Showering Courtney and Her Little Man

Showering Courtney and Her Little Man

What better why to kick off my new blog than with a celebration of new life...a baby shower! My dear friend since middle school, Courtney, is expecting a baby boy in August, so her friend Katie and I combined forces to host a shower. We both loved the idea of bow ties, and we decided to use a Tiffany blue and mandarin palette inspired by this party. Courtney decoupaged letters to spell the the baby's name, a great decoration for the party, and doubles as decor for the nursery!

Courtney also made the tissue poms and a bow tie garland out of paper in keeping with the colors of the party, as well as the nautical theme of the nursery.

I wanted to incorporate some photos of the proud parents-to-be, so that you can morph them together in your head and imagine how cute baby Campbell will be. I originally planned on hanging them on twine with clothespins, but when I saw Courtney's wreath I was inspired to use it instead.

The rest of the decorations included a pennant made from the same paper as the bow tie garland, and fresh oranges.

The shower was mid afternoon, so we didn't go overboard on the snacks. Miss Katie mixed up some refreshing Blueberry limeade and mimosas to sip while we oohed and ahhed over adorable baby things. We also had sausage balls, key lime cupcakes, fruit salad (are you singing the Wiggles song in your head? I know I am), individual macaroni and cheese (made with bow tie pasta of course), and precious bow tie cookies made by the fabulous ladies at Pink Magnolia Bakery. I asked them to use Tiffany blue and orange, and the cookies turned out perfect! So detailed!

After presents and games, we finished up with some onesie decorating! Cheers!