A couple weekends ago, a couple of my dearest friends threw me the most beautiful baby shower for our second baby. After all the baby shower love we had received when we were expecting Mio, I really didn’t expect any sort of shower or celebration this time around, and I’d even read that it’s bad form to have a baby shower for subsequent babies beyond your first child. But my best friend Debbie insisted that she wanted to plan an intimate get-together on a small scale to celebrate the arrival of baby #2, especially since she wasn’t able to plan one for Mio’s birth (since we were in California at the time). She enlisted the help of one of my other closest friends, Hanna, and together they threw me a truly lovely storybook-themed baby shower! Everything was so beautiful and had so much detail and thought put into it, but at the same time the pace and tone of the shower was really cozy and relaxed, which I loved. Here are some snapshots from the celebration!
Hanna, who I became close friends with while we were both studying graphic design in college, designed the lovely invitations and the printed decorations/labels for the shower.
There was no shortage of delicious food! Both Debbie and Hanna are amazing in the kitchen, and the refreshments and desserts they prepared were both beautiful and mouthwatering…
After the crafting fun, it was time to open gifts! Dan and I really didn’t need anything this time around, since we already have most of our baby gear and all the baby clothes from Mio (especially since we’re having another girl — the perks of having children of the same gender!), and knowing this, my girlfriends gifted us books for the baby. Such a great idea, since you can never have enough books! I love that we now have so many more books to add to the girls’ library.
Thank you Debbie and Hanna for planning and hosting such a beautiful baby shower! I’ll remember it always. Our second baby is so lucky that she got to have such a lovely celebration of her own to welcome her into the world. I’m so blessed to have friends like you in my life, along with all the ladies that attended the shower. (Special thanks to Dan, too, for staying home and watching Mio so that I could have a relaxing time at the party!)
Arelis
December 18, 2013 @ 11:40 pm
those invitations are beautiful!! what kind of press did you use?
Misono
December 18, 2013 @ 11:41 pm
Aren’t they amazing? I asked my friend Hanna (who designed and printed them) and she said she used her home printer! So beautiful! 🙂
Arelis
December 18, 2013 @ 11:48 pm
I like how it has like a linoleum block and screen printed look to them! I’m a sucker to those things 🙂
Misono
December 18, 2013 @ 11:55 pm
Me too! I love the textures, colors, vintage floral motifs… a designer’s dream!
Christina
December 18, 2013 @ 11:51 pm
Everything was so amazingly designed and thought out!!
Misono
December 18, 2013 @ 11:56 pm
It was! I felt like I stepped into a Martha Stewart magazine! 🙂
Hanna
December 19, 2013 @ 12:29 am
I just noticed that all three dogs are being held in the group photo, lol! I’m glad you had a good time, Misono! Eager to meet baby girl #2!
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December 19, 2013 @ 3:50 pm
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December 19, 2013 @ 7:36 pm
Yayy! So glad I got to coerce you into doing this, bestest! Can’t wait to meet baby Allen #2 🙂
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December 21, 2013 @ 2:29 pm
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Marcella
December 21, 2013 @ 10:34 am
This maybe one of the cutest baby showers I’ve ever seen.
Misono
December 21, 2013 @ 2:32 pm
For me, too! I was so touched and honored to be thrown such a lovely shower! 🙂
Mie Smith
December 28, 2013 @ 10:35 am
Misono!
What a lovely shower! Your friends did an amazing job!!! Just wanted to ask, is the baby’s name going to be Ailen? Just noticed it from the tassel garland. If so, what a beautiful name! Can’t wait to meet your little one! And let me know if you need anything! Lots of love, Mie
Misono
December 28, 2013 @ 10:44 am
haha* No, the garland says “Baby Allen” – as in our last name! We haven’t really told anyone the name… Partially because we want to wait until she’s born and make sure we feel it’s fitting. 🙂 You know how you can change your mind once they’re born!
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