the day i (almost) single handedly drank an entire giant drink dispenser of homemade sangria by myself:

a couple of weekends ago i threw one of my best and dearest girlfriends a bridal shower

i was so excited for this day to be here

mi madre and i worked on the decor and the favors for weeks

and i couldn't wait to see lisa's reaction to what we had come up with:

a cozy backyard brunch with a retro girly look

 (with mimosas & sangria to bring it all together...and take the edge off the heat)

i asked my sister (you know, the one who takes those awesome photos) to come over and document the day for us

mi madre and i worked for a couple of weeks on the pom pom garland draped across my backyard.  i love it and can't wait to find any old reason to have stone string it across the yard again!

(so i may or may not have a sickness ((which i inherited from mi madre)) where i feel the need to own cute little tables and chairs)

the favors and 'prizes'....we didn't play any games (because honestly isn't that the least fun part of a shower?) so guests won prizes for things like 'first person to arrive', 'first guest who's gift lisa opened' etc.

brunch was made up of three different kinds of quiche, a summer salad, fresh fruit and individual monkey breads

(i kind of feel like cupcakes are EVERYWHERE right now so i wanted to do something different and mi madre came up with the mini monkey bread idea)

i chose zinnias as the flower for the day...i thought they were bright and cheery

i wrapped an 'L' and a 'K' (for lisa and kyle) in yarn

not only as a gift for lisa, but also to sort of bookend the buffet

as i said before, we had mimosas and sangria (which i really helped myself too!)

my dad was nice enough to print off little labels for all of the food and beverages

we decided on two favors

one: a vintage hankie for each guest

 'for happy tears'

 (mi madre and i embroidered each guests first initial and a flower on their hankie)

and two: a little spice jar full of matches

lisa + kyle

the perfect match

(from left: katie, sara, court, lisa (the bride) and amber)

the 'indy' bridesmaids and the bride

it was a wonderful day

i had such a great time planning and throwing this shower...i can only imagine how much fun the wedding will be in october.

but first things first.....

a bachelorette party in IU bloomington!!!!!

can't wait!