Lately, baby showers are my favorite of projects! One friend asked me to make a banner for a nautical themed baby shower she was hosting and it got me looking for some creative inspiration. Although I am just a beginner with Adobe Illustrator, I absolutely love it! Teaching myself has been really fun, as well as really frustrating. I just added this fun, printable invitation to my Etsy Shop!

I love this theme way too much! A nautical baby shower is great because most baby showers have almost all adult guests. A helpful tip: keeping the theme baby & adult friendly really helps with the planning! I absolutely love kraft paper and it goes great with navy, red and white. Kraft paper is typically affordable as well.

The best part? Fun party details! I had a few items on hand (surprise, surprise!) to give you inspiration for this themed party.

The straw "flags" were beyond easy... just check out my last post on DIY Mini Party Flags! I used an anchor stamp from Paper Source to stamp on the kraft paper tags and a little of my beloved washi tape to spruce up the envelopes! This has me inspired for the 4th of July... I think I may just need to add a little sparkle:)

Happy Friday,

Today was our scheduled engagement session. And like any typical day in the south, the weather was unpredictable. In South Alabama, the sky was grey, air was muggy, and storm clouds were emerging. Thankfully, our sweet wedding photographers were able to postpone! Engagement session has been moved to this weekend and I am actually relieved to have a little more time to plan outfits, theme, etc!

We are taking out photos at the beautiful Fairhope Yacht Club. This location is perfect for Andrew and I, we are both lovers of boats and the coast.

I cannot wait to see the photos, I know they will be beautiful! We are planning on wearing casual, classic outfits.

Another nautical spin we added was on our Save the Dates. Here was our inspiration:

Sample via Etsy

Invitation by Swiss Cottage Design

Invitation Photo via Jen Huang

Our amazing stationer has already sent us our final draft and it is PERFECT! I am dying to post it but want to wait until our guests get them in the mail! Engagement photos coming soon :)

xo,