Before the baby arrives
Baby showers and godh bharai
A baby shower or godh bharai for the whole family — soft colours, a seat of honour for the mother-to-be and food every guest can enjoy.
Baby showers at Moonlight
A baby shower in a South Asian family is rarely a small affair. A godh bharai brings the women of both families together to bless the mother-to-be and fill her lap with fruit, sweets and gifts; a simant or seemantham has its own order of rituals; and a Western-style shower has games, gifts and cake.
We arrange a seat of honour on the stage, decor in the colours you choose and seating that keeps the mother-to-be comfortable throughout. Some showers are mostly women and children and some bring both families in full — tell us which, and we will plan the room for it.
A seat of honour
A styled seat on the stage for the mother-to-be, with the family gathered close around it.
Soft colours
Stage, florals and table styling arranged in-house in the palette you choose.
A comfortable room
Heating and air conditioning keep the hall comfortable for the mother-to-be from start to finish.
Dietary needs in writing
Anything the mother-to-be is avoiding is noted at the consultation and confirmed in writing before the day.
How it comes together
From the first conversation to the last guest out — one team, start to finish.
Colours and the seat of honour
Choose the palette and how the stage is dressed at your consultation.
Arrival
Guests arrive and are seated while the mother-to-be is welcomed to her place on stage.
Blessings and games
The godh bharai or shower rituals on stage, then games or gifts, with a wireless microphone for whoever is hosting.
The meal
Food served from the buffet or family style, with milder plates for children.
The room
Most baby showers are smaller than a wedding event, so we draw the layout in towards the stage — round tables set close together, a lounge corner for the mother-to-be's friends and space at the front for the rituals. If both families are coming in full, the room scales up to 500 guests. We plan it to your count.
See the hall layoutThe menu
Baby shower menus lean towards lighter, shared food: chaat and live counters, mezze from the Lebanese kitchen, Indo-Canadian finger food or a vegetarian Punjabi spread. Jain and satvik preparation is available on request, which matters to many families at a godh bharai. We plan around anything the mother-to-be is avoiding and confirm it in writing before the day.
Explore our cuisineQuestions we're asked
What hosts planning baby showers usually want to know. Anything else, ask us — we reply the same day.
Can the godh bharai rituals take place on stage?
Yes. We set a seat of honour on the stage and leave space around it for the family to give their blessings.
Can we keep the shower small?
Yes. We lay the room out to your guest count and bring the tables in towards the stage, so a smaller shower does not feel lost in the hall.
Do you host celebrations after the baby is born?
Yes — naming celebrations and aqiqah dinners among them. See cultural and religious celebrations for more.
Can the decor be in pastel or neutral colours?
Yes. Decor is arranged in-house to whatever palette you choose, and the lighting is set to match.
Also hosted here
Birthday parties
A first birthday for the whole extended family, a sixteenth, a fiftieth or a sixtieth — a birthday with the stage, the lighting and the food arranged in-house.See the eventCultural & religious celebrations
Community and family celebrations through the year — a Diwali dinner, an Eid gathering, Vaisakhi or a Navratri garba night — with food prepared the way the occasion asks.See the eventEngagement parties
From a roka or chunni ceremony to a ring exchange on stage — an engagement in one hall, with both families' food on one menu.See the event
Tell us your date
We reply to every enquiry the same day — including the ones where the honest answer is that the date has gone.