Kirsten's Wedding Shower

This past weekend, I hosted a wedding shower for Kirsten. At the shower, we realized we met Kirsten for the first time when she was 14 years old. Crazy! So, it was very fun to host a shower for her here in town! And, because I love details, I thought I'd blog it real quick. Plus, I was super proud of myself and of Vic. I loved the decor, the food, the games, everything. And, while we had to do so many things after kids were in bed on Friday night which kept us up until almost 3 am, it was nice to spend time with just Vic. And, I never got stressed out. Vic and I are the best team. While I decorated and organized and cooked, he washed dished for me, got out chairs, setup tables, ironed tablecloths and anything else I asked. And, the next morning he made the quiche before he took the kids to Chris's house and then to lunch to keep them away from the shower. Taking all 3 is lots of work, so I was so thankful to him. Also, this summer when Kirsten gets married, she has asked Atticus and Grace to be a ring bearer and flower girl. It's going to be very fun...if we can get Grace down the aisle in one piece. I think she will do great because Atticus will be there with her, but we all know how shy Grace can be. My sweet girl! But, here's some quick pics from the shower!

How fun is this favor? Hairbands as a favor? Useful and cute and I got 100 of them on amazon for $11. Amazing! Favors can usually get expensive fast...but this was so great!

 I asked guests to bring recipes. I love recipes and as a newlywed, these were great too!

 I love this type of banner lately. Give me a bunch of cute fabrics and I am set.

 So, we learned that hydrangeas wilt...fast! They need tons of water and we just crossed our fingers they would make it after I cut them off the plant. They survived, but only about 36 hours.

 So, these are my two favorite muffin recipes ever. I have a cookbook called Mad about Muffins that GG got me many many years ago. It has lots of great muffins in them, but these have always been my favorite. They are always pretty, always delicious and give pretty color to a muffin. I make them anytime I need a pretty muffin!

 So, I decided to make these diamond ring cookies. Oh how I want to take classes to learn to do this better. And I never got a great picture of them, but they turned out ok. I did learn how to use this shimmer dust that you mix with lemon flavoring and paint on top to make them shiny!

 These two got in a picture before they left for their outing.

 Mimosa bar - so fun!

 Cady & Katerina - always fun and always so helpful! I actually called Katerina a week before to see if she would come be "my friend that knows my kitchen and can help with everything in a pinch" for the shower.

And here is the bride to be! Kirsten will be #rushingtothechapel on June 3rd! Oh and side note, I thought it was so funny because her hashtag is #rushingtothechapel because her new last name will be Rushing. But, she thinks it sounds like this must be a shotgun wedding with that hashtag. ha!