Over the years I have hosted several baby showers for friends, family members and even my own daughter. Do I consider myself a pro, no…but I do know a thing or two about throwing a great baby shower.
When our daughter was pregnant almost 6 years ago, I threw a beautiful baby shower for her and we held it in a large room at our church. We had about 55 people in attendance, homemade and also purchased food, decorations, games, prizes and all of the things you expect at a baby shower.
At the time I moaned and groaned about the shower costing me close to $1,000. Yikes…I still cringe when I think about all of the money I spent and it was just a “modest” baby shower!
The thing that I find very upsetting these days are all of the elaborate and super expensive showers that people seem to be hosting and moms-to-be expect. I recently attended one and the mother (grandmother to-be) was telling me she spent over $3,900 for the party. What????
Don’t get me wrong, it was a nice party but it was way over done! They rented out a place, had a DJ spin music for 3 hours, completely catered food, high-end prizes (like $100 gift cards) for the games and so forth.
I totally felt that it was NOT personable at all. It was a big old fat party with more partying going on than socializing. Plus, I didn’t care for the alcoholic beverages being served either.
Now that grandchild #2 will be arriving later this year…I’ve already stated that I am not spending more than $500 for a nice baby shower. Daughter is perfectly fine with that.
I think it is absolutely RIDICULOUS to pay almost $4,000 for a baby shower. Did I say RIDICULOUS yet? What is wrong with people? I am sure that is totally acceptable for celebrities but for us common folks, I think it is a total waste of money….Money that could of been put into a savings account or college fund for the new child, not wasted on some fancy party that no one will care about next week.
Your thoughts on all of that? I would love to hear it!
I agree that several thousand dollars is way to much for a baby shower. All the showers I have attended were held by family,or friends and were not extravagant. The one receiving gifts was the pregnant mom, not the guests.
Every baby shower I’ve ever attended has been one planned by family for family & friends, with food prepared by the family/friends. I doubt they cost more than a few hundred at most. And they are usually held at local churches or gathering places that rent rooms out for little or nothing. That’s the nice thing about living in small towns! (Why didn’t the grandma to be just give her daughter the $4,000 & tell her to spend it on the baby, lol?)
I am a fan of the simple baby shower held in someone’s house with a few goodies and fun games. Think the money spent on these over the top baby showers is silly and could go to better uses.
I think a lot of these “Moms to be” spend way too munch time on Pinterest getting baby shower theme ideas, decor, games and other nonsense. I would NEVER spend that kind of money on a baby shower, I would rather start a savings account or college fund for the child. It is all RIDICULOUS to me.
Wow! What happened to the simple parties held in someone’s house with everyone crowded happily into the living room. Normally, a cheese and fruit tray was put in the kitchen with punch and a cake. If the size was too big, maybe it was held in the church. I can’t imagine a $4000 party for anything much less a baby shower. After that you can’t afford to get the baby a gift….for like the next twenty years. 🙂 When my daughter organized a baby shower for my daughter-in-law, we played homemade games, ate homemade cake off of dollar store plates, and just had a come and go. Everyone seemed to have a good time. I guess, if they want it to be that elaborate good for them, but I never think it should be expected.
we didn’t have baby showers for any of our 3 kids :-(, it’s nice but I’m not going to spend money for these kind of parties in the future, I’d prefer gift “new parents” my time and help
Way too much money to spend on a baby shower! Who were they trying to impress?? For my daughter’s baby shower we had a pot luck and lots of people brought food, we found decorations to make on Pinterest, made our own cake and did not spend more that $200. She got lots of baby gifts and we couldn’t have had more fun!
$4000 a baby shower that is way way way beyond stupid! I am SO done doing this stuff!! I have been SO burned too many times on these parties. I have spent thousands of dollars on Bridal showers and never even got a thank you card from the bride!!!!!! One was a “friend” the other was a family member! I am soooo done!! To tell you the truth I don’t even like to go to any of these parties anymore.
Almost 4,000 dollars for a baby shower is way too much money! I think that this is unbelievable. Even 1,000 is too much for me, and even if I could afford it I would not go overboard. We gave my sister a really nice baby shower a couple of years ago for only $100! We got stuff at the Dollar Store and made our own cake. There is no reason to go in debt for a baby shower!