Monday, May 6, 2013

Owl Themed Gender Reveal Party

I just realized I never posted about the Owl themed gender reveal party that I hosted for one of my close friends.  It was nice to switch it up and plan a gender reveal party instead of doing the baby shower.  I especially enjoyed being the lone person whoooo knew whether it was pink or blue (sorry I couldn't help myself with the rhyming and owl reference) ;)


The invites: I had some adorable green owl card stock stickers that I acquired awhile ago and since owls and green are both gender neutral I ran with the theme.  I came up with the invite idea, we designed them in illustrator and instead of printing them on my home computer, I used a local print shop to print the invites in color and we (ahem, Charlie) cut them and put them together.  I was thrilled with how they turned out!
The wreath with the front and back of the invite



Centerpiece: My amazingly talented friend Jennigray (the florist at RiverOaks) arranged the centerpiece and gave them to me as a "just because" gift a few days before the party so I scratched my previous centerpiece idea and used this beauty instead.   It went perfectly with my table runner and theme. I also used the teal vases that I bought for another party with some pretty flowers I bought at WholeFoods to bring in some more boyish colors (since it was a gender reveal party and everything)! 





Tablerunner: I bought a yard and a half of fabric at hobby lobby and folded over the cut seams and voila... a table runner!

Other Decor: Since the mama-to-be is a school teacher I decided it'd be fun to throw in some chalkboard decor so I bought some wood, a foam board and chalkboard paint and made some signs. I found some owl themed ribbon and some little wooden owls that I used on the foam board to make it look more like a frame.




Themed food: I kept the food pretty simple for this party since it was mid-afternoon and everyone had eaten lunch.  I also made tags for the food out of the same paper I used for the invites.  On the menu... cheese & crackers, Funfetti Dip, Brownie Truffles, a Fruit and yogurt tray, veggie platter, chicken salad, white on white cupcakes, and Pink and blue iced mini chocolate cupcakes.





The favors: I had the always fabulous Pink Magnolia make the owl cookies and had the attendees take the cookie in the color that they thought Jill and Casey were having. 


The reveal: I wrapped a big box with balloons and we went outside to open it and do the big reveal.  I decorated the box using more of the matching paper from the invites.  




I had a "hoot"planning and hosting this owl themed gender reveal party for my sweet friends! I can't wait to hold baby Ethan once he arrives! 


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