Kitchen Bridal Showers

Yesterday morning my mother and I attended a bridal shower for one of my friends who is SO near and dear to my heart! We met in Kindergarden and were instantly best friends, along with several other fabulous ladies, whom I've kept in touch with throughout the years of us getting older. So Natalie is getting married to a man named Rob Hopper. Whenever I see that last name I think it's spelled wrong because another one of my best friends last name is Hooper so Hopper just doesn't look right. But it doesn't matter what I think because THEY ARE GETTING MARRIED!! Whoop!!

So the shower yesterday was called a miscellaneous kitchen shower, which is fairly common for most bride-to-be's. Now, I've thrown a kitchen shower before which turned out great!

Taryn-Soon-To-Be-Schuelke was the bride of the shower.

Personally, I would rather be buying the decor for the engaged couple's new home BUT I am also a little biased towards food so my opinion doesn't really count in these situations. But back to Natalie's shower yesterday…it was great! Upon first walking into the house I was greeted with THE best suprise EVER! MY LIFE LONG BEST FRIEND CAROLYN CASTLE!!! I had no idea she was in town nor did I know she was going to be at the shower! I was beyond thrilled to say the least :)

Carolyn Ann Castle (cac): best friend since we were 4 years old.


 

The shower was decorated with rustic burlap and candles along with the initials of Natalie and Rob and of course the name Hopper (not hooper)! Kuddo's to the hostesses and decorator's of the shower! I've stuffed some ideas into my wedding scrapbook for future showers! 

Now, this is when things got a little tricky….when we were told to write advice onto a wooden spoon/fork for their marriage. My initial reaction was we had to write advice about cooking, the kitchen, recipes etc. and I just bout fell out of my seat. Things running through my mind at this moment:

• I don't like food so how do I write advice about it onto a spoon.
• I HATE cooking so therefore I have zero advice about that. 
• I'll just put, "don't cook, order out". 
• Or maybe I'll put, "I don't eat therefore I don't have advice…good luck with it though!"

Hahaha pretty bad, huh? There was for sure some exaggeration in those thoughts but really I was clueless on what to write on that spoon! I then find out that we are able to write any type of advice we want, it doesn't have to be kitchen related. 

It really is a great idea for a kitchen shower. Too bad my relationship with food brings me straight to the negative thoughts of this. 

So this is what I gave her for advice ;) 

Anyway, long post short. I had a great time! Natalie was just glowing and gorgeous. I saw some girls that I haven't seen in a while and we were able to catch up on life and the different stages that we're in. I couldn't be more happy for Natalie and Rob as they start out on their new adventures as a married couple here in a few weeks! The wedding will be nothing short of gorgeous and being able to share those memories with her is such a blessing. 

And when I get married in 25 years and a kitchen shower is thrown for me be prepared to be punched in the face…JUST KIDDING!! You can throw me a kitchen shower and we can all laugh and make ironic jokes and comments and all that business. But let's not throw me a kitchen shower ANY time soon because then I really will punch you in the face ;)