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Hosting a Baby Shower

February 23, 2015 by alice 11 Comments

This weekend, I hosted a baby shower for one of my closest friends – Mikaela. She’ll be having her baby at the end of April and (sadly for me) is moving back to Ireland in a couple of weeks time to start her family. As a result, I wanted to throw her a little party so she could have a day of being spoilt by all her friends before she left.
Those of us who are friends with Mikaela, would describe her as the most unpregnant, pregnant person there is – physically she has barely changed shape (naturally, I hate her for this) but mentally she’s managed to continue on as her normal, fun loving self. Whilst there isn’t a shadow of doubt that she’ll be the most amazing mother, for now – she’s kept her sense of self. As the original Mikaela isn’t one for twee baby themes and games, I tried to transform my living room into a tasteful party space for the afternoon.

As the baby’s sex is a surprise, I chose a neutral mint green and lavender theme. I picked up this gorgeous lace print bunting and these mint green balloons from eBay, and had them filled with helium on the day. For the table, I purchased lavender paper plates and cups and placed everything on top of these pretty vintage style doilies.

The main event was as is always the case in our friendship group, the food. Our friend Katherine made the most beautiful cake for the day which was the centrepiece of the table, and was so perfect it almost didn’t get eaten. I filled the table with the usual party snacks – crisps, dips, sweets, pizza slices etc.

I also had a stab at making some finger sandwiches, so picked up this darling sandwich stand from eBay. I was so pleased with it as it looked so pretty on the table, and was the perfect home to all the sandwiches – a selection of smoked salmon, ham & cucumber and cheese & tomato.

 

I also made my infamous Mars Bar Slices (recipe here) to fill these adorable pink and white striped bags for everyone to take home after the day.

 

We truly had the best day sharing funny stories, giving presents and eating our body weight ten times over. Hopefully it was the perfect send off for my best friend to go and start her new life, with her soon-to-be new family. I can’t wait to watch her as she starts her journey into motherhood.

What do you think of my Baby Shower? Have you ever been to one?

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  1. New Girl in Toon says

    February 23, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    This is adorable! I've always wanted to go to a baby shower, probably because I imagine it to be lots of sitting about eating cakes! Just need one of my friends to get pregnant!

    Chloe x
    newgirlintoon.co.uk

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  2. Kate Musgrove says

    February 23, 2015 at 3:46 pm

    This is such a cute idea. I love the colour scheme. I didn't have a baby shower with my two x

    Kate | A British Sparkle

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  3. Ioanna Drymoni says

    February 23, 2015 at 10:01 pm

    Such a lovely colour scheme, I bet your friend really appreciated all your efforts xx

    Ioanna | Hearting.co.uk

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  4. Lucy Johns says

    February 23, 2015 at 10:26 pm

    Aww you are such a lovely friend! It all looks so, so cute! The colour scheme is amazing, all the effort you went to really shows!

    Really nice post!

    http://shebearacharmedlife.blogspot.co.uk/

    Love Lucy x

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  5. Roxie Ferguson says

    February 24, 2015 at 10:36 am

    That cake is so adorable! I love all the cute little finishing touches and your pastel colour scheme is perfect.

    Roxie ♥
    http://thebeautifulbluebird.blogspot.co.uk/

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  6. Victoria - Florence and Mary says

    February 26, 2015 at 10:11 pm

    Love everything it looks adorable – and that cake!

    Victoria x
    FlorenceandMary.com

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  7. Brittany Alana says

    March 1, 2015 at 8:09 pm

    This looks like an amazing shower! Everything is so adorable.

    Brittany x | http://www.bringingupbrittanyblog.blogspot.com

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  8. Claire says

    March 3, 2015 at 11:56 am

    Wow this shower so adorable, the cake is absolutely fantastic your friend is very talented!
    xxx Claire
    http://wwwclairabelle.blogspot.co.uk/

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  9. Jo says

    March 29, 2015 at 9:16 pm

    I've never been to a baby shower but this looks gorgeous!! It loos like you did a wonderful job.

    Thanks for leaving me your link after tonight's chat 🙂

    Jo xx
    She Wears Burgundy

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  10. Brianna Swift says

    March 28, 2016 at 7:49 pm

    Thank's for such practical ideas! I'm looking for something special, my sister will have a baby shower in April, and I've lack of ideas. I also help her to organize everything, we've already order a touching small badges for guests.:)
    It's going to be fun! 🙂
    http://www.mypartywear.co.uk/product-category/products/badges/

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  11. Akshi Sharma says

    October 9, 2017 at 1:52 am

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