Trend to watch: Rustic Baby Shower

Gone are the days of boring baby showers that no one wanted to attend! These days they are quite the social event social and fill our social feeds with gorgeous images that can make even this mother of 4 want to do it all over again!

One trend we’ve been paying close attention to is the rustic baby shower theme. So, so divine and works well as a gender neutral theme, or can be adapted to a slightly more masculine or feminine feel with colour if required.

Key features to include in a rustic baby shower are natural, earthy tones, natural elements such as wood, florals and even fauna, and a few vintage elements like lace and mason jars. You can also work in some metallics for a special pop of colour!

To get your inspiration flowing, we’ve found some great items you can easily source from our LLC Vendors to get a head start.

 

 

Rustic Baby Shower Invitations

Set the tone of your event with beautiful invitations that the mum-to-be can add to her keepsake box. We love these ones printed on wood by Eve & Co which could be customised to suit a baby shower theme:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rustic Baby Shower Decorations and Tableware

Sometimes starting with a blank canvas can be a little daunting and sometimes end in a creative block! But in this case, you can’t go wrong by starting with a neutral colour palette of woods, kraft paper, hessian, florals and adding muted, pastel colour for a gorgeous layered rustic theme or throwing in some metallics for some extra wow factor!

A gorgeous authentic chalkboard sign such as this suits the rustic feel perfectly and is a special way to welcome guests and personalise the baby shower decor:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rustic Baby Shower Finishing Touches

Favour bags, themed props and cake toppers add those final touches to any event, and you’ll find plenty available in your neutral theme colour palette.

 

 

 

These cookie mix bottles (which can have customised labels) are a gorgeous favour for guests to take home and enjoy and they also suit the rustic decor!:

 

 

 

To add some rustic flare to your cakes and baked treats, try these items!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few more rustic props to help theme your event!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This theme is a real classic and easy to pull together, assuring a timeless event the mum-to-be and guests will look back on fondly and want to do all over again!

 

A baby shower in full bloom

When you’re expecting a new baby – it is a special time and definitely a time to celebrate! A baby shower is a beautiful chance to pamper the mother to be and indulge her a little while celebrating the unique life about to be born!

Talented Life’s Little Celebration vendors collaborated together to put together an inspirational shoot in time for spring for anyone planning a baby shower! This shoot was styled for a special feature on Lenzo which you can view here.

These beautiful invites really set the tone for the whole shoot and I love the idea of theming a baby shower around such a floral concept as being “in full bloom”!

 

 

 

The whole event then came alive with the gorgeous array of flowers and decor to create a relaxing, inviting and perfectly pretty setting with the colours of the flowers working so beautifully with the rose gold touches:

 

 

 

 

 

The cake and desserts again exemplified the whole theme of being “in full bloom” with pretty and delicate floral details:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Handmade elements such as these handpainted artworks and gift tags add so much personal detail:

 

 

Can you believe these seed packets are actually cookies? Just stunning detail!

 

 

 

I love the refreshing drink station setup with the mixes of rose gold and greens:

 

 

 

 

This beautiful flower was actually handcrafted from paper – hard to believe I know! Paper flowers are the perfect way to add extra floral touches which you can keep after the celebration!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vendor Credits:

This amazing shoot was a special Life’s Little Celebrations collaboration shoot specifically for Lenzo. It would not have been possible without the amazing talents of the below vendors. If you have seen something you love in the above shoot, you can source it via these vendors:

STYLING & COORDINATION Dream a Little Dream Events + I Heart Table Art

PHOTOGRAPHER LoveHer Photography

FLOWERS + FLORISTRY The Black Posy

VENUE Little Leaf Co

STATIONERY Eve & Co.

PARTYWARE Ruby Rabbit Partyware

GIFT TAGS + BOTANICAL PAINTINGS Elk Prints

FOILED DRINK LABELS Kels Gift Labelling

MINI CAKES, MERINGUE BULBS + COPPER DRIP CAKE Niknak’s Sweetest Treats

MAIN CAKE, TARTLETS + DESSERTS My Petite Sweets

PAPER FLOWER BULBS Hanging Pretty

VINTAGE SEED PACKET COOKIES Frosted by Nicci

CAKE TOPPER, DRINK STIRRERS + ENGRAVED TIMBER FLOWER PRESS Glistening Occasions

LOLLIPOPS Petal and Pop

FURNITURE Higher Events

DRESS Share My Armoire

TABLE LINEN, COPPER TAGS + TERRARIUM Her Beautiful Mess

MODEL Tammy Willis

HAIR STYLIST Off Your Head

MAKEUP Megan Princiotto MUA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Shower finishing touches

Celebrating the impending arrival of a new baby is such a joyous event but by no means an easy one! So hopefully my previous post on Baby Shower Cakes and Desserts has given you a great head start on planning this special occasion by ordering those ah-mazing cakes and frosted cookies, and now it’s onto the finishing touches to pull it all together!

Once you have your theme or colour chosen, shopping for the finishing touches is the easy part! To make it even easier for you though, we’ve searched the LLC partners for you and found some gorgeous items to complete the look no matter what your theme. You can search our full list of Directory pages for more ideas and finishing touches from our fabulous partners.

