REAL PARTIES: Pretty in Pink Baby Shower
categories: baby shower ideas, real parties, think pink
It’s no secret that Amy Belle Isle from Stem Parties is a creative genius when it comes to celebrating! I’m so excited (or maybe I should say “stoked“) to share her latest baby shower creation with you… it’s so much fun! Keep reading for lots of images and all the details, as told by Amy herself…
“I am really excited that Jenn asked me to share this Pretty In Pink baby shower with all of her readers. This shower was such a joy for me to do since I am not only a child of the 80s but because it was also for a very dear friend of mine that I’ve known since Jr. High.
Since Kacie’s favorite movie back then was Pretty in Pink and she was having a girl, it was a given what the theme would be. The trick was combining the movie and the era with a baby shower and make it all work. Okay, the trick was really making the 80s seem anything but tacky neon!
I decided to really play up the pink and add in different touches from the 80s along with a few baby related items. Remember, baby showers don’t have to scream “BABY” to work. Subtle works, too!
Guests were treated to homemade box lunches with cassette tapes tied on top with pink and white ribbons. I bought a lot sale of 50 cassettes from an eBay seller for $10 and painted them all different shades of pink. Be patient, it takes several coats of paint to cover these babies! Boxes were from The Container Store and the Pretty In Pink label of front is easy to make with these round labels from Paper Source.
The pink linens were set off with old albums covered with round pink labels custom worded for the occasion, table “runners” made from photocopies tiled with the Pretty In Pink movie cover, simple floral arrangements and pink pacifiers.
Two tables had pregnant wire forms from tmarco encased between two acrylic box frames filled with pacifiers, while another table had this larger version of the wire form center stage.
You can’t have an 80s shower without balloons, can you? Approximately 150 various shades of pink balloons not only provide the backdrop to the room but also filled the alcove ceiling (not shown…sorry).
Taking a cue from the fabulous Amy Atlas, I recreated a pink dessert table with sweets from several local bakeries in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Paper hanging daisies in the background from Luna Bazaar really set this area off. And, you can’t really have a Pretty in Pink party without Duckie. The fact that I found pink ones just about did me in. Oh sweet fate.
More sweet treats were found at the hot beverage station on the butler’s pantry. It’s amazing how much bang you can get for your buck with some simple hot chocolate, coffee and tea if you present it with yummy toppings and fun Irish Coffee mugs!
In addition to playing a baby related trivia game with some 80s questions thrown in, I asked guests (in the invitations) to bring a picture of themselves from the 80s. Each guest was given various pink scrapbook pages to fill with their pictures and words of advice/encouragement for Kacie. The pictures provided a good laugh and the sweet words from all the guests made for a very special keepsake.
Thanks again, Jenn, for asking me to share this with everyone and Congratulations to Kacie (and baby Grayson Laine born February 9th). You’re going to be a totally RAD mother. Fer sure.”
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Thank, Amy! I’m inspired to throw a party based on an 80’s movie myself now – what other good ones could we do? Maybe a Some Kind of Wonderful bridal shower or a funny Princess Bride inspired engagement party/couples shower. Hmmm….
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Oh wow, I love this.. Its too cute
Feb 12, 2009 at 10:58 am
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Yes, once again Amy has shown her creative genious! ….. I would love to see you transporting those 150 balloons!! LOL
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Feb 12, 2009 at 12:05 pm -
This is such a great idea. I can’t wait to use some ideas for my next party!
Feb 12, 2009 at 12:40 pm -
Thanks, again, Jenn!
Chris – girl I had the helium tanks on site and put some kind souls to work. Can you imagine the chaos of me with 150 in the car?
Feb 12, 2009 at 12:57 pm -
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Feb 12, 2009 at 1:41 pm -
This is outstanding! I am completely in love with all these ideas. You are truly inspired and inspiring. I’m working on throwing a 90’s themed bridal shower… suggestions?
Feb 12, 2009 at 1:59 pm -
Fabulous as always!!!!!
Feb 12, 2009 at 3:57 pm
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I love the cassette tapes tied on to the boxed lunches! What a creative idea!!
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Feb 12, 2009 at 5:12 pm -
Francisco,
Feb 12, 2009 at 8:17 pm
I would seriously travel through a sea of swirly twirly gum drops to get to one of your parties.
