I have a very long time before my shower, my sister who is my best friend in the world is hosting it and planning it for me. She has asked me to start giving some thought to the guest list and I am drawing a blank. Who do you invite to a baby shower? Any advice you can give would be great. I have a couple very close friends but wonder who else I should invite.
Re: Long way off but. . .
Close friends, close family. For the most part- local people. If there are a few people who are out of town but you really feel they'd like to be invited, then sure, invite them. But be conservative about it.
A baby shower is a gift giving event and to be invited is to be asked to bring a gift- this should really be put out to the people you are close w/ and/or have a vested (so to speak) interest in your baby (grandmothers, sisters, etc).
~Benjamin Franklin
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While it is true that attending a shower obligates you to a gift, merely getting an invitation does not!
Invite anyone you would like to have there to celebrate with you, even if they are out of town. Most folks do know that if they don't attend a shower they don't have to send a gift (unless they want to). I didn't always send gifts to showers I didn't attend and I never felt guity about it.