Discover Luxury Baby Shower Celebrations at 440 Elm in downtown Long Beach

Planning a luxury baby shower in Long Beach?

Baby showers are a special time where everyone is so excited to find out more about the baby and ensure family and friends are there to show support. Whether it's the excitement and anticipation of becoming a new parent or grandparent, a big brother or sister, an aunt or an uncle, or just someone who can cuddle a new baby...everyone is excited to bring teddy bears, balloons, stuffies, toys, nappies, and all the fun things that welcome a baby into the world. Many baby showers are thrown in homes or small venues...if that's you, we'd be happy to talk about catering options. If you're looking at 440 Elm, you're looking at a larger, more elegant baby shower event simply through the choice of the venue.

Hosting Larger Baby Showers

440 Elm has a few different spaces that may work well for a baby shower. Generally, we'll know if they are available 3-6 months out from the date of the baby shower (we otherwise have much larger full-facility event minimums on weekends due to our popularity with larger weddings and large corporate/ nonprofit events).

We have a few different spaces that may be the right fit for your event:

• Parlor: an room with exposed brick, wood floors, a stage, and a more industrial feel tends to be the most popular room for mid-size baby showers from 50-125 guests.
• Plaza: in the spring and summer, our outdoor Plaza offers a great outdoor plaza surrounded by a culinary garden with plenty of room for outdoor dining and engaging activities
• Black and white Foyer: it's a long foyer perfect for a long table combined with long conversations. It's great for groups up to 50
• Sanctuary: Our grandest room is great for larger baby shower guest counts with groups 120+

Our Approach to Catering and Decor for Baby Showers

We love putting together themed events that feel seamless and warm. For baby showers, we generally see two approaches:

1) Casual: we are generally helping to provide grazing tables, teas, and other finger foods that enable people to gather, hang out, and talk. We'll create fun displays with cute stuffed animals, work with a really cute themed cake, and potentially help you find big letters, balloons, and potentially the colors for a gender reveal.

2) Sit-down: You may have decided to hire a planner to put together all the things. Here, the planner generally pulls together really fun decor, extravagant balloons, hanging baby-themed decor, and room to sit down at tables. We're happy to bring fun cookies and some more substantial food (we love picnics, teas, but can bring more traditional brunch, buffets, family-style platters, or plated meals).