Showing posts with label shower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shower. Show all posts

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Pink and Gold Baby Shower

There is something so wonderful about a baby shower. The celebration is so exciting! And as the mama of a little boy, girl baby showers have a soft spot in my heart.


My friend Joy and I had the opportunity to throw a shower for a dear friend of ours who is having a baby girl in April. We decided on a princess theme, and created a pink and gold color theme. Both of our houses are covered in glitter, but it was worth it! Here are a few pictures of the day:









I think it turned out beautifully!

Monday, May 21, 2012

Hosting a Bridal Shower

As I posted a few weeks ago, my sister-in-law is getting married next month. My mother-in-law and I hosted her bridal shower on Saturday and had so much fun with it! I found Pinterest to be incredibly helpful for great ideas and resources. Here's a couple things I made for the shower:

Marriage Advice Cards
For a "game" I passed around these note cards and asked everyone to write down a piece of marriage advice for the bride. At protests from some single guests, I suggested relationship advice. Let's be honest, we all know enough about what not to do and what to do in a relationship to say something! We then went around the room and everyone shared their advice. It was so meaningful to hear what each woman had to say, and now the bride has a stack of cards to save and reference during her marriage.


Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
Friends, these were a huge hit! I took fresh strawberries, hollowed them out, and then piped in a mixture of cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla. I then dipped them in chocolate (you could also add graham cracker crumbs if you wished). My only advice would be to try making a cream cheese mixture more similar to cheesecake, or even buying a premade cheesecake filling and using that. You can find an actual recipe for them here.


Cucumber Sandwiches
Always a classy food, these look elegant served on beautiful plates and are delicious pared with tea. Real Simple has an easy recipe for these. The only changes I made were using wheat bread and dried dill.

What do you love to do and serve at a bridal shower?

Friday, April 27, 2012

Bridal Shower Invitations

My sister-in-law is getting married this summer, and so my mother-in-law and I are throwing her a bridal shower next month. I haven't had a chance to host a shower before, and I am really excited about it! I started a Pinterest board with ideas and then took a trip to Hobby Lobby for the invites. Her colors are gray, yellow and black, so I had lots of fun coming up with a design! 


I designed the text in Photoshop and printed it on vellum, which I hot-glued to the invitation. All supplies are from Hobby Lobby.


I purchased a pack of paper flower embellishments, so I was able to make each invitation unique. I attached them to the invitations with brads.

I will be sure to take pictures of the shower and post all about it next month. Stay tuned!