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Funny vasectomy parties and announcements help couples celebrate their family’s choice

From baby showers to maternity photos and elaborate gender reveals, there is no shortage of ways to celebrate parents-to-be when they̵7;re expecting a new bundle of joy. But some people are finding a brand new reason to celebrate that has nothing to do with diaper cakes or pink and blue desserts. In fact, it̵7;s quite the opposite. Couples are hosting parties and planning hilarious photo shoots to celebrate one partner going under the knife for a vasectomy.

Tyler Frederick and Chelsea Roy are one couple who recently went viral for their creative take on a vasectomy announcement. The Indiana couple posed for vasectomy reveal photos with photographer Elijah VanDine that have since been shared on Facebook over 17,000 times.

̶0;We have a very exciting announcement to make,̶1; Frederick writes on Facebook. ̶0;We are expecting̷0; NEVER! Got snipped mid December and looking forward to the child free life.̶1;

In some photos, the couple poses with underwear that say ̶0;snip snip̶1; in the same way that expectant couples might pose with a onesie or stuffed animal. In others, Frederick hilariously cradles a pair of scissors.

Frederick says the couple decided to take their photos right after he underwent his vasectomy. Roy and Frederick have been together for more than four years and both wish to remain child-free. They staged their funny photo shoot as a way of celebrating that choice.

While vasectomy reveal photo shoots are a fun option for celebrating, they aren̵7;t nearly as popular as the vasectomy party. On Pinterest, a search for ̶0;vasectomy party̶1; yields hundreds of ideas for everything from decorations to desserts. Vasectomy parties are modeled after baby showers or gender reveals, and they̵7;ve become a lighthearted way for people who are already parents to announce to the world that they are done having kids.

Kay Jones, a mom from Boise, Idaho, threw her husband a vasectomy party with balloons and cake in 2020. The mom of three had her Insta followers vote on a theme for the celebration. In the end, she went with a ̶0;no baby̶1; theme, which is a play on the popular ̶0;Oh Baby̶1; theme used in baby showers. Her husband even got a ̶0;Happy Vasectomy̶1; banner and a tiara that says ̶0;DONE.̶1;

Jones is far from the only parent to participate in the vasectomy party trend. Bakers and caterers on Instagram, including Cookie Crusade and Cake Time, have shared hundreds of photos of vasectomy-themed cookies, cakes and cake pops requested by their customers.

Grazin̵7; Gals, a gourmet snack and charcuterie board company in Raleigh, North Carolina, even shared a photo of a ̶0;balls voyage̶1; vasectomy themed board they put together for a client, complete with a few phallic-shaped snacks and signs that say things like, ̶0;Snip, snip, hooray!̶1;

And, just in case a party or photo shoot isn̵7;t a big enough announcement, some families have even opted for giant ̶0;Happy Vasectomy Day̶1; yard signs.

For some, a vasectomy might seem like an intimate choice that couples would want to keep private, but the procedure isn̵7;t rare, and its prevalence may be contributing to people̵7;s growing comfort with sharing their vasectomy experiences.

• More than 520,000 men got vasectomies in 2015, the most recent year for which data is available.
• The Atlantic has reported on the growing popularity of the ̶0;brosectomy,̶1; a trend in which groups of friends plan their vasectomies together and then spend a guys̵7; weekend recuperating.
• There̵7;s even a World Vasectomy Day, celebrated in November, created to educate people about the procedure and encourage more men to get one as a means of responsible family planning.

Celebrations like baby showers and gender reveals announce couples̵7; excitement about adding to their families. In some ways, a vasectomy celebration represents the other side of the coin. It̵7;s a way of celebrating that a family is complete, whether people have many kids or none at all. It̵7;s also a way of celebrating the partners who undergo the procedure for the benefit of their families. Vasectomy celebrations offer a whole lot of humor and sometimes an extra opportunity to eat cake. For many families, that̵7;s more than worthy of a ̶0;Snip, snip, hooray!̶1;