Hello,
I’ve never been invited to baby shower and the wife of my husband colleague is very kind to throw one for my coming baby. I don’t have any relatives around here, but I guess she will invite all other colleague/ partner wives to join in. I just wonder how much I should involve before the party. What am I supposed to do during the party? Do I need to bring or prepare anything to the party? And last, what is the propper etiqutte to do after the party is over. Should I try to collect every guests’ addresses, while in the party, to send them back the thank you cards? I probably don’t know all my husband’s collegue wives so far. (My husband has just changed to the new job). Should I invite them (the host) for the lunch 1-2 weeks before the party? Thanks for all answers.
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If your husband’s colleague’s wife is throwing the party, you don’t have to anything but enjoy it! She should take care of all the arrangements, you just get showered with gifts. Let her know you’d like everyone’s addresses so you can send out thank-you’s after the shower. Congratulations of your little one!
Hi, You don’t need to do a thing for the shower preparations. Just enjoy the day, the gifts, the fun. It is a day for you, and your guests want you to relax and stock up on stuff you’ll need for the baby. During the party, just try to mingle with each guest and chat. Eat a ton, and open your gifts. :o) Be gracious during any of the games, if there are any. The person who is throwing the shower should be able to give you a list of all the addresses of the guests because she will be sending out the invitations. Just ask her for it so you can send out the thank you notes afterwards. While you open your gifts someone will write down each person’s name and what they got you so you can remember while writing the thank you notes. As far as inviting the host to lunch, that would be very nice.
I hope you have a great time at your shower!
Well, I am getting ready to have one as well, but my mom is preparing it for me. I have not been to one either, so I guess I’m in the same boat with you. If my mom asks me to help with something, than thats about it. Just wait to be asked, or ask this person if she wants you to help. I don’t think you have to bring anything…unless your like me, and we’re having the party after the baby’s born ( she was born 1-22-07) and she wasn’t due until 3-5-07, so I have to bring her. Hopefully you can have a guest book, or just a notebook, to have guests sign as they come in. Most parties I’ve heard about, is mostly about playing games with each other and finding out about you and the upcoming child. When you’re at the party, just have fun and get to know more people. Don’t let yourself get so stressed out!
Ask the girl who is throwing the baby shower if there is anything you can do to help. And if not just sit back and relax. My best friend just had her baby shower and her mom threw it. They had games and you won a prize. Let everyone eat first so they won’t be irratable. Then after the eating and games. you open your presents make sure you announce who it’s from and you can pass it around so people can get a close look. Make sure you have someone writing down the names of the gifts and what they got you and ask for there addresses after wards. or have them put on the guest book when they sighn. Good luck and congradulations
You don’t have to do anything but show up to the baby shower. While there, you will be introduced to everyone, there will be fun little games that are played. Sometimes, they will be specific to you. One such game has all of the party goers guess how much yarn/string it would take to go all the way around your tummy. The person who is the closest wins. During gift opening, it is a good idea to have someone write down the name of the person and the gift given so you can send them a thank you note after the baby is born. It can make you a lil nervous to be the center of attention, just be graceful and thankful. Be yourself. Have a great time.
The mom to be usually doesn’t have to do anything, just sit back and enjoy all the attention and presents you recieve! Since your husbands colleague is throwing the shower, she should have all the addresses of the guests, so you should be able to get them all from her to send Thank You notes. It would be nice to get to know your hostess of the shower a little before the actual shower so you can go over some things and just to get to know one another. Good luck and have fun!
Ask the hostess what expectations she has of you– this is your first time, and she will probably understand. Ask what kind of food she is thinking of– will it be a luncheon or a reception with appetizers only? If you feel uncomfortable around a lot of people, ask her to keep the guest list small, since you don’t know any of them.
If you have the money to take her out for lunch, that would be a great time to go over what to expect.
Do you want to make a baby registry? Let her know so she can tell guests. Ask her to have someone write down all the gifts and who gave them as you open presents, that way you won’t get them mixed up before writing your thank you notes. The hostess should also be able to give you the addresses of guests since she’ll be sending out invitations.
During the party, you are responsible for taking care of you and the baby! Eat, relax, converse with other mothers about their children. I would try to avoid listening to labor horror stories, though! You’ll also be in charge of opening presents, and trying to think of something thoughtful to say to show your gratitude. “This is just lovely”, “My husband will really appreciate this”, “What a thoughtful gift” are all good comments to make while opening presents.
If you feel comfortable with her after the shower, a small gift for the hostess would be nice, along with her thank you card.
