I had the fun of going to Hillsborough this past weekend to attend my sister’s bridal shower. What could be more fun than an afternoon of gifts and cake!?
A few of my mom’s friends put on the event and it was simply gorgeous. Amazing foods – from bacon-wrapped pears to olive-y baguettes to mini quiches to cucumber and cream cheese stacks.
And sangria punch!
The Bride
And as always, the Younger women went gaga over this cake
MY OTHER RECIPES
Layers of buttercream and strawberry from Sugarland in Chapel Hill
And finally, Mazen had a lovely time as the only boy allowed : )
A new sidenote to me being a mom – I don’t have any photos of me! It’s too much to juggle the baby and the camera : )
But I did capture this pretty one of mom and Larbs
Less than 2 months until the wedding!
Such a beautiful shower!! That cake is beautiful.
OMG His little thighs are the best!
Looks like such a wonderful bridal shower! That cake sounds divine!
Beatufiful picture of your mom and sister. Too bad you couldn’t be in the picture also:)
The cake is truly beautiful and the food looks so yummy as usual for one of your occasions. Fun times….!
That was a beautiful shower and I agree that cake looks a-mazen! And of course the little guy had to be there. You can’t keep that much cuteness out of the action. 🙂 My older brother is getting married in July and the bridal showers are coming up next month. I’m excited to be going!
Gorgeous! The only time that I get a picture of me anymore is if I ask someone to do it. Then they have a hard time working my camera anyways haha
your sister looks so much like you in that picture of her holding the linens (I assume?) with the A on them, you can really see the resemblance! And that cake is beautiful! Glad you all had a great time
Such a beautiful shower! Mazen will be adorable at the wedding.
Have you seen this great post about moms being in pictures (instead of always taking them):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-tate/mom-pictures-with-kids_b_1926073.html
(though I’m sure you have more pics of yourself than almost every other mom out there!)
Love that! Especially this line: “Our sons need to see how young and beautiful and human their mamas were. Our daughters need to see us vulnerable and open and just being ourselves — women, mamas, people living lives.”
I have to say rarely when I was raising my kids did anyone offer to take the shot so I could be in it. I had to ask. Husbands, sisters, children, grandmas, take note!
I am taking note. I have begun asking to have pictures taken of me with the grandbabies because I don’t have enough of my kids with grandmoms. But I need also to volunteer to get pictures of mom and babies every time.
Aw congrats to your sister! She will make one beautiful bride:)
Hi Kath,
I’ve been reading for over 2 years and I still don’t know why you call your sister Larbs! Can you please tell me?
It’s just a nickname from when she was little! short for Laura
Your sister is really beautiful! Compliments for the hair! I think I will visit the hairdresser with her pic lol 🙂
That cake is beautiful.Your sister looks taller than you? My younger sister is the taller, stretched out version of me!
She is!
Larbs looks beautiful…love her curly do! 🙂
Gorgeous shower : ). And man oh man, Mazen is turning into a little chunk! Those little thigh rolls are too cute for words!
Congrats to Larbs!
What a spread! Looks yummy! And that cake!
I love how some nicknames just stick from childhood – we still call my sister “Cheese”, because her name is Bree (spelled different that “Brie” cheese, but pronounced the same) haha!
Your sister is absolutely stunning! You really captured her natural beauty. I am ssssoooooo unphotogenic, although sometimes I want to blame it on the camera angle!!1!! Sometimes distorts things I think. All in all, it looks like a beautiful party and the food looks scrumptious. Those bacon wrapped pears sound divine. Great photo of your mom and Larbs!
The food looks (and sounds) delicious! What is on the top of the cucumbers? Bacon? Looks like a nice, quick appetizer!
I am the only one in my family who likes to take pictures on our trips anymore, so I rarely am in any of the photos either. And when I do get in them, they are either a. blurry, b. my eyes are shut or c. some body part is weirdly cut off by the angle. Haha. 😀
How fun! Man have showers come a long way! I mean the last bridal shower I attended was my own so you can imagine how things have changed in um…a lot of years. 🙂 Hopefully my friend gets married sometime this millennium so I can throw her one!
Love the color scheme, and especially the cake! Looks like it was a beautiful shower!
Love your sister’s dress-where did she get it from?
That cake is so gorgeous! Looks like a wonderful shower. The little tea sandwiches with cucumber look excellent too.
Congratulations to your sister, what an exciting time.
Beautiful bridal shower.
Kath, do you have some favorite podcasts you listen too?
What music do you have on your running playlists?
I used to listen to pregnancy podcasts, but i haven’t really looked for any since. I listen to broadway songs when I run : )
Can you remind me which one you were listening to a lot while pregnant? I meant to ask as I’m planning on being pregnant in the next year and love to plan 😉
Pregtastic!
Sounds like a lovely shower! Congrats to your sister 🙂
I loved the post you wrote awhile back about products you had recently purchased. You reviewed them and said whether or not you would buy them again. Do you know what I am referring too? Can you do another post like that sometime? I love hearing about other people’s favorite new product finds (or disappointments) and I trust your reviews and advice very much.
Another one is in the works!
That cake is to die for! And be sure to tell her nice choice for her place settings 🙂
Looks like fun! That cake looks delicious!
That cake is beautiful!
That cake looks divine! 🙂
Beautiful shower! You and your sis are so alike! The cake looks AMAZING!
Congrats to your sister! She looks absolutely gorgeous in that dress! 🙂
Such a beautiful shower!!! Everything looks absolutely perfect. 😀
Ooooh bridal showers are so much fun! And that cake looks awesome. Love the design work on it.
for those looking – Larbs has some good pics of Kath and the family on her blog – very classy shower – and of course there was yummy cake –
Everything looks so gorgeous! I love that cake!!!
What a beautiful picture of your sister and your Mom. I did spot one pic of you on your sisters blog! Little Mazen is so adorable! I just love watching him grow. What a wonderful and happy weekend for your family.
Hillsborough NJ?
p.s. The cilantro jal hummus from TJ’s is AMAZING!
Hillsborough NC!
That cake looks amazing! 😀
how exciting! That cake looks amazing…come to think of it I’d love to do some baking right now! Mazen’s gorgeous as always! x
What a classy and beautiful shower! I browsed through the comments to see, but I don’t think it was asked or answered…where did your sister get her dress? It is so pretty, and looks great on her!
BCBG Outlet – thanks:)
That cake is gorgeous and I love Larbs’ dress!
Your sister is gorgeous! I can totally tell you girls are sisters! 🙂
I love bridal showers, especially when they are more intimate like at someone’s home. By the way, that cake is stunning! I love it’s doesn’t look like your typical shower cake! 😉
Beautiful shower! This 2 months will fly by.
What an absolutely beautiful cake!!
Your mom looks fantastic! Larbs too, of course 🙂
Thanks. Working on taking off some pounds for my mother of the bride dress…
You look great. You will be thrilled to look back at the pictures from these events.
The snacks and cake look absolutely jumolicious! I love your posts even though they have me salivating for hours on end 🙂
Kath – Mazen looks like SUCH a love. My daughter was born a few weeks before him, and she’s just about his size (with blue eyes like his also!). After seeing Mazen’s photo I just want to go wake her up and squeeze her chubby little thighs. Although, I think it’s best that I let her sleep…LOL!
Looks like you had a blast! So glad we at Sugarland could be a part of the fun!