This Space-Themed Party Will Make You Want an Out-of-This-World Baby Shower Too!

If you're over the moon about your impending baby, why not celebrate his or her arrival with an outer space celebration? "The mama-to-be wanted a space-themed shower because she had been calling the little one 'Captain' all during the pregnancy," says Carlene Smith of Naturally Yours Events. "When we found out it was a little girl, I was excited for the challenge of putting together a typical boy-themed shower for a little girl. Everything about this party was tailored to the happy parents and their love of sci-fi.

"Since it was a challenge to buy decor for a shower with this theme without people thinking baby Lucy was a boy, we had to specially design everything from invites to banners to favor tags!" Carlene continues. "We turned blue astronaut suits and green spaceships to pink ones and added a mix of cool chevron prints with pops of polka-dots." Those details and so many more (check out the star map created with guests' fingerprints!) make this one creative, literally out-of-this-world shower! Keep clicking for all the details, photographed by Liesl Diesel.

Invitations

Invitations

"We turned blue astronaut suits and green spaceships pink and added a mix of cool chevron prints with pops of polka-dots," Carlene says.

Invite

Invite

A closer look at the invitations, specially designed for the shower by party planner Carlene Smith of Naturally Yours Events.

Dessert Table

Dessert Table

"The sweets from Luscious Layers Bakery were amazing; they outdid themselves with alien cookies, planet cake pops, and milky way brownies," Carlene says.

Space Cake

Space Cake

The ombre cake from Luscious Layers Bakery had star cutouts, pink planets, an adorable mother ship, and a 'captain' cake topper.

Planet Pops

Planet Pops

Planet-shaped cake pops from Luscious Layers Bakery.

Alien Cookies

Alien Cookies

Savory Snacks

Savory Snacks

Snacks included hummus "rockets," caprese skewers, smoked gouda and pesto sandwiches, and arugula and edamame pasta salad.

Spaceship Crudite

Spaceship Crudite

Hummus "rockets" were dressed up on the outside. Inside, Carlene filled the cups with hummus, crudite, and pretzel sticks.

Space Seating

Space Seating

"What also made the shower so unique was the venue, Catalyst Ranch," Carlene says of the Chicago event space. "It was a perfect place to host the shower with its colorful walls and eclectic, vintage furniture."

Otherworldly Blooms

Otherworldly Blooms

"The flowers were put together by Pistil & Vine using pink feminine florals with fun pops of yellow billy balls to look like alien antennas," Carlene says.

Prepare For Landing

Prepare For Landing

Tables were adorned with chalkboard globes and cute signs, like this one stating "prepare for landing."

Mother Ship

Mother Ship

The mother ship (aka the mom-to-be) and her 'Captain' Lucy got a special seat.

Space-Suit Decorating

Space-Suit Decorating

"The mom-to-be had a really good time with her guests decorating the baby's 'space suit,'" Carlene says. "I have seen Lucy wearing those adorable onesies that everyone painted specially for her."

Star Map

Star Map

"I really loved the handmade guestbook I made for the baby," Carlene says. "I did a water painting of the night sky to create a star map. Guests were asked to fill the baby's galaxy with their fingerprints as the stars."

Lucy's Night Sky

Lucy's Night Sky

Lucy's star map was the perfect parting gift for the mom-to-be.

Blast Off

Blast Off

Guests picked up their favors under a sign that said "blast off."

Love You to the Moon and Back

Love You to the Moon and Back

Favor bags were place by another pennant, saying "we love you to the moon and back."

Thank You

Thank You

Yellow and pink alien thank-you notes were the perfect follow-up to the shower.