First Bridal Shower

Back in July, my mom threw me a bridal shower with our family & friends who don't also attend our church. She spent weeks buying all of the cutest decorations, hours building her own gorgeous bouquets, & days cooking the yummiest food. The Lord has blessed us with the best people in our lives who are so giving & selfless, & they all rallied around my mom to help make this shower absolutely perfect.

One of my favorite things about this shower was getting to see people that I hadn't seen in years. I had a few of my friends from high school, the lady I used to work for, & some family I usually only get a chance to see on holidays - all there to celebrate with us. I really meant so much to me that all of these people came - even the ones I see all the time. :)

My maid of honor & best friend, Katie, was in charge of the games & she chose some winners! They were all pretty low-key, which was good considering how much time was spent just talking. You know how ladies are. ;)

The first game was a "Who Am I?" game where everyone had a sticker on their back with something wedding related. They had to go around & ask different people 'yes' or 'no' questions until they figured out what was on their sticker, then they'd go get another one & start over. It was the perfect ice-breaker & a great way to get everyone mingling.

The next game was an on-going story. Throughout the shower, there was a paper passed around with a story on it. The first person wrote two sentences & passed it to the next person. They then read those two sentences, then came up with their own two sentences, covered up the first person's two sentences, & passed it on to the next person. That continued until everyone had added to the story, then it was read out loud at the end. It's funny how well the story actually flowed - considering each person could only read the two sentences above theirs. Does any of that even make sense!?

The last game was actually my favorite. Each person got a string, & they had to go around & each say how they knew me & give advice if they wanted, but they had to talk while they wrapped the string around their finger. Once they were done wrapping, they could stop talking. Some people wrapped really really fast, while some wrapped nice & slow, then still wasn't finished talking when their string ran out. ;)

Cake was after that, & my grandparents made me my favorite cheesecake with strawberry topping. We opened gifts next & I was blown away by the generosity of each of these kind ladies. After it was over & I showed Sebastian all that we had gotten, we were both just speechless & feeling extra blessed.

I'm so thankful for everyone who made this shower what it was. I'm thankful for Lydia who spent the whole time taking pictures that I'll cherish forever. & I'm especially thankful for my mama. I don't think she could be anymore selfless if she tried.