Bridal Shower Details: Part 1

It is so hard to surprise me, but somehow they did it.

On Saturday PB and I headed over to Gracie’s in Providence for what I thought was an important meeting. Instead, we walked into my bridal shower!!! It was SUCH an awesome surprise and we all had a blast. I was SHOCKED. I had guests from near and far.. My FMIL came in from Philly. Gina from Chicago. Lynne from Indy. My MOH from NY. EVERYONE was there!!! Let me tell you about it.

The Surprise.

Some of the guests.

The Decor.

My SIL arranged for my wedding florist  (flowers by semia) to do the decor. Who better to do the centerpieces than the one who knows my flower taste so well??? They did an amazing job and everything looked so classy and beautiful. It was 4 in the afternoon and there was champagne flowing throughout. No detail was forgotten. We even had seating cards by our seats!  Check out how pretty the room was!

The menu.

The seating cards.

The food was insanely good. After a couple of sips of champagne and a few passed appetizers we sat down to dinner. My bridesmaid Ileana made an awesome playlist with really great music for some background fun. Our bellies had a party this night….

First Course

An amazing arugula salad with candied pecans and fresh figs

2nd Course was an artisinal cheese tasting. Since my SIL (the ringleader) knew I don’t really like cheese but would appreciate the fancy tasting for everyone else, she had the chef make me a special course. The cheeses were all local and had unique and special toppings. One even had fresh honeycomb!

My special little course was a plate of three thin slices of various beets with a few mixed greens.

We had a special intermezzo of frozen lemonade with little bits of candied lemon peel.

We had three options for our entree: handmade pasta with a delicious foraged mushroom sauce, salmon, and an all natural filet of beef. I decided to have the pasta. When pasta is made in house, it will definitely be worth it. My best friend Lynne and I went halfsies though, and she had the filet.

And then there was dessert. It was a perfect mini trio of chocolate macarons, passionfruit semifreddo, and a raspberry lemon tart.

Is it even necessary to express how amazing this meal was? Everything was perfectly portioned, perfectly presented, and unbelievably delicious. It was a meal to remember full of yummy food and lots of smiles and laughs… and champagne. Not your typical shower that’s for sure!

After dinner my SIL and also my cousin Raz presented me with a box to open. I was told to read this poem aloud before opening it.

“By now I’m sure you may have guesses…
it’s a SHOWER and YOU’RE our honored guest!
we knew you would show looking your best
simply because of your elegance…
and, though your fashion sense is inspired
proper dress IS required”

What do you think was in the box????

You’ll have to wait for part 2 to find out!