The Party Recap
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Last Saturday was quite a night to remember for my sister-in-law, aka Miss Cupcake from WeddingBee. Myself, her maid and matron of honor, along with my amazing mother-in-law and another bridesmaid had been scheming for months to create a twist on the traditional bridal shower!
The theme for the shower was a 1930s prohibition-era cocktail party “with a twist”. We asked all the guests to dress in their 1920s ritzy rags and keep the bride in the dark on the details, since the theme was a surprise to her. One of the best parts about the planning, was that I designed two different invitations, one sent to our lucky bride with most of the details omitted and one to the guests with the theme and details shown!
Here’s a look at the two invites side-by-side:
To carry the theme throughout, we also had sent a Save The Date Email blast to all guests as a little teaser:
For party favors, I designed a set of 10 old-fashioned cocktail-recipe cards, renamed to reflect the guest of honor - for example the Martini became The Brooktini and a strawberry daiquiri became The Brooke-a-licous. Dressed to the nines, each guest was given pearl necklaces and feathered headbands to complete their ensembles upon entering the party. Feather boas abound and a mashpotini bar completed the decor while a selection of yummy bite-size cupcakes and a fountain of chocolate made everyone’s mouths water.
Make sure to check out our post later this afternoon with a full D.I.Y. tutorial explaining how to recreate these fun favors for your next event!
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love the invites!! so cute!
OMG - Miss Cupcake’s SIL? How fun!! You did a phenom job on those invites (and the whole thing)! I remember when she unveiled the madlibs - so cute!
Miss Cupcake is your SIL!? Love this. So super cute, the invites, the save the dates and the entire aesthetic of the party is fab!
Yes, I’m the luckiest gal in the world: Miss Cupcake is my SIL and I’m married to her FABULOUSLY awesome brother!!
No, I’M the luckiest girl in the world for having this fabulous party thrown in my honor!
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there’s too much love in this room!
Looks like you all had fabulous party!! Lots of great ideas, I heart the invites!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE The invites!!! Your friends are SO lucky!
The party looks fantastic — great ideas and the invites (and save the dates) are fantastic and so fun! Love it!
What an amazing invite and a great theme idea! Too fun.
I saw this on Cupcake’s post and every detail is perfect! I’d love to know which cocktails you chose- I prefer sidecars and old-fashioneds, myself
Miss Sweet Tea, the Sidecar was renamed “The Side CR-V” since I drive a Honda CR-V
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