Sneak Peek of Nicki's Baby Shower

Nicki's Baby Shower was a huge success after many weeks of planning and being rescheduled. Baby Zoey decided to arrive 10 days early which happened to be on the day of the baby shower - September 10th, 2011!! So all the desserts ended up going into my fridge and freezer for 6 days until the rescheduled date. All the desserts were made by local vendors, we also had a selection of organic cheese from a local caterer, Thrive A Carry Out Cafe, delicious food spread by Allison who hosted the event at her beautiful home, and the printable party designs were created by an Etsy vendor. The great thing about having a baby shower for a professional photographer is that there will be AMAZING pictures to come, maybe, sometime, hopefully, when she has time to actually edit and do work in between feeding, changing, and keeping up with laundry for the baby, but here is a sneak peek!

The vendors that contributed to making this baby shower gorgeous:

Concept Design & Styling: Layla of Simply Savannah Events
Paperie: Paula of Frog Prince Paperie www.frogprincepaperie.com
Cake pops: Michelle of Delectable Designs www.savannahcakes.net
Mini cakes: Adrienne of Addy B’s Cakes www.chefaddy.com
Mini marshmallows, Chocolate peanut butter cookies with white chocolate frosting, and Mini cupcakes: Donna and Amanda of Grace's Flour Garden www.facebook.com/pages/Graces-Flour-Garden
Favors: Salt water taffy of River Street Sweets www.riverstreetsweets.com

Banners and Bunting!

Whether you want banners or bunting using triangles, squares, circles, fabric, paper, they are so simple and quick to make! Plus you can always buy pre-made strands from an Etsy artist too! 

Here are a few inspirational ideas for you and a selection of my favorite Etsy shop creations:

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Baby shower bunting cake  

Add mini triangle fabric bunting to your cake 

Summer bunting wedding invitations 

Wedding save-the-date letterpress bunting theme designed vintage and summer pattern invitation 

Birthday bunting invitation for a nautical beach party 

DIY invitations that stand out with pop up bunting.

Custom circle banner

Banners and bunting don't have to be squares or triangles...consider using circles for your Mr. & Mrs. sign.

Brilliant bunting

Whether you're planning a baby shower, bridal shower or wedding, draping bunting can add a nice flair to your event plus give a different feel then hanging tissue poms, lanterns or twinkle lights.

Lovely Day Cake Banner with Poms 

One of my FAVORITE Etsy shops is Potter and Butler! Check out their unique cake banner that happily and effortlessly proclaims the significance of the moment - joyfully shouting for all to hear (in its own subtle way) exactly for whom or why it is that all are gathered to celebrate.  

Mr & Mrs banners 

Jennie Speakman's Etsy shop Studio1621 creates personalized banners (she is making me one for my business!!) You can buy a Mr. & Mrs. banner made of 4x4 white chipboard. Paint stamped black letters, black ink distressed edges all on black feathered ribbon. Connect ribbon for one large banner or keep separate. Lightweight and durable, but can be hung with tape. 

Just married banner 

Another great Etsy shop is Victorianstation's. This creamy vanilla burlap with chocolate brown font and blush fabric hearts creates a nice getaway car Just Married banner. 

Vintage ribbon cake bunting 

Similar to Potter and Butler's cake banner, this Etsy shop makes cute cake bunting for any special occasion! This one is made from vintage ribbon sewn together then strung onto gray thread and attached to food safe bamboo skewers.

Coloring page of bunting

Keep children occupied at your wedding reception or a birthday party with banner and bunting coloring sheets that they can also cut out.

Just married wedding banner  

Inspirationalbanners Etsy shop also creates handmade square banners connected with ribbon that can be made in the colors of your choice.

Once Upon a Baby Shower from Martha Stewart Living

"By the time of her baby shower, mother-to-be and Martha Stewart Living food editor Elizabeth Colling had already received practical gifts -- burp cloths, onesies, and such -- from her family and friends in California. So her friends in New York, where she now lives, decided that their shower would be all about books for the baby to celebrate the expecting mom's love of literature. Not just any books, but books they had loved when they were little.

One sunny Saturday in June, the Elizabeth and her husband Stephane arrived at a restaurant in a Brooklyn brownstone. It was decorated in Elizabeth's favorite colors: pink and gray. The menu incorporated her favorite flavors, including rose and jasmine. And the space was shimmering with the magic that happens in books, where simple materials -- ink and paper -- come alive as the imagination touches them, and the future appears when you turn a page." Here are some of those great ideas for you.
http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/baby-shower-themes

Print out your own:
Once Upon a Baby Shower: Invitation
http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/web/pdfs/2011Q2/baby-shower-invitation-msl0511.pdf
Shower: Bookplate
http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/web/pdfs/2011Q2/baby-shower-bookplate-msl0511.pdf