In my previous posts I have shared with you some ideas how to save expenses when your baby shower is on a tight budget. I have shared about picking the right time, venue and having both in person and virtual guests. I have also shared idead how to save on food, since it takes up almost half of the expenses.
Here are additional ideas how you can manage to organize a memorable baby shower even on a budget.
GO INTIMATE
Sometimes the old adage is true that “less is more.” And this is true in any type of occasions or events, and that includes when planning for baby shower. It’s actually better when the mom-to-be have lesser names on her guest list, why? Because it is easier from the get-go: you can pick a small venue or you can opt to organize the shower at home or in one of the friend’s or family’s home.
On another note, big and grandeous baby shower can be overwhelming for a first time mom-to-be. Although it’s fun to have such a big crowd, and let alone the number of gifts the mom-to-be will receive, but big crowds are loud. Whereas, small crowd is more intimate because guests include only those closest friends and family of the mom-to-be.
CO-HOSTING, COST SHARING
I know you really want to throw your bestie a great baby shower, but it is also understandable that expenses incurred may be challenging when you don’t have enough. Well, guess what? You don’t really have to do it alone. It does not necessarily mean when you’re hosting you can’t ask or say yes to help, especially financial assistance.
If the mom-to-be’s friends and or family offers to co-host or share with some of the expenses, perhaps they want to shoulder the venue or decorations or potlock or share with the expenses for the food or prepare the food or even as minimal as designing and printing the invitations, accept their offer to help and SAY YES!
And besides, more heads are better. Atleast when you have a co-host or co-hosts you’ll have someone or more to discuss the plans with on top of having someone to share the expenses with. Surely, you’ll be able to throw the mom-to-be a fun and memorable party.
GO GREEN
Save on budget, save on paper, and save the planet. The idea is that instead of printing paper invitations, why not go digital and just send out invitations via email or better yet through various social media platforms.
There are more designs you can choose from, and a lot easier to make them personalized. You can even send as many invitation as you like, plus you can add RSVP tracking feature when you go digital. So, you can track who has read the invite and who needed reminding. You can also create guest lists and send specific invites to a specific group of guests. In other words, digital is more flexible and economical.
Finally, like I said in the previous posts on baby shower on a budget, what matters most is the gesture and the moments that makes the shower extra especial for the mom-to-be. There is more meaning and beauty in simplicity.