alcohol at shower?

laurakaz13

I find it odd that people think just because there is alcohol at a social event then everyone will get wasted.  My friends and family can actually have a drink or two in social situations w/o getting drunk.  We're adults. 

And I've never been to a shower that didn't have at least wine or mimosas. 

babystoli

Most showers I have been to have had alcohol.  And the last one I was at, it was a God-send.   It was the first shower I went to after my miscarriage.  I should have been 27 weeks that day.   I should have been very pregnant. And I wasn't.  It was hard. Very hard. Especially since I started a new cycle that same day. It was a family shower that I didn't want to miss and wanted to be a part of. 

There was wine and sangria.  A glass or two of sangria was enough to take the edge off and let me not make a bawling fool of myself all day.  

littleredfish

BeckyTheEngineer:

My husband still drinks all if the time, and I don't mind at all. However, if the whole point of an event is to be a party for me, I think that should be a bigger consideration. In general, parties in my family never have alcohol, so in my circle it is a non issue.

Damn, my aunt is celiac so I guess I should tell my uncle it's not considerate to serve any gluten at her birthday party. Good to know.

rhubarb123

I've been to a few showers were alcohol was served  If this shower is co-ed I could see where she might want to do that.  Hopefully she is VERY careful because unless she is "higher up" on the totem pole at work it might not be a good idea to serve alcohol.  Make sure EVERYONE (including your boss and boss' boss) knows that you have nothing to do with the shower.  I had a friend who ended up getting fired because she got a little (and I really do mean a little) tipsy at a work picnic (there was alcohol there).  Of course they didn't say it was because of that but everyone knew that was the reason.  Guess the CEO didn't think it was appropriate.  OK to drink...but not too much.  How will she keep the underaged drinkers from imbribing?

bripratt2

I totally thought it was weird I always thought it was the norm.not to have alcohol. I suppose its not wrong had I been in your position I might have been irritated.

BLPL101

I've never been to a baby shower where there was alcohol, but my friends/family very rarely drink.

Mrs E in Oregon

I threw a shower with a sparkling raspberry wine drink as the featured alcoholic drink. It was the only alcohol there. It went over very well. I have never seen someone get drunk at a baby shower.

If alcohol is a problem because you have guests you know are struggling with alcoholism, do make scenes at events like this, or maybe it is against your religious beliefs, you can ask her to exclude alcohol for a specific reason. Most hosts will understand and respect if you shouldn't have it at an event because of issues like that.

caladpi02

Not only do I see alcohol at every shower, I have seen some MTBs have a glass of champagne. It is not a big deal.