A Garden-Themed Baby Shower Filled With Vintage Charm
If there's one thing we've learned from the plethora of baby showers we see throughout the year, it's that there's more than one way to play on a theme. While the vintage shower we featured earlier this month was filled with antiques gathered from yard sales over time, the theme can also be done with all new items with a truly nostalgic feel.
When Lina Wallace of A Stunning Affair found out that her friend and fellow event planner was pregnant, she knew she had to plan one amazing shower for her. With a quaint Orange County, CA, tea house as her background, Lina created an indoor garden space and filled it with a vintage beverage station — with the requisite mason jars and striped straws — wooden crates filled with garden flowers, stacked baby books, and sweet china teacups.
Read on to see all of the fine details of this beautiful shower. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
The Beverage Station
Mason jar glasses, striped straws with "It's a boy" flags, and small "nibbles" bags filled the table with cold beverages that greeted the party guests. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
The Invitation
A sweet garden-themed invitation was designed by Susan Tom-Nellis of Peony & Plum, the LA-based wedding floral shop. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
Baby Wishes
Before lunch, guests were invited to write their well-wishes for the mom-to-be on cards that matched the shower invitations. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
The Seating Chart
The garden theme was present in the seating chart as well. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
The Dessert Table
The dessert table created quite an impression once guests entered the main dining room with its Kraft paper "baby" banner, beautiful cake, flower sugar cookies, and books used as risers. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
Gluten-Free Desserts
Among the desserts were gluten-free strawberry shortcake shots! Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
The Cake
A cake, designed by Leslie Maynor of Fantasy Frostings, perfectly matched the invitation. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
Cake Pops and Risers
To create more of a vintage feel, baby books in retro-inspired paper served as risers for plates of dessert, such as these cake pops. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
Sweet Sugar Cookies
Fantasy Frostings also created sugar cookies to go with the party's theme. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
The Dessert Table Up Close
There were plenty of sweets to choose from at the party! Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
A Shot of the Room
Centerpieces
A garden feel was achieved by wrapping mason jars with kraft paper and trim and filling them with hydrangeas, ranunculus, raw cotton, roses, thistle, and blue delphinium. Kraft paper pinwheels added a fun touch. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
Seat of Honor
The mom-to-be's seat received a special sign. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
Table Decor
In addition to the floral arrangements, each table was dressed with a kraft paper runner featuring hand-written nursery rhymes calligraphed by Katrina Centeno of Calligraphy Katrina. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography
The Mom-to-Be
And the star of the day, the mom-to-be, also wore a hand-calligraphed sash. Source: Suthi Picotte of Picotte Photography