POPSUGAR

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

Feb 25 2017 - 1:40pm

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].

Source: Naturally Yours Events [3]

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.

Source: Naturally Yours Events [4]

Invite

A closer look at the invitations, specially designed for the shower by party planner Carlene Smith of Naturally Yours Events [5].

Source: Naturally Yours Events [6]

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.

Source: Naturally Yours Events [8]

Space Cake

The ombre cake from Luscious Layers Bakery [9] had star cutouts, pink planets, an adorable mother ship, and a 'captain' cake topper.

Source: Naturally Yours Events [10]

Planet Pops

Planet-shaped cake pops from Luscious Layers Bakery [11].

Source: Naturally Yours Events [12]

Alien Cookies

Alien cookies from Luscious Layers Bakery [13].

Source: Naturally Yours Events [14]

Liquid Hydrogen

Spa water got a space makeover.

Source: Naturally Yours Events [15]

Savory Snacks

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

Source: Naturally Yours Events [16]

Spaceship Crudite

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

Source: Naturally Yours Events [17]

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."

Source: Naturally Yours Events [19]

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.

Source: Naturally Yours Events [21]

Prepare For Landing

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

Source: Naturally Yours Events [22]

Mother Ship

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

Source: Naturally Yours Events [23]

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."

Source: Naturally Yours Events [24]

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."

Source: Naturally Yours Events [25]

Lucy's Night Sky

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

Source: Naturally Yours Events [26]

Blast Off

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

Source: Naturally Yours Events [27]

Love You to the Moon and Back

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

Source: Naturally Yours Events [28]

Thank You

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

Source: Naturally Yours Events [29]


Source URL
https://www.popsugar.com/family/Space-Baby-Shower-Ideas-32537749