You should know that I really truly am your number one fan (you already DO know that, don’t you?).
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So cute!! I love it!
Feb 12, 2009 at 9:33 pm -
it is simply fab! I love it!
Feb 13, 2009 at 12:25 am -
Awesome!
Feb 13, 2009 at 5:34 am -
i just love this take on the pretty in pink. retro with a chic update–very cute!!
Feb 13, 2009 at 8:48 am -
What a lovely display It is so true that you can provide “cheaper” desserts, but the display is what really adds that classy element. Loved it all
Feb 13, 2009 at 9:06 am -
I love this theme! That would be a blast!
Feb 13, 2009 at 11:21 am -
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Feb 13, 2009 at 1:15 pm -
That is absolutly perfect, how funky is that! I love the old lps as placemats or chargers, very rad.
Cheers!
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Feb 13, 2009 at 1:34 pm -
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Feb 13, 2009 at 3:35 pm -
I love pink! Bonnie Marcus has the cutest stationery in pink for a baby shower: http://www.bonniemarcus.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=2
Feb 14, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Then the cutest gift for mommy are her pink expecting in style flip flops on sale at Solestruck.com: http://www.solestruck.com/bonnie-marcus-expecting-in-style-flip-flop-pink/index.html. Adorable!! -
I love this idea…The decor is so fab. The album chargers, casette tapes. I love it all. So cute. So many great details.
Feb 16, 2009 at 8:11 am -
Amy,
Thanks for sharing this idea! You did a great job pulling together baby, 80’s, and pink! I LOVE the homemade boxed lunches and the beverage bar. It’s so nice to see those tricks on how to stretch a buck these days without cutting back on the party ambience. Nice job!
Feb 17, 2009 at 12:42 pm -
This gives such good do-able ideas for the budget conscious or over the top decor. Thanks for sharing this great theme.
Feb 17, 2009 at 9:58 pm -
I LOVE this! Pretty in Pink was and still is my favorite movie. What a great idea!
Feb 21, 2009 at 4:49 am
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Oh gosh!! I love the glitter on the cupcakes, and the casette tapes. Just so nice.
Feb 21, 2009 at 4:00 pm -
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Feb 24, 2009 at 1:27 pm -
This is a fantasic party with fantasic decor. What size dress form is used for the centerpiece? Perhaps 11”
Mar 1, 2009 at 8:20 pm -
Thanks for all of the compliments. I truly appreciate it and am so glad to be able to share with you!
tOMIKA – The larger pregnant wire form is the 15″ one. Hope that helps!
amy belle isle
Mar 2, 2009 at 9:40 am
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Mar 2, 2009 at 10:47 pm -
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Mar 5, 2009 at 11:02 am -
I love the Pretty in Pink Baby Shower theme!
Mar 5, 2009 at 3:28 pm -
Great job! What a fun party. I couldn’t tell from the pictures but what did you use to make the heart lollipops stand up?
Mar 6, 2009 at 8:24 am -
Kathy,
Thanks! The heart lollipops are standing in a block of styrofoam wrapped in pink gift wrap. Hope that helps.
amy
Mar 11, 2009 at 7:14 am -
This is absolutely fantastic. How fun.
Mar 13, 2009 at 11:36 am -
I LOVE IT…EVERYTHING!! Can’t wait to show my creative side in June! I’m donig a Mod Mommy theme and would like to use the cray paper decorations (looks like hot pink cray paper flowers) you have shown in the slide that reads “Fabulous Pink Details”. I tried the aprty stores and looking online but can’t find them. Can you head me in the right direction?
Mar 21, 2009 at 10:12 am -
Hi Michelle –
I think what you’re referring to are the pink paper daisies. Here’s a link to where you can buy them at lunabazaar.com:
http://www.lunabazaar.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=591Hope that helps!
Mar 23, 2009 at 10:19 am -
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Mar 26, 2009 at 6:02 am -
I absolutely love this theme!! Question: where did you find those cute pink plastic looking boxes that the cupcakes are sitting on as well as the small pregnant wire forms?
Mar 28, 2009 at 3:56 pm -
Your even more awesome now!
Thanks so much for the link…Now I’m ready to get this party started!Hope to see more of your skills soon.
Mar 28, 2009 at 6:16 pm -
What a gorgeous setup! You’re an amazing friend to do all this. It’s so creative and thoughtful.
