Mamas, this baby shower by RMBO Collective and Rachel Havel has the loveliest color palette and decor. It was all inspired by a modern day high tea with lots of fun surprise elements that friends Jaimi and Jennifer hosted for mama-to-be Janel of Fiore Beauty (remember when we shared her Paris elopement?) at a gorgy LA home. They even used Jaimi’s incredible vintage china collection (it’s soooo good!) for an extra unique tablescape:

Perfectly complemented by all of borrowed BLU‘s tabletop essentials.

If you know Janel, you know she’s got impeccable style, so all her gals wanted to make sure she had a day to match!

Delicate mini sandwiches and desserts from Whoa Nelly and delicious teas were served alongside celebratory champagne and sparkling cocktails with homemade shrub mixers. Prettiest finger foods ever!

State of Grace Healing was there with her essential oil blending station to bring positive vibes to Janel and co. Everyone loved blending their own crystal-infused custom scents.

Told ya this mama has style!

And did we mention the baby animals? Piglets, bunnies, guinea pigs, alpacas and goats all made an appearance at the party, thanks to Farm Friendz. Now this was a HIT.

Our Amanda was there to shower Janel, too.

Get more inspiration for a high tea baby shower in our gallery below…

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Still can’t get over that beautiful, vibrant emerald and gold color palette. So happy for you, Janel!

Photography: Rachel Havel / Mama to Be: Fiore Beauty / Event Planning & Design: RMBO Collective / Catering & Dessert: Whoa Nelly Catering / Floral Design: Tropic of Flowers / Rentals (China, Flatware, Glassware, Napkins): borrowed BLU / Umbrella Rentals: Town & Country Event Rentals / Linens: La Tavola / Stationery: Paperless Post / Essential Oil Favors & Station: State of Grace Healing / Farm Animal Petting Zoo: Farm Friendz

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Floral feminine backyard baby shower by Sue Gallo Designs, Karyn Louise Photography, and Sweet Celebrations Wedding Cakes

Boba tea themed baby shower by Kinada Events Co. x Fleuretica and Erin J. Saldana

At-home orange fiesta themed baby shower by Sweet Root Village and Meredith Sledge, with cake by Fleur & Flour

Helicopter-themed baby shower at Hangar 21 by Fawn Events and  Nola Fontanez

Feminine garden baby shower from (and for!) Casa De Perrin, captured by Joel Serrato

Rainbow baby shower for Cammy of Show Me Your Mumu by Sarah Horton and Sarah Jansson

Cozy, wintery baby shower at Festoon LA by Sterling Social and Scott Clark Photo

Burger themed baby shower by Sarah Cowperthwaite + Anne Robin, with photos by  Courtney Lindberg Photography

Feminine moon and stars baby shower by Kristin of By Emily B. and Rodeo & Co. Photography

And finally, we started 2018 off strong with this cute Llama mama boho baby shower by  Green Apple Event Co and Sposto Photography

Big congrats to all the mamas we saw being celebrated this year!

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Happy Thursday, all! Doesn’t a baby shower in the Italian countryside sound like the dreamiest way to celebrate the forthcoming arrival of baby #2?! Mama and stylist Hannah took that idea and made it all happen here in California, at a dear friend’s venue, Two Sisters Farms in Temecula. AKA the ultimate spot to channel *alllll* the Tuscan vibes. See how to pull off a baby shower like Hannah’s in the photos from Selcouth Creative below!

Mama Hannah of Hannah Renee Blog tells it, For our second baby boy, I knew right away that I wanted to host an intimate celebration with my closest friends and family. Less of a shower and more of a thank you to the women in my life who support me and my family. I wanted it to feel like a gathering in honor of these memories of carrying and welcoming this little babe. Good conversation, wine, and hearty breads and cheeses was my not-so-typical idea of a baby celebration. My good friend is the owner of Two Sisters Farms and I knew it would be the perfect backdrop to a beautiful dinner party. The vision really was inspired by Tuscany dinner parties with a charming, rustic vibe. It’s one of those bucket list destinations that I wanted to recreate close to home. I dreamed of neutrals and romantic textures mixed with hearty foods and good company. 

For the dessert and drinks, Hannah displayed the cake and homemade fresh berry galettes (a la her own mama) on the Whiskey & Wildflowers trailer bar. Bonus, it also created the cutest backdrop to their family-style Italian tablescape.

Since their boy’s name will be Oliver, olives and olive oil tasting were in order. They set up a tasting bar with Temecula Olive Oil for guests to gather around when they got to the venue.

More, please!

We toasted wine, discussed motherhood and how it changes you, shared previous birth stories, and laughed till the sun was well behind the hills. The evening felt like it went by too fast so when I received these gorgeous images from Selcouth Creative I got to relive the whole thing over again. What a dream and I’m so grateful to the amazing team of talented women who helped pull it together and make my vision a reality I get to cherish forever.  

Emily Pine of The Fern & Flower created arrangements with neutral florals, artichokes, limes, olive branch, and other unexpected elements.

So so lovely! See more from Hannah’s Tuscan baby shower in our gallery:

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Beautiful day for a beautiful mama!

Photography: Selcouth Creative / Mama & Event Styling: Hannah Thomas of Hannah Renee Blog / Venue: Two Sisters Farms / Floral Design: The Fern & Flower / Catering: Smoke & Brine Co / Stationery: Four Things Paper / Tabletop Rentals: Archive Rentals / Rentals: Rustic Events / Dessert Bar: Whiskey & Wildflowers / Olive Oil: Temecula Olive Oil / Hair: Kamryn Weis / Maternity Dress: Pink Blush

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Hiya, mamas! Anyone here have a baby shower on the books? Considering our forever love of earth tones and gender neutral showers, it only made sense to share a few pointers for pulling off such a sweet, thoughtful design yourself. ‘Cause why not make your own (or a dear friend’s) baby shower just as special? We partnered up with our friends at Hanna Andersson to bring our concept to life with a few darling pieces like the felt mobile above, as you’ll see below.

