Baby Showers

I feel so lucky to have had two beautiful baby showers: one here, and one in my hometown. It worked out perfectly for two different groups of lovely ladies. I wish I had taken more pictures, but you know how those things go! I am officially worlds worst when it comes to an event!

I loved the simple, yet stunning arrangement for the food table. This shower was early and we had a delicious southern brunch: ham biscuits, the most amazing cheese grits, and breakfast casserole to name a few.

Some of my sweet friends:

Obligatory picture with my stork...can't wait for that bundle of joy!

My shower this past weekend at home was perfect! The mantel was decorated like this and I was in love with the diaper wreath my sister made! It's so cute, I hate to take it apart.

My younger sister, Steph couldn't believe we had already picked out that very same elephant for the baby. {Seen on the nursery to date post} Out of all the toys in the world, we had chosen the same one. We are definitely sisters! 

Cake made by Steph also...

With my roommates from college...both mommys! Thank you for all your advice this weekend too! 

I have a stack of these to go through: advice from everyone at the shower. I cannot wait to see what everyone wrote down. I'm saving them for a quiet moment to enjoy reading these kind words! 

Thanks for reading y'all! xo.

My Sister's Baby Shower

Happy Monday everyone! How was your weekend?

On Saturday, my Mom, sister Stephanie and I hosted a baby shower for my older sister Sara who is due  December 6th with a sweet baby girl. That's right, there will be two new additions to our family in the next six months, which we are beyond excited for. Sara had kept the gender of the baby a secret to everyone except close family, so we based the shower around a Gender Reveal Theme. We couldn't give anything away! 

The drinks set up for punch: small mason jars with pink, green and blue striped straws.

If you follow me on instagram, you already saw the diaper cake that my Mom and I made. It started out a little iffy {How do you exactly roll a diaper??} but we loved how it turned out! This was the centerpiece for the food table. I've had a few requests for info on the diaper cake, so you might be seeing more of this :)

 

We planned for the gifts to be opened outside on my parents' porch so the majority of our decorations were there. We used a soft cotton rope to hang over the fireplace as a clothesline for the sweet little onesies to be hung on. Mom and I made a quick trip to the farmers market for some pretty mums on Friday, one was tucked in the fireplace.

One of the newborn onesies off of her registry...

Seating with some pretty fall blooms...

We made the pom poms of varying size, and my Dad hung them with a thumbtack throughout the porch. It really made for a fun atmosphere! Sara also brought them home so she can choose some to use in the nursery.

Inside at the front door we had favors {chocolate candies} and a book set out for the shower guests to sign. Have you heard of the book, On the Night You Were Born? It is the sweetest book in the world! 

A peek inside the book. You might tear up like I did the first time I read it! 

It makes for the perfect baby gift.

Stephanie made this adorable cake with a filling inside to reveal the gender of the baby. She is the baker of the family and spent all day Friday rolling out the fondant and decorating this delicious thing! 

Surprise, it's a baby girl! 

We had a great time and Sara got some of the cutest little baby gifts! Sadly, it was one of those affairs where we didn't take people pictures once guests arrived and things got busy. This time we are going with good memories of a fun day! 

xoxo.