Do You Serve Alcohol at a Baby Shower? What Tampa Hosts Do

Short answer: most showers do, lightly. A mimosa or a spritz for guests, a beautiful zero-proof version for the guest of honor, and nobody feels singled out. Here is how Tampa hosts handle it.

What is normal

• Daytime and brunch showers: mimosas, a spritz, or a light signature cocktail, plus a sparkling mocktail
• Evening or coed showers: two signature cocktails, beer and wine, and the same mocktail menu
• Dry showers: an all-mocktail bar, styled exactly like a cocktail bar

Make the mocktail the star

The mom-to-be should not be handed a soda while everyone else gets a garnished coupe. With BigCee Exotic BarLuxe, every signature drink has a zero-proof twin served in the same glass with the same garnish. Sparkling berry lemonade, cucumber mint cooler, pineapple ginger fizz, or a mocktail named after the baby. Mixers, juices, syrups, and garnish are included in the package, so the mocktail side costs nothing extra.

How much to buy

Showers run light. For 30 guests over 3 hours, 10 to 12 bottles of sparkling wine, 6 bottles of white or rosé, and one bottle each of vodka and a light rum covers almost everyone. Skip mixers, juices, ice, garnish, cups, and napkins. They come with the bar.

Who pours

A licensed bartender keeps the host out of the kitchen and the drinks looking like the decor. Most showers fit Bronze, up to 25 guests at $250, or Silver, up to 50 guests at $350. The package price is set by headcount, so a 3-hour shower inside a 4-hour package is normal.

Booking it

Enter the guest count on the booking page, sign the agreement, and pay the deposit by card to hold the date. Put the mocktail plan and the guest of honor's favorite flavors in the notes. Have the bottles ready by 7:30 PM the night before, and shower morning is all decorations and no drink prep.