The moment I saw two sparkling pink lines on our pregnancy test, my mind started running a mile a minute. With overwhelming emotions, I couldn't wait to find out the gender of our little "oven-ed bun."
I'm not a traditional girl and I knew I didn't want our reveal to have the traditional blue and pink--after all our wedding colors were neutral, our home decor is neutral, and my favorite outfits are neutral! I hope this isn't a fad because I'm so in love with shades of white and brown.
To keep with the non-traditional theme, I wanted this reveal to be very shabby chic, neutral, and pinteresting.
We started with a photobooth station. The pennant banner reads, "It's a ..." And no, the three dots were not meant to be a hint at the gender!
For props we went with bows and bow ties. It was precious to see the guys put a bow to their head :)
I really wanted to make the food display stand out. My sister helped me big time with this part. We played around with several ideas and props and decided on picnic baskets and luggage to give different height dimensions.
This pennant banner reads, "Cravings." We used a lot of different materials and textures on the table. I adore the results. Everything I envisioned came to life...and surpassed my expectations.
For the drink station, my sister so cleverly brought out a "Made in Texas" box to hold the napkins and silverware. I love the subtlety of it. Of course, we couldn't resist using mason jars with brown and ivory chevron straws. And, for an added touch, my sister made tags for the sweet and unsweet tea.
We had a game set up for people to guess old wives' tales before we did the big reveal.
And then it was time!!!
I was shaking with nervous excitement and anticipation. I couldn't wait to see everyone's reaction. We made DIY poppers and had everyone gather in the living room. We counted to three and let 'er rip!
Though I wanted a picture with confetti flying in the air, seeing everyone's reaction was so perfect! From my dad's overjoyed expression to my husband's sweet smile, these pictures were everything I wanted to remember this moment!
*Side note: My husband didn't want to find out with everyone else so we had the doctor write it on a piece of paper and we took it immediately to the baker! They made us a simple cake and we had a special dinner for just the two of us. Finding out the gender of our baby was the best moment of my life! I was truly overwhelmed with emotions. Ohh, I could go on and on...I just love my sweet baby.*
And, as you can see in the reveal reactions, we are thrilled to be having a ...
We had such a great day with everyone! We realize more each day how blessed we are :)
