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June 2011 Moms
gymnst1013
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s/o Showers...your ideal shower?
gymnst1013
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What would your ideal shower be like? I personally would never demand a particular type of shower but if asked, I'll let the planners (mom and BFF most likely) know that I would love it if it were just a casual, co-ed, laid back get-together. A barbeque would be great if we could be more sure of the weather. No dumb shower games please! And some beer/wine for whoever wants it. Some of the showers I have been to have just been so stuffy and uptight that they drive me mad. That said, I will be forever grateful for however it turns out.
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Re: s/o Showers...your ideal shower?
I would want it similar to my wedding shower ones. One of them was a backyard bbq type thing and the other was at a clubhouse type place and was very intimate and relaxed. I would do either! Ideally I wish I could have one big shower with everyone...but being that I live in MA and have a lot of friends and MHs family up here and my family and some friends are all in NJ, just doesn't make that feasible. I'm not even sure I'll have a shower up here in MA. My Mom will throw one for me in NJ I'm sure...but I doubt anyone will throw one up here for me. I just don't see my MIL doing that.
One thing that I think would be fun would be to have plain white onesies and puffy paints and everyone gets to make a onesie for the baby. I saw this somewhere and ever since then I thought it was super cute!
I don't have a lot of requests other than NO GAMES. I seriously don't know anyone who doesn't roll their eyes at them while they are taking place at the shower. I also like beer or wine at showers as an option, but it isn't a requirement.
With this baby shower, I definitely want a say in the menu since I have more aversions to things than not. Other than that I am just honored someone is doing this for us.
Something informal. Typically in my family they are held at someone's house with a whole buffet of food, drinks and yes, we do games. I'll be happy with however it's chosen to be planned
Is anyone else planning on having DH present at the shower?
We did that at my friend's bbq shower over the summer and it was really fun! She ended up with some really cute ones
This is what I'm hoping for. It's what my bridal shower was, with only two, non-embarrassing games played, so fingers crossed!
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Some friends are planning a shower for me and asked for my input - we're going to have a BBQ/party in late May that will be coed with kiddos welcome. We're just going to do it in someone's backyard and grill food, have a keg or two and the only games will be lawn games set up for people to play at their leisure.
Basically it will be a party with all of our friends - and there will most likely be a baby themed cake or cupcakes involved. Laid back and fun - where I can wear jeans and be comfortable...
If I didn't live in NJ & was in a warmer-weather climate, I'd have a BBQ (as we did for our "engagement party," which MIL insisted on & I would only allow as a casual BBQ/swim get-together).
Family & closest friends, no games unless someone is really eager to play one and plans it. Just some good food, conversation, laughter!
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I'm pretty blessed, I'm having three showers, and I imagine two will be pretty traditional.
But, my friends that are doing my friends shower are pretty similar to me - dislike games, and most of the really baby themes. I won't be surprised if its an evening cocktail-party type event, requesting girls to dress up - and that would be fabulous to me
I love love love glam parties, and I think even babies can be pretty glam 
Semi-related, I threw a shower for my sister last year, and I think it ended up being pretty fun:
https://mrs-in-training.blogspot.com/2010/03/cirque-du-bebe-shower-tables.html
https://mrs-in-training.blogspot.com/2010/03/cirque-du-bebe-shower-food.html
https://mrs-in-training.blogspot.com/2010/03/cirque-du-bebe-shower-everything-else.html
You did a fantastic job? I'm going against all ettiquette here, but will you throw me a shower? hahaha
I'd love to!! I'm starting an events consulting company soon, and baby showers have definitely been my favorite of all parties to throw
Holy smokes! INCREDIBLE job!!
5 years ago MH and I were planning to take guardianship of our niece right after she was born. My family threw us a Co-ed, outdoor get together around my moms pool. It was perfect.
I would prefer similar this time around. I definitely want co-ed because MH will get to be involved. I also prefer casual. The only thing I have asked my sister for is that it be co-ed and I would like to do a book theme. My idea is that usually a typical baby shower game is that anyone who brings a package of diapers gets a raffle ticket for a prize (or something like that.) I would prefer it to be anyone who brings their favorite childrens book.
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Your ideal shower sounds a lot like mine! I don't know if that will be realistic for me, though. No one has officially offered to throw me a shower, but a few people have asked if someone else has offered to host yet/offered to help, and they aren't the type to host a BBQ, at least at their places. We could probably do BBQ type thing at a local park, but I was also thinking (if my host asked for input) that a casual lunch at a restaurant that has a private room would be fun.
Also, I guess I'm not 100% against games, but they should be something people want to do and be fun and definitely involve prizes!
I'm not big on the games either. I feel like most people don't really want to play them! I did the puffy paint onesie thing at a friend's shower several years ago though and it was pretty fun. And she got some cute onesies!
I want a pretty traditional shower with my family and girl friends. Good food, lots of sitting around and chatting, that sort of thing. I'd want DH to come at the end so he can make an appearance but not have to be there the entire time
same thing here a coed bbq and a traditional one.
I would love a coed one as well but my MIL will frown upon this and she will almost definitely be the planner (she's a regular Martha Stewart and loves to "plan") since it's not really my mom's thing. MY MIL did my wedding shower...it was a tea party which was nice I just felt that some of the people were not people I really know...I did get A LOT of great gifts though lol
A BBQ would also totally rock but up here in Canada it won't really be the right weather until May which is cutting it short for us!
I hate (HATE) shower games (although the onsie thing sounds fun).
I prefer casual to fussy, small and intimate to huge. I really don't like showers in which I sit around and watch mama-to-be open 80 presents, including the ones shipped to her from Great Aunt Edna and Grandma Rose who couldn't make it.
I would enjoy a co-ed casual type party, however, I don't really see that happening based on the planners. But I would not be surprised if my planners offered alcoholic beverages to party goers- and I am totally ok with that
Livens things up. I'm also not opposed to your run of the mill chicken salad gatherings. I love a good chicken salad.
All in all, I'm eternally grateful that I have friends and family already offering to throw me a shower
I will be happy in whatever form it comes (and will even suffer through games if I must... I did at one of my bridal showers, and I feel just as strongly about bridal shower games as I do baby shower games. Have I said HATE?).
Beautiful; great job!