I get all my cards from Target....the cute tiny ones that are $1, because nobody gives a sh*t about the card anyway.
I try to start there, then I always end up going, "Oh this one is prettier, that was has a cute baby carriage cut out..." Next thing I know, I've spent $6.
I'm with @KathrynJ088... I'm really not sure when to have a shower, since twins will keep me from getting close to my due date.
I wasn't going to have a shower, but then... twins. We could use the help.
Me- 39 (turning 40 in April), TTC for the first time ever (since Jan 2015), low ovarian reserve
Married 3/14/14 to my wonderful wife, but her sperm count is rather low
TTC with frozen donor sperm and science
7 IUIs, 7 BFNs. 2 IVF attempts, both cancelled and converted to IUI, both BFNs. Decided that my tired old ovaries are ready to retire. Next step- reciprocal IVF, using my wife's eggs, my uterus! fresh 5 day transfer (2 embryos) 4/17/17- BFP! Identical twins "due" 1/2/17 (but anticipated arrival sometime December)
I won't be having any showers this time around, but for my first my sisters and mom hosted and they asked everyone to do a children's book instead of a card and everyone could write a messege to the baby on the inside of the book. I seriously loved this idea sooo much. You can get a kid's book for just as cheap as a card now a days, and now my son will have these books with messeges for years to come. There was a cute little poem they used to pass the messege on. Let me see if i can find it online.
At my shower for DS they encouraged a book instead of a card; there was around 75 people there (DH & I both come from huge families) and I can't say I remember getting many duplicates and everyone wrote a cute message to DS. I loved it so I'm pro book instead of card
We have been stocking up on diapers since we started trying (3+ years ago) so we won't be doing a diaper raffle. I was thinking that the book idea would be super fun and everyone would get to share a sweet message to the LO. I don't think that's unrealistic, especially since books are cheaper than diapers!
****Trigger mentioned****
Us: 37, 38, unexplained IF TTC for the second time
Married 10/21/12 to my wonderful wife
TTC with frozen donor sperm and science
since 2/2014
7 IUIs, 1 cancelled due to too many follicles, 6 BFNs. IVF #1 & 2 Failed
IVF #3 20 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 11 fertilized with ICSI, 6 made it to day 5 2 blasts transferred 7/17
Beta #1 7/26 ***BFP*** 144 Beta #2 7/28 271
Beta #3 8/4 1972
8/15 - Officially pregnant with TWINS
9/1 - Baby B no longer has a heartbeat, Baby A is holding on! 9/29 - MMC
When I had my first I did 'book as a card' thing for my family. I felt comfortable asking them for that, especially because we're all big readers. All my family signed their books with little notes and we still read the notes when we look at those books 6 years later. I don't think I would have been comfortable asking our friends for that but I'm glad I did from my family. It has had lasting impacts on my kid who now reads them herself!
As far as the price of cards...we have so many birthdays to recognize each year that we buy boxed cards. We keep them with the gift wrap & use them as needed. If there are duplicates, we just write on the back of the box who we gave what card. They have boxed cards at Amazon, Target, and some book stores. It works out to $0.50 each usually. We buy birthday, thank you, and blanks.
@whiska i def think u could make it co-ed. i've been seeing that all the time in the last couple years.
@djd0404 HAHA i also cannot control my facial expressions. and totally the same for me, my mom is so nice and will face anyone no matter how rude they are. she gives everyone the benefit of the doubt and makes excuses for their rude behavior.
@ameliabedelia-2 & everyone else discussing the books vs cards issue: u bring up a good point that books and cards are nowhere near the same cost. however, i'm always excited when someone asks me to bring a book to the shower. i love that part! i've also seen specific themes done for the books. for example, my 1 friend did animals that start with the letter "____" and every person received a different letter or animal in the mail. i guess that eliminated duplicates. i'd love to do countries/cultures around the world. but i don't think it needs to be a requirement.
@kyrwyn where the wild things are is such a great book!! we analyzed it in a children's literature course during undergrad lol. have u seen the movie version?
@anewadventure your side eye about "IDGAF about etiquette" comment makes me wonder. etiquette according to who/what exactly? the etiquette books, the 1950s standards, something accepted regionally in your location verses another, etc etc?
i agree with all the dollar store comments about cards. 2 for $1, people! forget those cards for 5 bucks that just get thrown out anyway.
surprised to see that many people never heard of the clear gift wrap thing. i don't love the idea either, but i've seen it quite a few times.
