There are several topics I need to cover before the wedding, and one of them is my wonderful bridal shower! I actually ended up having two bridal showers, but when this one took place (July), I thought it was going to be my only one. Even if it had been, I would have been completely satisfied — it was such a fun morning! John’s two sisters and mom were the hostesses, and they did a remarkable job! The loose theme was “All You Need is Love” (perhaps an homage to our proposal video?), with heavy doses of pink, laid-back picnic style, and Parisian flair. A few of my most favorite things! Marget sourced the invites from Minted. It was so exciting when this pretty showed up in my mailbox! The day of the shower dawned exceptionally hot, especially for New England – about 95, with bright sun. Since we were outside, the ladies made a last-minute store run for several extra beach umbrellas, which went a long way towards keeping everyone shaded and cool! The tables were delightful, filled with glitter-rimmed berry baskets, pink seersucker runners, gold painted mason jars (a DIY project!), and sunflowers in picnic baskets. John’s mom is a phenomenal cook and baker, and his sisters are not far behind. The spread at the shower was delicious! We had chicken salad, egg salad with dill, croissants and baguettes, pea pesto salad, and watermelon and feta salad, and for dessert, an assortment of quick breads and mini cupcakes. YUM! Once everyone had filled their plates and sat down to enjoy, the ladies went around the table saying something they loved about me, or sharing a memory from our lives together. Let me tell y’all — best thing ever! Since the attendees included my grandmother, my best friend from

One of the highlights of my crazy week was co-hosting a bridal shower for John’s sister, a topic of much discussion on this blog. Her wedding is coming up in just less than one month, so I figured it was high time to show you the finished project! To recap, I gathered inspiration here, shared our inspiration board here, and sent out these invitations. See all of the credits on the original post! One of Marget’s best friends graciously allowed us to host the shower in her apartment, and it turned out to be the perfect size for our intimate gathering – about 15 gals. The food table was the main focal point, and I have to say, I’m pretty proud of our spread! I designed a menu in Illustrator to match the invitations (I used the Love*Jenna clipart from this PDF for the frame – great resource!). The individual servings of fruit salad with washi tape-secured cocktail forks were a big hit! (I was inspired by this birthday party.) The plastic cups and forks were from Party City. Rounding out the edibles were individual cups of cut veggies (we added the ranch dressing right before guests were scheduled to arrive), delicious cucumber sandwiches (we loosely followed this recipe), and deviled eggs. The veggie cups were also from Party City, and happily, we were able to save and hand wash many of them for use at a future party! We did a really fun “mix your own mimosa” bar for drinks, with orange, grapefruit, and strawberry apple mix-ins. Finally, for dessert, we had quite the spread: a fruit tart, a carrot cake, and a donut croquembouche! One note, if you’re thinking of making something similar: buy a lot of donut holes!! I think we used about 75 on this baby

Such fun to have my cupcake flags included in this bridal shower inspiration shoot! A big thank you to Sarah Tucker for asking me to take part. You can see the full feature and all of the vendor credits on The Everygirl right here! Photos by Naomi Chokr, styling by Sarah Tucker Events P.S. If you’d like to order your own cupcake flags, I have sets of 25, 50, and 100 available in the shop right now, or you can convo me to request a custom number!

There is almost nothing I enjoy more than throwing a party for someone I love. I’ll take any excuse, really, but when I actually have a legitimate opportunity to go all out, all the better! This is just one reason why I am delighted to be throwing a bridal shower this spring for my future sister-in-law, John’s sister. Speaking of which, Miss M, this would be your cue to step away from the blog :) Marget is one of the most stylish people I know, and I think she really embodies the “Kate Spade girl,” if you will. She is quick, and curious, and playful, and strong, indeed! Marget’s sister and I quickly decided the world of “live colorfully” would be a perfect theme for her shower, and my first step was to put together this inspiration board to guide us as we collected and planned. Details: Bold red lipsticks by Kate Spade in O Magazine (via Kate Spade), mini strawberry pancakes, stripe-y table setting by Amber Karson Events via Inspired By This (photo by Katie Stoops) Dahlia, garden rose, and ranunculus centerpiece from D Magazine, pink and red arrangement by McKenzie Powell (photo by Char Beck via Coco + Kelley) Colorful Kate Spade magazine ad, gray and white polka dot linen photo from Lonny, gold glitter mason jars photo by Paige Newton via The Sweetest Occasion Check back tomorrow to see the invitations!