Yesterday I had the
great pleasure of throwing a bridal shower for my little sister.
We had a wonderful
luncheon at
and I have to say
that it was pretty much perfect. The entire staff at Sequoia Brewing Company was
wonderful to work with! I had another place arranged and when I called to set up
some of the details, the person at the other venue told me that she had never
written my name down...even though she had the e-mails from me and the one she
had written to me telling me that it was reserved for me...so I had to look and
find a new place. So, after some moments of panic passed...and a few "choice"
words about the other venue...I decided on Sequoia Brewing Company...and I think
it really was a blessing in disguise! They made everything so easy,
wonderful...and I cannot say enough positive things about them. The manager was
super helpful, flexible, quick to respond to any questions I might have, and
their staff was so friendly and helpful...LOVE THEM!!!!!!! They have a beautiful
private room and I highly recommend them for any kind of event!
Family and Friends
Recipe book, photo board, cupcakes from Creme de La Cake, 56 days until "I do"
sign, and an R monogram that each guest signed and left a special message.
The OCD me has to
point out something that I didn't notice until looking at these pictures...I am
sooooooo upset that I put the letters on the banner in the wrong order...the
white accents should have alternated corners...I don't know if anyone else
noticed...but it drives me crazy now and I can't believe I didn't catch it
before the event.
I had originally
wanted the shower to be on their patio. The manager told me they had a private
room, which I wasn't aware of, and I was a bit hesitant. After seeing it, I
loved it. It was a great room with lots of windows to let light in and it has
this amazing, rustic wood table!
I went completely
away from my sister's colors...I hope she didn't mind. :) She loves the burlap
and lace that is so popular right now, so I went with that.
I layered organza
with a burlap table runner. Then I used an assortment of mason jars that I
decorated with a variety of ribbons, lace, and twine. I purchased all of the
flowers from Trader Joe's and Vons.
The place
settings...
The favors...He
"popped" the question and she said, "YES!"
(clear cup
with a vinyl embellishment I added, filled with a yummy popcorn mix,
wrapped in a
cello bag and tied with a bow)
The menu
(printed on cardstock with a raffia bow hot glued to
the top)
The Bride's
seat...with an arrangement specially picked by the cutest nephew in the whole
word!
I have to do a bit
of a side story to tell about these flowers. On Friday I picked up Landry and
told him that we had to go to the store to get flowers for Auntie KK's party.
When we pulled into the parking lot he asked if he could pick his own flowers
for Auntie KK. Of course I said yes. We went in and I got the flowers I needed.
Then I took him around in the cart and asked him to choose his. He said, "No
mama. I get down and choose da fowers aw by mysewf." So I got him out of the
cart, he walked around, and chose this bouquet "aw by hissewf!" Melted my
heart!
The family and
friends' recipe book...
Prior to the
wedding I asked each guest to send me some of their favorite recipes and a photo
of themself. Then I put it all together and made her a recipe book on
Shutterfly. I have to say...it turned out really cute!
This was a photo
board that I made for our game of "How Old is the Bride?" I collected pictures
of Kaitlin as a child and numbered them. Each guest had to guess hold old
Kaitlin was in the picture.
It turned into a very serious game!
One of the answer sheets...
We also played a
game, "He Said, She Said." I sent a list of questions to Ron and Kaitlin and
sked them to answer them. Then I read the question, along with one of the
answers. The guests held up a mustache if they thought it was Ron's answer and
the tiara if they thought it was Kaitlin's answer. I wish I would have gotten
some pictures of the actual game...it was so fun. :)
Kait, I hope you
had a wonderful day! I had so much fun planning all of the details and I hope it
was everything you could have imagined...love you!!!
