I arrived with a caravan of bridesmaids at 2:00 to help set up, and we were put right to work cutting up cheese, putting out tea sandwiches and mixing drinks!
There were so many beautiful, handmade details placed throughout the party.
The centerpieces were DIY tissue paper flowers, a framed different engagement picture on every table, a plant and bird figurines on top of a serving platter and floral table runner:
There was a wishing tag area, where we wrote our wishes and advice for Kerry before she becomes a Mrs.
Then we hung the tags on a clothesline with little clothespins:
A Kerry and Mike banner:
There was lovingly spiked lemonade, and iced tea sweetened with honey from the farm that they're having their wedding!:
Her signature drink was the "Mikerry" sangria:
The backyard tent was warm and inviting with these DIY tissue-paper poms!
Kerry arrived thinking she was attending a teacher party she attends every year! She had NO.IDEA!! But I think she quickly caught on as soon as she walked into the backyard!
She had given her Maid of Honor her "bridal shower" dress a few weeks ago so when the time came, she could change into it. I loved her gorgeous anthropology dress:
For dinner there was shrimp cocktail, baked ziti, zucchini casserole, roasted potatoes, chicken cordon bleu, chicken and rice, ham and tossed salad. Everything was sooo good!
After dinner, Kerry started opening her crazzzzy, huge pile of gifts!
Her bridesmaid Amanda made a fabulous ribbon bouquet for Kerry!
Kerry and her bridesmaids:
Then it was time for dessert and these AMAZING coconut cupcakes!
The favors were adorable: tea-bag with tea-bag rest tied in green tull, with green ribbon and a personalized "Kerry's Bridal Shower 7.9.11" tag!
We also had white-chocolate mini wedding cake favors homemade by Mike's mom and Aunt!! These were white-chocolate covered oreos, in the shape of a three tiered wedding cake with yellow sugar-floral decoration. Simply AMAZING! This picture (with Anna as my model) does NOT do it justice how cute these are. I will try and get a better close-up picture of it to post later.
The last gift that kerry opened was a poster size painting of one of their engagement photos. Her mom and dad sent away for this and her dad handmade the frame. This is certainly an awesome keepsake for them to have.
I'm so excited for Mike and Kerry as they are now in full wedding mode at the 2-month mark! Lots more festivities to come!
Now for the GIVEAWAY! Uprinting.com is giving away one 18" x 24" Poster for one "Saying 'I do'" reader!! This can be a Semi Gloss / High Gloss poster and has a 1 business day turnaround! The poster can be of anything: Get an engagement or wedding picture blown up, or order something for your upcoming wedding! Uprinting.com does customized Poster Printing, has downloadable poster templates, and many different poster sizes to choose from.
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*For 1 Entry: Leave a comment below telling me your favorite detail of Kerry's Bridal Shower!
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Giveaway ends at 11:59pm on Monday, 7/18 and the winner will be announced on Wednesday 7/20! Good luck to all!
Restrictions: Limited to US residents 18 years old and above only.
I have TWO more fantastic giveaways lined up for the next month so stay tuned for more giveaway fun coming soon!
44 comments:
Yey! first post, wow plenty of gifts. Kelly was so lucky and blessed.
I love the decor! It looks like something right out of a bridal magazine! You girls outdid yourselves!
Oooh a giveaway!! I would love it!
My favorite detail of the bridal shower is all the little details the bridesmaids put together. So creative and beautiful!
Really? I have to limit it to ONE favorite thing? I like the mirrored signs on the drinks, I love the play on their names to create a signatue drink called the "Mikerry", love the flower decorations in the tent and and on the tables, and I love that tiered cupcake display. I like the idea of the tierd oreos as wedding cake favors, too. Cool idea.
I love the theme! I'm a total tea lover, so it hits the right notes with me!
I loved the DIY centerpieces. SO CUTE
What a stunning shower! All the details are beautiful, but the fashionista in me LOVES her dress!
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I am torn between the coconut cupcakes and that amazing sounding zuchinni casserole!! YUM!! Great giveaway!
That sounds like the worlds best bridal shower!
Oh wow! I love the wish tags! So cute and creative!
I love the tags on the tea bags! So cute!
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The flowers were beautiful! Loved the cupcakes ;)
Kerry's shower was beautiful. I loved all the tissue poms and flowers and the ice tea jug!!! What a great giveaway!!
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I now follw you on twitter! Hope your LOVING married life!! :)
following uprinting on FB, Twitter, and following you on Twitter!
I love those miniature cakes. I definitely would have done something like that . . . perhaps at my friend's bridal shower!
Love the tissue paper pom poms, I nearly did those for our wedding day. Those coconut cupcakes look gorgeous and now i'm craving something sweet.
Oops, posted my initial comment on the wrong blog! Thanks for the tweet pointing me in the right direction, totally missed that! =)
I love the backyard set-up. It is so similar to what I envision for my bridal shower (I’ll have to pass this on to my MOH). =) Love the paper flowers and signature drink- adorable! MOH also did a great job on the bow bouquet!!
Also following UPrinting & LWoodsNY on twitter. (My name is @jrsyjane.)
Thanks!
awww everything looks so great!!! I love the set up!
I really love the favors. We did a "tea" favor at the wedding and everyone loved them.
I also follow you and U Printing on Twitter. :-D
It's great that it was a total surprise! That has to be my favorite detail and you can tell from the photo Kerry was surprised!
My favorite detail was definitely the painted engagement photo! I also "liked" the UPrinting FB page;)
love the tissue poms!! i would use this to print a picture of my grandmother in front of her cabinet of canned goods (totally not wedding related!)
I love all the decor, you all did such a great job. I love the vintage vibe.
p.s. also following you on twitter. It's nice to week a fellow NYer!
Favorite detail was the clothesline with the clothespins and words of wisdom cards. Such a great idea! Email: strawberryblondy@embarqmail.com
I also Like Uprinting on facebook now :)
I also follow LwoodsNY on Twitter! :) Email: strawberryblondy@embarqmail.com
Comment above stating I also liked Uprinting on fb is me as well so same email. Thanks!
I love the tissue poms hanging,they add so much to the atmosphere. And I really thought writing the names of the beverages on the mirrors was a super cute and unique idea!
I really like the poms from the tent! Looks great!
And I follow you on Twitter :)
This shower looks just beautiful!! Kinda seriously hope mine looks similar ;)
her shower was adorable! i definitely am a sucker for the punches. those are so cutely named!
i like uprinting on FB! :)
following uprinting on twitter :)
i follow you on twitter ;) but you knew that!
I just love those pom poms that are hanging every where!
I don't want to enter the giveaway, but I just wanted to comment on your friends shower! It looked so nice.. what a great theme, and holy presents! lol Wow.
I love the wishing posts and clotheline!
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