april showers

one of my best girlfriends is getting married. us bridesmaids just threw her a bridal shower last weekend. and i must say, it was practically flawless. and because valerie is one of my best friends i decided to use some of my favorite "party ideas" for her shower.

i wanted to dessert table look to be inviting, beautiful + delicious. for the overall table look this was my inspiration...

and this was the result...

in hindsight we could have used more bud vases of roses. 

for the cake i fell in love with this image ages ago and was determined to use all aspects of it as possible...

here's the bunting (my current obsession)...

and the ombre...

and this one for the trim...

pretty good, no?

and then i spotted this in a martha post a few months back and just loved it. so i switched up the colors for valerie's purple wedding color. it was such a beautiful way to decorate, bring in tons of fun + pops of color and was super fun + super easy. 

*obvi it would have been nice to have the city backdrop and party on a lush rooftop.

(images courtesy of martha stewart weddings)