A Garden Party/ Tea Party Baby Shower
I offered to throw a baby shower for a good friend of mine because frankly! I’ve been dying to throw a baby shower ever since my first child was born and I couldn’t plan my own because that’s obnoxious……Right?? Also this seems like the first peer of mine that I have had the pleasure of following along with during her pregnancy.
My second child brought forth a tea party inspired baby shower by my grandmother and my friend Olivia and it was such a beautiful idea that I wanted to recreate it. So I set to work with my co-host Julia on planning our tea party inspired baby shower.
Needless to say, we didn’t have hot tea because its like already summer here in Redding and I added in some food that just wasn’t so traditional for a tea party so we ended up with a beautiful Garden Party Baby Shower instead.
- Garden Party Baby Shower
Honestly the yard made such a lovely backdrop to the party and the day was so beautiful I didn’t miss our traditional tea party idea at all 🙂
Julia picked up some awesome dollar store finds! Cute butterflies? Check! Cute Birdies? Check! Fun tissue paper garland? Check! We grabbed a nice flower garland from Joann Fabrics and I Cut some Roses from around the yard and a neighbor’s rose garden.
Rose bouquet
Petite Raspberry Vanilla Fairy Cakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
I made my first ever diaper cake which was tons of fun. I chose pink and green ribbon, topped it with Johnson and Johnson bath products and attached toy clips for a simple but pretty display.
Diaper Cake
Little Birdie
For the menu we served some traditional tea party favorites like cucumber sandwiches and chocolate covered strawberries. I added in some fun favorites of my own and a new idea I stole from another shower 😉 And of course! To add to the spirit of things I based as much of the food and drink as possible around fresh fruit…yum!
I served a Strawberry Blueberry Tea with lemon wedges on the side.
Strawberry Blueberry Iced Tea with Lemon Wedges
A delicious recipe for Jalapeno Poppers from a dear friend of mine
Jalapeno Poppers
And the hit of the party! Cinnamon and Sugar Tortillas served with Berries and Cream.
Cinnamon Tortillas with Berries and Cream
Also as if the cinnamon and sugar tortillas didn’t count as dessert I also served Raspberry Vanilla Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting and Chocolate Covered Strawberries (complements of Julia). *note* I really didn’t mean to make that yellow so YELLOW, if you know what I mean.
Raspberry Lemon Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
Petite Raspberry Vanilla Fairy Cakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Most of the games during the party didn’t take much focus to allow the guests to mingle and enjoy the day. Compliments of Julia once again, Every guest left with a thank you gift of professorial beauty samples in their own beauty bag because it’s always such a bummer not to win a prize. This way all the women felt special when they left 🙂 And of course the children enjoyed themselves too!!
♥The best part ♥
~Yum~
Have a Happy Day
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Samantha
A Less Than Perfect Homemaker 