Pretty Ruffled Frock

This dress from Ananya's shop would be absolutely lovely for a bridal shower or for a very affordable bridesmaid dress.  Just add pearls and heels.  Absolutely lovely. 

A Sweet Vintage Bridal Shower

Oh how I love a sweet bridal shower!  It is such a feminine celebration and there are so many ways you can go with the decor and atmosphere to make the day special.  A few thoughtful details and touches can make such a difference.  If you have been reading my blog for a bit, you may have picked up that I love girly things.  Vintage teacups? Pretty, dainty food? Soft flowers?  Love, love, love it all.  This bridal shower photographed by Vanessa Lam has such a beatiful style, it is so gorgeous. 

Such a pretty setting for celebrating!  Thank you for sharing these lovely photos, Vanessa!

A Spring Shower

The incredibly spring-like weather this past weekend has pushed my impatience for spring well past the point of being tolerable.  It is very likely that posts in the coming weeks will be filled with dreams of spring.  Today I am dreaming a lovely, sun-kissed afternoon celebrating one of those special moments in life...  A shower that is unabashedly girly, managing to be elegant with delicate touches such as embroidered linens yet be approachable and unfussy.  The color scheme would be playful, spring colors including a touch of purple, pink, blue, and white.

{Cooking Light, Cox & Cox, Em's Heart, Wedding Paper Divas, Laura Kleger Wedding Photography, Anthropologie, Rebecca Thuss, Laduree}

*My scanned image of the cupcakes looked much cleaner before being uploaded- the cupcakes are a lemon angel food cake and the flowers are light pink roses and purple pansies.*

Party Inspiration Files: A Tea Party Shower

Showers are such lovely parties; they are always centered around a momentous part of your life. A tea party is a light, fun theme to use for planning an ultra-girly celebration. And as one might expect, Anthropologie has tons of pieces to either decorate or inspire the tabletop...

{Images via Anthropologie, stephmodo, and Martha Stewart}

I would love to throw an ultra-girly baby shower however it seems to be the year of the boys! But I will keep this in my "party inspiration files" as eventually there has to be a little girl coming for someone I know!