Tropical Shabby Chic Bridal Shower

When bride-to-be Danielle found her wedding gown over a year ago and it had a very gorgeous antiqueness to it, she decided she was going to bring that flair in to her wedding by adding an old-Hollywood styled tiara and adorning her bridesmaid gowns with glamorous brooches. All The Rave was to plan her bridal shower. We knew she was a big fan of the antiqueness as well as the French Country Shabby Chic theme picnic that she had seen pictures of, so we were going to head in that direction. Then once she started planning her Honeymoon to Hawaii, it was no wonder where to take the theme of the surprise bridal shower! I created Tropical Shabby Chic.

The shower was to be held in her Matron of Honor's back yard making it super elegant - on a budget.


I just absolutely LOVE creating things that people have never seen or heard of and also personalizing my invitations! It sets the mood for the event and people know what to expect. You'll usually find that people also learn what to wear from this and will dress in tune with the theme (which just adds another special touch).

In addition to family-style brunch food at the tables, we also had fun butlered hors d'voures such as french toast sticks passed around.

A yard sale find became a great conversation piece!

Making sure to keep the centerpieces colorful on top of sand-colored table linens, we went with the bride’s favorites – gerbera daisies and some pretty lillies. I adorned each centerpiece covered in sea blue shabby fabric with an antique brooch and added some shells and marbles to the bottom of each vase to bring it all together.

Tons of special touches, such as this colorful handmade banner, were brought in to keep with the bridal shower theme!

We turned the water in the garden fountains island blue!


The backyard was turned in to a tropical paradise on a budget!

I made special “shower” umbrellas to sit inside the fruit cups.

The cake was delicious, and as you can see, themed perfectly!

And of course there were the adorable favors such as jam and antiqued tropical style jam spreaders so that everyone could “Spread the Love”, making this a Tropical Shabby Chic Shower to remember!

Photos courtesy of Al Sconza Photography