Brittany's Baby Shower!

My friend Brittany is having a baby girl! So it was time to throw her a shower to celebrate. Luckily I have some really great friends that helped me out, (I think they actually ended up doing most of the work). It turned out great and we had a lot of fun!

We were having it in my friend Erica's and we were inspired by her really cute backyard with the lemon tree and rosemary bush. So we decided to have a summer garden party!

I made these invitations. It took me forever to find a lemon stamp, but I really wanted to use my embosser so it was worth it.
Continuing with the lemon theme, Natalie made these cute center pieces with the lemons from Erica's tree. The tables looked great with the lemons in the middle and then a single lemon slice in each glass.
We used a single sprig of rosemary tied with a ribbon to accent each place setting.
The backyard looked amazing! I loved how it was so green with little pops of yellow from the lemons and the crisp white linens and the white lanterns hanging from the tree. (If you click on the collage then you can zoom in on the pictures.)
Definitely one of the best parts of the night was the food! It was delicious!! We had these amazing little panini sandwiches that Mary Ann made. Brandy made the beautiful and yummy fruit skewers. Erica made a delicious lemon pasta salad and the most fabulous carrot cupcakes. We also had lemon shortbread cookies with lemon icing (that Andrew actually helped me make!). We then had a few different drink options.
It had been really hot that week and we were lucky to have a little bit cooler weather that night. It even rained a little bit, which was kind of fun. It got dark but we still stayed outside while Brittany opened her gifts. She got a lot of great gifts for her little girl.
And to finish off the lemon theme, a party favor for everyone to take home: lemon antibacterial gel and lemonheads!

It was a fun celebration! Thank you to everyone who helped make it a huge success!! I can't wait to meet Brittany's little girl!