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Mrs. Penguin, Northern California Age and Occupation: 27, Weddingbee Editor in Chief Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Doctor of Physical Therapy Engagement Date: January 29, 2007 Wedding Date: June 7, 2008 Blogging Since: September 14, 2007 Venue: Winery in the Gold Country About Me: I love the Spice Girls, dogs with underbites, bean burritos, making messes, high fives, avoiding showers, crossword puzzles, blogs, weddings, and blogs about weddings!
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Citrus Shower - Food Porn

October 2nd, 2009 @ 2:04 pm by Mrs. Penguin

Well, I threw my first bridal shower and lived to tell the tale. Special thanks to my co-host/slave Emily, who once again suffered through a Japanese food dinner (the bride and I are obsessed with Japanese food, Emily is not), and hamburger grease stains to make the shower happen!

When the first guests showed up (on time), I was still in my pajamas. Oops. This particular circle of friends I run in is notorious for being late to EVERYTHING, so having her coworkers show up on time was a bit shocking to us. Bad hostess.

Anyhoo, I took some great advice from reader cbgg who suggested we turn regular bowls over and place our platters on top to create a little height and free up more room on the food table. Genius! That’s exactly what we did (and I would have never thought of it!). Lien at the Crazy Cake Company also suggested using regular household items, like large coffee cans or storage tins, wrapping them in paper, and doing the same. Geniuses. All of you.

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I added little white flowers to the decorative (cereal) bowls of citrus.

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The hot dogs were friggin’ delicious. To make these by hand, simply wrap cocktail wieners in small triangles of puff pastry. Yum! (We just bought pre-made wrapped wieners.)

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The heart shaped brownies were a hit!

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No one went thirsty…

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Bubbly bar mixers:

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Bride Robin and co-hostess Emily

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It was a lingerie shower, and little did I know we’d be playing “Guess who gave you this lingerie”. Unfortunately, it was obvious which was my gift, since my cheap ass just wrapped her gift in the coordinating paper from the shower.

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Too cheap to even buy you ribbon and a bow. That’s right. Lovvveee youuuu.

We all ate. A LOT.

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I can see your undies!

Emily was in charge of games, and she came up with fun ones. Here they are for your enjoyment:

I’m glad that I only ended up with 3 new pieces of glassware (the bubbly bar pitchers). All in all, a successful day!

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38 Responses to “Citrus Shower - Food Porn”

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Jessie516
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Jessie516 (message)  4,039 posts, Honey bee

Pengy, I LOVE the decor and menu from this shower. I may have to steal this idea next time I’m a shower hostess. ;)

 
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Miss Hamster (message)  1,080 posts, Bumble bee

Wow, that shower looks amazing!!!

 
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Mrs. Bruschetta (message)  5,553 posts, Bee Keeper

All the goodies look so delish! And I love the gigantic yellow balloons!

 
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Mrs. Swan (message)  387 posts, Helper bee

I love the heart-shaped brownies! You did an amazing job. I am thoroughly impressed.

 
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anvil_chick
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anvil_chick (message)  215 posts, Helper bee

totally just made me really hungry. everything looks so great and it seems like you all had a wonderful time.

 
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peanutlovespumpkin (message)  251 posts, Helper bee

is it just me, or are those polka-dotted undies Bruin colors? Awesome job!

 
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Miss Burgundy
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Miss Burgundy (message)  907 posts, Busy bee

Peng!! This is SO beautiful! What a great job!! *applause*

 
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Mrs. Penguin
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Mrs. Penguin (message)  2,148 posts, Buzzing bee

@peanutlovespumpkin: Hahaha… the bride is a Bruin too :) Her hubs went to UCLA as well but also went to SC Law, and he (omg) totally loves SC football (omg). She is such a trooper though, and totally mocks him for this. They are hardcore, too! This weekend is the UCLA/Stanford so they’re going out to the game… and their wedding is next weekend!

 
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krissybee
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krissybee (message)  1,038 posts, Bumble bee

amazing!! love all the details!

 
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peanutlovespumpkin (message)  251 posts, Helper bee

@Mrs Penguin: We’ve got a bunch of UCLA undergrad/USC grad friends too - and they root for SC football, what is up with that?? That is so cool that they are tailgating the Stanford game the weekend before the wedding - that’s my kind of people! We threw a wedding-themed tailgate for one of our Bruin Brides last year, it was cheesily fun :) GO BRUINS

 
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Future Mrs. Fox (message)  15 posts, Newbee

You did an incredible job! I love the look.

