I'm having a bit of a nightmare here. My sister has asked me to plan her baby shower, which initially I was happy to do, however her list of requirements is a little OTT (in my opinion) and I'm supposed to do it all on a budget (she will be contributing a little, but I get the impression she's not happy with this and expected me to fork out the full whack!).
I feel like this post is going to be a long moan, but I really want to throw her a good baby shower. I think I can probably manage decorations (although any tips are welcome!!!) but my main issues are as follows:
- She's given me a list of 50 people she wants to invite. I have to assume that not all 50 will attend (I know some of them don't live in the country and some she hasn't seen since university). Still, I need to find a venue for at least 30-35 people
- She doesn't want it to be held in a bowling club or any kind of 'social' club.
- She's very specific about the area she wants it in, which I can understand because of travelling logistics however...
- Venues in this area who allow free function hire don't allow outside catering. Even the buffet menus are extortionate and I'd have to foot the bill.
- She won't have it in my home because it's too far outside of her desired location (again, I understand but man that would have kept it cheap!!)
- We can't have it in her home because it's quite limited in space, and also they are in the process of renovating to move.
- The shower will need to be held at the end of March so outdoor picnics are also out of the question because we're in Scotland and it's effing freezing at the best of times.
I really don't know how to plan this shower. Games, cakes, decorations I could have done easily but I'm coming up a blank on venues. I didn't expect it to be this hard!
If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it!