Gender Reveal

There is a new trend out there that I soooooo wish was a trend a few years ago.  I missed out by 3 years!  The trend is a Gender Reveal Party.  What is a gender reveal party?  It is actually a little soiree for family and friends for expecting parents to reveal what is the sex of their baby.  I have seen some VERY cute ideas.  Some cute themes are "What will it Bee?" as seen here at Lil Sugar:

 Or I have even seen it set up like a game night.  Check out this ADORABLE gender reveal party at Hostess With The Mostess:

There are a couple of ways couples can get into a gender reveal.  They can know ahead of time and surprise their guests OR they can get in on the surprise as well.  They can get the sonographer to write it down and seal it.  1) They can take that envelope to a baker and have the baker to put a color of icing IN the cake.  So that way when they cut the cake, they find out what the sex is.  Here is an example found at Southern As A Biscuit:

Cute right?  The pictures of the expectant parents are AWESOME!! 

2) Another CUTE idea is to give the envelope to a VERY trusted friend.  (Who you could trust not to give any hints.)  Have them fill a box of helium balloons full of the appropriate colored balloons.  Then at the big moment have the mom and dad to be open the box.  Isn't this cute?!?!  Check out this picture:

Wouldn't this be a GREAT keepsake for the future?  To capture that moment when you find out exactly what you are going to be having?  Priceless!! 

Again....I sooooooo wish we would have done this.  Couldn't you imagine telling all our loved ones in one room that we were expecting a boy AND a girl?!?!  Hopefully I can organize these for friends and family in the future!!