Planning Your First Gender Reveal Party? Here’s Where To Start

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Whether it’s your first child or you’ve been tasked with planning a gender reveal party for someone else, you might be feeling overwhelmed with the details of planning a new kind of party that’s unfamiliar to you. To help you out, we’ve created the following article listing some top tips for planning the perfect gender reveal party.

Picking A Date And Creating A Guest List

If you’re planning the gender reveal party for yourself, then picking a date will be more straightforward as you will know best the right dates and times for yourself, a partner, and contacting friends and family. However, if you’re planning the party for someone you know, then you will need to be careful to consider what will be the best times for the parents and other people involved. Make sure you work closely with the parents and closest family members to ensure you can arrange a date that works best for everyone involved. You should also communicate with them about arranging a guest list for the party. It’s important you make sure to get the names and contact details of people who are close to and important to the person you’re planning the party for. Also, consider the number of guests being invited, the venue limit, and how it will work logistically with planning the rest of the party such as food and drinks options.

Choosing The Reveal Method

The most important part of a gender reveal party is, of course, choosing how you will reveal the gender of the baby. Popular choices include smoke cannons, confetti cannons, or cake cuttings. However, if you’ve got a unique theme in mind, you could consider more unusual methods for revealing the gender that ties in with your theme. Consider fireworks for your gender reveal to help create an impressive and memorable moment for you and your guests. Take plenty of time to plan how the reveal will take place to ensure it goes smoothly and ensure everyone at the party is in place during the reveal to avoid anyone missing out.

Creating And Sending Invitations

Once you’ve put together the guest list, you need to create and send out invitations. You can either design invitations yourself or use a pre-existing template. If you’re designing invitations yourself, consider whether you want them to be handmade or designed digitally. Handmade paper invitations show that you’ve gone the extra mile with effort and attention to detail, while digital invitations are a good eco-friendly alternative.

Picking A Theme

One of the key elements in creating a gender reveal party is choosing a theme. You can either design this theme yourself or ask for some inspiration and ideas from the person for which you’re planning the party. Consider their interests, hobbies, or careers for some inspiration on party themes you could use. Be sure to inform your guests of the theme for the party and include details in your party invitations for dress codes etc. When designing your theme, consider how this can alter the decorative, culinary, and dress code options too.

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