Real Party: Eva's Baptism

Some of you may recall me chatting about helping my sister and brother-in-law with my niece's (no Goddaughter) Baptism.  Well the day has come and gone, and let me tell you - it was mighty hectic!  We started out with church at the 10:45 a.m. service followed by what was supposed to be a 2 hour break, but I have a family who likes to show up fashionably early!  So while I was able to snap a few photos of the food and dessert table, I wasn't able to get much else {this seems to be a recurring theme for all the parties I help with!}. I hope you enjoy these few images from my nieces big day! {I apologize in advance for the dark photos, the way my sisters dining room is set up only allowed for the table to be in front of a window and sliding glass door... that makes for poor lighting!}

a view of the dessert table, which included cake, Oreo truffles dipped in lavender candy melts and mini cupcakes. 

another view of the dessert table

The food table.  We had deli sandwiches with cheese, fresh veggies, Italian pasta salad, Jello salad, chips and pickles and olives

We didn't have anywhere to hang these, but I spelled out my nieces name and put them in cute square white frames from the Dollar Store.  These will be hanged in her room at some point.

My attempt at making Oreo truffles

Custom "Wishes for Eva" tags.  I bought the cute little trees from the Target dollar section - they're prefect for "wish" trees!  I'll definitely use these for other events!

The cake (this was my sisters only request for the entire party)

The delicious punch that was a HUGE hit.  Thank you Martha Stewart (you can find the recipe here - it's perfect for a summer drink!)

My beautiful grandma holding her great granddaughter for the first time

Four generations in this photo (my mom on the far left, sister in the middle, my niece and my grandma)

I hope you enjoyed a little bit of an inside look at the party.  There wasn't much room to put too many decorations {as we had 40-some people show up}, but I did what I could with the room I had.  Like I mentioned above, the punch was a huge hit, as were the Oreo truffles.  I just loved the wish trees, although I wish I would have placed them in a different location because it was just too busy in the kitchen for people  to actually stop to write something.  I wanted to stop and decorate with some flowers (I had some vases on had with ribbon that matched the lavender and silver theme), but we just simply ran out of time the night before and during the time we had between the service and the luncheon.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

Real Party: Rustic Baptism

I'm still poking around the 'net to try and find some more inspiration for my niece's {and soon to be Goddaughter} Baptism that's taking place in April.  Let me tell you - there is not a lot out there for photos of Real Baptisms... whon, whon!  But - thanks to that lovely little party site, Catch My Party, I was able to find some cute Baptism inspiration there {although, not much for a baby girl, which I found quite surprising}.

Today's real party comes from Meghan McCann of MegMac Designs.  She designed and planned her nephew's {and Godson) baptism with a very adorable rustic theme.  The Baptism was held in the fall, so all of the yummy homemade treats and food fit the season.  The menu included a DIY chili bar with homemade mini biscuit bowls, pumpkin-flavored whoopie pies, s'mores pops, spice cake balls, a harvest salad and much, much more.  The decor was simple, but adorable, with all of the printables made by Meghan.  Scroll down to view the great photos of this adorable rustic Baptism!

The adorable Guest of Honor - Grady

I love this simple, but adorable, centerpiece idea

Favors for each guest to take home - Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Buttercream {homemade... and YUM!}. Each tag read "All of God's grace in one SWEET little face".  A-DOR-ABLE!

I love this wishing tree!

I love this idea of a photo clothesline - such a great way for guests to see how much the baby has grown!

Adult-only Autumn punch

mason jars to match the rustic theme, with matching blue paper straws

the DIY chili bar with the homemade mini biscuits

Harvest salad

Sweet baked brie with homemade strawberry jam

pumpkin whoopie pies with custom party circles designed by Meghan

yummy s'mores pops!

Spice cake balls

Homemade coffee macarons with chocolate Nutella ganche

Seriously, is this Baptism one of the most adorable Baptism's?  I love the rustic theme in the fall time... and how Meghan matched the food to the season.  She must love that little guy a ton - everything was homemade and created by her - including all of the delicious food!  

If you would like to read more about the Baptism, and see more photos, head over to her blog here.

Hopefully I have some updates soon on my niece's Baptism that I'm planning - it's two months away from today!  That's not much time to plan! Oye vey - better bog down one of these nights! :)

Real Party: Baby B's Baptism

Many of you know my niece was born on New Year's Day - yep, she's a New Year's baby and I couldn't be any more smitten with her {I just think of how much fun she'll have celebrating her birthdays when she's older... everyone will definitely want to party with her on her big day!}.  Anyway, my sister and brother-in-law just set the date of her Baptism as April 17th - and guess who the Godmother is. THIS GIRL!  The pressure right? Nah, just joking - I'm in baby heaven just thinking about being that little cuties Godmother!  But there is tons of pressure to make sure she has one bangin' Baptism that she can look back on and show all her friends when she's older! :) (OK - so the pressure is just from myself... I don't think anyone else really cares if she has a bangin' Baptism like I do!)

With all that said, I've been on the search for some Baptism inspiration, because I have no recollection of ever attending a Baptism reception/lunch.  I mean, I attended my own, but let's be real here, I was like a month old - I don't remember if the cake looked good or the color scheme meshed well - which I'm willing to make a bet it didn't! :)  And this is my first niece - we've never had to throw a post-Baptism get together.  (and let me say - I know this day is supposed to be about a child entering into God's kingdom and what not, but let's let my niece do it up in style! I must promise myself (and probably my mom and sister that the message of the day doesn't get lost in the party planning.  I may only need a couple reminders of that though!)

OK - back to the point of looking for Baptism inspiration - um... there's just not that much out there that screams "Hey! I wanted this Baptism to be bangin'!"  But I did come across a couple that I wanted to share.  That's where today's party comes from - Jackie Fo's adorable pink Baptism for her niece (hey, we've got something in common here!).  The little details of this party were perfect and not too over-the-top - just how a Baptism celebration should be!  Jackie used lots of pink and lots of accents with the letter B (for her niece's name, Brooke).  We hope you enjoy it as much as we have - and that it inspires you for your next Baptism celebration!

I just love the little flower detailing of this cake!

Great drink station set up with custom water bottle and wine labels with the guest of honors initial

I love how she displayed photos of her niece throughout the the party! Very cute touch!

Love these!  I wish we could do something cute like this for my niece's Baptism, but hers is taking place during regular church hours

Little details like this DIY wreath always make BIG impact on parties... and welcome your guest before they're even in the door

Gorgeous flower arrangements!  Such an elegant touch for such a special day!

Are you just super impressed with Jackie's knack for throwing together an adorably bangin' Baptism?? I know I am!  Be sure to head over to her blog to view more photos and read more about the day!

If you have any Baptism parties that you just love and adore, please feel free to send them to us!  We're constantly scouring the blog world for real parties to feature - and we would love to feature yours!  Plus - I always love some good inspiration!  Send an email to info{at}ckeventsmn.com.