Back in February, Brad's side of the family hosted a wonderful baby shower for Miss Melody. Everything was just adorable. Check it out below!
All in Parties
Disney Party
Before one of our Disney World trips, I decided to throw a Disney party to get some of our friends excited about their trip. Below are some of the things I did. You could easily spin this party into a birthday party too!
Message in a Bottle Escort Cards
With our beach wedding, I wanted escort cards that would tie into the theme really well. I spent much time on Pinterest trying to find the right thing. I ended up deciding to do "Message in a Bottle" escort cards.
John Deere DIY Baby Shower
When a was planning a baby shower for a coworker, I knew John Deere would be the perfect theme. Her son's nursery was going to have a lot of John Deere incorporated, and she is also a John Deere fan. Unfortunately finding John Deere baby shower items is difficult, so I decided to make my own. Below are the centerpieces I made and Cupcake toppers.
Baby Shower Guestbook
As I have mentioned in a previous post, my sister-in-law's baby shower had a storybook theme. When trying to decide a guestbook, it seemed fitting that it be a storybook that people signed.
Lingerie Shower Decor and Invitations
My best friend and Matron of Honor hosted my lingerie shower. It was a lots of fun, and she had great food and decorations. We teamed up when deciding the decor and she was nice enough to let me even pick out the yummy food!
This was my very first diaper cake, and it was surprisingly easy to make. My sister-in-law's baby shower was storybook themed, so I carried that over into the decor I used for the cake.
Bookmark Favor
For my sister-in-law's baby shower, we had a Storybook theme. Everyone was asked to bring a storybook instead of a card, and all of the decorations and food were based on some sort of storybook. When trying to decide a favor, I thought it would be perfect to give everyone a bookmark. I mean what goes better with a storybook theme than a bookmark to save your place in said storybook.
DIY Wedding Reception Programs/Placecards
For our wedding reception, I decided to combine the placecards with a reception program. I wanted guests to have some sort of outline of the evening's festivities. I used the same pink cardstock that we used for our Wedding Programs. I made them so that the size of the program was exactly half of one entire page. This made cutting the programs really easy. I had a lot of test ones made before printing the real thing.
Honeymoon Ideas and Costs
It is wedding season so I thought I would do some research on potential honeymoon ideas and costs. Honeymoon costs can vary greatly. Today I research three different kinds of honeymoons. With all three my budget was $3,500. I used the honeymoon dates of 5/17/15 - 5/23/15. The prices that I am quoting below were researched mid-February 2015. There is a great chance that prices have changed slightly. But this may give you an idea of some honeymoon options at a reasonable cost.
DIY Wedding Program
Since it is wedding season, I thought I would share with you what our DIY wedding programs looked like. When designing them, I did a lot of research on different styles. I designed them myself as well as printed and assembled them.
Candy Buffet
At my wedding, we decided to have a candy buffet. My husband is a huge candy lover, so it seemed very fitting. Below you'll find all the items I used, where I found them, and the final product. Enjoy!
Shower Hostess Gift Idea
For one of my bridal showers, I made all of the hostesses a cute gift basket. It was a play on the 'shower' theme. See below for the items I used and the meaning behind each.
Guestbook Ideas
I have four guestbook ideas that were used during my wedding showers and wedding that I want to share with you. All four were unique to the event, but I hope they can inspire you when deciding a guestbook for a future event you may be hosting.
Star Wars Lego Themed Birthday Party
For my husband's 30th birthday, I wanted to do something special. I decided to throw him a Star Wars Lego themed birthday party. He loves Star Wars and Legos, and it was an easy theme to find party supplies for. I primarily used yellow plastic table clothes ($1.00 a piece at Walmart) on all the counters and the cake table. I purchased one white plastic table cloth for a Hoth scene we had setup from the Star Wars Legos. Speaking of legos, since we have so many Star Wars Legos, we put them all together and used them as decoration surrounding the food and cake table as well. An added bonus, Brad's mom brought me some pictures of Brad when he was a kid. I displayed them throughout the house and used them as extra decorations.