Wednesday, April 14, 2010

A Vintage Mexico-Inspired Shower

So today I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited.  Because I can finally share with you the details of a shower I helped to plan for a good friend of mine!  I worked on this for a while but because friend R. is a reader of this blog, I didn't want to spill the beans by saying anything too early.  But now that the shower is over, I'm so excited to be blogging about it!


R. loves Mexico the way I love horses.  And the theme of her wedding is vintage travel-inspired.  We bridesmaids decided to take this love of the vintage, the travel, and the Mexican culture, and throw her a vintage fiesta for her bridal shower!  We started with invitations which used a vintage Veracruz travel poster and a pair of Mexican lovebirds.  From there, I used the same imagery to create luggage tag favors and little snapfish photo room cards (a place for guests to upload their shower photos)!  I also took bottles of two buck chuck from Trader Joe's, and slapped some custom labels on them- these were used as prizes for the game.  They were a huge hit, and looked adorable as decor until we gave them out!



To decorate, one of my favorite elements was the custom papel picado banners we had specially made in the shower colors by aymujer on Etsy!  We used the lovebird theme again and I think they provided a perfect pop of color.  Hopefully R. has a few of these that survived the wind that day, for scrapbooking or recycling at other wedding events, because I absolutely loved them!   



Of course, no shower would be complete without beverages.  We served homemade sangria, margaritas, lemonade and tea.  Look how cute it all looked on the bar!



We also decorated using lemons, limes, and flowers.   To hold the flowers, we found these great recycled juice glasses which are made from vintage Mexican topo chico glasses.  I loved them because they provided a great vintage touch for the shower, and after, the bride can use them for brunch!  (Marfa also makes glasses using Sol beer bottles which are equally adorable).  To finish off the look of the space, we hung white paper lanterns from the shade umbrellas- a Martha Stewart crafts collection score which were made even better with some coordinating ribbon!



Another special touch at the shower was the music... since one of the bridesmaids lives in Brazil, she supplied a mix of festive latin music, which the bride's parents played on their outdoor speakers.  Subtle and effective!



And let's not forget the presents!  We found a pinata and put a bridal veil on it, and this became the card holder.  We also decorated a basket to be a "wishing well" filled with surprise goodies for the kitchen, and of course, the presents table was overflowing with goodies! 



I think even Katie (the dog) and Chi (the cat) had a great time!



Now, no discussion of a fiesta would be complete without mentioning the drool-worthy food.  The bride's mom worked with the same caterer who is doing her wedding, and arranged for an amazing spread.  We started with cheeses, fruits and crudites, homemade tortilla chips with guacamole and salsa, and even artichoke dip.  Then for the meal, we feasted on tortilla soup, fajitas, beans, rice, sauteed mushrooms, and all the accoutrements. 



Last but not least, sweets!  Delicious tres leches cake served with iced coffee and fruit.  The caterers really outdid themselves and I can't wait to eat more at the wedding!



All in all, I think everyone had an amazing time, especially the bride!  I'm so glad we were able to have such a fun celebration- with great weather, great food and great company!


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