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[quote=Anonymous]I offered to host a friend’s baby shower, and since we don’t live  near each other (I’m in NoVa, she and most other friends/family are in MD)  I will have to have it at an outside venue.  I have hosted showers before at my house, and co-hosted at a friend’s house,  but I have never done a venue shower.  After pricing out potential venues, I suspect I’ll end up spending $350 to $500 on the space (for reasonably attractive community centers, banquet halls, etc. in MD), plus the cost of food, decorations, favors, etc.  The guest list is 40 people (20 couples).  So I suspect all in this may cost $800 to $1000.  I’m having a bit of sticker shock and  wondering if that budget sounds crazy, or if this is just about what it costs if you can’t host at home (in which case I’ll chalk it up as a cost of living in a small close-in house with no basement!).  I considered hotels but thought the per-person food costs might make it more affordable to rent a space and use inexpensive food options (wegmans, costco, etc.).

If you have hosted a shower at a venue, how much did you spend?  Any tips for keeping costs down?

TIA
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