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Last Saturday I attended the most beautiful, delectable, joyful shower ever! It was so much fun, and to my amazement, it was all for me! My mom’s dear friend (Auntie J) and my bridesmaids planned every perfectly pink detail.

When I walked in, my SIL greeted me with a smile and placed a flower in my hair. She did this for everyone who entered and collected recipe cards in a box for me to take home. You can see all the hair flowers below!

The girls ushered me into the kitchen to see the display of mini cheesecakes, cream puffs, cookies, and chocolate-covered strawberries. Auntie J placed a gorgeous corsage on my wrist. I loved it!

Each treat had something to do with my life experiences. I fell in love with black and white cookies when I lived in NYC, so my dear friend made pink and white cookies. They were amazingly soft and were gone in a flash! My BFF and I worked at TCBY together for years, so she placed a common fro yo topping on the table—M&Ms, all pink and white, of course.

There was a table of sweets, a table of savories, and plenty of tasty drinks to wash them down. I could eat berries all day, so this punch was straight out of my dreams. See the pink ribbons on the paper cups? These girls thought of everything!

We played three games, and all of them had us laughing for hours! The best was Shower Bingo. The rules were simple:

1. Fill out a blank Bingo card by writing a common shower gift in each box.
2. If the bride opens a present that you wrote down, mark it on your card.
3. The first person to mark five in a row (Bingo!) will receive a prize.

I was hanging out by the food while everyone filled out their cards and, apparently, cheated with abandon! (See photo below for evidence.) After a few gifts, everyone was laughing hysterically and shouting BINGO at the same time. I can’t blame them for cheating—check out the adorable prizes! Cookie mix in flower-topped containers.

I wish we had a photo with everyone who attended. Here’s a pic with everyone who stuck around to help clean and take the next set of ridiculous pictures.

Soooo, let me explain. Long before shower planning even started, my BFF and I talked about how much we love Disney movies and how fun a Disney princess-themed event would be. We’d never subject our mothers and other normal adults to such a kiddie theme, but my BFF convinced the other bridesmaids to dress as Disney princesses for the shower! It wasn’t the theme of the shower; we just enjoy dressing up.

We took photos to illustrate each girl’s character. Can you guess which princesses we were representing?

I’m so touched and humbled by how much thought went into planning the shower. Not only was it beautiful, but it was a barrel of laughs that I’ll never forget. Thank you, friends and sisters! Love!

Tell me about the most fun you’ve had at a bridal shower! Did you have a blast at your own, too?