Me: 31 DH: 32 DH since 12.2009 Married 08.2013 EDD 12.2017
I'm Jewish and traditionally baby showers are considered bad luck in Judaism. I'm not really that observant, but frankly I'm feeling pretty superstitious when it comes to my babies, especially since twins are higher risk, so I've decided I'd like to have a "meet the babies shower" after they're born, because let's face it, with twins we could definitely use some help with gifts.... It will be held some time in January. My mom and aunt are going to host and I'm planning to give them a guest list, since they do not know who to invite outside of family and certain friends. I also told them it needs to be held in my area (my mom lives over an hour away) because I don't want to travel with a couple of one month olds, most of my friends live locally, and I normally am the one who travels to family events, so I think this is fair. I'll give them suggestions on locations, but I don't really care too much where it's held as long as it doesn't require much travel on my part.
I'm actually a huge fan of the no wrap trend. I think the clear wrap is kind of silly because you still have to unwrap them, but my friend is having a shower this weekend and for hers they just asked to put ribbons on the gifts and nothing else. I HATE sitting through unwrapping at showers and I've been to enough that did bingo, that even that's gotten kind of old, especially if there are a ton of people at the shower. I honestly think not making people sit through the unwrapping seems like the more polite thing to do, even if it breaks with traditional etiquette. As long as you write thank you cards, I think that's what really matters.
1. How are you creating your guest list? Any rules? We got married two years ago, so I just edited our wedding guest list.
2. Are you searching for a location to rent/a restaurant to host it/doing it at home? Currently deciding between a hall and a restaurant, but will probably go with the hall.
3. Are you selecting a theme? If so, what? In our circle, baby shower themes usually match the nursery theme. So white, gray, teal, and elephants.
4. All female or co-ed? iI've been to fun co-ed showers, but we're keeping this one ladies only.
My family is ridiculous/difficult so I was a little nervous when it came to planning the shower. My bff (who is amazing at this stuff) thankfully got the ball rolling as far as planning. My stepmom has jumped in, and it's seeming like my bff is doing the planning and stepmom is paying, which really is most ideal. I just hope stepmom doesn't try to plan at least too much, bc again...ridiculous.
The one thing I did request was for them to do the diaper raffle. My bff had one w her shower and literally didn't buy diapers for a year. With me being teacher, there was some talk of doing a book for a card, but I'd rather the diapers! I hope that doesn't make me seem greedy/not caring about my child's education!
Also- cards. I also buy box sets from Amazon. However, a friend let me in on a secret...Homegoods has adorable cards for many occasions for about $2!
I really enjoy going to baby showers and giving gifts, but I don't want a baby shower for myself. I'm not comfortable being the center of attention. A couple of my friends have been insisting that I have one, but it's just not my thing and my family is not expecting one either (it's not a common tradition in our culture). Instead, I'm thinking of having a small informal brunch with close friends (like 5-6 tops, maybe I'll cook) to celebrate the baby. It won't be about gifts or games, and it'll just be like any other meal where we're stuffing our faces and enjoying each others' company. Since I won't be having an official shower, I'm not going to register either. I know that my close friends will want to get gifts for the baby when he's born, and I'm eager to see what they pick out- I bet I'm going to get a bunch of bunny-themed baby clothes and I'm very happy with that haha.
@leilagphillips My DH is Jewish and said that I can use the bad luck excuse and blame the lack of baby shower on him.
@blueskies17 You may still want to register--a lot of the stores provide you with 15% off your registry as a "completion discount," so even if you are buying everything yourself, it'll be cheaper if you register.
Married May 2014 DD born August 2016 Baby #2 due December 2017
@AMCsquared I think so! I think my MIL would rather do potluck, but I think my stepmom wants to get it catered. She's willing to pay, so I'm thinking it's going to go that way. If it was up to my stepmom, we'd probably do it at a fancy restaurant, which isn't really my style. And thinking of the amount of money she'd spend stresses me out. Lol We're going to visit the hall and the fancy place to see what "we" like. I'm really trying to stay out of planning for my own sanity. Lol
QUESTION: Seperate from the shower/registry... my MIL wants to buy "the nursery furniture" for baby, but we don't need any...we already have furniture we like in the guest room / future nursery + we have some things handed down in the family that fill in for what else is needed (bassinet, diaper changing). We need to paint and rearrange, but the room is pretty much good-to-go otherwise. The few things we would like to buy for baby's room are a big cozy rug (floors are hardwood) & some black-out curtains.
