My best friend is having a baby. Lots of friends are having babies right now, but this one is definitely different. Because it's my bff, my matron of honor, my sista, my other best friend's wife, it's Nettie. So it was go big or don't even bother. Do it right and don't include those weird, awkward baby shower items that everyone seems to think is tradition (wrapping string around a belly and eating a cake that has baby feet, I'm looking at you.).
In fact, back in May, on her first mother's day, I delivered a box with a sneak peek of the shower and included a list of things that would not be at this shower.
Alcohol.
Watermelons in the shape of a baby and or stroller.
Embarrassing games, ie anything including a diaper.
Those things are gross.
Baby showers don't have to be gross.
The theme was ABC's, made obvious with vintage alphabet letters and signs pointing to you your next destination.
Vintage letters from PrettyLittleStudio.
Like R is for Read-- guests were instructed to bring an unwrapped children's book and bookplates were provided to stick in the inside cover.
Bookplates made on Word and printed on sticker paper.
Signs made out of thin canvas, letters glued on with a glue stick.
D is for Drinks--self explanatory and really unnecessary to point out since it was in the middle of the room. But pretty. That's the important part.
On the drink menu, water with mint and lemon and lemonade with berries. I added the berries at the last minute, crushed, spilled it on the burlap, had to take everything off while cursing the gods, flipped over the burlap, and proceeded.
Straws from saralukecreative.
G is for Guess-- since this baby is still a mystery, guests were invited to pick pink or blue and write their name on a piece of paper. During gift unwrapping, I had the mom to be answer Old Wives Tales to predict what the sex of the baby was.
She's having a girl. But, I already told her that in March.
( I threw pieces of paper on the ground for each old wives tale, for pizazz)
S is for Sweets--again, not necessary, but very pretty.
And C is for Create--my favorite part of the shower. Part baby clothing decorating and part alphabet letter painting. The poor father to be doesn't realize he'll have to attach hooks to hang these letters soon.
We did play some games--a name game were guests came up with a boy and girl name for each letter of the alphabet. Prizes were given to those with the most complete sets (each sex for a letter) and the most creative name (mom to be picked).
And the dad to be answered some previously chosen questions (when do babies start to walk? How many diapers do you go through a day?) and she had to guess how he would answer. For the record, babies do not walk at four months.
The menu was casual. Tomato salad with basil, Greek Salad, fruit salad, roast beef wrapped asparagus, prosciutto and fig jam sandwiches, smoked salmon and avocado on crackers, and a few Filipino dishes from the dad's family.
The color scheme was turquoise and coral, with some natural colors thrown in. My mom has a Cricut machine which was a life saver. We were able to make the signs and garland in no time.
And even a mobile or two.
My favorite detail was the party favor. Every good party needs a favor. Seriously, when did we out grow that? This was the last detail that I came up with. Every other favor I came across seemed silly. Then Pinterest showed me the candle.
And that was it. What a better gift to give your guests? Nettie will receive a LED candle for the hospital room, so she is reminded of all the flames that flicker for her across the state.
We put the candles in the boxes that I was suppose to use for my wedding favors. They've been sitting in my old room at my parents house because the thought of folding one more thing two days before my wedding would throw me into a diabolical state.
It was a beautiful day. I can't believe my best friends are going to become parents.
I can't wait to hold that little joy in a few weeks.
But mostly, I was honored to give this day to someone who has done so much for me in my lifetime.
She's pretty amazing.
She's going to be a great mom.
I can't wait to see.
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