Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Gender Reveal Party


We had our gender reveal party over the weekend - it was a nice day (the weather actually was quite hot!) so it's always nice to have an indoor/outdoor party.  We kept it relatively small with family and a few close friends.  All the details are linked at the bottom of the post... 


Our original plans were to have it this weekend since it's Cinco de Mayo but with scheduling we moved it up a week but still kept the Mexican theme for the food.

I definitely wasn't planning on cooking for that many people so we had a make your own taco bar catered by Qdoba.  The appetizers we did make and it was kept easy - Mexican bean dip, salsa/guacamole/pico de gallo with chips and peppers/dip.


For the dessert bar we had a local bakery make us cake bite truffles - chocolate chip as well as red velvet, cupcakes and onsie shaped cookies.  We finished it off with a few chocolate pretzels and also had a cake since it was my stepdad's birthday the next day.


After some mingling and appetizers everyone went out either onto the deck or into the backyard for the big reveal.  A few people at the party knew ahead of time but most were surprised with the blue confetti!  We got the poppers from Etsy and they were fantastic - but work to clean up, ha!


We love hosting when we can and it's always great to have many of our family and friends in the same place.  This party was extra special because it was the last big one in our current home.  I think I'm still recovering, ha! It was a late night for this pregnant girl and lots of being on my feet.


We finished up singing Happy Birthday and enjoying more dessert.  There were a few friends staying with us for the weekend so we kept the party going for much of the night with guests slowly leaving as they pleased.  It was a great celebration!


Party Sources:

Thanks for stopping by! xx

21 comments:

  1. Such a precious party! I'm super impressed you pulled all that off being newly pregnant. Still so thrilled for you guys! You're going to LOVE being a boy mom!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Looks like it was a ball! Love the Mexican idea- this baby is so lucky to be joining such a great family!

    ReplyDelete
  3. I can't imagine a more fun party for you guys to host!! I love the taco bar that you set up and that cute little onesie that is just perfect!! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

    ReplyDelete
  4. Those confetti poppers are so fun! That would be such a pain to clean up, though - yikes!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Love all the cute details. The perfect 'last party' to have!!!

    ReplyDelete
  6. What a joyful party!! I love the Mexican theme (any excuse for tacos :)) & you and I are wearing the same dress today! #Twins

    ReplyDelete
  7. Looks like such an incredible party. So much to celebrate!

    ReplyDelete
  8. So fun!!! Good call getting it catered!! I can't believe you'll be in your new house so soon!! And that you'll have baby boy S!!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Everything looks so perfect! You are seriously the hostess with the mostest ;) doesn't it seem so much more real now that you know the gender?!

    ReplyDelete
  10. That taco onesie is too cute for words & absolutely perfect for your party!

    ReplyDelete
  11. i just love this event! and you know i love how the photos turned out. so cute! and i just love all the little details in the food. so perfect!

    xoxo cheshire kat

    ReplyDelete
  12. Such a fun day filled with so much love! You do know how to throw a party, girlfriend! :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. Congrats girl!! The taco bar is such a good idea... and not just because I could eat Mexican every day of the week :) It's definitely nice to not have to cook for a change! And love all the fun details, you always throw the best events! <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes

    ReplyDelete
  14. So so so exciting! You always know how to throw down the best spreads, and are definitely the hostess with the mostess. Hope you can catch up on some rest this week <3
    Green Fashionista

    ReplyDelete
  15. Such a great party!! The taco bar was an excellent idea and I love that you guys used poppers to reveal the color! So cute!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Your party was seriously so cute, and I love that y'all did poppers to announce that you were having a boy! And girl, I totally don't blame you for not wanting to cook for all of those people!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Looks like such a fun party! You are seriously glowing!! So excited for you all to have a boy, being a boy mom has been such a fun experience for me!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Those poppers are so fun to do a gender reveal. I love all the creative ways people have done gender reveals but this one takes the cake minus the clean up. So excited for the both of you!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Qdoba catering sounds perfect! I'm glad you had such a great party. Love the confetti/streamers!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Congratulations! Looks like a fun party. Not sure if it's just my computer, but your links kept going to Google.com rather than the sources. Can't go wrong with Qdoba.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Congrats! So exciting! We are having our gender reveal in 3 weeks and I am too excited because we still do not know the sex yet!

    Lisa @ Showered With Design

    ReplyDelete