It's Party Time!!!

'Tis the season for nice weather and lots of outdoor parties.  It's such a beautiful time of year to throw a bridal or baby shower.  Recently, some friends and I threw a baby shower for one of my best friends, Shari.  We had it at our friend Lori's house which is stunning to say the least.

Shari was having a girl so everything was PINK PINK PINK (totally up my alley!) There were a bunch of us throwing her the shower and we decided to do it ourselves instead of hire a party planner. We each made a few of our favorite dishes and everything was super delish and presentation was on point!

Here is the complete set up of our buffet.

My contribution to the buffet is my famous peach, mozzerella, caprese salad.

The Kale Goddess Salad was a huge hit.

The cake we had was the world famous Triple Berry Cake from Sweet Lady Jane, Shari's favorite bakery!

And what shower is complete without a mimosa bar?  Not ours of course!

Our colors were pink and turquoise, such a fun color combo. We had a lot of fun with the decorations. I bought pink paper lanterns from Michaels.  I have their app on my iPhone so anytime I shop there I have coupons on hand.  They are key for do-it-yourselfing!

The striped paper straws were from super cute Etsy shop Wrap and Revel. I found adorable place settings from them as well.  They were perfect for the rustic backyard shower setting we wanted to throw.

I also found adorable place settings from them as well.  How cute are these fork and knife sets with the doily neatly packed inside?

I hung up a clothes line with pretty pink baby clothes, that were handed down from all us mommies throwing the shower. 

 Shari got to keep those after the shower to add to all the adorable outfits she was gifted.

As far as the games went, I knew Shari was not a big fan of games at showers so we kept them low key.  We had a table set up with a basket of diapers that you could write funny messages on for mommy and daddy to read during their middle of the night diaper changes!  

We also had a craft station set up with baby blocks. Each guest was able to decorate a block for the baby to play with. These blocks are wonderful for all types of projects actually:  alphabet blocks and baby names spelled out for the nursery just to name a few.  

For party favors we gave out Essie nail polish in a baby pink color called Sugar Daddy.  Pretty little nail polishes are always a good choice when it comes to favors.  

And Shari gave all her party hosts gorgeous bracelets from Sara and Chloe.  Each bracelet had the letters of our kid's names engraved on them.

Girl power to the max!.