Oh I’ve been so excited to share this post with you all! A month ago today, I celebrated my baby shower with friends and family at the Lombardi House in Los Angeles. My sweet friend Leila from Be Inspired PR & Inspired by This helped throw the most beautiful gender-neutral baby shower with a “You are My Sunshine” theme. It was so incredibly special and every detail was so thought out. I apologize in advance for the overload of photos but it was just too hard to narrow them down. I really did my best though!
The “You are My Sunshine” theme started with this beautiful handmade sign from Happily Ever Etched! I think I’ll be able to include it in the nursery, too, which I am so excited about!!
I felt like a princess sitting in this chair from Circa Vintage Rentals! Wouldn’t this be a great piece to buy too? I totally want one now!
Canyon Catering did such a great job with the food! There were so many yummy appetizers at the shower, from Beet Kisses, to Charred Avocado Toasts, to Mini Kale Salads! I was especially blown away by these creative Caprese Bombs. So fun!
I wore this pretty green maxi dress, despite the crazy heat! I was pretty set on wearing it because I wanted to add the bridal belt my mom made for my wedding! {If you need any good maternity dresses there are some amazing ones here}
An ombre Virgin Mary station! Bloody Mary options available too!
My best friends planned some really fun games! One that I loved was guessing the children’s book name. You’d have a series of words like “Evening Salutations to the Celestial Orb” and you’d have to guess “Goodnight Moon.” Some were surprisingly difficult!
babyganics surprised me with a huge basket of goodies and little favors for the guests. I’ve been so excited to start testing out their products!
The yummiest dessert table with treats from Beverly’s Bakery! I loooved the chocolate cake and those shortbread cookies!
Cutting the cake was not as easy as it looked!
How beautiful are these flowers from Foxtail Florals? I loved the yellows with the creams!
These girls have stuck by me since the beginning! They’re going to be the best aunties!!
The prettiest invites from Minted! They fit the theme perfectly!
Me and my mommy! I love her so much and can’t wait for her to be the best grandma to our little baby! This will be the first one on our family. The ninth on Matthew’s side! There’s going to be so much love all around!
Love these girls so much!
We had the best afternoon celebrating this little baby and I loved hearing the guesses as to whether we’re having a boy or a girl! It seemed split down the middle…surprise surprise! I can’t believe we could know in less than a month. I swear time has been going by so fast. I feel like I still have a ton to get done but I’m getting more and more excited!
A huge thank you to Leila, Lizzie, Hanna, Pauline, and my mom for helping put this shower together for me. I feel so incredibly luckily to have these wonderful people in my life and I know our baby is going to be equally as blessed! If you want to see some other photos, and read about how I’m planning on balancing work + baby, head to Glitter Guide. They were so sweet to interview me on their site last week.
xox
photos by Valorie Darling
planning by Leila Lewis of Be Inspired PR and Inspired by This
Venue at Lombardi House
Rentals by Circa Vintage Rentals
Food & Cocktails by Canyon Catering
Flowers by Foxtail Florals
Stationary by Minted
Desserts from Beverly’s Bakery
Wine from ONEHOPE Wine
Signage from Happily Ever Etched
Pinwheel Backdrop by Posh Soirée
