A BABY SHOWER TO REMEMBER
Today I am reminiscing about this magical baby shower I had almost one year ago. I love to host parties and small get togethers so planning this special day was a blast! I had help from my Mama, Dad and a couple close friends which was nice! My husband was a rockstar the day of, helping hang decor and running errands for me. My bestie flew in a couple days before, so we ran around like crazy putting finishing touches together and doing a ton of crafting. Hobby Lobby is like my favorite place on earth besides Starbucks!
Originally I thought we would just have a small intimate get together but we have so many wonderful people in our lives that the list grew to about sixty-five guests. In the end I believe we had around fifty people attend. (side note: we had an awesome baby shower in Southern California hosted by Parker's Aunt and Grandma AND my awesome salon gals threw me a beautiful shower so this was our third baby shower) Baby Bennan was SO loved even before he was out of my belly. We have the best group of people around us! We are truly blessed! The day turned out just perfect! All photo credit goes to my bestie Amy! She is an awesome lifestyle photographer.
I can't believe that is was already a year ago!! Time is flying by and my baby is growing so fast! I am already starting to plan his first birthday shindig!
I chose a woodland theme for this shower because we really love the outdoors and I just love the clean, simple & rustic feel.
My beautiful Mom & I
Table decor & sweet little creatures
This darling bassinet has been in the family for many years, it was so special to have it as part of the decor.
This cake though!! Jamie at Sugar Cake Company is just a doll to work with! We met doing a Styled Shoot a couple of years ago. Check her out on social media, she does beautiful work!
Flavor| Smore's- Brown sugar cake filled with Marshmellow Buttercream & Fudge
I love food!! Especially a spread like this! We served Pecan Feta Salad, Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Orozo Feta Salad, Mini Cucumber Sandwiches, Lemonade, Sangria and more. I feel like food and drinks are a very important part of a party and who doesn't enjoy a good Sangria?! My bestie Amy made the adorable fruit baby bassinet, she did such an awesome job! Oh, and how many times have you seen bear poop and sticks served at a party? Not pictured are DELICIOUS Lemon Bars made from Cakes By Request.
We had two activities for our guests. The first was to make an alphabet and numbers book and the second was to leave a message on a diaper! Everyone seemed to participate and it was so fun for Parker and I to go through and read the book and the notes on the diapers were HILARIOUS!
The gift opening extravaganza!
We were blessed with many awesome gifts! As you can tell in the photos I was way excited about his first pair of cowboy boots! And I had to add a photo of little miss Olivia because she is just too darling!
Happy trails to you.....
Trail Mix for a snack on the way out.
I am grateful for these two lovely friends of mine! Thank you for helping make this special day so wonderful!
Steeler loves to party.