Baby Shower

I’ve also been asking myself this, I posted a while about it and got mixed responses. I’ve been to 2 baby showers in my life, 1 where guests paid in advance for afternoon tea at a venue, and 1 at someone’s house where they catered.

I’m having mine at a local pottery painting place and catering it (afternoon tea) but asking guests to pay for whatever pottery they paint as they’ll be taking it home. It’s a friends business, so I’m doing it as a “support an awesome local business” type thing. I think as long as you tell people they will need to order and pay in advance, then it’s their choice to make. I wouldn’t have an issue with paying £15.

Every baby shower I've been too and the one ive already hosted and the one I will be hosting later this year are all catered for by the host.
I would never host a party and expect people to pay for their own food

I agree with Nicole. I would never expect to pay at a shower I’m attending but you know your audience best.

Personally, I would never ask guests to pay for food at an event I’m hosting, it’ll always be catered by me but as said, depends on who you’re inviting and whether you think them paying a small cost wont be an issue x

I think for a baby shower is not really fair to expect guests to pay specially if you are the one organising it. Baby shower is mostly a gift-giving party where people are expected to bring a gift so I think is asking too much for them to pay for the party as well.

im just looking at all my options at the moment!
the venue offers a buffet but would work out max £15pp.. but if they allow me to take my own food i can bulk buy a tonne of sandwiches etc from costco for 5x cheaper in total which i’d be happy to pay for myself… but then i also question should it fall on me if i’m technically not organising it.. i just want to be aware as to what’s going on!

im not totally happy with charging people and in an ideal situation wouldn’t want too but family suggest that they should and i shouldn’t pay for it all

If you are not organising then I don't see the problem. Have someone contact the guests. If they say I'm organising this for them and this is the cost if everyone is OK with it. £15 it's not that much for most people it's more the approach in my view.