- Green Halter Dress – J Crew
- Orange Halter Top – BR Outlet, borrowed from S.
- Brown Sandals – Steve Madden
- Earrings – F21
On E:
- Purple Maxi Dress – F21
- Wooden Necklace – Don’t recall
- “Slippers” – Cobian, purchased at Hawaiian Island Creations
On S:
- Dress – Anthropologie, on loan from weardrobe closet!
- Pink floral scarf – J.Crew
- Yellow shoes – Gianni Bini
- Silver flower earrings – Big Lots
- Hair flowers – Claire’s
Happy Baby Shower, E. and N.!
To read more about how we did it, click through the jump!
The first thing we chose were our invitations. Unhappy with the selection of baby shower specific invitations, we went to one of E’s favorite stores instead, Anthropologie, and picked up these blank note cards, featuring an aesthetic we associate with E:
We also loved that these notecards came with a set of corresponding sticky-notes, which we used for both decorating and for guests to leave advice and well-wishes for the parents-to-be:
From these invitations, we pulled out our color scheme for the party, one of E’s favorite combinations: turquoise and mustard yellow. We then chose paper products in these colors and then used a variety of bright colors in the rest of our decorations:
Instead of balloons and streamers, we used an abundance of fresh flowers and these playful paper flowers (see how to make these yourself):
We placed vases of fresh flowers and hung our tissue paper flowers both indoors and outdoors:
For our menu, we planned appetizers, a main course, desserts, and drinks.
Appetizers:
- a selection of cheeses and crackers
- A’s homemade guacamole, salsa, and tortilla chips
- hummus and pita chips
- salted chocolate covered almonds (a favorite to all of us!)
- summer corn salad and fresh mozzarella dish
- tofu, vegetable, shrimp, and chicken skewers
It’s essential for any BBQ to enlist a grill master, who will prepare these items to perfection. Luckily, A2, A’s girlfriend and good friend to E. and N., willingly obliged:
- beer and wine
- Champagne Punch (non-alcoholic, aka “preggers”, and spiked)
- strawberry and brownie skewers (we put these out with the appetizers)
- ice cream cupcakes
Good luck, E. and N., as you get ready for the arrival of your little one! A & S.
Having just attended a baby shower with traditional baby shower games and “it’s a boy!” blue everywhere, I love seeing this party! I’m sure it was a great time AND of course, you three look fashionable as always!
Wow! You all are some super creative ladies. I love the idea of ice cream cupcakes. We also just had a baby shower recently and chose to not have the traditional baby games and invite men. We had a good time. I’m liking the way baby showers are becoming more modern :)
Everything looks just gorgeous, well done!
I love how it looks really classy yet laid back and comfortable.
Also love how A matched her apron to her dress!
Amazing job, ladies! The is the most sophisticated, adult-friendly shower I have ever seem. I hope my friends are an in-tune and creative as you!
This is so sweet! Looks so great!!! I’ll have to remember these tips :)
Absolutely beautiful – all three of you AND the decorations AND E’s cheerful, colorful house. Thanks for sharing!
Lovely as always. I have the exact same J Crew halter dress as A – love the idea of wearing it with a little something underneath — is that a coral halter top underneath? Or is it a tank top? You don’t happen to have a photo showing the back do you?
What an incredibly gorgeous event you put together, ladies!
What a lovely shower! Congrats E and N on the little one and to A & S for pulling off such a great party!
Ladies- congrats (to E for providing the reason of having the baby-party; to A, A2 & S for the amaising job)! This was elegant, fun, simple and sofisticated…
very creative!!!…everything looks great
Thanks for all of your sweet comments – we can’t emphasize enough how much we both enjoyed throwing this shower and celebrating with E.
AcademicUnchic — the orange shirt is a halter that ties at the back of the neck. It provide more coverage in the front but also allowed me to wear a strapless bra because it was higher in the back too. I have worn this dress with other halter tops as well and always like the result and feel more comfortable in the dress.
Piglet — I didn’t so much match my apron to my dress, it’s just that most things I own are green! You might also notice that my dress matches my walls, my dishes, my furniture, and my house in general!
A.
Now this looks like a baby shower I wouldn’t mind attending!! I really dislike that standard showers with pink and blue garb and silly games. The tissue paper flowers are gorgeous (totally making some of those soon for a BBQ of ours). Also, you three look fantastic – love all the bright colors!
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