French Classy Part Trois!

I had a great time planning and working my French Classy Shower, so finally without further adieu this is the conclusion.  Something really funny about the French Classy shower is that most of the people showed up in black and white attire. I dont know if they were trying to match the decor or thats just a popular color combo for showers?

These are the bottles of French Lemonade and Orangeade that started the whole thing!

They looked really pretty and perfect in my white beverage tub from Pottery Barn that I already owned.

We also used a glass decanter that my mom had for self serve water with lemons.

Here is the main dining table of desserts, pre-desserts and flowers:

I used lemonheads and black licorice to give a few more punches of black and yellow.

and post desserts and flowers:

mmmm.. crème brulee and mini éclairs:

Here is the built in buffet, pre-dessert: (the frames are holding the shower invite and the bride and groom's save the date card.)

And post dessert with some added confetti scattered,  (left over from the invites):

 The favor for the shower was some yellow lemon scented handmade soaps that said "Thank You" on them.  I got them from Bubbles N Suds Soap Company on Etsy. They feature all natural soaps and body products! They were easy to work with and shipped me my soaps with a tracking number! Check them out!

We played several games at the shower and one of them was "Can you guess how many Lemonheads Are in The Jar"?

(Leave me a comment with your guess and if you are the first to guess correctly I will email you a surprise!)

See my hobnail milk glass vase in action! It looked so cute with yellow sunflowers. I'm so happy with my $7.50 purchase!

Outside we just did simple vases tied with ribbon on linen covered tables. Those sunflowers were a steal, literally. We parked on the side of the road and cut dozens out of an undeveloped field! I think they look so simple and cute and the color was perfect!

Here is the soon-to-be bride and her mom enjoying margaritas, the company, and the unseasonably cool Texas weather!

Notice the lanterns on the umbrella in the background. They were $1.00 each at Michael's in the perfect shade of sunshine yellow!

This is the departing picture of the night!

 The happy bride Mattie, left, my mom, Karla, center, and Linda, the bride's mom, right.

So my French Classy Shower was a huge sucess and the bride (and her mom) loved it! Most of all I realized I can be creative with items I already own! I used several plates, baskets, trays, and Paris themed items from around my house that really added some sparkle to my shower!

French Classy!

Party planning is a major hobby of mine. I sit at work and daydream about the themes I can come up with, the cute decorations I can make or buy, and the invitations I can create!

Well while strolling through Market Street a couple of months back, I saw a bottle of Lorina French Lemonade and it inspired me to create a party with a "French Classy" theme. (I say theme but I'm not big on overdone themes, but I like unique and original ideas for parties.)

I had ideas swirling in my head about a black, white, and sunshine yellow color scheme. I started thinking about what looked French Classy to me and came up with Damask accents and Eiffel Towers, fruit, cheese, wine, pastries, and of course bottles of French Lemonade!

Arrêter s'il vous plaît ! I'm getting ahead of myself! I didn't even have anyone to throw this French Classy party for.... or so I thought. The party gods were looking down on me, because about two weeks later my mom told me that she volunteered to throw a bridal shower for one of her good friend's daughter. My mom asked me to help her throw it because, #1 she know's I LOVE doing it, and #2 she know's I'll be annally obsessive about every little detail. (Sad but true.)

So to kick this thing into gear I started planning the invitations! I thought something simple but with class. (hence the "French Classy"!)  I couldn't really find anything in our budget until I ran to Michael's and found blank, print-your-own, all purpose invites. They were plain white with a simple black boarder. Of course I had a 40% off coupon, so they ended up being only $11.99 for 40 invites. But, they were a little too PLAIN for me, so I decided to embellish with cute, perfect shade of sunshine yellow, paper flowers that I also found at Michael's.

These hunnies were labeled as confetti, but I don't like labels, so I gave them a new job description.

I thought they would look oh-so-pretty attached to the top or bottom of these invites:

I think top worked best: (excuse the poor lighting in these pics!)

So I started printing these babies on my own printer. Which ended up being so easy when I finally figured it out.

Then I thought they needed more pizzazz, so I added a sweet little ribbon with a swirl design in black and white. I attached the ribbon with a stapler and crazy glued the yellow flower on top of the staple.

Voilà! Here's the finished product, which I think turned out pretty dang cute!

Again excuse the poor lighting and faulty shots. I was using my iphone camera because it was the only one I had with me at the time.

I have more to come on the "French Classy" bridal shower. We haven't even touched on the decorations, table cloths, milk glass vases, food, and French Lemonade! Mon dieu!