Oh, and you miiiight be wondering about that whole giveaway situation, huh? Hanna Andersson is generously offering up the chance for one lucky Cakelet reader to plan the perfect baby shower, in the form of a $2,000 American Express gift card. Eeeee! So, yeah, get scrolling already!

One of the first things we did when styling this neutral baby shower was decide how to incorporate Hanna Andersson’s Cloud, Moon & Star Mobile in a big way. We love the idea of using pieces in the decor that mama can take home after the shower to use in the nursery. It’s a fun little gift idea that makes for such a nice reminder of baby’s very first celebration every time she walks into the space.

Plus, the wool clouds, moon, and stars just look so cute over a pretty table!

Naturally we made use of our very own paper table runner for the ‘scape. And some of the supplies for our DIY wood teether, below.

Even if you’re not planning a super over the top baby shower, a beautiful calligraphed sign with some of mama-to-be’s fave words or wishes is a must. This beauty from Owl Post Calligraphy was super adorable for a gender-neutral shower. Big fans of any nursery rhyme all fancied up with pretty lettering, though!

Kristina cut those eucalyptus pieces for the wall and clothesline from her backyard for the shower. If there’s ever a time for some sweet DIY touches, it’s gotta be a baby shower.

Speaking of DIY. We also placed our main baby shower activity on the dessert bar. It’s a DIY teether/pacifier clip project with wooden rings and beads inspired by the DIY project Tart Event Co. shared in the gender-neutral baby shower we featured awhile back. Really cute idea that you can easily whip up with the supplies we linked to at the bottom of the post. The Tart Event crew suggested using this handy video if you’d like to tie them off with a square knot.

Nothing like treats from Sweet & Saucy Shop to get guests mingling at the activity table!

One of our fave details has to be all the neutral baby goodies displayed on the clothesline above the gift area. Hanna Andersson’s Ribbed Baby Socks 2-Pack, One Piece in Organic Cotton, & Kimono Top in Organic Cotton are just a few of our faves for pulling off this look. A super affordable way to take the decor up a notch, especially in a little nook that you want to make particularly photo-friendly. And once again, she’ll be able to take and put the clothing to use long after the day’s festivities are done.

Teeny tiny neutral baby duds forever! Be sure to check out our inspiration gallery linked below for more ideas from our baby shower with Hanna Andersson:

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*GIVEAWAY!*

Now, onto the $2,000 Amex giveaway. Because now you’ve got all the ideas you need to bring this lovely fête to life with your own custom spin, right? Click over to the @happyhannas account to enter!

GOOD LUCK!!

Photography: Scott Clark Photo / Sponsor & Clothing: Hanna Andersson / Concept & Styling: 100 Layer Cake / Desserts: Sweet & Saucy Shop / Calligraphy: Owl Post Calligraphy / Wooden DIY Teether Supplies: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

*This post was sponsored by Hanna Andersson. Big thanks to them, and to all of our sponsors, for allowing us to inspire you every day!

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Wanna set your baby shower or next party apart from the rest? Our fave cheerful but oft-overlooked hue, orange, should do the trick. When the gals at Sweet Root Village began planning their dear friend Rachele’s baby shower, they wanted something to match her bold, fabulous personality and love of color. And what better to rep all that than an orange fiesta?! Not only is it so fun, it totally made up for the fact that this was actually a summery poolside soiree turned indoor celebration, thanks to an unexpected change in weather (AKA downpour).

Keep scrolling for all the photos Meredith Sledge captured of the day!

Luckily they were able to take this already-beautiful indoor space up a notch with all their fiesta-themed details and lots and lots of foliage.

Aren’t these coral invites from Flourishing Penguin too perfect? Love that piñata-inspired fringe!

The team shares, A bold color was obviously the way to go here and we started with bright oranges and peaches and decided to play it low key with flowers and go WILD with plant life! Thankfully, there is an incredible local company, Modern Foliage, that focuses on plant rentals. They pulled up to the party with a truck full of gorgeous plants that perfectly suited the vibe in pretty baskets and containers! The room felt complete once we added a ton of fun mod orange, rattan, and wicker furniture from Something Vintage, complete with a stunning backdrop of orange balloons cascading around the window from All About Balloons!

BTW, the cake from Fleur & Flour was passion fruit and vanilla buttercream flavored with chocolate ganache… DROOL.

They had guests bring unwrapped gifts of baby clothes to add to the baby’s “closet” display. That way everyone got to peruse all the gifts without taking a ton of time out for a formal unwrapping.

Relish Catering channeled the theme with traditional Mexican bites as well as a mashed potato bar including fried green tomatoes for toppings. Can’t forget the margaritas!

And Toastworthy rolled on up in their vintage airstream.

Rachele’s friends and fam traveled from all over for the fiesta, and Mailey Shimon got her all dolled up for the occasion.

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We gotta say, we can’t imagine having this party anywhere else than this beautiful abode! What a way to brighten up a rainy day, right? All the best to Rachele + her baby boy!

Photography: Meredith Sledge / Airstream Bar: Toastworthy / Flowers, Styling, & Planning: Sweet Root Village / Invitations & Paper Goods: Flourishing Penguin / Hair & Makeup: Mailey Shimon / Balloon Arch: All About Balloons / Catering: Relish Catering / Cake: Fleur & Flour / Rentals: Something Vintage & Modern Foliage

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