Fashionista Bridal Shower - The (Full) Recap

I started my bridal shower recap by going through tips with you all, but I'm going to back up (and take it up a level) to give you a full picture of the day.

The fashionista bridal shower all started with the invitation below (made by Turkey Mom) and was clearly inspired the event's design.

Shower invite

When I entered Albany Country Club that Saturday, I was greeted by a new friend...

The dressmaker's dummy is actually wearing Turkey Mom's wedding veil!

and then lots of pink and green...

and then family and friends, who came from all over the east coast (from up in Maine all the way down to DC)!

Mid-conversation...probably explaining who's who to the bridesmaids

We took some required photos...

The ladies with Mr. Turkey

Mr. Turkey and his mom

and then enjoyed a delicious breakfast buffet (fresh fruit, waffles, made-to-order omlettes) with fancy beverages (bellinis, mimosas, bloody marys).

This table leaned toward the bloody mary

Mom Turkey gave a touching speech (spoiler alert - I am so totally SCREWED when it comes to not crying at the wedding) and the games were introduced. The first involved 5 words that weren't allowed to be said during the shower - cute, marriage, Mr. Turkey (well, his real name), love and honeymoon. Currency was exchanged in Hershey kisses for anyone who used the words (spoiler alert - I lost all my kisses within about 2 minutes).

The next was "Guess the Fashionista" where each guest sent in a fashionable photo of themselves and you had to determine who was who.

Turkey Mom during her speech (the "Guess the Fashionista" game is on the easel to the left)

A sampling of some fashionista photos
Top L, clockwise: Turkey Mom (with Turkey Dad at their prom), Bridesmaid M, Cousin A, Bridesmaid D

The last game was "Fashionista Through the Ages" and the objective was to guess my age in each of the photos.

For the record, I only got ONE right when I guessed

We then watched a video created by Cousin L (more on this later)

This was the second viewing (I was cringing a bit with embarrassment during the first one)

before digging into the most amazing dessert table EVER.

Bridesmaid M and Bridesmaid D show off the dessert

Yes, there were shoe shaped cookies in addition to the FABULOUS cupcake selection

It was then time for gifts and, believe it or not, there were a few decent photos.

I am midway through saying "cute" (like I said, I had no kisses left)

Showing off a pig cutting board from friend B

As you other brides / bridesmaids know, gift unwrapping is no picnic. And maybe I'm biased, but I think I had the hardest working bridesmaids (and they were in some pretty high heels).

Seriously, the gifts were unwrapped, packaged with cards, on a cart and in the car before I knew what happened

I cannot possibly thank these ladies and Turkey Mom for putting together such a wonderful event. They seemed to think of everything - from the theme to the food to the decor - that made it a perfect event for me. They nicely spaced the games, gave fun prizes and thought of every last detail (that will be the next post). I feel very lucky to have women that know me so well!

How beautiful are they? Bridesmaid B, Bridesmaid C, Turkey Mom, Bridesmaid M, Bridesmaid D, MOH J

The shower was absolutely beautiful (in pink and green) and I felt so blessed that my family and friends took time out of their busy schedules to spend a few hours at the country club. It also made me that much more excited for the wedding next month - they're such a fun group!

All the fashionable shower guests (everyone really "brought it" with the fancy)

 Tell us about your bridal shower...what made it special for you?