In October I got a phone call from my fiancé Casey's Aunt saying that she and her sister (my Casey's other aunt) would like to throw me a lingerie shower. I was immediately panicked. An underwear shower, with my in laws and my mother? HELP!
It was such a conflicting feeling, I felt so grateful and excited that they wanted to gift me with a shower. I also felt horrified at the thought of opening edible body chocolate and see through nighties in front of the people who had changed Casey's diapers. I think the days or receiving nightgown and dusters are over, or are they? How are things done in your community? Would this be a normal occurrence, a shower including the whole family even grandma with no naughty gifts in sight; or would you be stuck with all eyes watching as you unwrapped leather crotch less panties?
Luckily, I have been blessed with the best in laws of all time, and the lingerie shower became a couples shower. For the longest time I had been a strict traditionalist, girls only at showers. In recent years I have seen how a couples shower is more like a cocktail party and can easily and seamless involve both sexes. I still stick to my ladies only at baby showers and bachelorette parties rule (that's a whole other blog post). I thought it would be nice having Casey involved, especially since it was his family throwing the shower. Who doesn't like a cocktail party with gifts?!
On our way to the shower all of the sudden Casey started to get really nervous. "What do we say after we open a gift? Thanks it's just want we wanted? Well of course it is, we registered for it!" We went back and forth on what were some appropriate responses. He was starting to make me worry, but when we got there and had a few glasses of wine it felt natural and not at all awkward.
We had a fantastic turn out, it felt so fantastic to be surrounded by our friends and family, just a little taste of what the wedding day will feel like. On the downside of that it felt like poo that we had all these people here just for us, but couldn't spend a lot of time with each person. I know it will feel like that times 100 the day of the wedding.
They had my favorite cake flavor red velvet.
The other usual suspects too of course; chocolate, strawberry and vanilla
Look at the shimmery fondant B's! Adorable
They gave me all the cute love bird decor.
Cant wait to decorate with it next valentines day!
This is the favor/guest book table
They made little love bird pin cushions for the girls...
and tape measures for the boys
Gaty made this guest book for us.
We had BBQ at the shower which was so perfect for our crowd.
A towel cake centerpiece! Have you heard of a diaper cake? At baby showers someone will make a "cake" make of cloth diapers, baby clothes and accessories. This is the wedding shower spin on that.
Stacy my former roommate and bridesmaid, and Mimi my maid of honor!
This is one of my most treasured gifts.
Casey's mother, Gaty, made this quilt for us.
Her very first quilt, and she made it for us!
Another one of my most treasured gifts.
My mother put together a gorgeous bag filled
with sunscreen sunglasses, flop flips, waterproof cameras THE WORKS!
And a fantastic contribution towards our honeymoon.
We have the best families.
My beautiful mother and I.
Bride and Groom
It was such a lovely time, I highly recommend having a couples shower. I love that it helped Casey feel apart of it all, and now he knows what this whole shower thing is all about.
