My dear dear friend Meg is finally getting the chance to be a mom for a second time. All of us are totally thrilled for her! There was no question her second bambino was going to get a baby shower, but Meg really isn’t the cute fuzzy bunny, birds and little pink elephants baby shower type–it’s just not her style. And there may have been a few threats from her involved if we had them at her shower. So instead of throwing her a typical baby shower, we threw her a party that was all about Meg and the things she loves as a way to welcome for the new baby. Coffee….cravings…and a bottle or two of Cabernet were in order for a coffee and cravings baby shower.
Our party was fairly small, so I didn’t go overboard loading up the dessert table with tons of sweets, and it worked out great! I made Meg’s favorite carrot cake and flanked it with sides of donuts and oreos stacked up in cake shapes. Serve yourself coffee was on the bar for anyone who wanted any. I have to give huge credit to my husband for his help with the coffee bar…he was nice enough to make that giant chalkboard for me out of plywood and some fence planks. It turned out wonderfully and I love it so much I think I’ll keep it there above the buffet!
My daughter was working on her science fair project the weekend of this baby shower–a cupcake experiment–so I used the resulting cupcakes to whip up another treat. Salted caramel cupcakes are a favorite among our friends, and I used a few touches to make them Starbucks worthy.
I put together a big table for us all to sit at and chat. There were no baby shower games this time; being such good friends that don’t get to spend as much time together as we like, we prefer to talk anyhow! The crepe paper flowers worked wonderfully with the nuetrals in the room.
There was another finger food spread set up in the kitchen. The shower was after lunchtime, so there was no need to feed a meal. Things that went well with wine (not pictured) were the perfect choices for a lazy afternoon sipping coffee and vino.
As sad as we were to see the shower end, we all had kids and families and other things to get back to. All our guests were given a custom coffee mug on their way out. Meg tends to be a bit witty, so coffee mugs with a few wry sayings on them were a good choice to remember the day!. The mom-to-be loved this non-baby shower coffee and cravings baby shower, and the rest of us had a more than great time at it as well!
Geri says
November 20, 2014 at 9:54 amOnce again you never cease to amaze me. This is fabulous and fun! Looks like it was a great shower…er, party!
Gigi says
November 20, 2014 at 11:57 amLoved everything about, once again you throw some great parties!
Courtney says
November 20, 2014 at 12:52 pmWhat a beautiful coffee bar! It is perfect for so many different occasions! Thanks as always for the inspiration!
Natalie says
November 20, 2014 at 1:06 pmLOVE IT! Gorgeous and just the right touches. I am so glad you used the coffee collection – still one of my favorites to date.
Christine {Pure Joy Events} says
November 20, 2014 at 4:05 pmWhat a clever theme! Love the chalk boards.
Richelle says
November 20, 2014 at 4:11 pmAwesome shower! Fun, relaxing, delicious treats and the best company!
Brittany @GreyGrey Designs says
November 21, 2014 at 6:07 pmI love love love this theme and all the awesome details! Party crush!
Amber Boicourt says
February 13, 2015 at 4:04 pmAbsolutely in LOVE with this, great job!
Amy @ A Cup Full of Sass says
February 15, 2015 at 10:34 pmOMG this is the cutest baby shower/coffee bar!! Seriously I am in LOVE!! Thanks for sharing on the Monday Funday Party! Pinning to our Monday Funday Pinterest board.
Brandi Clevinger says
February 16, 2015 at 1:59 pmOh my gosh!! This is absolutely adorable!! I’m throwing my best friend’s baby shower in April and this is great inspiration!! I absolutely LOVE it!!!
Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Mondays!!
Denise says
February 16, 2015 at 4:01 pmGreat photos and a fabulous theme. Thanks for linking up at Sunday Features. Sharing on both my Denise Designed fb page and the Sunday Features page this week. Thanks again.
Andie Conn says
February 16, 2015 at 9:31 pmOh my this is so precious! I’m so glad I stopped by from the link up I was at (:
the cape on the corner says
February 17, 2015 at 7:11 pmthis is so cute, and simple…yet it looks so complicatedly fancy. like, it’s donuts and oreos but they look so special the way you did the whole table. i want you to throw my next party lol!
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Paula says
February 18, 2015 at 8:14 amA few nice decor pieces and simple food styled nicely always do the trick to make something look harder than it is! Thanks for stopping in!
cathy says
February 18, 2015 at 9:12 pmThis is absolutely genius! I LOVE this, no I really love this! PINNED because this is beyond amazing! Saying hello from create it Thursday!
Cathy
Terry Moore says
February 26, 2015 at 9:22 amI am planning a baby shower for my daughter and even though I am going in a different direction, this is so awesome and inspiring!
Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai says
March 6, 2015 at 3:02 pmOh, WOW! What an amazing party! I love that gorgeous buffet, and all of your chalkboard decoration. Your food presentation is lovely and creative. I want to be at this party. It would be fantastic not just as a baby shower, but for any fabulous get together! 🙂 Please come share your blog posts over at the Home Matters Linky Party! We’d love to have you for a visit. The Door is OPEN. http://lifewithlorelai.com/2015/03/05/home-matters-linky-party-27/ 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Adrienne says
October 1, 2015 at 10:19 amlove this!! Where did you buy the custom coffee mugs?
Paula Biggs says
October 6, 2015 at 9:58 amI made them! We used vinyl for these, but I recently uploaded them to my Zazzle shop so you can purchase them there if you are interested: http://zazzle.com/FrogPrincePaperie
Jasmine says
February 16, 2016 at 11:57 amHi! What a great shower! We are planning a similar one and I was wondering how you made the cupcake wrappers? Do you have that pacifier graphic available as a tag or sticker?
Thanks so much!
Jasmine
Teri says
January 31, 2017 at 1:28 pmLove all the details in the shower! I’m also planning a baby shower and wante to know if there’s a printabler the cupcake wapper and coffee cup wrapper?
Teri says
January 31, 2017 at 1:31 pmNot sure what happened on my computer. Some letters & words went missing in my response.
Pamela-From My Front Porch To Yours says
February 21, 2017 at 10:59 pmWhat a fabulous coffee bar! Love it!
Grandmas House DIY says
February 22, 2017 at 3:25 pmThat looked like such an awesome day! We would love to have you over at our To Grandma’s house we go link party that started this morning! http://www.grandmashousediy.com
Leslie Soto says
February 25, 2017 at 9:05 amHi! I’m one of the co-hosts from the Welcome Home Wednesday Link Up. I love this baby shower idea! My hubby & I Are foodies so I can totally see this being the theme for my next baby shower. I love all the neutrals and the idea of breakfast type foods. So cute! Y’all did a great job. Thank you for sharing!
Teresa says
September 17, 2017 at 4:04 pmAny chance you have an invitation to go with this theme?