Baby Showers
Options
Am I crazy? I just replied to another post with this...
Someone had asked "how many people are being invited to your shower"
After reading everyones response and adding mine....it sounds a bit crazy. what do you think?
"Wow...i feel like its being overdone over here. Since we both have large families and our mothers decided to do one huge shower (including my dads long time GF) since our families were friends before, and they both have pretty much the same circle of friends so right now our list is at about 145.
We do Co-Ed showers and include children, so that totals everyone.....
Yikes"
This discussion has been closed.
Re: Am I crazy? I just replied to another post with this...
TTC#2 October 2011. June 2012 diagnosed with mild PCOS and both tubes blocked.
10/1/12 miracle BFP 11/12/12 missed m/c (9w2d), baby stopped growing at 7 weeks
1/16/13 BFP, EDD 9/27/13, m/c 1/19/13
2/12/13 BFP, EDD 10/25/13 Please stick little one
A stowaway on board!
is that the norm in your culture/area? i think it's fine if so.
I have a good friend who is Indian, her wedding invite list was over 500 ppl, baby shower was 250 and 1st bday party will be about 120, but that is the norm for their culture/family/community.
well were not Indian, just a bunch of hispanics that look for a reason to have a giant party...lol. I think that its getting a little outt hand with the guests but when you think about it, his family and friends, my family and friends, my fathers family and friends and then mutual friends that they all have in common....i starts to add up.
But I see so many posts on different subjects about being "traditionally correct" or going by what "etiquette" says that I think it makes us look crazy, or as some would put it on here, "ghetto":. But I saw if it makes you happy then go for it.
I wouldn't worry about it at all, sounds like everyone will be totally into it! Etiquette schmetiquette. Have fun!
Mes Petit Choux
I can't go back to yesterday - because I was a different person then. ~ Alice
If you think about it - if you tried to knock down the list then those who werent invited would be left out, so I say go for it!
I just got ripped a new one for asking whether it was proper to have a shower for my second baby, especially if it's twins!
Etiquette doesn't dictate the SIZE of a guest list. It implores that you are able to provide proper refreshment for each guest. "Proper" refreshment depends on time of day and what type of party you are hosting.
If you are inviting 150 people and making it a potluck with a cash bar then you are in trouble. If you are comfortably hosting that many people and all other behaviors are gracious, then congrats on such a large family and many loving friends! We should all be so lucky!