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Baby428
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Please help me decide...alcohol or no alcohol at DD's party
Baby428
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We are having about 70 guests. I am pretty much the first of my friends to have a baby, so there will not be that many other children. I would say there will be about 10 children total...maybe not even that. We are having it at a clubhouse and there will be a big screen wth the football game on and then there are pool tables in the basement of the place. I want alcohol there, but DH seems to think it is weird to offer alcohol at a baby's birthday party. I would pretty much only buy enough alcohol for one to two glasses per person. WDYT?
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Re: Please help me decide...alcohol or no alcohol at DD's party
alcohol...
I wasnt going to either, but I have about 5 kids coming. its a 3oclock party on a saturday so I know my family will like a drink or 2. I have about 100 people invited.
Since its more of an adult party... thats why im having it
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We have about 40 invited but will not be serving alchohol. It is at noon on a Sunday. People can survive 3 hours. That is my opinion but to each his own!
This is like on the tri boards when ppl are planning their showers and wondered if alcohol was appropriate. Just b/c you can't have any doesn't mean your guests don't want a drink. In retrospect I wish we had a smaller party for DD, it was totally overwhelming for her last weekend with the 70 we invited.
i've been to parties with and without alcohol. whatever floats your boat, i say. for me, personally, i'm saving the $$ anywhere i can (big family, mostly adults) and not doing alcohol.
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Oh no! Was she overwhelmed the entire time or more so toward the end of the party? I am definitely worried about DD getting over stimulated and having a melt down
We plan on doing beer and wine, maybe sangria or something like that.
This, we plan to have a noon party as well. We aren't big drinkers to begin with, but noon is to early to start drinking. But I'm glad we're not, our guests have older kids, like 5 to 8 years old. I want to keep it all about the kids. God forbid someone takes it overboard...no thanks!
Honestly, I will never serve alcohol at any of my children's birthday parties and would find it odd to go to a party for a child that had alcohol at it. We're doing our party at 12pm on a Saturday afternoon. I'm far from a prude and love my booze, but I would never drink at my child's party and as a guest of someone else's party I would never expect to be served alcohol.
No, just more towards the end. Guests were late to the party due to a football game going into double overtime. By cake and gift time she was so over it, it's like she hated being the center of attention and it was bed time. Kind of bummed me out b/c I was really looking forward to her destroying her little cake, but she did it the next day and all was well. Have fun, maybe an extra nap during the day of the party will help.
I completely agree with this. We won't be serving beer or wine at DS's birthday party because I don't think it's appropriate to have it at a kid's birthday party. I love beer and have no problem drinking in front of DS, I just don't want it at his party.
Get wasted. Alcohol solves all problems.
I plan on being super inappropriate (
) and will have beer and wine available to our guests.
In my family it would be weird not to have it there, even for a 12pm party. Not everyone drinks it, nobody gets wasted or drives home drunk. But some people like to have a drink or two when we get together.
I guess it depends on the crowd and the situation. In your scenario, I would think alcohol would be fine.
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Babies #2 & #3 arriving Spring 2014 (EDD June 18)
You know your friends/family...if you think they'd enjoy a cold beer while watching a football game or shooting pool, then serve alcohol. If they're not a drinking crowd, then don't.
We're definitely serving beer/wine at DS's party. It's a football theme, and the majority of the guests are adults that all enjoy a drink on a Saturday afternoon. I've been to dozens of first birthday parties, and almost every single one has had alcohol -- that's just our crowd.
To each their own, but in my personal opinion I don't think there should be a lot of alcohol like more than some beer or wine or sports games playing a little kid's party nomatter the age. Honestly if people can't go without either for like 2 or 3 hours to celebrate the child then I would rather they don't come.
I hate when I have been to some of the kid's first birthday's and the dad's are in watching a game and not even paying attention.
We invited close family and a couple of close friends, and then all of our friends with kids. Our party is totally kid centered especially for the kids that will enjoy it. I know everyone is different but if you want that kind of party then just throw a regular BBQ/
I save the alcohol and sports for mine and DH's parties and occasions.
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The only alcohol we will be serving at DD's party is a slightly alcoholic punch that my mom makes (which is freaking delicious!) Then again, neither side of our families are really big drinkers, with the exception of two of DH's aunts. And frankly, I don't want them getting as intoxicated as they usually do at family get-togethers at her party. It's 12-4 on a Sunday; they can do without the booze.
That being said, if I went to a first birthday party and alcohol was served, I definitely wouldn't think twice about it. It's just not our particular scene. Neither DH or I drink more than once or twice a year.