We had sent out invitations and our count was 55 people, including adults and kids. We only had 3 people RSVP, so we assumed the rest would come (or a majority of them), so we set up for at least 50 people. We also got food, cake, and punch for that many.
When we got there Sunday, us girls got right to work setting up for everybody. We had enough places for 50 people, so we thought we were ready to go!
The shower was supposed to start at 2 pm and at 2, we had 4 people there. We all thought that everybody was just running late, so we offered them punch and about 2:15, my aunt and her 4 adult daughters came (plus two children). So, we were up to 11 people yet, 40 more to go (give or take some). We waited another 15 minutes and yet nobody else came. Since nobody has RSVP'd, we figured more were coming.
About 2:30, we decided to eat and wait a little bit longer. We offered all the guests food and they all got something to eat.
At 2:45, we decided to go ahead with what we had. We had eleven guests and then there were 10 of us immediate family members, so altogether, there were 21 of us. We decided to sit around one big table and get started with the games.
Here is a couple views of our small crowd playing games.
After we played games, we had Melissa open her presents. She got a lot of great gifts and had lots of little helpers!
She got a nice embroidered blanket from my grandma!
All her presents:
After the presents were opened, we cut/ate the cake and ended the shower.
I think even though we had a small crowd, it turned out very nice. I admit, I was disappointed that more people didn't come and nobody had told us they weren't coming. It would've helped us plan better. We had a lot of food, cake, and punch leftover. We also wouldn't have gone to all the work to set all the tables up! I don't know if it was just a bad day or what it was, but hopefully Melissa will get some cards from some family members this coming week.
One final picture:
Back row: Lachelle, Melissa, Mary Hasemann (my mom), Erica, Charla, and Courtney
Front row: Abby, Megan, Darlene (my grandma), and Lizzie
very well put Charla!
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