My mother in law and I love to be creative so it doesn't come as a surprise that we were more than happy to plan every detail of this shower. I'm thankful that she asked me to participate in the planning and decorating of this special event and that we had wonderful people helping us make it extra special.
I'm a little obsessed with bunting banners! So with the help of my MIL, I made a bunting banner to decorate the dessert table and I couldn't resist and made a teeny tiny one for the cake too! Dessert buffets are the trend so instead of one big cake I opted for four individual cakes instead.
The pink ruffle cake was chocolate with strawberry buttercream. The white cake is one of my favorite, red velvet with cream cheese frosting. I'm really loving my "naked" cake, lemon cake filled with layers of vanilla buttercream and homemade strawberry/raspberry compote and topped with fresh strawberries and raspberries! Double YUM!
This little guy was carrot cake filled with cream cheese frosting and covered in fondant. The handmade birdhouse, bird, and flowers were also made of fondant.
I can't take the credit for the marshmallow pops or chocolate covered strawberries. Or can I Rene? But aren't they cute?!!!
These pictures are making me hungry! For brunch we served mini quiche, fresh fruit with a yogurt & honey dressing, veggies with a Greek yogurt dip, mandarin and walnut green salad, chicken salad croissant sandwiches, Tomato Strata, Turkey Strata, and a cabbage jello.
I love these ladies!
Isn't the diaper cake cute?
The gifts.
Meringues and white chocolate covered almonds
The mommy to be was showered with lots of love and we all had a great time.
I wanted to be there SO BAD! I almost drove up by myself. No joke. Well, with Scarlett in tow, she's still a booby baby :)
ReplyDeleteThere was a hiccup with Jon's FA for school so we were just hit with a ton of bills for school and it didn't come in time for me to go! I was thinking of you all, especially my dearest Erica, all day! I was bummed! It looks like it was an awesome day for her and I am glad! Great pics Arlene :)
We missed you Jacque but we all understand that you don't live around the corner. Oh well, maybe next time. I'm sure Erica completely understands... life happens. XOXO
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ReplyDeleteAll I have to say is THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU! Your creativity never seems to end!!! I feel so lucky to have such a creative mom and sister-in-law. I look forward to show our little girl all that you both did so that she can see how much we all loved her and how excited we were for her before she even came to this world!
xxoxoxo
Erica
We love you Erica and can't wait to meet our little niece! Your mom and I had fun planning all the details cause that's how we roll!
DeleteLOL! xoxo