-N-Bri

DH family is huge.  They are throwing us a shower this Saturday and I think that the last RSVP count was like 65...ekkk!  Could you have a work shower and a family shower?  That is what is being done for me.