A lovely day for the lil’ momma-to-be
I finally had a chance to go thru the photos from the baby shower I co-hosted a few weeks ago. I think I got a few good shots of some of the details that myself, the mom’s mom, the mother-in-law and sister-in-law put together. It all came together so nicely, and it was certainly a D.I.Y. collaborative effort down to the very end!
As mentioned, the invite was a custom design through my old stationery company Wardrobe Stationery, to coordinate with the nursery scheme I helped the mommy put together. All the vintage toy blocks I bought from Etsy. Great budget-friendly decoration that added so much personality!
The guest of honor’s mom had collected all of the hobnail vases for her daughter’s wedding last year (featured on Style Me Pretty), and they definitely came in handy! She and a friend went to the flower mart in L.A. to pick up all the flowers, and they arranged each vase themselves. Didn’t they turn out so so great?
I designed the custom cake with the help of baker-extraordinaire Amy Berman of Vanilla Bake Shop (a fave client of mine!). They are the nicest people ever, and their cupcakes are the best! Seriously, you will never want another cupcake again. We chose Vanilla Lemon Berry for the cake, and let me tell you, everyone was a fan after having a piece.
The antique cradle is a piece that’s been handed down in the daddy-to-be’s family. I love what his mom and sister did with it!
Another nod to the wedding last year: his sister put together a clothesline of baby photos of the parents-to-be. Inexpensive and totally personable.
My husband’s cousin makes the best sugar cookies known to man, no joke. And she does it as a hobby! We commissioned her to make these toy block cookies that she designed. Super cute. And super yummy.
At the end, all of the vases were gathered up and I had to snap a pic. What a lovely ending to a lovely day!
Thank you again for such a lovely day! It was absolutely perfect. xo
Yay! Did you share this with your mom? I was going to send it to her on FB.
That is the most beautiful shower ever! Are you up at 5:30 am or just have your posts scheduled to post then?? :)
E (modern24seven)
Ha, no! I do them the night before and schedule them early for the East Coasters.
Gorgeous shower…good ideas for two babies who are due in sept and oct. Can your husband’s cousin share her sugar cookie recipe? or does she sell them for people to purchase?
Hi Leslie – I’ll email you her info. She doesn’t give her recipe away (smart girl) but she can be hired for parties!
This is honestly gorgeous!!! I’m am stealing so many of these ideas when my own times come.
ooooh….excited for that!!
Oh how beautiful! You are a good friend. After seeing pictures of the wedding and now this, I am so excited for your friend Alisha!
Oh yes, I saw this today and meant to comment on it. I so wanted to find some vintage blocks for this baby shower table setting I created, but had like one week to do it and didn’t know if they’d ship in time. And quite honestly I didn’t even think about Etsy. doh!.
Absolutely beautiful! This is so sweet! And you are so talented with your websites/stationery/branding! If I ever figure out what I want to be when I grow up, I know who to hire!
Where did you get the invitations from?
Just found your blog through Pinterest and you are the loveliest!!
Can’t wait to read more!
Vanessa
http://www.vanessaballi.com
Where did the vases come from?
The shower was beautiful! I live the vintage blocks and have been looking for some on etsy like the ones pictured. Do you remember the name of the etsy shop where these blocks were purchased?
Hi! I got them from a few different shops, but I believe I just searched “vintage toy blocks” and a bunch of options came up. Give it a shot!