A Black and White Baby Shower

On Friday I shared a few peeks into our recent "sprinkle", held for 3 of my college best friends who are all expecting their second baby. 

Today, I am sharing the super chic baby shower we planned for our friend Lauren, a first-time mommy-to-be. She and her husband are not finding out the gender, so it's twice as exciting to wait for the big day when the baby arrives! 

When planning this shower, we immediately decided to center the party around a color scheme of black and white, Lauren's favorite. With animal accents in gold and crisp flowers in green and white, well, I think it looked just like our beautiful mommy-to-be. :) 

Held at 10th & Piedmont in Midtown, we reserved two long banquet style tables and decorated them ourselves (it was like we were on an HGTV show, we did it so fast!). 

Hollie's black and white striped table clothes made the whole table. Jill had coordinated small paper goods with the black and white invitation she designed, so the place settings looked fabulous. A combination of everyone's gold chargers paired with the restaurant's white plates and linens worked perfectly. 

I used the gold animals from Henry's 1st birthday party to line the center of the table, along with my arrangements of white roses, green mums, yellow roses, and white daisies. 

A presh cookie from Two Crazy Cookies sat at each place setting as well. 

All of the hostesses for Lauren's baby shower:

Jill, Glenn, Meredith, Meghan, Me, Hollie, Kim, and Renee

Me and My Mom! 

And here's our whole group, all the mamas with the daughters, and our little princess Miss Elly too

A Black and White Baby Shower

On Friday I shared a few peeks into our recent "sprinkle", held for 3 of my college best friends who are all expecting their second baby. 

Today, I am sharing the super chic baby shower we planned for our friend Lauren, a first-time mommy-to-be. She and her husband are not finding out the gender, so it's twice as exciting to wait for the big day when the baby arrives! 

When planning this shower, we immediately decided to center the party around a color scheme of black and white, Lauren's favorite. With animal accents in gold and crisp flowers in green and white, well, I think it looked just like our beautiful mommy-to-be. :) 

Held at 10th & Piedmont in Midtown, we reserved two long banquet style tables and decorated them ourselves (it was like we were on an HGTV show, we did it so fast!). 

Hollie's black and white striped table clothes made the whole table. Jill had coordinated small paper goods with the black and white invitation she designed, so the place settings looked fabulous. A combination of everyone's gold chargers paired with the restaurant's white plates and linens worked perfectly. 

I used the gold animals from Henry's 1st birthday party to line the center of the table, along with my arrangements of white roses, green mums, yellow roses, and white daisies. 

A presh cookie from Two Crazy Cookies sat at each place setting as well. 

All of the hostesses for Lauren's baby shower:

Jill, Glenn, Meredith, Meghan, Me, Hollie, Kim, and Renee

Me and My Mom! 

And here's our whole group, all the mamas with the daughters, and our little princess Miss Elly too

A Fabulous Farewell to the {Roaring 20's} - my brother's 30th birthday party!

Over the Christmas week, my brother Brince turned 30, and his wife, Laura Lyn hosted the most fabulous party to honor his big milestone birthday! 

Bidding farewell to Brince's {Roaring 20's}, we all gathered at their new home, transformed into a fun speak-easy, swathed in gold, white, black, and silver. It was so fun to help her pull off the big surprise, and of course to dress up too! 

Minks were worn, furs were draped, and suspenders galore. 

'Twas a fantastic night and I wanted to share a few peeks around the party with you all! 

The mantel looked so festive! 

It was a gorgeous focal point when you entered their house

Mercury glass votive holders, white hydrangea, and strands of pearls were gathered for a small vignette inside the entrance

My talented friend Linsey from Two Crazy Cookies made these amazing monogram nibbles. The reverse monogram mimicked the one found atop the invitation

Strands of pearls, cigarette extenders, boas, and garters were among the fun accessories around the party for those impromptu photo ops. 

Cookies were on every surface for a little shot of sweet here and there

Bouquets of white hydrangea and white roses in silver julep cups were tucked around the party 

A fabulous buffet of pick-up foods were displayed for guests. Sausage bites, phillo cups, brie bites, eclairs, cake pops by Candace, and an incredible white chocolate butter cream birthday cake 

The cake was beautiful, and delicious too! 

Quite the excuse for messing up one's red lipstick

Laura Lyn painted the chic black backdrop banners for the bar area - they'll be great to use for parties to come! 

An intimate speakeasy was created under paper lanterns, with stoles, furs, and more to aid one's costume. 

And now a peek at the fabulously attired party guests - everyone showed up and showed out! 

I loved it! 

Here's the amazing party host and the birthday boy

They looked so authentic! 

Friends Jesse, Mallory, and Amy 

Lots of our friends came to celebrate Brince!

My sister Abbye and Chris

Me and my hot date

Brince and our grandfather 

Laura Lyn, Brince and her fam - Anna Grace, Mrs. Lyn, and Mr. Bob

My parents with their big crew - Abbye and Chris, my brother Asa and Kennedy, Brince and Laura Lyn, and David and me 

Happy birthday to Brince! 

Loved celebrating those {Roaring 20's} of yours, and am excited for all that your 30's will bring too! 

Love you! 

A Fabulous Farewell to the {Roaring 20's} - my brother's 30th birthday party!

Over the Christmas week, my brother Brince turned 30, and his wife, Laura Lyn hosted the most fabulous party to honor his big milestone birthday! 

Bidding farewell to Brince's {Roaring 20's}, we all gathered at their new home, transformed into a fun speak-easy, swathed in gold, white, black, and silver. It was so fun to help her pull off the big surprise, and of course to dress up too! 

Minks were worn, furs were draped, and suspenders galore. 

'Twas a fantastic night and I wanted to share a few peeks around the party with you all! 

The mantel looked so festive! 

It was a gorgeous focal point when you entered their house

Mercury glass votive holders, white hydrangea, and strands of pearls were gathered for a small vignette inside the entrance

My talented friend Linsey from Two Crazy Cookies made these amazing monogram nibbles. The reverse monogram mimicked the one found atop the invitation

Strands of pearls, cigarette extenders, boas, and garters were among the fun accessories around the party for those impromptu photo ops. 

Cookies were on every surface for a little shot of sweet here and there

Bouquets of white hydrangea and white roses in silver julep cups were tucked around the party 

A fabulous buffet of pick-up foods were displayed for guests. Sausage bites, phillo cups, brie bites, eclairs, cake pops by Candace, and an incredible white chocolate butter cream birthday cake 

The cake was beautiful, and delicious too! 

Quite the excuse for messing up one's red lipstick

Laura Lyn painted the chic black backdrop banners for the bar area - they'll be great to use for parties to come! 

An intimate speakeasy was created under paper lanterns, with stoles, furs, and more to aid one's costume. 

And now a peek at the fabulously attired party guests - everyone showed up and showed out! 

I loved it! 

Here's the amazing party host and the birthday boy

They looked so authentic! 

Friends Jesse, Mallory, and Amy 

Lots of our friends came to celebrate Brince!

My sister Abbye and Chris

Me and my hot date

Brince and our grandfather 

Laura Lyn, Brince and her fam - Anna Grace, Mrs. Lyn, and Mr. Bob

My parents with their big crew - Abbye and Chris, my brother Asa and Kennedy, Brince and Laura Lyn, and David and me 

Happy birthday to Brince! 

Loved celebrating those {Roaring 20's} of yours, and am excited for all that your 30's will bring too! 

Love you!