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throwing my own co-ed party?
DH and I are thinking of throwing a pre-baby party instead of a shower. We were thinking a sort of cocktail hour at a local bar. Lots of food drinks etc.
While we don't expect people to bring gifts (I don't think I would put the registry info on the invite) I wouldn't specifically tell them not to either.
Is this totally tacky?
My sister offered to host a shower but she lives in a different city so I feel like it's a pain for her to do all the planning, should I do the planning and then ask if its ok to put her on the invite?
I am seeing this as a sort of "farewell for a few months" kind of party. Anyone have any ideas on how I could word the invite?
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Re: throwing my own co-ed party?
Between throwing your own shower & having it at a bar, completely tacky.
If you want to have your own social gathering with your friends then send out an evite or mass email but do not mention gifts, shower or registry and consider having it in your home or backyard. I wouldn't do a bar unless you want to watch your friends drink around you and make dumb jokes about how you can't drink for XX more months or what ever.
1) Baby-related party in a bar
2) Formal invites for what is meant to be a "casual get together"
3) Hosting it yourself
....if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck....
He's the single greatest thing I've done in my life and reminds me daily of how fun (and funny) life can be. He's turned out pretty swell for having such a heartless and evil mother.
Don't put regisrty info on the invite. You may not have room at the bar for a bunch of gifts anyways. Just have your guests bring gift cards and have a diaper raffle for free drinks.
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This. You can't throw your own shower and printing invites and making it more "formal" may make people feel obligated to bring a gift. Have a last hurrah party with your friends, spread the word by mouth, and if people want to buy you something for the baby I am sure they will find a way ...