After all, you’re going to need every penny for nappies, rompers and toys in a few weeks. Keeping your budget under control doesn’t mean your shower has to miss out on style and special touches, though. Here are seven ways to save.
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- Keep your baby shower decorations simple and use what you already have. If you have wholesale wedding decorations left over, repurpose them. Items bought in bulk packs like favour boxes, ribbons and fabric will always come in handy and are easy to store until you need them. Total cost? Zilch!
- Don’t spend a fortune on a snazzy venue; a room at home or a friend’s house is not only cost free but it saves you a whole extra layer of organising. If you’re worried about making a room feel festive and smart enough for the occasion, get clever with fabric bought in bulk to create backdrops to hide and disguise.
- Avoid a cake-decorating disaster and opt for individual pastries, cupcakes or petit fours. Not only is this option more affordable, it’s infinitely customisable. They are pre-portioned, so you can keep tight control over quantities and any extras can be packaged up in lolly bags or favour boxes as a thank-you for guests.
- Ditch the drink. As you’re unlikely to be drinking, save on beverages by only providing non-alcoholic drinks. Get creative with smoothies and milkshakes, virgin cocktails or fruit juice punch. For winter baby showers, mulled apple juice or hot chocolate is deliciously warming and welcoming and can be made in large quantities to serve straight from the hob.
- Make your own invitations. Baby shower invitations don’t need to be as elaborate as wedding invitations, and simple craft supplies make it easy to create your own. Have fun with a theme or go for classic colours and stick-on embellishments.
- Keep it simple. Remember—your friends are there for you. Build your baby shower around something you love doing, whether that’s an at-home pamper session using free sample-size products, watching a favourite film or doing cheesy karaoke, spend your baby shower with the people you love doing the things you adore.
- Don’t forget, your guests might want to save money too. Rather than asking for gifts for the baby, plan ahead and ask friends to give the gift of time. Babysitting vouchers, an IOU for a home-cooked meal or one to pop in your freezer, and an offer to carry out chores in the first few weeks after you give birth will all be worth their weight in gold after you’ve had your baby.
Concentrate on what’s important to you, whether that’s food, friends or all-round fabulousness, then set a budget and stick to it. Wholesale Wedding Superstore can help.
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