The ABC Baby Shower
Posted: 10/19/2010 Filed under: Food + Drink, Motherhood, Photography, Us | Tags: ABC, ABC baby shower, alphabet, alphabet blocks, amara minnis, baby shower, baby shower themes, family maternity center of the northern neck, fmcnn, gender neutral, Ink Tree Press, nursery rhyme jeopardy, unisex, wooden 8 Comments »
In every way, the baby shower on Saturday was amazing! Our Moms went all-out — the months of planning truly showed. We had a wonderful time, and, based on all the smiles and laughter seen and heard, we think our guests did, too!
I usually like to feature just one photo per blog post here at A Life in Season, but I think this occasion merits a multi-photo post. A huge thanks to Matt and our friend Neal for capturing these images! More photos from the shower on Flickr.
The shower theme was the alphabet. If you’re looking for ideas for a gender-neutral baby shower, the ABC theme is a great one! A set of wooden Playskool alphabet blocks from Matt’s childhood served as our Moms’ inspiration. Matt’s mom brought them to the shower, and now they live at our house, ready for our little one!
The shower evite featured the lovely alphabet print above from Ink Tree Press.
The Favors. Little treats for shower guests, in honor of our little Virginia peanut. I love the ABC-block card holders that my mom’s partner Keith made for the occasion. The holders were used to present menu cards on the food table, as well:
The Food Table. Adorning the table were brightly-wrapped boxes featuring ABC and XYZ (and our initials, too!), plus colorful placemats scattered with alphabet letter stickers.
The Menu. Lemonade spritzers, beer, wine, and pomegranate mimosas; olive, tomato, and cheese skewers (the cheeses were manchego and iberico – yum!); white bean dip with rosemary and sage; roasted red pepper hummus; crackers and pita chips; vegetable crudites; veggie pinwheels; steak au poivre crostini; and a fruit arrangement.
The Dessert. Cupcakes from Carrot Tree Kitchens, accompanied by coffee and tea served in pink china cups from my grandmother and blue china cups from Matt’s mother.
Window Ribbons. The windows were decorated with alphabet letter ribbons featuring baby-related words, such as blanket, rattle, high chair, carseat, doula, and my favorite: midwife!
One super-special aspect of the shower: both our doula and one of our midwives were able to attend! We were thrilled and honored to have them there.
Shower Game. The shower game was Nursery Rhyme Jeopardy — it was truly a hit!
THANK YOU, Barbara and Melissa, for treating us all to a beautiful afternoon! And thank you to our sixteen guests who made the party a warm, joyous celebration!
What a lovely shower Melissa and your Mom prepared for you, lovely-mother-to-be.
It’s all so precious, especially the pink AND blue tea cups.
Looks like you had a wonderful shower! We missed a great event!
Love,
Chris & John
It was a joy to have the opportunity to make the day special for you and Matt. Hope it’s just the beginning of many wonderful experiences in your lives as parents!
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I hope all is well with you and your new edition!!. Ours is due in may and we really wanted to come up with something original (game ways) and Bingo My daughter in law found yours. Yeah Jaime!!. Can’t wait to play it and I hope our shower is as wonderful and full of as many happy memories as yours. Good luck to your family and future together!!. thank you for sharing. terry grace (this will be grandbaby no.# 7 but no different then the first!!.
Congratulations on grandbaby #7, and have fun with the shower and Nursery Rhyme Jeopardy! =)
Hi, I was just looking at the beautiful pictures. Can someone tell me where I can find those foam alphabet letters on the gift boxes? Those are exactly what I am looking for.
Hi Tamara! My mother, who organized the shower, reports that she got them at Hobby Lobby or Michael’s. I hope that your search for them is successful!