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Planning a Baby Shower
Etiquette for Giving and Getting a Baby Shower
By Donna Smith
And if someone whom you've had issues with in the past offers, or someone who can get your blood boiling on a good day, think hard about letting them host the event. "I would recommend against girlfriend-you-had-falling-out-with-and-recently-made-up-with (now is not the time for her to prove her friendship to you)," Mims says. "In-laws of any type are touch and go. If you are legitimately close to your sister-in-law then by all means have her throw you a shower, but remember, baby showers are not the time to allow her to finally get even for something that may have happened at your wedding. Bottom line: The shower should not be thrown by anyone that might trigger mom-to-be's hormones, bring up old grievances or create new ones. It is her day and she should be happy."
Mims adds one more person to this list: the mom-to-be. "The shower should be thrown for her, not by her," Mims says.
Another issue that many moms-to-be face is when more than one person wants to give a shower. "If your best friend and family are already teaming up to throw you a splashy shower and another friend or family member who lives nearby (and would be inviting the same pool of people) asks to throw you another shower, it's a good idea to team that person up with the other group rather than throw another shower," Terry says.
How many showers is it acceptable to have? One? Two? As many as the mom-to-be wants? Alison Minton, an event planner and hospitality consultant in New York City, says there should really only be one shower that everyone is invited to. "If there is more than one in a rare case, no one should b invited to more than one, because that is tacky and asking for multiple gifts," she says.
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Re: Planning a Baby Shower by april on 11/26/2008 10:15PM
My mom gave me my shower, and I don't see anything wrong with it. None of my friends are the entertaining type, and most of my family lives too far.