Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last 9 years, you know that “Gender Reveals” have become a thing. The first video of a gender-reveal party was posted on YouTube in 2008 but today, typing in Gender Reveal on that site yields 670,000 results. There are entire Instagram accounts dedicated to Gender Reveal videos and one can probably spend whole days on Pinterest getting ideas about the best way to reveal whether you are having a boy or a girl.
Of course no practice for millennial parents is without controversy and there continues to be a raging debate about whether such celebrations are necessary, whether or not they harm the feminist cause, and whether or not they do more harm than good regarding the world-wide debate on gender. You won’t find any of those debates here. To my mind, whether or not you have a gender reveal is totally up to you and those who criticise your choice to do so, or not do so, don’t belong in your happy space during such an emotional time.
My husband and I opted to have a gender reveal because:
1. I thought it would be fun and
2. I have an amazing team of girlfriends who are incredibly excited about meeting this little angel.
All we had to do was get our normal scan done, have the lab tech place the sex of the baby in an envelope, give the envelope to my older sister, and show up at the appointed time and place. My sister and best gal pals took it from there.
Some background info? People think I’m “extra” but they haven’t met my friends. The pictures below taken by the talented team from Three Amigos Media highlight some of the creative work they did in putting together my Circus Gender Reveal.
If you love what you see and you’re interested in creating something similarly unique, let me know in the comments and I’ll put you in contact with Patricia Roberts whose creative mind and hands make her the ultimate “Pinterest to Party Planner”.
Say Cheese 
Binky Balloon 
Ring Toss! Each of the bottles were spray painted. 
My brother and sister hard at work setting up the game that would be the “Big Reveal”. 
The cutest little sign post. 
Goodies for our guests. 
Diaper Raffle! 
Throw the diaper in the pail. Great practice for the future. 
There is no Circus without wings! 
Corndogs equal Circus. 
Two Types of Wings because you know how Bahamians feel about chicken! 
Shrimp ’cause they extra. 
Team Lashes or Stashes? 
Cast your vote for Boy or Girl. 
Did my answer to Old Wives Tales show I was having a girl or a boy? 
Cotton Candy & Circus Punch. 
Mom and Dad to Be Trinkets. 
Its all in the details. 
Best friends don’t leave you hanging. 
Joy 
Mommy Wow, I’m having a kid now! 
My mom and baby bro flew in from Grand Bahama to celebrate with us. 
Clowns Committed to the Cause! Thank you Danielle for helping these beauties clown it up for the big reveal. 
Ferris Wheel Cupcakes. 
Big Bro at the Photo Booth. 
Grandma, Mommy, Aunty, Baby! 
Photo booth Fun with Daddy and Mommy 
Photo booth Details 
Polaroid Pic Success! All of these will go into baby’s Baby Book. 
Cousin-sisters 
Pop the Balloon, Reveal the gender! Everybody gather round. 
Ready, Set, Reveal! 
The look on your face when the glitter falls into water and changes colour so you don’t know if its pink or blue :S 
Yay! Its a…. 
We are just going to pop the balloon one more time to make sure… 
Is that pink glitter? 
Several balloon pops later… It’s a Girl! 
Aunty made the Awesome Reveal Board and kept the secret from Mommy and everybody else for 3 weeks! 
Nana and Grandma celebrate Baby Girl! 
Jazzy Helped Make it all Possible 
From Age 5 to Forever, Mommy’s oldest friend. 
Party Planner Patricia 
Squad Minus One 
Girlfriends, Great Friends 
Cousin-sisters, and now we have another firl to add to the count! 
All of baby’s Uncles and Aunty 
Cousins and Friends 
Yay! Goddie Shandia holds up the perfect sign for a beautiful day. Be sure to check out B’Lily Party supplies online for all of your balloon needs! 
Already a Daddy’s Girl
To watch our gender reveal video, check out my YouTube Channel and be sure to subscribe https://youtu.be/K7DiWT4bI38.
