Delicious Baby Shower!

Sarah, a lifelong friend of my sister, is having a beautiful baby girl this fall! So, of course we had to throw her a fabulous shower to welcome little Adeline in style. Along with a few of Sarah's great friends, we designed a shower based around her favorite food - Ice Cream - which she claims to have eaten every single day of her pregnancy! Needless to say, in Arkansas, in August, when it is 105 degrees outside, Sarah's friends and family were thrilled for this cold treat!

We started with a beautiful invitation...

from zazzle.com

Friends and family were encouraged to leave Sarah advice, on cards we printed to match her invitations...

The cake was designed to look just like Adeline's beautiful bedding...

from Creative Kitchen, Fort Smith, AR

Then we created a fantastic Ice Cream bar complete with homemade ice cream (vanilla and chocolate of course!) and every topping imaginable...

Beautiful mom-to-be Sarah.

And a few of my favorite ice cream bar details...

Guests topped their ice cream with everything from fresh fruit, to hot fudge and caramel, to iced animal crackers and sugar wafers.
And notice the pickles sprinkled throughout as a nod to crazy cravings.

The guest of honor wasn't afraid to dig right in, topping her chocolate ice cream with crushed walnuts, strawberries, and iced animal crackers...

Bottled cokes were displayed on a vintage ice cream parlor chair with paper straws for guests to create coke floats...
Guests also enjoyed delicious strawberry crush with their sweet treats...
The strawberries and cherries were very simply displayed in rows on a beautiful textured paper...
And my favorite touch, the custom striped and argyle paper cups for ice cream...

To make your own, click here and here for templates from Eat Drink Chic.
The "silver look" plastic spoons were purchased from Party City.
And sugar roses from Hobby Lobby dotted the entire display.

Sarah was most definitely showered with gifts this weekend...

Other decor included pink and blue tissue paper poms from etsy.com, a sign above the ice cream bar that read "Adeline Elizabeth's Ice Cream Parlour", and gorgeous lush pink flower arrangements displayed in ice cream dishes and pitchers to complete the design.
Flowers used: pink and blush peonies, pink tipped roses, pale pink lisianthus, pink roses, and a few fillers.

It was a beautiful shower, with amazing friends and family. We're so happy for Sarah and Nathan and the start of their new family. Congratulations again. We cannot wait to meet Miss Adeline Elizabeth!