MIL has brought up "the nursery furniture" repeatedly & can't seem to remember or get over the fact that that particular gift isn't needed. She says it is tradition in her family for the grandparents to buy this. I'm not sure if asking her if she'd like to help us finish the nursery buy buying the rug and/or the curtains would be a good or bad step to take? In general, MIL is pushy/insistent and I can usually get her to calm down by finding SOMETHING to say yes to (for example: she will offer me snack after snack after snack until I accept something, even if it is just a glass of water). In this case, however, I'm worried that this may seem weird and grabby to ask for a $700 rug? My goal is for her to feel happy without having to redecorate a perfectly lovely room.
@Amber_Waves the 700 dollar rug might be perfect bc the price tag may fulfill that "big" gift she clearly wants to give. Do u have a crib already? Maybe she can buy that if not orrr she can hold off and promise to buy a big kid bed years down the road.
@babytime24 the idea of the $$$ involved at a restaurant stresses me out too lol
Me: 31 DH: 32 DH since 12.2009 Married 08.2013 EDD 12.2017
@Amber_Waves I feel like a $700 rug would be fine to ask for. She wants to buy the furniture, and that could definitely equal the same amount. Maybe have your husband deal with her so you don't have to get any shit about it. Haha I make my husband deal with all things related to his mother.
@AMCsquared We're going to do a floor bed rather than a crib & DH's cousin gave us a hand-me-down crib mattress for that. If we end up deciding our baby needs a crib, we'll borrow from the same cousin. The baby's room already has a queen-size sleigh bed with a nice mattress. There's really no furniture to buy now or in a few years!
@Amber_Waves My sister had a similar situation with her in-laws regarding her youngest (blended family, their one shared biological kid). Her MIL ended up getting them a gorgeous rocker for the living room (which was close enough to "nursery furniture" for her MIL) and finishing out the nursery decorations for them. Your $700 rug might be a perfect fit. Or you might be able to find some obviously-for-baby piece that's not specifically in the nursery that works for both of you.
@Amber_Waves I agree with PPs in trying to get her to fund the big items you still need for the room, even if it is a rug, or curtains, or a nice rocker or glider. based on her insistence so far, not sure how it will go but there's no reason to buy a traditional nursery set of furniture if you're absolutely not setting the room up that way.
Met: September 2005Married: October 2008 DS: 09/2014
@Amber_Waves, I agree with what everyone else has said. If you pick an item and sell it as "this is really what I've wanted so badly"....she will hopefully be appeased.
Momma to Amelia Marie (7/14) and Austin Samuel (11/17). Adding baby (girl) #3 on 7/21
Thanks all! You've given me the guts to just ask her what she thinks of buying a nice rug next time she brings up the nursery. I'll try to have my to-do/to-buy list handy so she can see what we're thinking. I've realized that part of the problem is that she's rarely at our house (we go to hers since she's been in cancer treatment), so she may not even know what this room looks like!
@AMCsquared yeah, when two 30-somethings with fully furnished homes get married, you end up with a decent amount of extra furniture!
1. How are you creating your guest list? Any rules? My SIL and hub's cousin is throwing us the shower (almost 8 hours away from us). My family and his family live about 3 hours from each other.. I extended the invite to my family and told them they are not obligated to go since it is so far away from them (I did mentioned that we can do something as a family when I came up for my grandmother's birthday in September). So mainly it'll be hubs family with some of my college friends. I'll give my college friends list and let the hosts invite family. 2. Are you searching for a location to rent/a restaurant to host it/doing at a home? Hubs family can be dramatic so we're going to find a place that is neutral ground so it'll probably be at a restaurant. 3. Are you selecting a theme? If so, what? Based on the nursery - blue/gray, moon, stars, and elephants 4. All female or co-ed? Co-Ed. We're making this more a family party. 5. Other shower related questions you need feedback on? Would it be rude to ask that gifts be sent back to our house or at least for the bigger gifts? Since we are traveling... we do have an SUV but I'm afraid if we get the bigger stuff we won't be able to fit it back in the car. It'll be me, hubs, and our dog in the car. We registered at Target and Amazon. There isn't a Target in their town so they would need to get items shipped regardless if they got it from Amazon or Target.
Me: 37, Hubs: 41, Furbaby: Gizmo 11/2011: dx with Stage 1 Thyroid Cancer 03/2012: dx with Endometriosis
@ktlee I don't think you can ask guests to ship to you. They want to see you open things! Etiquette says even if an item is shipped to your place you should bring it to the shower.
