My brother's, wife's, sister is getting married! In other words, a very close friend of the family is getting married, Lizzie & Eric :) My mom and I threw a shower for her and her fiance on a lovely afternoon in June. We will not be able to go to the wedding because it is in Iowa and I will be too pregnant to travel that far from home. It was a couples shower and we had a BBQ theme. Everything came together so nicely. I designed the invitations (I also designed their wedding invitations, I'll do a separate post on those). We served sliders, chicken salad in carrot shaped buns, corn, french fries, fruit kabobs, broccoli salad, s'mores cupcakes from MadiCakes, and the signature beverage was a beer-garita in mason jars.
We embarrassed the couple a little and played the shoe game. We asked questions like "who spends more money?", "who sunburns faster?", and "who is a better driver?" Lizzie and Eric each held a shoe belonging to Lizzie and Eric and they answered by raising the shoe for the person that best suits the answer. It was pretty funny, especially since Lizzie kept trying to clarify her answer.
Lizzie and Eric received many wonderful gifts to get them started. The shower was a way for many of their Colorado friends who won't be able to make it to the wedding to celebrate with them. We also did a large group gift and got them a new grill and grill accessories.
For fun and games we made giant letters for a relaxed version of scrabble. Guests also played croquet and had their pictures taken by the tractor. It was great to see Pat and Sarah, and meet their new addition, Haley the Golden Retriever puppy. My grandparents and parents crack me up sometimes...
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