Caitlin's Bridal Shower: Bumble Bees But No Wasps Please!

Here's a look at the bridal shower party I threw for my amazing friend Caitlin in August this year. Thankfully we had great weather as it was an outdoor patio party. If you read a few blog posts back you will see the invitations for this get-together as well! 


Enjoy the photos!

Here are the mini cupcakes I had made for the party. They were topped with these totally cute fondant bumblebees! The folks at Ooh La La Cupcakes did such a great job.

We had a table set up at the party for a silent guessing game. Different photos of the bride at different ages were displayed and throughout the party guests could walk over and write down how old they thought she was in each. The winner got a cupcake baking gift bag!

Some of the ladies hanging out under the shade of the tent.

These were the party favors the ladies got to leave with - Yummmmmmm, local honey!

Caitlin opening some of her gifts with a little help from her adorable niece.

Did mother nature somehow know the theme of this party? I'm not sure if it was the gravlax, the mimosas or just the weather, but these jerks were definitely party crashers! 


(But as you can see they endured a drunken citrusey demise)




Here is the paper banner I made for the party with a lot of help from my friend Kristal and her Cricut Personal Cutting Machine. She also cut out yellow, black and grey paper circles for me which I strung string though to make several hanging garlands which were tied to the perimeter of the patio tent. They looked fabulous, especially with all the yellow and black bunches of balloons we had placed around the patio - but unfortunately I didn't get a great photo of them.


Hope you liked the photos.
-Jackie

Bumble Bee Bridal Shower Invitations

These invitations may have bees on them but they're certainly not too busy! I was very happy (and relieved) this weekend to finally get these bad boys all finished up and sent out as the shower is in August, and the clock is ticking! I'm really looking forward to this party, which I'm throwing for one of my best friends in the whole-wide-world, Caitlin, to celebrate before she ties the knot with her other half Pat; a guy who everyone agrees is absolutely perfect for her :) 

I liked making these invitations because I really think they suit my friend's style! They're simple and somewhat contemporary, with a clean font on a shimmery grey backdrop - but - they're also playful and friendly with a pop of yellow and three little bees buzzing around! Perfect for a summer party thrown for a stylish chick who's always been a sucker for cute things! (Caitlin you know you are!)

As Caitlin's already seen the invites I really don't have any reservations about posting these pictures. That being said, I don't want to reveal any of the other details of the event until after the fact, so more pictures and posts will have to come at a later date. Stay tuned!

Jackie

For Julia: A Bridal Shower in the Garden

These are a few pictures from the bridal shower I threw in July, 2010 for one of my best friends. We were so lucky that it turned out to be one of the most gorgeous days of the year! Since the party was going to be held in an garden in Oak Bay I set out to incorporate floral patterns, summer colours and elements of nature like the paper butterflies and wooden birds pictured below. This event was so much fun to put together because the theme was colourful, summery and civilized, and it was fantastic to be able to do something like this for my friend to celebrate before she got hitched!

  

Pictured above is the assembly line of invitations for the event on my dining room table, being guarded carefully by our cat Potato!

Here's a closer look at the invitations and paper butterflies I made. I used the butterfly template from the Martha Stewart website. 

Here's a shot of the table under the tent before more food and snacks were brought out. My mother in law Billie baked these delicious crunchy cheese crackers.

These were so pretty!

I couldn't believe how we lucked out on the weather! It was a good thing we had this tent otherwise the guests would have cooked!

Here are the lantern decorations I made. The great thing about these is that they are reusable. For example, they were used to decorate the couple's rehearsal dinner as well!

The large oak trees in the yard provided just enough shade on the hot day for a friendly game of croquet!

 

Here's the gifts for the bride, brought to the shower by her guests. These ladies sure knew how to gift wrap beautifully! 

These goody bags were fun to make and to give! I put together crisp white paper bags filled with fresh red cherries for guests.

         

The mini-cupcakes pictured above were from Crumsby's Bakery. If you are ever in the Estevan Village in Victoria or are planing an event, consider trying these beautiful and delicious little creations.

The photos in the banner were of the bride and the groom!