Does your SUV have a hitch? We had one put on ours for a few hundred and it has been so useful... renting a trailer from Uhaul is just the rental cost (no mileage & our car insurance covers it).
@ktlee80 Agree with @AMCsquared. If you feel weird about asking explicitly, maybe you can ask the host/close family to mention that it would be helpful to some guests. You can bring pictures of the items that are sent to your house to the shower, so that you can still acknowledge and thank the gift givers.
New question for you ladies... when are you holding your showers? I know most wait till later on in your pregnancy. For me all my friends and family live on the other side of the country, so I will need to fly to them. So second trimester would be best for that. I haven't picked a date yet- but I hope I'm showing more by then! Haha
Also- maybe it's not right etiquette wise @ktlee80 but I'm also going to request big items be shipped to our house as I can only carry so much on a plane. A printed photo would be nice to show others.
I noticed a lot of people here mentioning that they like the unwrapped gift idea. I was at a shower yesterday that felt untraditional but it felt like it worked well. We were asked not to wrap gifts, and it was an open house so you could come or go as you please.
I'm not sure I want to copy my friend entirely, but it was super nice not to have to sit until the very end, or even show up 5 minutes early. It was a nice summer day, we were able to sit on the porch and chat. It worked well bc it was a small group of people.
I'm thinking my shower will be late October, which could mean snow.. so we'll have people sitting around the living room. i agree the games are so old and overdone, no one wants to sit through 2 hours of games.. and if I don't open gifts.. I feel like there's a piece of the shower missing... maybe visiting is enough, but I feel like there should be some form of entertainment or interaction of some sort. Not sure if me opening gifts is "entertainment" but I feel like people want to see you open their gift and your reaction to it.
i love the brunch idea.. not sure how my friend could pull that off...
@dilbert890 - I hosted a brunch baby shower for a friend a few years ago. The shower started at 11, and we had fruit salad, two different types of frittatas (one with meat and one just veggie), stuffed french toast, a salad (goat cheese, strawberries and walnuts), and balsamic chicken. Now, we also had it at a community room/VFW that gave us access to a giant kitchen, which let us cook everything on site. We prepped everything the night before and just threw it on the grill/in the oven that morning.
It was a lot of work and required planning, but it wasn't impossible or overwhelming. Even without a catering kitchen, you could probably do it in a house kitchen with some planning. I might remove the chicken (we wanted something that was more lunch-ish, but people really stuck with the traditional breakfast food). Perhaps add in a Costco tray of bagels/pastries/croissants and you'd be set!
** December BMB Siggy Challenge - Animals in Pools **
Me: 31+ H: 32 TTC Since 11/2015 #1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
@balletnerd ours is mid-October. My MIL is hosting & we sent her a list of our free days Oct through mid-November (DH travels for work, etc). We also suggested a venue. MIL called the venue and they had just 1 opening. #done
1. How are you creating your guest list? Any rules? My mom, MIL, and I worked out the guest list ourselves. We invited around 55 and ultimately had around 25 show, though 40 RSVP'd.
2. Are you searching for a location to rent/a restaurant to host it/doing at a home? We rented a cute little rustic coffee shop. They provided sandwiches (ham, turkey, and cheese paninis) and we had two baristas who made whatever beverages people wanted. We provided everything else. We had a fruit tray, veggie tray, spritz cookie tray (shaped and colored like autumn leaves), hot and cold apple cider, broccoli slaw, those cheesy funeral potatoes, chocolate chip pumpkin bread, swedish spice bread, and a variety of cakes and cupcakes (thank goodness for professional bakers in the family).
3. Are you selecting a theme? If so, what? The coffee shop was very rustic, with a log cabiny feeling. We played off that, and the fact that is was in late autumn, and kept with that color scheme. We also decorated with vintage childrens books as centerpieces, asked for books instead of cards, and our favors were apple cider and pumpkin spice puppy chow in Mason jars with book marks that said, "Children are made readers on the laps of their parents." -Emilie Buchwald.
4. All female or co-ed? Co-ed. 5. Other shower related questions you need feedback on? Nope! Finished my shower stress a year and a half ago!
Re: Let's talk baby shower guest lists (and other issues)
I wasn't going to have a shower, but then... twins. We could use the help.
7 IUIs, 7 BFNs.
2 IVF attempts, both cancelled and converted to IUI, both BFNs.
Decided that my tired old ovaries are ready to retire.
Next step- reciprocal IVF, using my wife's eggs, my uterus!
fresh 5 day transfer (2 embryos) 4/17/17- BFP!
