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Who pays?

Choco80Choco80
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OK, this sounds like an obvious question, but to me at least the answer isn't very clear. ?When a friend/relative hosts a shower for you, what costs do he/she typically cover, or does "hosting" simply refer to putting in the blood/sweat/tears associated with planning (which is, of course, equally valuable)? ?I expect this varies according to the friend, etc. and where it is. ?For me, we're having a medium sized coed shower (with maybe 30 people or so) thrown by a good friend of mine at a local nice pizza/italian restaurant. ?Thanks for your advice!

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    Kflie83Kflie83 member
    The person hosting the shower pays for everything. They could ask people for help if they needed, but you should be left completely out of it.
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    Jules GJules G member

    imageKflie83:
    The person hosting the shower pays for everything. They could ask people for help if they needed, but you should be left completely out of it.

    Agreed. ?

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    Choco80Choco80
    Thanks!
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    At1stsightAt1stsight
    Yep - hosts pay! This is one of many reasons why the mom-to-be should have limited involvement with the planning beyond general ideas and the guest list.
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    hopefulmomhopefulmom member

    The person or people hosting the shower pays for everything.  If your parents or DH's parents want to help financially then they need to approach the hostess.  The hostess/es do all the work as well.

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    DiscusCoachDiscusCoach
    The person hosting pays. That is their gift to you. Around here if someone has a connections like wine or flowers then they lend a hand.
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    surprisebaby4us2009surprisebaby4us2009 member
    host pays for it!
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    rebus82rebus82

    The host(s) pay for everything. If it's one person, they foot the bill entirely. If it's multiple people, they may split it up by who buys what, or just each pays X% of the total.?

    You shouldn't pay a dime, nor should any of the guests (non-hosts). ?

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