I recently was lucky enough to plan a very special
day for my sister. We are getting ready to welcome a new human addition... my nephew. For those that were unable to make the event - and even those that want to relive it - I am sharing the images of this very special baby shower.
It all began with a vision for a vintage hot air balloon celebration. I patiently waited months to find out if I was planning a party for a boy or a girl. Finally! I learned it was a boy and after finding beautiful invitations that fulfilled the more masculine color scheme of olive oil yellow, olive green and aqua... the planning got fun!
After many months of picking the perfect pieces for the event, the moment finally came. Here is a brief photo tour of the big day!
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| 'up, up and away!' |
We had amazing food from Babette's Catering including: fresh fruit, a variety of cheeses, veggie skewers, dip and croissants stuffed with a variety of savory fillings.
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| 'yummy!' |
A dessert bar that was delish - and just as pretty - filled with Izze 'bubbly' drinks, cotton candy balls, macarons, homemade pizzelles, mini cupcakes, rock candy and pretty decorated Voss bottled water! Decorative elements included: small succulents, aqua straws and homemade bunting!
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| 'sweet!' |
Throughout the shower, there were places for guests to fill out their addresses for thank you notes (to help out the new mom), leave their print on art for the baby's room, and leave a special message for the growing family on beautiful custom tags hung from a wish tree with cute chevron and polka dot clothespins.
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| guest activities |
Each table was covered in succulent centerpieces, succulent favors with 'thank you' tags, burlap table runners from even more Etsy stores! Thanks to many friends I gathered baby food jars for the succulent favors and purchased amazing large terrarium jars for the centerpieces.
We even enjoyed a
competitive game of baby bingo - along with the matching scratch cards - during the gift opening. Three lucky guests left as grand-prize winners!
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| design elements |
Other amazing decorations included a beautiful book cake (made with love from grandma) and 'it's a boy' chalkboard with burlap sign.
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| 'welcome!' |
In addition to a clothesline of color coordinated baby clothes, paper mâché hot air balloons hung from the room with even more tissue poms.
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| This little boy will be styling! |
At the end, everybody had a great time and 'the kid' is all set to come into this world. Thank you to all of our friends and family for making this day so special for our new mom!
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