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Antique Pram Baby Shower

Happy Friday! The Swanky Chicks are back and we have an adorable baby shower post for you today. A Portland mommy-to-be had her hostesses contact us to design her a baby shower based around her pram that she purchased in a local antique shop. We jumped at the opportunity and had a great time working on this project. The theme was based around the antique pram and our fonts and designs came from old apothecary labels.

Pram Baby Shower

We created answer sheets for the baby shower games that incorporated the antique pram image and great antique fonts. The ladies had a ton of fun with these games. They played “who’s that baby?” and the mommy-to-be snuck in a baby picture of dad that had everyone giggling. The hostess also had everyone write a short story for mom-to-be using a list of words, some baby themed and some random, like rattle and tow truck. We heard this one got a ton of laughs.

The favors were a candle tied in cellophane bags with an adorable poem written by the shower hostess! She is so creative!

Here’s a candle to light when you hear us say,

…Sweet “Baby Dolan” is NOW on the way!

Let it serve as a token of thanks in anticipation,

As we join in together with hopeful celebration!

Please keep it as remembrance to PRAY,

For a safe delivery this coming May!

And along with baby we’ll give deepest appreciation

For helping us out of such a “tight” situation!

The shower was “Anticipating Baby” so the candle tins said “Anticipating Baby” with her due date. We just adore the antique pram and it was wonderful inspiration. Baby shower

Don’t these cute pink cupcakes look delicious!

We had a wonderful time working with these ladies and they did an amazing job bringing our designs to life!

Around the Clock Bridal Shower

The Swanky Chicks are so thrilled to be your guest blogger for the day! Swanky Chicks is your baby and bridal shower planning destination so we thought we would share with you a creative bridal shower idea. An around the clock bridal shower will ensure that the bride receives gifts she needs in all areas of her life, and give you a fun theme that you can really get creative with.

So what is an around the clock bridal shower? The shower focuses on the different “times” in a bride and grooms lives together and creates categories for gift-giving. This can be done in one of two ways , each guest is assigned an hour of the day or a time like breakfast time or party time. Your guests will have a ton of fun choosing gifts for their assigned time and the bride will receive everything from a waffle maker to lingerie.

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Here is a simple poem for the invitations to explain the shower to your guests.

We’re having a party! And won’t it be fun
Many cheers and best wishes before we are done
A shower for (bride’s name), our esteemed bride-to-be
A reason to revel, we know you’ll agree

“The times of our life” is the theme for this day
To help the new couple get on their way
Breakfast at home, lunch in the park
Playtime and fun time from morning til dark

Filling each second, each minute, each hour
That is our challenge for this bridal shower
We hope you can join us, we hope you’ll agree
(Hostess’s address) is the place to be!

YOUR TIME OF DAY IS_______________

You can incorporate this theme in everything from the invitations to the food. Serve food buffet style from a variety of meal times around the clock. Incorporate clocks and timers into the decor, and give kitchen timers or calendars as favors.

This shower theme would also work really well for a baby shower, assign times like bed time and bath time.