Woodland Baby Shower for A New Mom-To-Be

I threw this Woodland baby shower party for my sister who was expecting her first little one last Spring. I had so much fun putting all the details together and making a rustic, yet sophisticated brunch baby shower to honor her.

We used lots of wood tree rounds as accent pieces and to add height to the food table. We also used some tree branches to bring in some more of the outdoors. I love how this party turned out and we had to so much fun celebrating her new journey.

• What People Ate

  We served brunch style. This Fluffy Asparagus Quiche was amazing! We had both individual mini quiche and a large one to serve. You can find the recipe here: http://peasandcrayons.com/2012/05/fluffy-asparagus-quiche.html. We also had lemon scones, a breakfast parfait with greek yogurt, granola, fresh raspberries and blueberries layered, sugar cookie fruit pizzas, and muddy buddies served in cupcake liners.

• What People Drank

  Lemonade with fresh strawberries served in a giant mason jar dispenser

• Activities / Games

  We played a few different games and activities. My favorite activity was more personal for my sister. A year ago she and her husband moved to a city 800 miles away from all of her close friends. I pre-wrote on envelopes some phrases and emotions the momma would encounter in the first few months with a newborn. Read when…You want to cry. You want to laugh. You want to jump for joy. You are overwhelmed with love for your baby boy. You have a tough decision to make. You need a pick me up. You are feeling lonely. You’re doubting yourself. You need to feel loved. I then passed out all the envelopes with a card inside that said “for the new mommy.” Whatever envelope the guest got was what they needed to write a message for. I also had my instax camera around for guests to add pictures to the envelopes before sealing them.