Shower #2
July 10th, 2008 @ 11:35 am by Mrs. Tiramisu
Two of my Mom’s best friends threw me a bridal shower in Maine this past weekend. It was wonderful, and I was so much more relaxed than at the first shower I had, since I actually knew everyone in attendance at this one!
It had all the ingredients for a perfect shower…
Great gifts (and optimistic guests who think Miss Tiramisu turning into
Mrs. Tiramisu might mean she finally learns how to cook).
A lingerie-giving grandmother. Who cracked everyone up by complaining about all the attention she gets now that she receives Victoria’s Secret catalogs in the mail at her senior apartment complex.
A diligent present-recording, favor-creating best friend/bridesmaid.
The adorable favors (28 plants were potted and 28 signs were gocco’ed, despite the fact that said best friend and favor-creator moved into a new house this week and is planning her own September wedding!). Just amazing, Kate.
Lots of food, including two yummy desserts that doubled as a second cake tasting. They’re from the same bakery, and are two of the three flavors we’re ordering for our wedding cake: lemon with fresh blueberries and chocolate with raspberry and chocolate ganache filling = YUM.
And perhaps in the not totally necessary category is my adorable Mom’s ever changing theme tree… which changes with the seasons, and is currently all decked out for wedding season:
Look closely- even Duncan the schnauzer made the cut.
All together now, “awww”. How cute are Moms?
Two wonderful showers, one lucky feeling bride-to-be. And I think this might officially be the end of the pre-wedding festivities.
What sorts of celebrating before the wedding is everyone else doing?
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16 Responses to “Shower #2”
The New Best Recipe is a great cookbook! It’s full of good, detailed explanations, which I love. It looks like you had a great shower! You are lucky to have such great friends and family.
The theme tree is so cute, I love it! And the favors are cute too! It looks like you had a great time! My first shower is coming up in August and I’m getting so excited about it!
Those cakes are making me drool! I like the blueberry deco!
Cute shower… I bet it was fun. Love the Ann Taylor dress… I also have it 
Awesome post. I *love* the favors - your friend really loves you!
Your shower looks so fun!
The New Best Recipe is so great! It’s totally helping me learn to be a better cook.
Your mom’s tree totally made me laugh. Our moms would be best friends. too cute.
I’m so impressed by their attention to detail - I love your mom’s tree! How fun!
My mom also has a “holiday” tree…I’ll have to suggest “wedding” as a possible theme. You may have just made her day. You certainly made me laugh.
That’s really sweet. I can’t help feeling a little jealous - is anyone else living so far away from friends and family such that they’re not expecting a shower or other pre-wedding parties? Our guests are all traveling to the wedding since everyone is so spread out and there aren’t even enough concentrated for a shower. It’s enough to make me a little sad…am I just really selfish? Maybe…lol.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the New Best Recipe cookbook. I cook BECAUSE of that cook book!
Best of luck!
I wore the same dress to one of my showers this spring The wedding tree is adorable! Looks like you had a wonderful time!
I don’t think I’ll get much more celebrating that my bacheleorette party. My family is spread out across the country and we won’t be all together until the wedding. Now I’m sad. I want a shower!
I’m so sad I missed the event! My mouth was watering at the lemon blueberry cake. And Kate - you are awesome. Those plants are such an adorable, creative and useful gift. So fun!
Mrs. Tiramisu, Annapolis, MD/Maine
Age and Occupation: 26, Eye Doctor
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Project Manager/Real Estate Management grad student
Engagement Date: May 15, 2007
Wedding Date: July, 2008
Blogging Since: March 4, 2008
Venue: Oceanfront lawn and tent
About Me: I was born and raised in Maine, now living in Annapolis, Maryland and planning a hometown wedding from afar. I’m nothing short of obsessed with wedding planning, and am loving the do-it-yourself madness that has now taken over my life! As for me, I’m a craft-loving, martini-drinking, girly-girl who loves traveling, photography, my schnauzer, and above all, spending time with Mr. Tiramisu.
Oh my goodness, that theme tree is so cute! And I had to laugh at your granma’s VS complaints.
Becky