Baby Shower Invitations

These baby shower invitations are just oh so cute and really provide some gorgeous inspiration for baby shower themes!:

Shop the Baby Shower Invitations here: 

Foxy Mama Baby Shower Printable invitation, $12 –  Giggles & Grace

Rocking Horse Personalised Baby Shower invitations, $2.49 each – The Party Parlour

It’s Raining Personalised Baby Shower invitations, $2.49 each – The Party Parlour

Baby Love Baby Shower invitations, $18 – Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Bonjour Bebe Personalised Printable, $20 – Pretty and Print

Dream Catcher invitations, $19.95 – Love The Occasion

 

Baby shower partyware

Style a fun baby shower with this gorgeous range of baby shower partyware!:

 

Shop Baby Shower Partyware here:

Jumbo Gender Reveal Confetti Balloons, $19.95 – Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Wishing Birds, $4.17 – Party & Co

‘hello little one’ large balloon $16.95 – Love The Occasion

Baby Shower Decorator Kit $60 – The Kit Source

Tiny Honeycomb Balls, $9 – Love The Occasion

Hot Air Balloon Garland, $14.95 – Favor Lane Party Boutique

Pink Honeycomb Diamond, $6.95 – Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Glittered Mint Feather Garland, $19.95 – Love The Occasion

 

Baby shower tableware

Set up a lovely table setting for the baby shower guests with these sweet selections!:

 

 

Shop Baby Shower Tableware here:

Gold Foiled ‘Hello Little One’ Napkins, $15.50 – Love The Occasion

Confetti Dot Paper Straws, $5.75 – Love the Occasion

Pink Geometric Plates, $6.50 – The Party Parlour

Linen Embossed Square Paper plates, $5.96 – My Party Boutique

Pink ‘Enjoy’ Straw Flags, $8.95 – Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Honey Paper Dish, $16.95 – Poppies For Grace

Noah’s Ark Blue Dessert Plate, $5.99 – Illume partyware

Eyes & Dots Ice Cream Cups, $11.95 – Ruby Rabbit Partyware

 

Cake & baking decor and accessories

Give your baby shower cake and desserts the special finishing touches with these items:

Shop baby shower Cake decor here:

It’s A Girl Cake Topper, $50 – Glistening Occasions

Yellow Rubber Duck Cupcake Baking Cups, $5.50 – Little Kite

Gold Glitter ‘Baby’ Cake Topper, $15 – Sugarlicious

Baby Cupcake Patties, $7.50 – Emiko Blue

Rocking Horse Cupcake Baking Cups, $5.50 – Little Kite

Gold Safari Animal Sticks, $21.95 – Favor Lane Party Boutique

Oh Baby cake topper, $34.95 – Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Playful Animals Party Picks, $7.95 – Emiko Blue

 

Baby Shower Favours & Games:

Send the guests home with something sweet to remember the baby shower with! The baby shower bingo card is wonderful to use during the baby shower for a little bit of fun!:

 

Shop baby shower favours here:

Onsie Gift Tags, $12 – Style Party Love

Retro Swirl Lollipop, $1.50 each – Favor Lane Party Boutique

Moustache Thank You tags, $5.99 – Style Party Love

Baby Shower Bingo, $30 -ELK Prints

Buzz BaBee Favor Bags, $6.97 – Party & Co

Baby Boy Rattle favors, $3.47 – Party & Co

Baby Girl Nappy Pins, $3.47 – Party & Co

 

Baby Shower styling props

For some extra special items at a baby shower, use some stylish and cute props:

Find the Props here:

Blush Wooden Scoops, $16.95 – Ruby Rabbit Partyware

Vintage Pram, POA hire charge – Two Little Jays

Glass Candy Jar, $23.95 – The Party Parlour

Ornate Rocking Horse, $30 hire charge – Sweet Heavenly Events Hire

Teacups and Saucers, POA hire charge – Two Little Jays

Grass Flower Mat, $3.50 hire charge – Tiny Tots Toy Hire

Drinks Dispenser, $20 hire charge – Tiny Tots Toy Hire

 

I hope you’ve found the inspiration and items you’ve been looking for to make this an unforgettable baby shower for the new mum!

 

 

 

Baby Shower Cakes & Styling

Baby Showers are such an exciting party to plan for – the anticipation of a new baby is such a joy to celebrate and it is a great opportunity to spoil the mum to be!

If you’re planning a baby shower – then this blog post will help inspire you showcasing some gorgeous baby shower cakes, desserts and dessert tables – you will see the way various baby showers and colour schemes can influence your baby shower planning!

In a future post I’ll be sharing a range of baby shower party supplies to work in with a range of various baby shower themes!

Enjoy the selection and remember – all of these vendors can be found on the Directory pages so make sure you have a browse there for the best in party vendors in Australia !

 

Baby Shower Desserts and Cakes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now for some truly stunning Baby shower cakes and as you will notice you can go with either a more baby themed cake or a more general cake in beautiful colours:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Shower Dessert Tables:

For more baby shower party and theme inspiration, these gorgeous baby shower dessert tables will have you swooning and perhaps make you slightly clucky!

As you will see – so many various themes and colour schemes can work for a baby shower! There need not be a specific theme as such if you want to base the baby shower decor more around a certain look (eg modern, rustic, vintage) or colour scheme!: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Such gorgeous baby shower styling and baby shower cakes and desserts  – wouldn’t you agree?

Watch out for next weeks post sharing baby shower party supplies, invitations and decorations and visit the Directory to discover a range of party vendors you can use when planning a baby shower!

Happy celebrating!

xx