A Pink Shower Soiree!

This past weekend I attended my friend Vanessa's bridal shower.  It was held at Joseph Filippi Winery and Vineyards in Rancho Cucamonga. The day started off cloudy but then the sun came out it and it turned out to be a beautiful day!

Pink, pink and more pink! So lets get started with some details!

Each table setting had a vase filled with pink hearts and glass pebbles. Fresh flowers sat atop and looked beautiful. Pink pebbles and wedding word confetti were scattered around... along with a  bottle of champagne! 

 

Each guest was given a champagne glass from the winery. They were filled with yummy pink jelly beans!

At each place setting sat a wine cork holding a variety of beautiful quotes...click to enlarge.

The strawberry water...was seriously delicious and refreshing!

My favorite part was the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! 

I loved the three tiered crystal stand.

Some delicious yummy desserts!

Strawberries.....what a creative way to display and serve them to your guests.

And now..some pictures of us ladies! The beautiful bride is wearing bright blue!

They even decorated the tall plants in the background.. 

This is the bridal party!

It was such a beautiful day to celebrate! Congratulations Vanessa! 

 Previous posts, Vanessa's engagement party.

An East Coast Bridal Shower

I was back east the other weekend to throw my soon to be SIL a bridal shower! It was a beautiful day and we had about thirty guests! It was held at the Hershey Pantry, Hershey PA.

Now, lets get to all the pretty pink details!

When we arrived, they had the napkins folded like this...not exactly what I wanted but we didn't have the time to redo all of them. We placed the favor packets and place cards at each setting.

Affordable and delicate... pink daises were placed on all the tables! Tiny bling confetti (found at Pier One) were placed around the small votive candles which softened the tables.

I wanted to make a "wishing " tree and went to the florist to pick up some manzanita branches when she offered to rent me this blinged out tree ready to go! I couldn't say no! Saved me time and money! I purchased one yard of soft pink fabric to wrap around the bottom.  It turned out super nice!

An up-close shot, I found these monogram labels template over at Martha Stewart. I printed them on a pearl white and two shades of pink cardstock. Light pink ribbon finished them off! I also placed two strands of crystals on the branches.

Sweet notes of love were placed on all the cards from our guests. It looked sooo pretty! Here is a picture of the bride to be and her wishing tree :)

I created the placecards with a friend who has a cricut! We created three different sized daisy shapes and placed a pink gem in the middle. They turned out adorable! A bit time consuming but worth every second. From a previous post, I created seed packets as the favors. Instead of using seeds we placed a tea bag instead. You can find the template here. Again, everything came together so nicely.

One of my favorite details were the pink straws I snatched them up over at The Party Fairy. Tons of compliments and I had a few left over to enjoy for myself :)  The citrus water was delicious by the way!

I am not a huge fan of of the traditional "bridal shower" games so I went on a hunt for something simple, fast and different. I came across these scratch off cards over at Nifty Pear. Everyone appeared to really enjoy it and we had a couple winners in the mix! The cards were truly adorable and perfectly matched our theme of pink daisies!

About three months ago I was shopping in Anthropologie and found five bottles of hand sanitizers placed in burlap bags. I added some pink ribbon and oh my they were cute! They smelled super good too! "Pure & Good" were written on the bag. I found them in pink and an olive green. Original price $7 and I got them for $2.50 a piece! What a deal...!!

A spring salad was served and then a three tiered plate of different sandwiches was placed in the middle of the table for our guests to choose from. For dessert, a bar full of a variety of sweets! Chocolate covered strawberries, lemon squares, mini apple pies, variety of cupcakes and more!

I couldn't resist a beautiful pink bouquet...so I had the florist create a little something for the bride to be as a gift..The pink hydrangeas were gorgeous!

What a great day it was and we are looking forward to the wedding!
Congratulations Samantha!

Cake Slice Boxes

Has anyone had any type of experience with cake boxes? I came across Crafty Kauzi's Paper Bakery and was intrigued! They share many pictures of different paper cakes that have been created and they can pretty much design anything you want. 

Here are a couple to show...to give you the idea...

They have clear cake boxes as well...

My favorite, which could be adorable for a bridal shower, are purse boxes...

I have a bridal shower to plan for next spring and I am just getting my feelers out there..So, Ladies!! Have any of you worked with Crafty Kauzi's Paper Bakery or a similar company?

If so, were you happy with everything? Did guests have positive things to say?!

Happy Mums Day!

My Mother has been so amazing these past couple of weeks...She has been driving everywhere helping me get some of the "to dos" checked off the list. So a huge thank you to my Mom :) I wish I was home with her today with the family. It's days like today....when I wished I didn't live across the country! So, a big Happy Mums Day to my Mother and all the Moms out there!!

This is a picture from my shower. My bridesmaids..Mom in the middle and I am in pink:)

Today we had our second official dance lesson..and we finally learned the entire choreography! Our instructor Lisa, video taped it for us..so we can remember exactly all the moves! We seriously have to practice now..no messing around :) For the first time today..I used my wedding shoes...which made the dance even harder! It was very difficult to be "graceful." But..after 2 hours of practice I think I nailed it....now..how will I do in my wedding dress!!!

I also located a place back home who will clean my dress and keep it beautiful up to the day of my wedding! YAY! and Whew!

There was also a problem with our rehearsal dinner spot..so now it has been changed to the resort..not what I pictured..but it works...nobody has to drive now...and it will be a pasta meal...which is my favorite..So, stuff is coming together...and I think I'm doing a good job holding it together :)

Some Details...

This past Sunday was my amazing bridal shower which was held at my favorite cafe back in PA. The BMs asked all guests to wear black & white! Soon as I walked in...I was seriously taken back...all the details...pictures...candles..fresh flowers...the cake!!! I only have a few pictures to share at this time...hopefully more will roll in later this week from friends!

The saying "Eat Drink and be Married" was on everything! My Mother told me she loved our cocktail napkins so much she wanted to carry it throughout our shower..and so did the Bm's!


The first detail.....They had a booklet at every place setting.

Guests filled out questions about the Bride & Groom!


Traditional gift bingo!


Cute saying...on the last page!

A delicious cookie was also placed at each setting..with an adorable matching tag!



MY CAKE!!! Here is a good picture!! It was delicious :)



I still can't believe I am back in Los Angeles!!! That weekend flew by but it was one memorable bridal shower. Thank you Mom and my lovely Bridesmaids!!

Leaving...on a jet plane

Tomorrow the FI and I are bouncing out of LA to Central PA! We or should I say...I have a very busy schedule for this upcoming weekend! I am totally looking forward to seeing family and friends yet I hope I am able to catch some down town with the parents.

Friday night we are both doing our parties! I am really looking forward to seeing all my ladies!! Saturday we have running around to do..florist..etc.. Then Sunday is the bridal shower! I absolutely love the dress that I snatched up at Banana Republic a couple weeks go!

Monday morning we catch an early flight back to LA and our little man Kingston :) It is going to be soo hard to say goodbye to him tomorrow but I know he will be fine with our friends!

So blogging will be little! See you all next week!! 65 Days to GO!! I leave you with 2 pictures from our venue..at night!

I like how you can see the cake from outside! OH! and my blue birds arrived..soo cute!

photo by: unknown

Bridal Shower!

Today, I found this adorable invite in my mailbox! I can't believe how fast events are approaching! My one bridesmaid was in charge of the invites and I must say... I ABSOLUTELY LOVE them! The best part....there is a black & white dress code! Now, I must find something special to wear!

I think that bird is adorable....along with the leaves falling.
Thanks Danelle!