Once our busy day of nail salons and flower previews seemed to be complete, the Button Bridesmaids and I had one last activity! The girls had put together a small bridal shower for that evening - how fun! We were joined by sorority sister J, who had flown in that afternoon, as well as Mommy Buttons, both my grandmothers, and my Aunt J!
The girls laid out quite a lovely spread of appetizers: hummus, pita chips, assorted veggies, homemade guacamole (YUM), baked brie, spinach dip, fruit salad, and some yummy desserts.
The big hit of the dessert spread was definitely MOH L's apple dip - it consisted of a whipped cream cheese layer, caramel apple dip, and heath bar crunch topping. Mommy Buttons also discovered that it tasted ridiculously good when spread on top of a brownie. We are so healthy...
And of course, there were drinks...MOH L crafted some adorable drink tags for the guests.
Each came with a beautiful handmade wine charm from an Etsy artisan. I loved them: each featured a different combination of beads and bird charms...they matched our wedding theme wonderfully! We had a spread of assorted wines, champagne, and even some champagne punch that the ladies whipped up!
We made some quick work of that champagne punch though...
After we stuffed ourselves silly, it was time to play a few games. For one, MOH L had contacted Mr. Buttons and put together a list of questions/answers about himself that I had to answer.
For the most part, I did well. However, we all had a good laugh when MOH L asked me who Mr. Buttons' best friend is. Of course, I confidently said it was me (yep, I'm vain)! But...apparently Mr. Buttons had answered that his friend/groomsman J was! Sheesh! Of course, with the most perfect of timing, my phone rang right after that question was answered. It was Mr. Buttons...and you can clearly see that I had to give him the 3rd degree about it...just kidding...a little teasing WAS an order though.
During our "game time," the beach house had some visitors. BM K's fiance and sorority sister J's boyfriend had spent the afternoon down at the beach, and returned to the house to retrieve their belongings. My grandmothers and Aunt J were excited that the "entertainment" had arrived, and requested that they perform a little dance for all of the ladies. Needless to say, they weren't biting at that offer...but it didn't stop my relatives from trying to persuade them!
We all found it pretty amusing...
Finally, the sun was setting, and it was time for a champagne toast! We trekked down to the beach with our fancy schmancy plastic champagne glasses for some sunset photos! BM A apparently wanted two glasses...
MOH L gave a short and sweet toast to the upcoming wedding weekend...
And we all enjoyed the beautiful sunset the evening had in store for us. We couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous night!
Need to catch up on the wedding week festivities?
