Baby Shower :: Cover Girl Theme

Calling all cover girls! My beautiful and chic friend Susannah is expecting a daughter soon and I was so excited to a part of the planning! Since she lives in Arizona, we took the party on the road and had help from many people who already love this little baby so much!Sus had chosen some really fun Barbie prints for the nursery so we riffed off those and tied in a “cover girl” theme. The nursery is going to be grey and lavender so the colors were a no-brainer… just added a splash of cream.We used tissue fans and made garland out of doilies to kind of keep it on the shabby chic side of the spectrum.Susannah’s amazingly talented sister-in-law Alicia was a godsend when it came to planning since she also lives in Arizona and is a craft goddess. She refinished an old wooden highchair and table to make into the dessert bar. Totally unreal right? Oh and that wreath? Yeah. She made that too! So so cute! When she starts a party planning biz, I will be the first to give her a shout out! She was a dream to work with!I really wanted to put the tissue fans all over the wood but in a test, we noticed that the glue dots were probably going to ruin the cabinets. Had I been there a day earlier, I probably would have figured out a way to do it but I think it still looked cute. One of the things that came “on the road” with me was my grandma’s vintage Dior suitcase. I thought it would be a perfect prop for the shower. We used it as a water bottle holder and it did the trick!Dried lavender, a vanity mirror and pearls dressed up the mimosa bar as well.Outside we set up simple table with Serena & Lily fabric I found for $8 a yard instead of $50! Deal! We put white roses into lacey Ikea vases and called it a day. We were going to add makeup and pearls but took it all away. Sometimes simplicity is key. (Did I just say that?! Ha!) Less was definitely more in this instance.We also used her nursery art to dress up the outdoor fireplace.Back inside we did two activites.   One was the “Wishes for Baby” and the other was where we asked Sus’ husband Brent questions and Sus had to guess what he may have answered. It was such a hit because Brent is such a funny and heartfelt guy. The answers were hilarious!Alicia was the go-to-girl for all the dessert items and she knocked it out of the park! From the cake stands to the mannequin bust, the entire (refinished!!!) table looked adorable. The showstopper? That cake!If you’re in the Phoenix area, Amanda from The Cake Baketress will blow your everloving mind! Alicia showed her the invite and talked a little about what we envisioned and poof! What we got was perfection! Simply adorable and I felt so bad to it sliced up.Oh yeah… I forgot! We actually ate too! One of Sus’ favorite places is Postino Wine Cafe so she got them to cater with a Bruchetta Bar. Perfect and amazing food.It was such a wonderful day for an even more wonderful person. We couldn’t get enough of her teeny tiny bump!Sus provided the favors for everyone which were Essie nail polishes. Very Cover Girl, don’t you think?Such a fun first party to throw “on the road!” And so thankful for all the in-state help! We love this little baby cover girl so much already!