Identical twins "due" 1/2/17 (but anticipated arrival sometime December)
eta. Words are hard
DX Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Factor V Leiden Mutation, Secondary Infertility
MFI (SA #1Count 11mill, Motility: 18%, Morphology: 1%)
AMH .328 | FSH 13.2
TTC for the second time
7 IUIs, 1 cancelled due to too many follicles, 6 BFNs.
IVF #1 & 2 Failed
2 blasts transferred 7/17
Beta #2 7/28 271
9/29 - MMC
12/21 - Baby Boy born
12/10 - FET transfered 1 3BB blast
Beta #1 12/19 - 88
Beta #2 12/21 - 230
Beta #3 12/18 - 3066
@whiska i def think u could make it co-ed. i've been seeing that all the time in the last couple years.
@djd0404 HAHA i also cannot control my facial expressions. and totally the same for me, my mom is so nice and will face anyone no matter how rude they are. she gives everyone the benefit of the doubt and makes excuses for their rude behavior.
@ameliabedelia-2 & everyone else discussing the books vs cards issue: u bring up a good point that books and cards are nowhere near the same cost. however, i'm always excited when someone asks me to bring a book to the shower. i love that part! i've also seen specific themes done for the books. for example, my 1 friend did animals that start with the letter "____" and every person received a different letter or animal in the mail. i guess that eliminated duplicates. i'd love to do countries/cultures around the world.
but i don't think it needs to be a requirement.
@kyrwyn where the wild things are is such a great book!! we analyzed it in a children's literature course during undergrad lol. have u seen the movie version?
@anewadventure your side eye about "IDGAF about etiquette" comment makes me wonder. etiquette according to who/what exactly? the etiquette books, the 1950s standards, something accepted regionally in your location verses another, etc etc?
i agree with all the dollar store comments about cards. 2 for $1, people! forget those cards for 5 bucks that just get thrown out anyway.
surprised to see that many people never heard of the clear gift wrap thing. i don't love the idea either, but i've seen it quite a few times.
I'm actually a huge fan of the no wrap trend. I think the clear wrap is kind of silly because you still have to unwrap them, but my friend is having a shower this weekend and for hers they just asked to put ribbons on the gifts and nothing else. I HATE sitting through unwrapping at showers and I've been to enough that did bingo, that even that's gotten kind of old, especially if there are a ton of people at the shower. I honestly think not making people sit through the unwrapping seems like the more polite thing to do, even if it breaks with traditional etiquette. As long as you write thank you cards, I think that's what really matters.
We got married two years ago, so I just edited our wedding guest list.
2. Are you searching for a location to rent/a restaurant to host it/doing it at home?
Currently deciding between a hall and a restaurant, but will probably go with the hall.
3. Are you selecting a theme? If so, what?
In our circle, baby shower themes usually match the nursery theme. So white, gray, teal, and elephants.
4. All female or co-ed?
iI've been to fun co-ed showers, but we're keeping this one ladies only.
My family is ridiculous/difficult so I was a little nervous when it came to planning the shower. My bff (who is amazing at this stuff) thankfully got the ball rolling as far as planning. My stepmom has jumped in, and it's seeming like my bff is doing the planning and stepmom is paying, which really is most ideal. I just hope stepmom doesn't try to plan at least too much, bc again...ridiculous.
The one thing I did request was for them to do the diaper raffle. My bff had one w her shower and literally didn't buy diapers for a year. With me being teacher, there was some talk of doing a book for a card, but I'd rather the diapers! I hope that doesn't make me seem greedy/not caring about my child's education!
Also- cards. I also buy box sets from Amazon. However, a friend let me in on a secret...Homegoods has adorable cards for many occasions for about $2!
@leilagphillips My DH is Jewish and said that I can use the bad luck excuse and blame the lack of baby shower on him.
Married May 2014
DD born August 2016
Baby #2 due December 2017
Seperate from the shower/registry...
my MIL wants to buy "the nursery furniture" for baby, but we don't need any...we already have furniture we like in the guest room / future nursery + we have some things handed down in the family that fill in for what else is needed (bassinet, diaper changing). We need to paint and rearrange, but the room is pretty much good-to-go otherwise. The few things we would like to buy for baby's room are a big cozy rug (floors are hardwood) & some black-out curtains.
