We all know by now that this is the time and age where a lot of my friends are getting married, having babies, and starting completely new chapters in their lives. I was in my dear friend Court’s wedding last Januaray (2010) and I had the exciting role of helping to host her 1st baby shower last weekend!
I have known Court literally since I was in diapers, so it was a no-brainer that I would be involved in all of her new chapters of life, and she would be a part of mine. I felt honored to be standing by her side about a year and a half ago when she became a MRS., and I felt just as proud this past weekend when I got to experience her first baby shower…welcome to the:
Sugar + Spice & Everything Nice Baby Shower!
To start with, Court’s sister Lori is a bridal and baby shower genius. She claims that she has been to “a shower or two” and has helped plan a lot of her girlfriend’s showers and even weddings. I knew right away when she started e-mailing a few months ago that Court’s shower was going to be great, but seeing how everything turned out and how much work she put into everything, I was completely floored.
She knew ahead of time when she asked me to help host this wonderful event that I would not be able to get involved as much as I usually would, with traveling and planning a wedding…but I was there the day of and I can honestly say I could NEVER think of anything or do anything she hadn’t already done or thought of! Ladies, I have found the ultimate shower planner…and yes, I would hire her myself!
Now that you know about how I personally am not responsible for the cuteness below, I am going to show you exactly what I’m talking about…some really cute ideas here!
“SUGAR & SPICE” table complete with Spiced Chai tea!
Baby sonogram…look at that little nugget! <3
YUMMY chocolate fountain.
Food set up:
SUGAR & SPICE Candy Bar! (Get it?!)
Pink & White M&Ms…of course.
Great party favors!
Mommy-to-be Court! <3
My sister and niece, Me, Court, her sister Lori, Katie and Karine
Pick your background page, your writing space page, and write your message.
Decorate with stickers, and finish it off with a photo of you (taken at the shower) to put on the page.
Example and directions of what each page looks like…genius.
I couldn’t get over the amount of time and detail that went into every aspect of this shower, KUDOS Lori! 🙂 One more thing I thought was a great idea was buying the guest of honor Thank You cards, and having each guest address their own envelopes to be sent to them later…you know kind of like what you do at the dentist’s office, but more fun! lol.
At the end the shower, Court pulled one name from this pile and they won a gift…easy, and very helpful for the guest of honor to get started on showing her thanks to the guests. Good thing she had a good start because HOLY PRESENTS!!!
Court, Lori, and one of my fav presents:
UF Gator & FSU Seminole baby girl dresses – yup, they’re a house divided!
You are going to be an amazing mother and your little girl is going to be surrounded by so much love. I feel blessed to be such a big part of your life, and honored that you are one of my bridesmaids! “Sister” or “cousin”, whatever you are, I’m so glad we share such a special bond and I can’t wait to add one more little girl to it…verrrrrry soon.
![[in our elementary school era] 🚌😭
Skyler did great walking into KINDERGARTEN with a big smile on his face this morning. I, however, was a bit of a mess on our walk home. 🥹
It’s wild how fast these 5 years with him have gone … 7 since we moved to NYC and into our apartment, dreaming of the day our kids would someday go to the *awesome* school right down our block. 🏫
That day is today, and I still don’t believe it — feeling allll of the emotions and thanking God for placing us here and for being able to trust His timing through the journey. 🫶🏼 #hbshinnyc
SO proud of you, SK - you are going to rock your first year at your “big boy school” - WE LOVE YOU !! 🩵👑](https://lifeinleggings.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
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