Bridal Shower

On Saturday I hosted a bridal shower for my good friend Erin who is getting married next month. We had a couples shower BBQ and it turned out really fun! I made the theme black, white and red. We put tables on the patio outside and opened the pool. I used fresh red roses and pictures of the couple as the centerpieces. It was a lot of fun and I am so happy for the cute couple!

Here is the table I had set up as the guests entered the front door. They could put their gifts on one side and the baskets each held goodies. One basket held blank envelopes - the guests would address them and then we gave thank you cards to the bride with the envelopes already addressed. The next basket held advice cards for each person to fill out and we gave the bride a memory album holding all the advice of her family & friends. The third basket held scratch off lottery cards with the couples' names and shower date on them. The winning card got a prize!

Here is a close-up of the tables outside.

It was a little windy, but the breeze felt nice. Thank heavens for gorgeous Phoenix weather!

This is the amazing cake my talented friend Marcella made for the party!

As favors I put out Chinese take-out boxes and bowls filled with different ice cream toppings. Each guest filled a container with toppings and got a jar of hot fudge and an ice cream scoop to take home!

The prizes were spoons with Hershey's kisses on them, wrapped in tulle and ribbon and a card that said "With a spoonful of love and two little kisses, soon Carson & Erin will be Mr. & Mrs!"

All in all, it turned out really well and, even though it was a lot of work, we had a really good time! Congrats Carson & Erin!!