A week-by-week countdown for planning a baby shower, whether it is held before the birth or after it, from booking the venue to the morning of the party.
The host of a baby shower normally pays for it, so the budget is set before anything else is booked. What a shower costs in the UK and the US, where the money goes, and how co-hosts can share it without friction.
The baby shower brings family and friends together before a birth and helps ease the cost of setting up for a new arrival. An overview of what the tradition involves today.
Halloween just isn't complete until the house has been decorated. But which way to go? Gothic and Ghoulish? That always works. Traditional and Terrifying? Sure, you could do that. Graveyard chic? Yeah, that's a perennial favorite, too.
What to do in the last two days before a baby shower, how the morning runs, which jobs to hand to somebody else, and what still needs doing once the guests have gone.
Who takes the photographs and video at a baby shower, what is worth capturing, and how to collect everyone's pictures in one place afterwards without chasing people for them.
When to hold a shower for a child joining a family through adoption, why the settling-in period matters, and the questions and photographs to think carefully about.
A wedding is a special time in a couple's life. It is the beginning of their life together as husband and wife. So why not buy the newlyweds a wedding gift as unique as they are. With all of the wedding gifts on the market today, it is sometimes hard to narrow it down to one the couple with love. However, there are some unique wedding gift ideas that the bride and groom are sure to love.
Whether a second or third baby deserves a shower, what a sprinkle is, what parents actually need the second time, and how to include the children who are already there.
