Did you guess Pride & Prejudice?
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Cheesy, maybe. But I have absolutely loved Pride & Prejudice since I first read the book—in middle school maybe? I've read it multiple times and seen both movies (of course!). I think it's such an amazing love story, and Keira Knightley is pretty amazing herself in the newer movie version.
But this post is actually about my first bridal shower! Initially when asked about having a shower with my church on New Years Day I was very hesitant. At that point I hadn't registered at all or even thought about having a shower. Fortunately I recuperated quickly and gathered some items into a registry. I'll have to post more about this, because this was and is way more difficult than I originally anticipated.
My mother and another woman from my church hosted the shower jointly. It was a brunch, and my mother cooked an incredible spread of food! Virginia did all of the amazing decorations—Pride & Prejudice themed, hence my opening.
She painted this print on canvas—too cute! The table centerpieces were stacked books with adorable tea pots and jars sitting on top of them and coral flowers to match my wedding colors. It was kind of like a dry run through for my wedding decorations.
Sorry this picture is so dark—photographer I am not, and all I have right now are my iPhone pictures. This is the place settings. The favors on each plate were Hershey kisses wrapped in pages of an old Pride & Prejudice book! She ripped the pages out, folded them in half with the kisses tucked inside, and sewed the edges to make a cute pocket.
My mom and lovely sisters cooked the food. I only took a picture of half of the table and the cupcakes, but we had mini muffins, sausage, breakfast pizza (so amazingly good!), carrot cupcakes, quiche, rolls, pumpkin French toast bake (to die for—so glad I got the recipe), and fresh fruit. Since it was a small church shower, that was more than enough food to feed the 20 or so ladies with their daughters who came. And it all tasted delicious.
I'm really mature, so I referred to the gift table as our "shrine table," complete with our engagement pictures and a candle lit in our honor. But in all seriousness—we were overwhelmed and very thankful for the many lovely gifts we received! I need to do another post soon about our registry, and when I do I'll share more.
I will say that to me the most uncomfortable part of the shower was opening the gifts. I am not naturally good in groups, and sitting in front of everyone opening gifts while they watch my reactions was out of my comfort zone. It's interesting—I can stand in front of a class and give a speech with little anxiety but when it comes to communicating personally with a group of my peers, my heartbeat skyrockets. I was nervous for the shower overall, but I really enjoyed getting to talk with many of these women, including my aunt and cousin. Some of them have known me and babysat me since I was three years old. And when the pressure was too much—well, I just escaped to the corner and colored pictures with the little girls at the shower.
Speaking of kids, check out these adorable girls (and baby boy!) who attended my shower—along with my lovely sisters and cousin. And a huge thank you to all who came and supported me, especially my mom and Virginia for hosting!
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