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Planning a Budget Concious Baby Shower

Thank you for all your great advise here :) I am going to throw my first baby shower. I'm broke, like everyone else these days, and throwing this for a young single first time Mom who is very broke and has nothing for the baby. I intend to do all the baby shower items - food, games, prizes, etc. - myself so her friends can concentrate on giving to her and the baby. How can I make it special without spending much? What food items did you have at yours? What thing/s were most memorable at your baby shower? Thank you :)

For Girls

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To Moms Who Have Had a Wedding...

I am recently engaged, and now thinking about having a wedding. We cannot afford anything extravagant (big surprise there, huh?) and are looking for creative ways to have something special, without spending a ton of money. So, for those of you out there who have had a wedding, I ask the following: **What did you LOVE about your wedding? **What part of your wedding extravagance/expense, in retropsect, would you do over in a heartbeat, regardless of the expense? **What extravagance/expense, in retrospect, do you wish you had...

Princess & Cinderella

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How to Throw a 3 Year Old a Birthday Party?

I don't know how to throw my daughter her 3 year party (October 25th). The last two years have been close family only, and I was fine with that. But since my B-day in mid-August, Arden is running around singing happy birthday to herself almost every day...the time has come. Thing is, all of the 1,2,and 3 year old parties I've attended have been for both parents and kids (and I mean BOTH parents). These are typically held in the late afternoon/eve, and invlove lots of alcohol, the guys gathering to themselves, and the moms taking care of...