Star power baby shower

Today was my friend Melissa's baby shower. I think everyone had a good time, and it was only mildly embarrassing to her to have so much fuss and ado to be made. Things went off without a hitch, so that's nice! Her mom and her aunts were all so wonderful with their help and all the yummy food. There are far too many pictures from the shower, but here are a few just to give a general sense of it. It was Hollywood themed. Here was the first draft of the invitation...

The setup out front with the limo parking (her brother picked her up and drove her to her mom's house), red carpet and adoring fans/paparazzi, and her arrival. The best moment of her arrival was when one of the paparazzi (Cindy) shouted out, "Melissa, how does it feel to be carrying Marshall's baby??!!" Everyone got a good giggle out of that one. :)


Inside, we had the fine china out and the tables decorated with confetti and favors. I had a hard time tying the bows onto the frames we gave out as favors, so I tied them like a necktie instead!


We had two tables set up outside where everyone could have fun while drinking some champagne (or sparkling cider!) and having hors d'oeuvres. One area was with precut scrapbooking supplies, and every guest had their picture made with Melissa and they decorated a page to put their picture on. Fun! The other station was our "Project Runway" where there were tons of fabric pens, paint, buttons, fabric, etc. that could be used to decorate onesies (mine is the one with the vest!). We also had a spot for "Pin the baby on Angelina", but we never got around to giving her babies. :)

















Inside, there was food and cake, more decorations, and even a celebrity baby name matching game.








Overall I think everyone had a good time, and I sure did have fun planning it! Melissa got some super cute boys clothes and her Joovy Caboose stroller she'd settled on. I wanted to make sure her shower was memorable, and I think I accomplished that. :)