Gender reveal party!

yesthisiskim0401 · November 2012

Tonight I attended my BFF's gender reveal party! She will be welcoming her second baby girl in April! I had so much fun and it was so wonderful to be part of this moment in her life. Now I am pinning all these ideas to a secret board on Pinterest. Has anyone else considered doing a gender reveal party? Just think... in 12-16 weeks we will all be finding out the genders of our little firecrackers!

CourtM07 · November 2012

I want to! My mom said I have to everyone's doing it haha it will be a fun way to tell everyone at the same time

RunningGal900 · November 2012

A whole party is not my style, but we will probably buy some balloons for DS to open from a box and take some pictures.

jldubb0626 · November 2012

I'm going to have one this time around. With DS we had baby showers so I think it'd be a nice way to celebrate this LO.

lyzabeth · November 2012

My sister is having one. It is definitely not my style. I think it's more for families than anyone. Because most people, while they are happy for you, aren't really that invested. But should you have a party, I hope its the best darn party ever.

yesthisiskim0401 · November 2012

jldubb0626:
I'm going to have one this time around. With DS we had baby showers so I think it'd be a nice way to celebrate this LO.

These are my thoughts exactly.

lyzabeth:
My sister is having one. It is definitely not my style. I think it's more for families than anyone. Because most people, while they are happy for you, aren't really that invested. But should you have a party, I hope its the best darn party ever.

There were 10 people there, tops (not including our kids). We're a very tight knit (and small!) moms group. Definitely not saying there should be an invite list as long as a wedding haha.

luvmyducks · November 2012

I've thought about it. We found out with DD and told everyone right away, but part of me thinks it would be fun to do it that way instead.

LaTi07 · November 2012

We might have our parents over and do a small one, but not a full on party.

CutieGirlLissie · November 2012

We are for sure going to do one! It won't be a huge party, probably just family over for a BBQ/get together. I am a big time baker and always make cupcakes for when we all get together so I'm going to make cupcakes and fill them with blue or pink filling. I'm just debating if I want to have the u/s tech write the sex down and seal it in an envelope for us and then I'll have a bakery make the cupcakes and give them the envelope, that way DH and I can be surprised too. But knowing me, I won't have that kind of strength to not look in the envelope...

ngarciabyu · November 2012

I have always enjoyed gender reveal parties! However for us it won't work since we are team green.

jldubb0626 · November 2012

yesthisiskim0401:
lyzabeth:
My sister is having one. It is definitely not my style. I think it's more for families than anyone. Because most people, while they are happy for you, aren't really that invested. But should you have a party, I hope its the best darn party ever.
There were 10 people there, tops (not including our kids). We're a very tight knit (and small!) moms group. Definitely not saying there should be an invite list as long as a wedding haha.

Yes, I agree! It should be a small party for close friends and family, not anything like my showers for DS.

Brownie928 · November 2012

My Birthday is around the time we will find out, so I may do my bday cake as a reveal cake.

drerikitty · November 2012

My daughter will turn two right after we find out, so I think that I will wrap something up that gives it away and let her reveal it at her birthday party. Maybe wrap up a little brother or little sister t-shirt or something. I don't know if I personally would do a seperate party, but this way everyone with already be together anyway.

BettyHomewrecker33 · November 2012

I think doing something with the family is ok, but I think the large parties are tacky. Not my style.

l5e3a2h4 · November 2012

We are doing a gender reveal party but we are going to find out the sex together first. The party is more for the family than us. We wanna know and go through the "omg's" together without everyone else around. My sister in law actually is a baker by hobby and does some really amazing cakes so she will be doing the announcement cake. Big Smile

KikiCohen · November 2012

I would like to do something small, probably just with both sets of our parents. I want it to be simple, yet give us a little chance to celebrate.

cincybee82 · November 2012

I may be in the minority here but I feel like these come across as so contrived and awkward. I think we will probably just call our siblings and parents to let them know but I don't envision getting a ton of people together to announce if it's a boy or girl. I also get up in arms that it's technically a sex reveal, not gender reveal ;-)

If it is your thing, I think it's best to keep it small and not make it a huge awkward production. Not to be offensive, but it's likely your immediate family and very close friends are the only ones who would truly be interested and even they probably don't need the huge buildup.

Guillerma · November 2012

cincybee82:
I may be in the minority here but I feel like these come across as so contrived and awkward. I think we will probably just call our siblings and parents to let them know but I don't envision getting a ton of people together to announce if it's a boy or girl. I also get up in arms that it's technically a sex reveal, not gender reveal ;nbsp;If it is your thing, I think it's best to keep it small and not make it a huge awkward production. Not to be offensive, but it's likely your immediate family and very close friends are the only ones who would truly be interested and even they probably don't need the huge buildup.

I have always thought this too. I guess maybe it depends on your group. I don't think anyone else would care as much as you and your husband. I know if I had to go to one for someone else I would think it was odd.

BettyHomewrecker33 · November 2012

cincybee82:

I may be in the minority here but I feel like these come across as so contrived and awkward. I think we will probably just call our siblings and parents to let them know but I don't envision getting a ton of people together to announce if it's a boy or girl. I also get up in arms that it's technically a sex reveal, not gender reveal ;-)

If it is your thing, I think it's best to keep it small and not make it a huge awkward production. Not to be offensive, but it's likely your immediate family and very close friends are the only ones who would truly be interested and even they probably don't need the huge buildup.

Yes I think they're on the AW side.

gutsymama · November 2012

A good friend had the results sealed in an envelope and she and her husband opened it at their shower. He got all teary - it was adorable. I loved how they did it! It wasn't a big separate event just for the gender reveal, and the shower was pretty intimate as it was, so it was really cool for family & close friends to be able to share in that moment.

I don't know how we'll announce the sex; we haven't really thought that far ahead yet, just getting through first tri for now. But I imagine we'll find out ourselves privately, and then not make a big spectacle out of the announcement.

ETA: I think a few people were kind of pissed that they did find out the sex, but couldn't shop for it before the shower. But meh, I don't really care about that. I'd rather have mostly gender-neutral things anyway.

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