Raichael's Ramblings - Thoughts of a First Time Mom: Gender Reveal Parties - Love 'em or Hate 'em

There is much debate on the mommy-boards about Gender Reveal Parties. Some think they are fabulous, others not so much. In my case I was clueless to them until my sister threw hers before my nephew, C was born. It was a really fun way to let everyone know what she was having and a great excuse to have a party - I mean really, who doesn't love a party?

So when we decided that we wanted to find out what we were having the discussion of a Gender Reveal naturally came up. Now, my husband being the more private of the two of us, didn't feel that it was necessary, I however thought "why not?" it would be fun.

I spent weeks scouring Pinterest for ideas, only to feel completely inadequate in my party planning capabilities. I did however, manage to score a few ideas for how to reveal the gender.

Party Details:

Mini-Food Theme: Pigs in a Blanket, Mini Baked Mac & Cheese, Mini Cupcakes, Mini Cheeseburgers, Cocktail Meatballs ... you get the idea
Decor: All white with pink and blue balloons
We made a chalkboard and had people guess whether it was a boy or a girl
Balloon Box Reveal

Ultimately the Gender Reveal part was more of an afterthought in terms of the party itself. It was just really nice to have a bunch of our friends and family over for munchies and to catch up. It had been a while since we'd see a lot of them, and some of them had never been to our house. It was the first really nice weekend weather-wise we've had up here so we were able to be outside as well which only added to the ambiance of the party.

Everyone said they had a great time, and even those that were skeptical about what exactly a Gender Reveal party is, told us they thought it was a really cute idea.