MIL has brought up "the nursery furniture" repeatedly & can't seem to remember or get over the fact that that particular gift isn't needed. She says it is tradition in her family for the grandparents to buy this. I'm not sure if asking her if she'd like to help us finish the nursery buy buying the rug and/or the curtains would be a good or bad step to take? In general, MIL is pushy/insistent and I can usually get her to calm down by finding SOMETHING to say yes to (for example: she will offer me snack after snack after snack until I accept something, even if it is just a glass of water). In this case, however, I'm worried that this may seem weird and grabby to ask for a $700 rug? My goal is for her to feel happy without having to redecorate a perfectly lovely room.
Do u have a crib already? Maybe she can buy that if not orrr she can hold off and promise to buy a big kid bed years down the road.
@babytime24 the idea of the $$$ involved at a restaurant stresses me out too lol
Met: September 2005 Married: October 2008 DS: 09/2014
@AMCsquared yeah, when two 30-somethings with fully furnished homes get married, you end up with a decent amount of extra furniture!
2. Are you searching for a location to rent/a restaurant to host it/doing at a home? Hubs family can be dramatic so we're going to find a place that is neutral ground so it'll probably be at a restaurant.
3. Are you selecting a theme? If so, what? Based on the nursery - blue/gray, moon, stars, and elephants
4. All female or co-ed? Co-Ed. We're making this more a family party.
5. Other shower related questions you need feedback on? Would it be rude to ask that gifts be sent back to our house or at least for the bigger gifts? Since we are traveling... we do have an SUV but I'm afraid if we get the bigger stuff we won't be able to fit it back in the car. It'll be me, hubs, and our dog in the car. We registered at Target and Amazon. There isn't a Target in their town so they would need to get items shipped regardless if they got it from Amazon or Target.
11/2011: dx with Stage 1 Thyroid Cancer 03/2012: dx with Endometriosis
March 2017 IVF - Lil Jedi due 12/06/2017
Does your SUV have a hitch? We had one put on ours for a few hundred and it has been so useful... renting a trailer from Uhaul is just the rental cost (no mileage & our car insurance covers it).
Also- maybe it's not right etiquette wise @ktlee80 but I'm also going to request big items be shipped to our house as I can only carry so much on a plane. A printed photo would be nice to show others.
I was at a shower yesterday that felt untraditional but it felt like it worked well. We were asked not to wrap gifts, and it was an open house so you could come or go as you please.
I'm not sure I want to copy my friend entirely, but it was super nice not to have to sit until the very end, or even show up 5 minutes early. It was a nice summer day, we were able to sit on the porch and chat. It worked well bc it was a small group of people.
I'm thinking my shower will be late October, which could mean snow.. so we'll have people sitting around the living room. i agree the games are so old and overdone, no one wants to sit through 2 hours of games.. and if I don't open gifts.. I feel like there's a piece of the shower missing... maybe visiting is enough, but I feel like there should be some form of entertainment or interaction of some sort. Not sure if me opening gifts is "entertainment" but I feel like people want to see you open their gift and your reaction to it.
i love the brunch idea.. not sure how my friend could pull that off...
It was a lot of work and required planning, but it wasn't impossible or overwhelming. Even without a catering kitchen, you could probably do it in a house kitchen with some planning. I might remove the chicken (we wanted something that was more lunch-ish, but people really stuck with the traditional breakfast food). Perhaps add in a Costco tray of bagels/pastries/croissants and you'd be set!
** December BMB Siggy Challenge - Animals in Pools **
Me: 31+ H: 32
TTC Since 11/2015
#1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
2. Are you searching for a location to rent/a restaurant to host it/doing at a home? We rented a cute little rustic coffee shop. They provided sandwiches (ham, turkey, and cheese paninis) and we had two baristas who made whatever beverages people wanted. We provided everything else. We had a fruit tray, veggie tray, spritz cookie tray (shaped and colored like autumn leaves), hot and cold apple cider, broccoli slaw, those cheesy funeral potatoes, chocolate chip pumpkin bread, swedish spice bread, and a variety of cakes and cupcakes (thank goodness for professional bakers in the family).
3. Are you selecting a theme? If so, what? The coffee shop was very rustic, with a log cabiny feeling. We played off that, and the fact that is was in late autumn, and kept with that color scheme. We also decorated with vintage childrens books as centerpieces, asked for books instead of cards, and our favors were apple cider and pumpkin spice puppy chow in Mason jars with book marks that said, "Children are made readers on the laps of their parents." -Emilie Buchwald.
4. All female or co-ed? Co-ed.
5. Other shower related questions you need feedback on? Nope! Finished my shower stress a year and a half ago!