Pick a Shower Theme That's Fun and Will Make Planning Easier

A shower theme can be anything from elegant to quirky, from bold and bright to subdued and sweet.

This is the one thing you can do to make the party planning easier, as many decisions are automatically made. For example, instead of picking paper plates from an array of 200, a party built around Noah's Ark might allow you two or three styles to pick from. And that makes decision making quicker and easier.

A theme also makes it feel like you spent more time planning, when actually you spent less time. Everything has a cohesive feel to it and looks like you spent hours putting the whole thing together.

It's much like getting dressed for the day. If you put on a purple striped shirt with an orange polka dotted skirt and red shoes, you don't look put together. But if you wear coordinating clothing and shoes, it looks like you put some time into it. It's the same with a baby shower. A theme makes it look like to spent some time and energy putting it together.