 
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Lillindy
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Lillindy (message)  4,268 posts, Honey bee

Dang Pengy, that looks like such an awesome party! I’m so bookmarking it and may just borrow some of your ideas for a baby shower I’m helping to throw. :)

 
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Miss Frozen Yogurt (message)  885 posts, Busy bee

Pengy, it looks amazing!! what a lucky bride! And seriously everything looks delicious and so cute!

 
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Mrs. French Bulldog
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Mrs. French Bulldog (message)  6,074 posts, Bee Keeper

Your shower turned out great! and now I am really hungry and craving mini burgers and mac n’ Cheese in bacon cups - EVIL ;-)

 
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tea
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tea (message)  2,650 posts, Sugar bee

i love your shower pengy! everything looks fabulous

 
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Miss_Carmel
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Miss_Carmel (message)  317 posts, Helper bee

Everything looks so cute and very bubbly! I’m loving the bright colors!

 
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Miss Dachshund (message)  487 posts, Helper bee

Love, love, LOVE!

Forwarding to my shower hostesses…

 
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Ghenet
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Ghenet (message)  125 posts, Blushing bee

Love this! And btw, great apartment you have!

 
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MexicanGirl
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MexicanGirl (message)  644 posts, Busy bee

amazing! everything looks so bright and delicious! you did a great job!

 
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alvina
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alvina (message)  298 posts, Helper bee

WOw! So fancy yet so casual! The heart shaped brownies with milk was really cute!

 
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heavnzbrat

omg, freaking amazing. great job Mrs. Peng.

 
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KMSull
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KMSull (message)  2,915 posts, Sugar bee

Too freaking cute! All of it. Love the bow you put on the package!

 
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lauralou852
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lauralou852 (message)  288 posts, Helper bee

Everything is so cute! And your ribbon/bow is way cuter than a store bought one!

 
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LatteLove
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LatteLove (message)  4,104 posts, Honey bee

wow, you throw a pretty and yummy shower, Peng! Do you do consulting or freelance work? ;-)

 
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cbgg (message)  308 posts, Helper bee

So glad that the plate/bowl tip woked out for you! We condo living girls have to be space concious with our kitchen ware ;-)

The whole event looks spectacular. I alwasy thought that doing mini foods would be too much work but now you’ve convinced me I have to try it!

 
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Miss Ramen (message)  261 posts, Helper bee

Wow! That is sooo cute! I love how it all came together; those pitchers are so sexy! Did you take those photos? They’re incredible!

 
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Mrs. Penguin
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Mrs. Penguin (message)  2,148 posts, Buzzing bee

@cbgg: Thanks again for the fab tip!!! I love the hive in all its resourcefulness!

@Miss Ramen: Mr. Pengy got me a sexy new Nikon D90 for my birthday this year! (And by birthday I mean it’s also my Christmas present and my birthday present next year, too!)

 
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Miss Poodle
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Miss Poodle (message)  3,020 posts, Sugar bee

Wow you did such an amazing job Pengy!!
You should be a shower planner for living :D

 
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Carbon Girl
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Carbon Girl (message)  430 posts, Helper bee

Gorgeous. Well done, Ms. Penguin!

 
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mrspaetz
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mrspaetz (message)  1,707 posts, Bumble bee

that’s so awesome! thanks for showing us how to do a fab party with limited resources / not having to buy a whole bunch of new stuff!

 
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Mrs. Mouse (message)  3,341 posts, Sugar bee

Wow, what an awesome shower! The food looks so delicious–I’m drooling!

 
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Mrs. Taffy (message)  2,603 posts, Sugar bee

Great job, Pengy!!!! :)

 
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Miss Moonbeam (message)  1,328 posts, Bumble bee

So great, love all the color.

 
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Bellini (message)  552 posts, Busy bee

what a lucky bride-to-be! i would love a shower like this!

 
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ColorCoated
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ColorCoated (message)  951 posts, Busy bee

THat mac and cheese makes me hungry. Haha Everything looks great!

 
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fiftyfootbride
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fiftyfootbride (message)  3,784 posts, Honey bee

Such an AMAZING shower. You did a fantabulous job.

 
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Chris@Celebrations At Home

I am in love with this shower! Your ideas are simple, modern, and so creative! Hope you don’t mind me sharing this on my blog.

 
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Mrs. Penguin
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Mrs. Penguin (message)  2,148 posts, Buzzing bee

@Chris@Celebrations At Home: Please do, I’m flattered! Thank you for the compliment! :)

 


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