While wedding planning is a whole other story, Pinterest has led me to be able to throw some pretty great baby showers. In October, my friends and I threw a pretty bomb Mustache Bash for our preggo friend Leslie. We did a brunch shower complete with mini quiches, cinnamon rolls, pancakes and… a mimosa bar, of course!
My advice for throwing any party is to first think of your theme (clearly). Once I nail down my theme, I start thinking of all the "extra" things I will need. In this case, I knew I needed invitations, banners, mustache photo props, etc. That's when I turned to Etsy. I knew I would want some sort of cute, original invitation, so why not get a whole suite? It's usually not too expensive, and Etsy has pretty much anything you could imagine. In this case, I found a few Mustache Bash invitations I liked, then looked at each shop's listings to see which offered me the most bang for my buck. That's when I came upon the listing by Owlie Powlie. It included more than I could even see myself using, while still being ridiculously cute and in budget.
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| Mustaches & lips attached to red-striped paper straws really made people laugh! |
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We bought these fun juice bottles from Ikea for $4 a pop. Can't go wrong with that!
Plus, I bought the white frames for super cheap at Ikea as well.
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Annie made adorable onesies with an assortment of ties ironed onto them.
We strung them above her fireplace with twine and clothes pins with a banner from the Etsy suite below.
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| One rule of thumb: an Instagram hashtag is a must. It might seem silly, but it's so much easier for guests to see all the pictures from the party in one location. |
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| My favorite part of any party planning is the food tents. While having food tent labels may seem like somewhat of an extravagance, they usually aren't too hard to make and really make your party look Pinterest-worthy. These were editable so I was easily able to type the food names into the template before printing. |
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| Tracy is way too awesome and made these mustache cake pops! |
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| I was able to find a Living Social deal for the BEST bakery around, One Sweet Slice. They actually won "Cupcake Wars" on the Food Network! They made these insanely adorable cupcakes, and even died the blue frosting special to match our shower. The "Wet Your Whiskers" part of the cupcake topper was included in the Etsy printable suite. Tracy, being the Queen of Scrapbooking, made the amazing accordion-style backings you see. We simply glued them together, and then hot glued them to a lollipop stick, and voila! |
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| Also included in the listing were these adorbs party toppers. We gave them backing paper and attached them to wood skewers, which we then placed in vases with flowers for added decor. |
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| The spread: pancakes, mini quiche, yogurt with berries, mini cinnamon rolls, cupcakes, mustache sugar cookies, and mustache cake pops. |
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| No Mustache Bash is complete without a PHOTO BOOTH. |
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| The mustaches, lips and ties came with the printable suite. We cut them out and used ribbon for the ties and wood skewers for the mustaches. For the "booth," we taped up a plastic tablecloth in a corner of the room, and then hung some red paper doily-thingies for some added pizazz.
Two more things: Thing 1. While it may seem expensive, a professional photog really helps to make the day special. That way no one has to be running around with a camera around their wrist or neck, and your pictures turn out so much better. We got SO lucky by hiring the amazing Haley Hodges! She was wonderful and really captured the spirit of the event. Thing 2: This party's theme was very easy to do. With a Mustache Bash, you really can't go overboard with the antics. It's a FUN, playful theme that only gets better the more cheesy, mustaches you add. I mean really, the opportunities are endless… as is Pinterest!
Photography: Haley Hodges Photography Printables: Owlie Powlie Tablecloths, dish ware, plastic flowers: The Dollar Tree! Cupcakes: One Sweet Slice |
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