This past weekend we showered my darling sister and brother-in-law and their little boy with lots of love at their baby shower. I convinced my sister to let me throw her a co-ed sports themed baby shower and she totally went for it! I had such a blast planning the event. Everyone - especially the guys - loved the theme, games, and delicious food! Today I'm sharing all the details on the event.
The baby shower venue was Cazbar in downtown Baltimore. Cazbar has an amazing space upstairs that is perfect for a private event! We had about 50 guests and there was plenty of space!! The venue is extremely easy to work with an completely went along with my vision for the space. I worked with the talented Rebecca from Peacocks & Paisleys Event Decor to transform the space into all things sports. Rebecca also did the event decor for my sister's engagement party and wedding therefore it was a no brainer that I needed her expertise for the baby shower. All of the balloon decoration was done my Elana Royfer, who was referred to me by my coworker, and she is insanely talented. It took her less than an hour to set up all the balloon decorations fort the event!!
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The dessert table backdrop was the focal point of the room and Rebecca did an amazing job with setting up the pipe and drape for the backdrop. A great backdrop is key for photos and making the event memorable. During the shower I had all the guests take photos with the mom and dad to be and used the photos to send with thank you cards, everyone loved it! I found the perfect Sports Theme It's A Boy Banner from Etsy and picked up these sports onesies for background decor. The referee balloons were the perfect touch to tie in the sports theme and made for some hilarious photos with some of the guests. I found adorable Sports Candy Favor Sticks for party favors along with sport yo-yos wrapped in soccer, football, and basketball treat bags.
I planned for only three baby shower games. The first game was "Guess How Many Candies Are In the Bottle" which ended up being a very competitive game! I picked up these sports theme candies to fill the baby bottle and the winner took home the baby bottle of chocolate candies. The second game was "Who's That Baby?" and guests had to guess which family member's baby photo it was. My brother-in-law's sister sent me all their baby photos and I gather my family's photos for a fun blast from the past game. My sister and BIL totally loved this game. The last game was who could drink juice from the baby bottle the fastest. I had three guys volunteer for this game and it was absolutely epic!! The winners of all these games got MVP coffee mugs and Starbucks gift cards. Instead of a traditional guestbook I opted for a polaroid camera with extra film that guests used to snap photos and sign for the baby boy.
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The brunch was all taken care of by the amazing staff at Cazbar. Since it was a co-ed shower I knew the food had to be on point or else the guys would not be happy! The menu included: Hummus, Baba Ghanoush, Cacik, Tossed Salad, Turkey Bacon, Chicken and Kofta Kabob, Eggs Benedict with Soujuk, Spinach Pastries, Assorted Rolls, and Bread and all the coffee, tea, juice of your dreams. The food was absolutely delicious and the service was exceptional. I can't thank the staff and chefs at Cazbar enough for the amazing service they provided. The food was honestly the one thing I was not worried or stressed about because I knew it would be perfect!! All of the dessert - cake, cake pops, mini cupcakes, and sugar cookies - are from Enchanted Cakes and Treats. Fun fact about the cake - I din't want to waste any cake so I asked the bakery to make the bottom layer a fake cake and only the top layer an 8 inch marble cake! I'm happy to say that no cake was wasted in the production of this baby shower!
In another life I want to be a party planner because I find such joy in planning events and making my vision come to life. I had such a blast planning my sister's baby shower and loved that she trusted me to plan the entire thing! If you are planning a sports theme baby shower or even birthday party I have all the intel and more than happy to share!
