I’ll be honest I love to plan parties. I think it goes back to college when my roommates and I loved to throw parties or actually now that I really think of it, we only planned one real party– but it was a winter gala complete with sparkly silver and blue paper, mini quiches and hundreds of hand cut and glittered snowflakes hanging from the ceiling. Since Shane and I attend dozens of parties throughout the summer I can’t help but notice all the details and wish (just a little) to be in on the action. So when my good friend Sarah found out she was expecting of course the wheels in my head started turning for a shower. I procrastinated a little too long, but I think it all came together in the end. Couldn’t have done it without my fabulous co-host Samantha, my fabulous mom, and of course my two photo buddies Sarah Hendsbee and Anna McClary! Thanks girls! Without further ado what you’ve been waiting for some pics!!! Thank you to all the ladies who came out and the after party guests (cory, arol, julie) who even made some onesies! 
Clockwise from top left, we served fruit tea recipe courtesy of my favorite college professor's wife, cheesestraws from Smitten Kitchen, a tiny snack table with cheesestraws & dipped pretzel, fruit kabobs, hummus, and Samantha's yummy meatballs!
Raindrops from the photobooth, the dining room set up and ready to go, and the craft table.
Instead of party games we opted for an activity. I love the little hand decorated onesies that people sell on etsy and figured we could make them ourselves. I made a set before for a friend's little boy--- multicolored ties! The girls did an amazing job with their creations! Charis will be well equipped with onesies for months to come!
Samantha my fabulous co-host made the sweetest little onesie cookie party favors that were just as yummy as they were cute!
I thought it appropriate to have a photobooth at the shower being a photographer and all. I dye cut hundreds of little raindrops and stiched them together with the help of Sam, Sarah and Anna. Anna helped hang each strand! We couldn't have pulled it off without their help! I was kind of going for an anthropolgie inspired photobooth-- they always have those amazing window displays. The inspiration for this one was their thousands of paper chains in the window which I loved and thought we could create a similar effect only with a paper shower!
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Everything came out so great! I’m so glad to see you didn’t fulfill my prophecy of you sweating it out to pipe the onesies. BTW, Sarah just might be the cutest ever pregnant lady. She really does look like she just has a basketball under her shirt.
Oh my goodness! I love, love, love all of it. The next person I know that has a baby is getting a shower just like this. So creative:)
ha ha! So True Anna!
I think Sarah’s a pretty cute pregnant lady too! I love that she’s always in some fab little dress with boots!
Oh Janelle…so adorable! I love all of the onesies AND the hanging onesie cookies. Do you mind if I post some of your pics (your links included, of course) on my blog? It’s too adorable not to feature!!
oh my word Janelle, you should be a party planner, too! I love it all! I wish I was having a baby shower or some kind of party!!
Hey Janelle,
We know the Hooley’s, all the “Merrell” girls, Erica etc!!! Such a cute, cute shower!!! I may need to talk with you about your great ideas!!! Looks like such a fun time!
I love the photo-booth area idea…
When you did your raindrop strings, how long were the strings?
How many strings do you think you had?
I love this idea and I am putting on a shower for my daughter in January.
Thanks
I did about 2 dozen strings of raindrops maybe more. They hung from the ceiling to the floor, so maybe about 10 feet?