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Baby Shower Invitations: Red Damask Border invitations with red nesting birds inspiration and aqua blue trimmings. The invitation is worded to keep with the “about to hatch theme”.
Baby Shower Décor: Shimmering aqua blue table cloths overlaid with red damask table runners, red napkins, white chairs decorated with red flower garlands (red carnations smell great and string well) and aqua satin ribbons to hold the garlands in place. Centerpieces are aqua vases with red or white flowers (roses and carnations compliment well). Each place setting holds a miniature birds nest with “about to hatch” eggs that are aqua Jordan almonds. Red damask baby Mary Jane shoes are strung across the skies on satin aqua ribbon (this is fun décor reminding guests that the elegant ambience is to welcome a new baby – keeps guest wondering if it is a girl).
Mommy bird deserves an elegant Victorian chair – silver with red damask upholstery. Mommy is made comfy with an aqua blue pillow embellished with a red birdie tossed on the chair. The Mommy-to-be hold the guest attention royally nesting on this chair for the baby shower and while she opens the presents for baby. An end table next to the chair also holds an aqua blue canister of red striped onesies rolled up as classic lollipops. It is “oh so adorable!” A red bird cage sits next to the canister for gift cards and good blessings notes.
Baby Shower Menu:
High Tea – For tea an assortment of tea and coffee displayed appropriately with baby shower favors that are “baby is brewing” teapot timers. High tea is served with a buffet of tea cakes and finger foods. Display a tier of white cupcakes with a small round white cake on the top tier embellished with a birds nest holding aqua blue candy eggs. The tiers are decorated with sprinkles of red leaves.
Supper – Home style comfort foods that both ladies and gentlemen will enjoy.
Desert – A candy buffet full of aqua and red colored candy (guest are provided glassine bags to take candy home). Also on display are buffets of colorful red, aqua, and white bonbons, coconut cupcakes topped with blue birds, and red iced cupcakes.
Baby Shower Cake – A white tiered cake with red damask decorations sitting on an aqua blue cake stand.
Baby Shower Favors – “Baby is Brewing” Teapot Timer displayed at high tea. Each table setting has a miniature bird’s nest with aqua blue Jordan almonds for good luck. “The Nest Egg” aqua blue egg shaped soap nestled in bird’s nest given to each quest by mommy-to-be as she opens their present to baby. At the same time personalized cigars are given to the men by daddy-to-be. For the children are white and blue swirl vanilla pops with red damask personalized labels.
Baby Shower Gifts – Gifts given to guest for playing baby shower games are small aqua tote bags filled with “about to hatch” themed cooking whisk, salt and pepper shaker, and a bird’s nest tea light. Games are played by the ladies during high tea while the men eat and chat with daddy-to-be and do some baby shower betting such as:
What day will the baby be born?
What time will the baby be born?
How many pounds will the baby weigh?
Wagers that can be determined at the baby shower:
What does the expecting mom’s belly measure?
What’s the due date?
The men join the ladies after they make the wages and the women give the winning answers.
This Tweet Tweet Baby Shower is classy and honors both the expecting mother and father. It is a baby shower that is appropriate for either gender when the baby’s sex is a secret. With so many great ideas and details for this theme it leaves the guests of honor ecstatic.
To include a multicultural aspect to this baby shower, such as a god bharai rasam or shat is simple while keeping it modern. This is when the family gives blessing and gifts to the pregnant mother at seven months in South Asian cultures. Particularly in Bengali cultures, it is called shat and the expecting mother is fed seven different items of food as blessings by other mothers. For the modern baby shower to include this aspect the seven items are displayed in the high tea menu for mom-to-be and she is fed while she sits on her throne.
A modern and elegant baby shower that includes cultural aspects reaches perfection with the correct planning and coordination. Colorful memories are everlasting for this baby shower event. |
