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 [1]. "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 [2].
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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.
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Invite
A closer look at the invitations, specially designed for the shower by party planner Carlene Smith of Naturally Yours Events [5].
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Dessert Table
"The sweets from Luscious Layers Bakery [7] were amazing; they outdid themselves with alien cookies, planet cake pops, and milky way brownies," Carlene says.
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Space Cake
The ombre cake from Luscious Layers Bakery [9] had star cutouts, pink planets, an adorable mother ship, and a 'captain' cake topper.
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Planet Pops
Planet-shaped cake pops from Luscious Layers Bakery [11].
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Alien Cookies
Alien cookies from Luscious Layers Bakery [13].
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Liquid Hydrogen
Spa water got a space makeover.
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Savory Snacks
Snacks included hummus "rockets," caprese skewers, smoked gouda and pesto sandwiches, and arugula and edamame pasta salad.
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Spaceship Crudite
Hummus "rockets" were dressed up on the outside. Inside, Carlene filled the cups with hummus, crudite, and pretzel sticks.
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Space Seating
"What also made the shower so unique was the venue, Catalyst Ranch [18]," Carlene says of the Chicago event space. "It was a perfect place to host the shower with its colorful walls and eclectic, vintage furniture."
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Otherworldly Blooms
"The flowers were put together by Pistil & Vine [20] using pink feminine florals with fun pops of yellow billy balls to look like alien antennas," Carlene says.
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Prepare For Landing
Tables were adorned with chalkboard globes and cute signs, like this one stating "prepare for landing."
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Mother Ship
The mother ship (aka the mom-to-be) and her 'Captain' Lucy got a special seat.
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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."
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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."
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Lucy's Night Sky
Lucy's star map was the perfect parting gift for the mom-to-be.
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Blast Off
Guests picked up their favors under a sign that said "blast off."
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Love You to the Moon and Back
Favor bags were place by another pennant, saying "we love you to the moon and back."
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Thank You
Yellow and pink alien thank-you notes were the perfect follow-up to the shower.
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