Baby Shower for Bentley Kate

My friends and I finally got to host a baby shower this weekend for our very pregnant friend Brooke. I have known Brooke since the 8th grade and I was just thrilled when I found out she was having a little girl. I feel so blessed to have her in my life and can't wait to see her embark on the journey of motherhood.

My wonderful friends gave me the honor of being in-charge of the invitations and shower decor. They know how much I love coming up with party decor. Seriously, I go a little crazy sometimes. Of course I thought of using the color pink, but how boring is that. Since Brooke has always been a very bubbly and outgoing gal, I decided against using pink and went with red, black and white polka dots; and boy I am so glad I did! All and all, I think the decor turned out really cute and different. The pictures are below and I hope you enjoy! By the way, my friend Kelli took the pictures and I think she is talented!

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These cute cheesecake bars were made by my friend Amber. They were really tasty and I loved the way she included the letter "B" for Bentley.

I actually saw the words of encouragement cards on the baby gardner website and decided to make my own version. I think they turned out pretty cute!

Adding To Their Nest Baby Shower

I promised more details and photos from the baby shower I hosted this past Saturday for my sweet friends Ashley & Brett Altman. Here they are.

I wanted to incorporate feathers into Ashley & Brett's baby shower decor, especially since the invitations had included feathers. The guest were greeted with a beautiful, white feather wreath. I added a blue, silk bow to the wreath and instantly the tone for the baby shower was set.

Because Ashley and Brett are so close to their family and friends, I knew they would enjoy having each guest write a message to them. These words of encouragement and advice cards added a special touch to the baby shower, and their guest had fun filling them out.

My goal for the baby shower décor was simple elegance with a touch of nature. The decor was made from recycled paper and a few little things I picked up here and there.

My favorite décor at the shower was the centerpiece I created. A tall and beautiful vase held tree branches and bird seed. To dress the centerpiece up, I created two paper birds from recycled paper and hung them from the branches of the centerpiece. Located in the middle of the centerpiece was a nest holding a single blue egg. To add one last touch of elegance I made three flower balls using white daisies and carnations, and I hung these from the other branches. My friend Laurie actually helped make the white carnation flower ball and I think it turned out beautiful.

We enjoyed a buffet style lunch with lots of yummy items for everyone to try. My favorite item was Ashley and Brett’s baby shower cake and cupcakes. These were created by Nadia the lovely owner of YumYumCakeDesigns in Lawrenceville, GA. I simply gave her a drawing of what I wanted the cake to look like and she created it. It truly was beautiful and Ashley and Brett loved it.

Here are the wonderful mommy and daddy to be. I feel blessed to have Ashley and Brett call me their friend and hope they enjoyed their special day as much as I did putting it together.

I would also like to thank all of the wonderful people who helped to make Ashley and Brett's baby shower so special.