{baby shower} for amber & waylon

Last weekend I threw Amber and Waylon a baby shower with the help of my wonderful family. For decoration we strung a rope with onesies and clothespins (to look like a clothesline), used lots of colorful flowers, all the colors of the rainbow for the different paper plates, napkins, and utensils, and my purple dragonfly dishes to hold all the goodies for our breakfast bar (waffles, quiche, french toast, fruit, sausage, bacon, and green smoothies). I was so busy getting everything ready that I didn't get photos of a lot of things, like the vintage fabric dolls I had purchased from the thrift store, golden books, a minibook I handmade out of library pockets with library cards to hold advice and wishes for the baby, or any of the filled out madlib cards I designed especially for this event. There was so much laughter from the madlibs, it was a blast, and at the end of the party I handed out embroidery kits that I'd put together, and we hand embroidered the onsies.

 

We also had a mimosa bar with orange juice, grapefruit juice, grenadine, maraschino cherries, and champagne. I had a very large mason jar filled with grapefruit juice, grenadine and champagne....it was so tart and delicious! However, one of my favorite things was the photobooth Ryan helped me set up using THIS tutorial for the backdrop. We had a lot of fun picking out the propts to make it silly and fun. Oh, and the giant cake I made was a rainbow cake with 7 layers. One layer for each color of the rainbow, and it turned out AMAZING! All the colors were super vibrant, so bummed I didn't get a photo.  And last but not least, my sister Sarah made the cutest diaper cake!  Enjoy!!  XO

(All photos by Ryan except the photobooth pics by moi.  You can click on each photo to see it larger in Flickr.)

 

My outfit:  Dress with belt | Hand-me-down from my grandma, Blouse | Thrift Store, Sweater and Tights | Target