We spent a wonderful day this weekend celebrating my good friend Cam (and by association Beak) and her soon to be baby girl. I am so honored to have been able to throw a shower for these two (plus one). They are some fine people and a few of my dearest friends. I am thrilled beyond words for them to soon be parents.
Enough with the mushy stuff though: check out the party.
There are not going to be many chances for me to throw a girl party, since it’s all boys around here 24/7. So, I went all out with the girl vibes. I am the stereotypical tomboy; pink has never been my thing. But for some crazy reason that I can’t explain I’ve been really digging it lately. Trust me, it’s weird. I let pink be my guide and it took me to all sorts of frilly and girly places.
I went decoration crazy! I bought this super cool pennant banner on etsy, handmade from vintage sheets. Totally love it, AND, I am going to re-gift it to Cam. I think it would look awesome in her baby girl’s nursery. I quickly threw together the crepe paper ruffle streamers too. It was so easy! I’m gonna be posting more on that tomorrow.
There were rice paper daisies hanging from overhead—a perfectly sweet backdrop for the girly garden vibes.
Look! There is two different kinds of sangria! Our afternoon garden party ended at midnight thanks to this stuff.
There’s that cake. SO EASY, make it for your next party! DO IT!
Paper straws with washi tape flags.
The Menu
Tea Sandwiches:
▼ Cucumber Dill with Cream Cheese
▼ Salmon with Crème Fraiche
Salads:
▼ Orzo Salad with Arugula
▼ Pink Fruit with watermelon, raspberries, strawberries and grapefruit
Bites:
▼ Profiteroles with tarragon chicken salad
▼ Curried Deviled Eggs
▼ Dill Deviled Eggs
▼ Radishes with awesome butter and salt
Drinks:
▼ Lemonade infused with Basil & Mint
▼ Red & White Sangria
All of these wonderful things were prepared by a fantastic dude who was a huge help in getting all this together: Mr. Matt Scharenbroich. It pays to have chef friends. You should get some.
On the left, the beautiful momma to be. Totally lovin’ her in stripes. On the right, Finn and his Auntie Katie.
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What a beautiful shower! I love your blog! After reading about the cake in the other post I was surprised because I thought your inspiration for the cake came from glorious treats. This is the ombre cake I’d like to attempt someday. http://glorioustreats.blogspot.com/2011/08/pink-ombre-swirl-cake.html
There’s a spring cake on that blog too that uses the same icing technique that looks like petals. Keep the beautiful posts coming!
Cuda –
Thanks so much for the compliments and encouragement!
I have seen that cake around pinterest too but only after I spotted the other that I mentioned. They are all so beautiful. I haven’t read Glorious Treats before so I’m gonna have to snoop around, it looks like my kind of blog.
Alison
Loving the retro hot pink vibes :) The tablecloth reminds me of the sixties textiles that we still use at our family cottage; all the curtains and cushions are so girly and groovy!
C
Thanks Caitlin!
That table cloth is totally an old vintage bed sheet. You guessed it :)
This is beautiful! I love all of the hand-written touches. :)
You are such a gangster! Balls…
Yes! Best comment to date!
What a pretty party! I am curious about how you served the radishes with butter and salt. Together, or side by side? That cake and your decs are awesome. I want to throw a party asap.
Thanks Meg! Oh we had good intentions with those radishes. They were supposed to be served in a salty herbed butter sauce but in the last minutes of prep we ran out of time but the sign remained.
I finally had my shower and got tons of great ideas from your’s. Mine was a lot smaller scale, but turned out great. Thanks for all of the inspiration!
Fantastic party and I just love your blog- so inspirational! Where have you found your vintage lace-looking glassware? I’ve seen a pitcher and tall tumbler here and there, but is there a specific place you found those adorable little multi-colored low tumblers? I live in Minneapolis and have tried to find a variety of colors at different antique stores around the city but have had no luck; any help would be appreciated!
Thanks Annie.
My Grandma and Grandpa had the glassware up at their lake place when I was growing up. I’ve found a lot of the collection via ebay, it’s called spaghetti string glassware. The lace effect is actually rubber and was meant to prevent the glass from shattering if it were to break. It comes in all shapes and sizes. Usually you can find the low tumblers by searching “roly poly spaghetti string glassware” or something like that. Here’s a link to an ebay search. Hope that helps!
Oh my gosh, this is sooooo pretty and still nice and simple. Really great ideas.