Mar 31, 2009 at 12:56 pm -
Okay I am love. You could easily make this into a bridal shower as well. AWESOME IDEA!
Apr 9, 2009 at 3:24 pm -
It’s me again…I have some baby bottles for favors that I picked up at a party store going out of business. The problem is I can’t think of anything unique to use them for. Any suggestions? The “couples” shower is for a girl and the couple is young, trendy and a little bit on the party side. I searched the web for favor ideas and only found they were used for candy and bath salt…too boring! I want to do something unique and fun with them and I’m racking my brain. The bottles 33 with a 1/2′ opening. Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks
Apr 19, 2009 at 9:52 pm -
Sorry typo….3′ tall with 1/2′ opening when you take the plastic nipple off
Apr 19, 2009 at 9:54 pm -
love the pink details. great to see how the balloons make the room pop. and the hot beverage station was simple yet great!
Apr 27, 2009 at 11:10 am -
This is so fab! Do you think I can do this for a boy shower?
May 20, 2009 at 1:15 am -
It could be Pretty in Blue? What do you think.
May 20, 2009 at 1:26 am -
This so so utterly fabulous!!!! I love everything about this and how you could easy make these ideas for any retro style party! As always Amy.. GREAT WORK!
Jun 11, 2009 at 9:36 am -
Where did you get the glitter for the cupcakes?
Jun 22, 2009 at 12:56 pm
So adorable and girly! -
WOW!!! What a talent!! Thank you for sharing your ideas with everybody!!
Jul 7, 2009 at 9:50 am -
Hi. Love, Love, Love your baby shower theme. I am using the same theme, Pretty in Pink. BUT..what you did…SO FAB I LOVE IT.
I am hosting a baby shower on 8/22/09. I would love to find out where you purchased or made the Album Charges and with Pretty in Pink?
And, how did you get the cupcake stands? And, please share. How did you get the 150 ballons into that house? I would love your input.
Again, absolutely LOVED your Baby Showere Theme.
Thanks,
Aug 1, 2009 at 12:21 pm
V.J. -
I was wondering if anyone knew where to get the large vinyl records in bulk used as charges. I need about 50 of them and can not find the large ones anywhere online.
Aug 2, 2009 at 7:56 am -
I have a couple of questions.
1. What lsize label (dimension) did you use for the pretty in pink album cover?
2. How did you print the wording as it appears in the exact style as the photocopied pretty in pink wording?
Thanks,
Aug 5, 2009 at 3:11 pm
VJ -
Hi, love this Baby Shower Theme! Awesome! TO KIm: I live here in Chicago, IL and you can get the vinyl at this store “Out of the Past” Records – “outofthepastrecords.com”! She has everything in that store, I bought 28 good conditons LP’s and she only charged me $6.00!
Aug 10, 2009 at 6:16 am
(773-626-3878, Ask for Marie. I’m doing a baby shower in this theme in September but our movies is “The Notebook”. Have fun! -
To those with questions that haven’t already emailed me…please do at stemparties @ gmail.com and I’ll let ya know!
Aug 11, 2009 at 12:09 pm -
This is so beautiful I’ve being looking for ideas and this is lovely! where did you get the pregnant women wire??
Aug 21, 2009 at 9:55 am -
Thank you! I was looking for ideas around the movie for my girlfriends baby shower; these are perfect! I LOVE the records!
Sep 14, 2009 at 4:50 pm -
This is just beautiful. where did you get the wire pregnant shape?
Oct 14, 2009 at 11:17 am -
Hi Michelle –
Amy purchased them here:
http://tmarco.com/mom-to-be_pregnant_dressform_%C2%AECheers,
Oct 14, 2009 at 11:35 am
Jenn -
Would you mind sharing where you purchased the white carafes?
Oct 20, 2009 at 7:51 am -
Hiii!!! I absolutely LOVE and adore this whole site! I think you should have a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show themed party!
Oct 23, 2009 at 8:28 pm -
Hi ……Love this theme…..I was wondering where exactly did your order the fuschia acrlyic box the wire forms are standing on? Also the acrylic box the wire form is in? I am having a hard time finding the photo box with both back and front with acrylic….I would appreciate any help…thanks
Oct 27, 2009 at 10:20 am
