bridal shower part I: décor & food

if you haven't already, check out our wedding invitations from my post earlier this morning.

part one of my coffee shop themed bridal shower.

i have a lot photos to share from my bridal shower, so i'm dividing this into two posts. the second will post later today.

my bridal shower was a joint effort of some of my bridesmaids (ivy, chrystal, & kathleen), my mom, & a family friend (janet). my bridesmaid, lauren, also flew down the day of just to attend my shower! and my bridesmaid, candace, helped as well. i felt so special & loved by everyone who helped & attended. it was perfect.

i had lovely food at my shower including macarons (these were a surprise - they're expensive, so i really wasn't expecting them at all), banana chocolate chip cupcakes with chocolate marshmallow frosting (from a family friend), tomato basil quiche, a parmesan pancetta quiche, & several other yummy, snacky things.

i'm not gonna lie - the majority of that tower was consumed by me. i've never had the luxury of being able to eat so many paulette macarons in one sitting!

my beautiful mom & sister-in-law, chrystal

my sister, ivy, made almost all of the décor by hand incorporating coffee bags, newspaper, & kraft paper to stick to the theme.

chrystal thought it would be fun to have a candy bar for the guests.

ivy made these darling little treat bags by hand & drew the little j&l on each one with our wedding date!

ivy placed these little frames all around the room with little tidbits about me & levi in each one. i had a lot of fun finding them & reading them.

guests shared their advice & wisdom in this sweet little book that ivy made for me.

the notecards are in the shape of coffee cups!

they also made a slideshow of photos of me & levi over the years that played while guests chatted & ate.

the funniest part of the day was that no one drank any coffee! there was a coffee display with all kinds of pretty coffee cups in the corner that we all forgot about! haha!