Last month, we attended a chic baby shower for our dear friend, Stephanie, at The Crooked Knife. A baby shower styled in various shades of blue with white accents is the perfect way to welcome a new baby boy. We are excited to share the shower with you.
Stephanie recently moved to Florida, but was excited to celebrate this milestone with her girlfriends in New York City. Our friend, Amanda, helped her plan the party. In NYC, it can be challenging to find a friend or family member with an apartment large enough to host 15-20 guests for brunch. We often recommend choosing a restaurant with a large private room. On the plus side, it can be significantly less work than an at-home event. Best of all there are no dishes to clean up at the end!
the invitation
Stephanie and Amanda invited their guests to the Crooked Knife through Facebook. This restaurant serves American fare and is great for groups.
the decor
Amanda used shades of blue and white to decorate the room. She filled the room with baby blue, pearly white and slate gray decor. Amanda framed our table with blue balloons and placed blue and white hydrangea inside mason jars. She also sprinkled blue confetti on the table and placed jellybeans inside blue baby bottles. Blue and white straws also added the perfect baby boy touch to our water glasses.
baby boy bites
Guests sipped on mimosas and dined on Eggs Benedict, French Toast and Truffle Shuffle Burgers. The Crooked Knife offers a bottomless brunch option for $42, which includes an entree and limitless bloody mary’s and/or mimosas for two hours.
the perfect shot
Stephanie purchased adorable floral garlands for her guests. We highly recommend adding Photo Booth props to every party. While purchases from Etsy will easily run in the $50 range, the memories you make with them will be worth so much more. If you have time and want to save money, we suggest buying the digitals. If you are low on time, you can purchase ready-made props at a higher price.
the entertainment
Amanda came up with some fun shower games, including
Mad Libs Cards of Hopes and Wishes for the Baby
Write Message on a Diaper to the Parents to Be
Dad to be, John also stopped by to partake in the festivities and we read some of the messages to him. The party favors included baby bottle jellybeans and makeup by Mineral Fusion Natural Brands.
After brunch, we went outside and took pictures by this gorgeous green backdrop. We loved how the green popped against the shades of blue that most guests wore to the party.
Congrats again Stephanie and John. Your New York friends can’t wait to meet baby Hudson.
“Why fit in when you were born to stand out.” – Dr Seuss
These seems like such a fun shower!! What an awesome thing to do it at a restaurant- brunch is great for a shower! Loved the simple decor too, so easy but so lovely!
thanks Hilary!
What a fun and beautiful shower! I love the brunch theme. Congratulations to the new parents!
Thanks Tay! we loved the theme too!
What a fun shower, with the best little details! What a great idea to do brunch!
Thanks Sarah! It's all about the little details!
what a beautiful mum to be!! This is so much fun! I hope that everything goes well for her and bub! I can't wait to see more!
We cant wait too! She is due any day now!
What a fun shower!!! And so many great boy colors everywhere 🙂
Thanks Stevie. We loved how she colored everything blue!
What a lovely shower for a boy mom! And congrats to the new Mama!
Thanks Meghan!
This baby shower looks like so much fun! Beautiful mama. Congrats!
It was!
Aww these soon-to-be parents are adorable! Love love how you got a photo of them together, and how you documented the natural fun of this baby shower.
Thanks!
How sweet! What a perfect baby shower? All of the details are perfection 🙂
Thanks Natalie!
Brunch + baby shower? Such a great idea. I love the nontraditional approach to the baby shower. The details were great!
Thanks Erin!
Congratulations, Stephanie and John!! You all look radiant and so excited. Such a beautiful shower and time with friends! (And Archana, that twin title is so cute!!)
Thanks Sarah! We cant wait to meet baby Hudson!
That is such a cute and fun baby shower! Every detail is so perfect.xx, Kusum | http://www.sveeteskapes.com
Thanks Kusum!
What a beautiful shower! I love all the shades of blue. What a great way to celebrate her new baby boy!
Thanks De Balino!
You ladies look like you had an absolute blast! I love all the fun details to help celebrate the new baby’s arrival!
Thanks Ashley! We had a fabulous time celebrating baby Hudson!
What a fun and colorful baby shower! Love all of the decorations. This makes me miss being pregnant with our babies. Congrats to the new parents!
Thanks Lynn. We cant wait to meet baby Hudson! Stephanie is due any day now!
I really love the name of this place! So cute! I have never taken photos of an event like this but when i do these are a great way to show me what i need to think about! Thank you so much for sharing! So Exciting to remember these great moments we often forget
We definitely recommend a boozy brunch at the Crooked Knife! We bring our camera everywhere to capture as many Kodak moments as possible
The prettiest baby shower! So adorableeee :)xo,Maca
Thanks Maca!