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@thismustbetheplace: that sounds lovely and low key!
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Not a fan
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Never.
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I just want cake.
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@swedishfish: lol
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I would never have a separate party. Maybe just dinner with family and cupcakes like some people mentioned would be fun. I think doing a reveal as part of the shower is fun too. We were team green with our first so obviously didn't do any of them and even though we found out this time we just told people. We've been so quiet about this pregnancy that I think several people we haven't seen recently still don't know...so as you can tell its just not our style but I don't think poorly of them.
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I don't really have an opinion on it, I guess?
I think a fun idea would be to keep the gender a secret until the shower, the only people who know are shower guests so they can buy accordingly and when the mommy-to-be walks in she would see lots of blue or pink and that would be her gender reveal...that totally just came to me.
You can thank me later.
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I would never do one but I see the appeal.
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I don't get what the opposition to a party is... if you don't want to go, don't. We host parties all the time anyway, but they are normally low key bbqs etc to watch sporting events. I think having a bbq with friends/family and doing a gender reveal with balloons or cake is totally fun (esp if the parents are surprised too).
That said, we were team green
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I won't, but I will probably do something very mini to tell my immediate family.
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I didn't have one and likely won't in the future, but they don't bother me. I actually like the idea of everyone finding out together.
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My honest opinion, sorry to offend anyone, is that a separate party is way too attention grabby.
Also I don't think the gender of the baby is something we should put SO much emphasis on, JMO.
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@MamaMoose: that's the term I was looking for when I was trying to figure out why I've always felt repulsed by them.
I immediately get this 'overkill' feel about them, so no.
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I voted heck no. I love cake and I love parties and I love surprises but not a fan of gender reveal parties
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We're not finding out the sex, but even if we were, I wouldn't want a party. I find them very unnecessary.
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Yes, but only if it is in conjunction with another get together. Like a birthday, anniversary, BBQ, baby shower. No gifts are needed. I wouldn't want to get gift happy. I just want people to celebrate and be shocked when we find out. Since we are long distance, it would be our way of including loved ones in on the excitement. Plus, I want a gender reveal cake!
I would still go to gender reveal party but for myself, I would not ask for a party for itself.
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I threw a gender reveal babyshower and it was so fun! The theme was "Casino Night" and the ladies were given poker chips (pink or blue depending on their guess), and wrote their names on it, after the reveal, the winner was selected and won $50 in cash.
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Add me to the list of folks who find them OTT and attention grabby.
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My family is in the thought of mind that we celebrate everything. If we lived closer to my family we would have a gender reveal party. It is just our style tho. I can understand where it would be weird/odd/OOT for other families. (Plus we LOVE cake)
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We didn't have one and I've never been to one so I voted no. I just went to a baby shower where they revealed the gender at the shower and that was really fun! But no need for a separate party.
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We had a gender reveal shower and it was awesome! Everyone had a blast and it made it so much more fun for people to be part of the reveal. But I would never have a separate party just for a gender reveal, that sounds a little too much..
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I wouldn't throw a whole party, but I'd definitely do a dessert reveal at dinner with my immediate family
They would love it!
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We live out of state from the rest of our family (both sides are in the same state, though) and chose to have both sets of parents and siblings over to my in-laws house for lunch and a "reveal cake". Basically, we had lunch and then brought out the cake. The grandmothers each used a knife to cut a wedge so they would be the first to see (we already knew). I took pictures of their reactions. It was so much fun; very low-key and a lot of fun. And I love the photos we got of the grandmothers seeing pink inside the cake
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I'm surprised there are so many no's! I love them. I think they're fun & cute. I feel like life is freakin' short and sometimes pretty crummy, so why not celebrate whenever you can? What's wrong with being a little self indulgent every once in a while? If I lived my life worried about whether other people thought I was tacky or over the top, I'd be so miserable. Thankfully my friends/family are in the 'celebrate life' mindset too.
We didn't have the time to plan something with Sadie, so we just did a cupcake reveal with the grandparents and posted the video on Facebook. But, next go-round we're having a full-blown party with balloons floating out of a box, cupcakes, and pink and blue crap everywhere. And it will be awesome!
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If we at some point change our minds on being team green, I'd love to.
They would love it!
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