Let's meet Genny. She's one of my fellow organizers from Allie's Transportation Baby Shower! You may remember that she was the genius behind the "traffic light" drink arrangement and "Scenic Overlook" Sherbert Punch. Today she's back to share a little more information on this yummy punch! Take it away, Genny! Sherbert Punch: It has a sparkle and a fizz that just seems to make people happy at a party. How can you go wrong with something that sparkles and makes people's eyes light up - especially, when you see them going back to the punch bowl for seconds, thirds, and well... frankly- fourths?! Let me tell you, I used to be scared of trying this drink. I thought it looked like a science experiment; you know... that volcano explosion, but with sugar instead of vinegar? Then I met my current group of amazing girlfriends who seemed to always have a variation of this punch at a party. I finally gave in. I tried it... loved it... and thought I'd throw my hat in the ring. This punch was inspired by a woman who is always taking the most amazing trips around the world. Asia, Australia, South America, Africa, Europe... I think she is counting down the continents! She definitely takes the scenic-route, and her ... Continue Reading...
Kristi’s Movie Night Inspired Engagement Party {Guest Post}
I'm so excited to share today's post! Kristi is a elementary school special education teacher who is totally inspired by the awesome crafts seen on Pinterest. She met her boyfriend over 11 years ago while they worked at a movie theater. She says "it took us a bit of bickering over who made the better popcorn and which movie was the best, but not long after, we fell in love." Finally, on their 11 year anniversary this past July, he proposed and they are getting married next May. A few weeks ago, they hosted a movie night engagement party, full of creative ideas inspired by Pinterest pins, including a popcorn bar! You know I'm a sucker for a good themed party so check out the awesome job she did keeping the theme going! INVITATIONS We wanted the invitations to mimic a movie ticket and luckily found Kristen McGillvray's Etsy shop. She was really helpful, responding quickly and made changes quickly for me. I loved working with her and I would highly recommend her for making any cute postcard invitations. The invitations were about $15 to make and then I had them printed at Staples (who was also awesome to work with, being both very helpful and knowledgeable). DECORATIONS The color scheme for the party was red and ... Continue Reading...
My Colorful Baby Shower
I was very lucky to have had a beautiful bridal shower thrown for me almost a year ago by my bridesmaids Allie, Melanie and Lauren and my mom. Just a few weeks ago they partnered up again to throw me another beautiful event, a baby shower... at my house! WARNING: Photo overload ahead! There were just so many adorable parts of this shower that I couldn't resist sharing all the beautiful handmade decorations and thought that went into our special day! Invitations: Guests got their first glimpse of the colorful shower theme when they received the above invitation in the mail. It's an adorable graphic baby girl print from Tiny Prints. Seriously, you CANNOT go wrong by choosing a Tiny Prints Baby Shower Invite! The invite is shown here in a basket of yummy handmade chocolate covered pretzel favors. These were made by my mom's coworker who had also made the chocolate covered Oreos from my bridal shower. Decorations: Guests walked into my sunny backyard where the party tents and surrounding trees were dressed in handmade tissue paper pom poms and paper rosettes. Allie created all of these by hand, following tutorials and recommendations found online, such as this one from Martha Stewart for the tissue paper pom poms. ... Continue Reading...