Nole and Andy's Baby Shower

Janice C By Janice C  in Baby Shower

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Party Recap

As planning parties is my life, Nole assured me that I could plan her shower before she was even pregnant – I’m not even sure she was trying at the time. But when the good news did come, I immediately asked Nole’s very good friend Maggie to host it with me, as she is also a super talented hostess who knows Nole and Andy so well. At that time, we had just come back from the 2012 National Stationery Show, where I had noticed Nole’s affinity for constellation designs. Encouraged by another friend, we decided to make this a constellation themed shower.

Nole asked us to work with Sugar Paper for the invitation. Collaborating with them could not have been more fun. We came up with a fantastic white and kraft double-sided die-cut invitation featuring gold foil, letterpress, calligraphy and a constellation pattern. Navy was our accent color, and we used it in the vintage astronomy-themed postage.

Planning and Hosting: Maggie Adams and Janice Carnevale
Photography: The Observatory
Invitation Design: Sugar Paper
Invitation Calligraphy: Lisa Holtzman Calligraphy
Day-of Calligraphy: Meant to Be Calligraphy
Postage: Verde Studio
Catering: Leslie Raybuck
Desserts: The Sweet Lobby

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Party Highlights

  • What People Ate

    The appetizers included mini bagels & lox, Caesar deviled eggs, Krispy Kreme bread pudding bites and cheddar biscuits with ham and pepper jelly. The brunch buffet included a fennel and orange salad, fresh fruit, apple crepes, egg strudel, potatoes and breakfast meats.

  • What People Drank

    We had a hot and iced coffee bar and a champagne cocktail station featuring St-Germain.

  • Desserts

    Cupcakes, macarons and mini Key lime tarts

  • Party Favors

    Kraft and gold foil starry coasters from Sugar Paper

  • Activities / Games

    We have guests wear a bow in their hair if they thought the baby was a girl, and on their shirt if they thought it was a boy. We also asked guests to leave a note in a copy of Goodnight Moon.

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