Hello and Happy FRIDAY! AFS here. Many of you know that my husband and I are expecting a baby girl in August. To honor the coming of our little one, my friends offered to throw me a baby shower, and, of course, I eagerly accepted. True to form, my friends threw an incredible party, right down to every last fantastic detail. I just had to share with you their beautiful success!
Since the temps in Memphis are already SO HOT, they knew that a poolside baby shower would be the perfect theme. The invites set the stage for the poolside par-tay. Here are the perfect parasol/ beachy invites that they used to announce the event (from tinyprints.com):
My friends used our baby girl's nursery colors (aqua, orange, and pink, as found in the Target Liberty of London crib bedding) as the color scheme, and this awesome tutorial (found at hostessblog.comwas the starting point for their entire decor scheme:
Here is their final product:
Pretty snazzy!
They used a Cricut machine to make monogram labels for everything...from the banner between the topiaries, to the drink tags featuring her monogram for the Izze drinks.
The food was perfect for an outdoor event. Melon was served in a watermelon baby crib (built by one of the hostesses' husbands!), and kabobs, pasta salad, spinach salad, and to die for guacamole rounded out the lunch. Cupcakes with baby girl's monogram were a perfect sweet ending to a fresh and delicious meal.
Everyone was invited to bring their bathing suits, and almost everyone swam after we opened gifts. It was the pefect "not-your-traditional-baby-shower" activity, plus the kiddos could play, too!
We sat in the shade to open gifts, and orange and cherry push pops were handed out so guests could keep cool. Even the incredible diaper cake tied in perfectly with the theme!
All talk of decor, drinks, and gifts aside, this was a wonderful way to welcome summer and hang with the girls on a Saturday afternoon!
If you have a summer baby shower, why not consider a poolside party? The water does wonders for relieving the expectant mama's sore feet, back, joints, etc. (I can speak from firsthand experience on that one!), and there are plenty of party goods and ready-made decorations to take your shower from snoozy to splashy! Hope you enjoyed this poolside parasol baby shower!
Diving boards and divas,
Show the world your art!> 
You have way too many friends, Coco's mommy - there will be nothing left to buy you. And I'll have to work that much harder to make sure you like my gift the best :) Love you!
Posted by: Daisy | June 04, 2010 at 09:17 AM
Aw, i love you. I have no doubt that I will love whatever you give me...as long as it came from you, that makes it special. less than a month till i get to see you!
xoxo,
Eri
Posted by: Artsy Fartsy Shopaholic | June 04, 2010 at 09:21 AM
Great location for the time of year. Looks like everyone was having a great time.
Posted by: Dennis @ Wholesale Fresh Flowers | June 04, 2010 at 05:23 PM
Great location for the time of year. Looks like everyone was having a great time.
Posted by: Dennis @ Wholesale Fresh Flowers | June 04, 2010 at 05:28 PM
some beautiful photos featured in your article!
Posted by: event hire | June 05, 2010 at 05:48 PM
Very nice! Great idea! I love all the little details.
Posted by: Elisha Akram | June 06, 2010 at 07:34 AM