right after i got off the red eye at 6 AM in LA a few weekends ago for kimberlee’s baby shower, my [very pregnant] sister and brother-in-law picked me up and we headed for santa monica to shoot some maternity pics. it was fun playing photographer for the morning and here are a few of my faves from the day! isn’t she just the cutest thing ever? i sure think so. now we’re all just waiting anxiously for the sweet lil thing inside that belly to make her grand entrance into the world!
taylor was in charge of flowers/decor/muffins and i was in charge of the designing/signage/decor. i found two different sets of milk glass on craigslist in CA and had my mom drive all over southern california to pick them up (she is kind of awesome). taylor picked out the most gorgeous and colorful flowers and arranged them all beautifully in the variously shaped vases. one of my favorite combinations is milk glass + billy balls (the yellow pom pom looking things) and they fit our theme perfectly. my favorite aspect of the shower — besides the coffee bar — was definitely the mimosa bar! i had so much fun making the signage and am pretty in love with how the letters turned out against the colored streamers; i used spray glue to spray half of the metallic gold letters and then immediately sprinkled them with gold glitter for a “glitter-dipped” look. it was so easy! and of course it is totally normal to have dessert following brunch, so we had a dessert station complete with cake balls (that matched our colors!), mini bundt cakes, and a strawberry jello cake. so yeah…if you ever come to one of our parties, you are guaranteed to roll away from all of the sweet goodies you will consume :)
we cannot wait to meet our little niece who will be here in just a few short weeks! her mama is one special, special lady and we had the best time planning and throwing her such a fun shower! i love you kimbo.
i am ALL about the little details when it comes to throwing parties. i think they make a world of difference and just add that extra special touch to kick things up a notch. i’d say this baby brunch was full of the little details which made it oh-so-fun to photograph!
my mom always taught us from an early age that “guests don’t leave our house hungry”…suffice to say we have carried that with us to our party throwing endeavors. diane was in charge of 95% of the food (taylor made the delicious blueberry and lemon poppyseed muffins!) and hot dang, she did a FABULOUS job making mostly everything from scratch with presentation that was absolutely impeccable!!! even down to the cute mini yogurt parfait cups which looked so cute with the little glitter heart toothpicks (shown here). since it was a brunch, we hired espresso one to set up a coffee bar for our guests, complete with a barista, so we could have our own personal starbucks in the backyard with an unlimited amount of drinks (they will also be at my wedding!). a whole menu of drinks was available — including ice blendeds which were perfect on that scorcher of a day. up next: the mimosa bar and more of the little details!
this past weekend was a WHIRLWIND of excitement and fun and i am still recovering from the lack of sleep and craziness of it all. i survived solely on caffeine (i love you, iced coffee) and had a wildly productive 1.5 days. can’t wait to share pics from my sister’s sweet baby brunch – it turned out so cute!
i just need like, 17 hours of sleep and i will be a functioning human again.
[a few sneak peeks at some baby show prep for this weekend]
me and the friday night redeye from HNL >>LAX are becoming quite the BFFs as of late. i’m headed off to california tonight for my sister’s baby shower on sunday! even though these weekends only last 36 hours, they are the best ever because i get to see my family and close friends. it will be an insanely busy weekend from the second i land until the minute i take off. i literally think every spare hour is booked with an appointment, gathering, or event of some sort…including my FIRST dress fitting — my mom finished sewing it this week!!!, a photo shoot, and a wedding make-up trial! i am so so excited and i can’t wait to get there! i’m sure i will be instagramming it up, so follow me @jayadores if you want to see some of my weekend adventures!
a few screenshots from our save the date video! check it out HERE.
p.s. i think surfing was my true calling in life.