The Chicago weather was perfectly appropriate for the shower – it was thunderstorming – but that didn’t damper the mood one bit.
Leah’s sister and maid of honor Rachel planned an adorably classy bridal shower for Leah at Emmett’s, a nice restaurant located in my childhood hometown of Palatine.
When we arrived, we were instantly drawn to the gorgeous centerpieces.
Cupcakes towers, adorned in Leah’s wedding colors, were made by a family friend and were absolutely stunning. It took a lot of willpower not to take a swipe of icing off one of those bad boys right away!
After chatting away while munching on appetizers that included fresh fruit, stuffed mushrooms (so good!), fried pita chips and spinach artichoke dip, everyone took their seats to enjoy a light lunch before the present opening began.
I ate a plate of salad with balsamic dressing and three mini sandwiches. I kept eyeing the cupcake tower and was thrilled when it was officially time for dessert.
You better believe I grabbed another one. The buttercream icing was irresistible.
After dessert and some bridal shower trivia games, it was time for Leah to open her presents. Her fiancé Matt arrived at the shower just in time to share in the fun!
Once Leah and Matt worked their way through all of their gifts, everyone chatted for a bit more before snapping pictures.
Leah and all of her bridesmaids (minus two)!
And the friends since elementary school!
I spent the rest of Sunday with Leah and her family before we met up with friends again to go see the movie Bridesmaids. How appropriate, huh? The movie was hysterical and a nice easy night was exactly what we needed after Saturday night’s bachelorette party fun.
This morning, I hopped on a plane back to Orlando, sad to say goodbye to my girlfriends, but excited because I know we’ll all be together again in the beginning of July for Leah and Matt’s wedding! If this weekend was any kind of preview of their wedding day, it’s going to be amazing.
Off to unpack and take it easy tonight while watching The Bachelorette on t.v. Another work week begins tomorrow!
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Julie you are too darn gorgeous!!!! Cupcakes make everything better, plus it adds portion control 😉 Beautiful party, tell her that we all wish her love and happiness!
Wow, those cupcakes look amazing! 🙂 When I first saw the picture it looked like flowers, not cupcakes.
Those cupcakes are positively GORGEOUS! I don’t know if I could resist them! I have quite the weakness for adorable things, especially cupcakes. Too cute!
Looks like such fun 😀
Those cupcake towers are to die for! I’m not sure I could sit with those staring me in the face and NOT swipe one when no one was looking 🙂
I’m watching the Bachelorette right now, too! 🙂
Ah, what a fun shower!!! Those cupcakes looks sooo beautiful! I think it’s so neat that y’all have been best friends since elementary school, adorable! I have some girlfriends I’ve been friends with that long (none of us are married yet, though) and i can only imagine how much fun that is going to be…!
PS. Did you like Bridesmaids? I’ve heard it’s hilarious!!
PPS. I’m totally watching the Bachlorette right now, too!
Ooooh, cupcakes! I totally would have gone for two also. 🙂
yum yum yum yum! all those cupcakes look divine! love your dress!
That takes real talent to create such beautiful cupcakes! What a great idea to incorporate them as centerpieces.
Bridesmaids was hysterically funny~ the funniest we’ve seen in a long time! My husband and I were laughing out loud the entire time, and we weren’t the only ones!
I have heard Bridesmaids is really funny — I hope to see it soon.
Looks like a great day — and those cupcakes look amazing!
Those centerpieces are adorable. Love them!
Those cupcakes look amazing, and I LOVE your dress!
It’s so great that you are still friends with girls from elementary school! Those cupcakes look awesome, I definitely would have demolished more than one.
yey for such a beautiful event!
Those cupcakes look AMAZING, I definitely would have needed to grad two as well 😉
Hope you have a great start to your week! 🙂
I feel like everyone saw bridesmaids this weekend! Now I want to see it too 🙂
Those cupcakes look to die for!
those cupcakes are almost too cute to eat! stress on the almost, i’ll bet they tasted even better!! wow, it looks like you had a BLAST and you all look stunning!!
enjoy the Bachelorette. 🙂
Thank pink dress is stunning on you! I don’t know how you didn’t steal a swipe of frosting the second you sat down. I wish I could reach through the screen and have a bite myself!
Great pics! the cupcakes look amazing and I love you girls’ dresses. So sweet that you go way back with some of them – I love my girls who’ve known me for 20+ years now!
Those cupcakes remind me of the one the main character from Bridesmaids made…what a coincidence! They look delicious!
those cupcakes are absolutely gorgeous!!! i am impressed…making the frosting that cute on that many cakes is hard work!
Those cupcakes look exactly how I want my heaven to be decorated… Buttercream frosting EVERYWHERE
Oh wow those cupcakes are gorgeous! The buttercream looks like whipped cream…yummmmm
It’s so awesome that you’re still such great friends with girls from elementary school. I’m sure the wedding will be awesome 🙂
I’m not that far from Palatine. Why didn’t you invite me to come eat those cupcakes? I totally would have brought a gift and dressed up if that meant yummy cupcakes!
Cupcakes centrepiece > flower centerpieces! Beautiful pics and looks like a great preview of the wedding 🙂
I really want cupcakes now.. they look soooooooo good!!
You must have had such a great time!!! The cupcakes look fantastic, almost suirreal! Why not try to make some? ^^
Looks amazing! I have never been to a bridal shower or a bachelorette party, but it sounds really fun.
I adore showers! Mainly because the food is always so good and the decorations always so cute.
What a pretty shower – you girls did a great job!
what beautiful cupcakes!
That’s a lot of bridesmaids!! Looks like a fun weekend 🙂
I haven’t watched the Bachelor or Bachelorette in years except for the episode here and there, but I started watching this season and it’s addicting. Some great guys and some really bad ones…
Congratulations to Leah!!! What a cute idea, too! Love the cupcakes..they’re so cute!!
Is that an itty bitty jar of gummy bears on your plate? LOVE
cupcakes- YUM! and I love your pink dress. I loved the gradeschool picture, because I am still good friends from school going on twenty years!
Your Pink dress is amazing! where is it from?!
Bcbg!