Baby shower; father and mother posing together

Photos of baby shower at Verdun Beach, Montreal

Creating a human being is a wonderful experience that should be celebrated. In this occasion family and friends of this happy couple gathered together at Verdun Beach to celebrate the creation in progress of another human being.

Guests at a baby shower celebration

A baby shower is a party of gift-giving or a ceremony that has different names in different cultures. It celebrates the delivery or expected birth of a child.

Baby shower, father and mother walking holding hands

Traditionally, baby showers are given only for the family’s first child, and only women are invited, though this has changed in recent years, now allowing showers being split up for different audiences: workplace, mixed-sex, etc. Activities at baby showers include gift-giving and playing themed games.

Baby shower, couple posing together

In this baby shower, there were a lot of fun games.

The couple decided not to open the gifts in public. The opening of the gifts is too much of a consumerism idea the praises those who have the budget to buy expensive gifts and shame those who don’t have a budget.

Baby shower, mother playing games with guest

Baby shower games vary, sometimes including standard games such as bingo, and sometimes being pregnancy-themed, such as “guess the mother’s measurements” or “guess the baby”. These games help the close friends attend the shower bond with the mother and enable the new family to say thanks ahead of time, figuring out who is willing and able to help them with the challenges of bringing up.

Baby shower, father posing with female friend
Baby shower, two female friends posing together