
REAL PARTIES: “Something Blue” Shower
For all the fashionistas out there, chances are good that you’re going to LOVE this fabulous “Something Blue” bridal shower created by Arizona Republic reporter Jaimee Rose.
The inspiration for this party? A pair of gorgeous blue heels (destined to make their next appearance at the wedding)!
Read on for lots more pics & all the party details, as told by Jaimee…
“The entire event was designed around a pair of shoes — in this case, my friend Christina’s “something blue” that she plans to wear with her short wedding dress. These Louboutin lovelies deserve their own party — and they made for a killer centerpiece, to boot.
The party took place at Domestic Bliss (in Mesa, Arizona) – where guests could shop, sip, eat, AND do a craft project in the Blissful Living Studio.
We made these peacock fascinators for our hair, which was great because they pulled double duty as activity AND party favor.
Sinful treats were a must! Stacked Tiffany boxes were used to create a “cake stand” for mini lemon blueberry cupcakes, and blue paper cones held parmesan truffle popcorn.
Fruit and cookies were served in decorative blue & white cupcake liners, and mini ice cream scoops served in nut cups were topped with blue sprinkles.
Mini milkshakes were dressed up with retro blue & white straws that I cut in half. (The straws were purchased at Arizona-based sweet shop, Smeeks.)
Guests also enjoyed Greek salad, grapefruit mimosas, mini bottles of water embellished with personalized labels.
Just a few high-impact, really easy decorations were used. (Dear Martha Stewart, I LOVE you for selling your tissue paper flower kits at Michaels. Truly. I do.)
My mom did the roses for me. She lined the Tiffany box lid with plastic, filled it with Oasis floral foam, and tucked the roses into the foam in rows.
It’s always fun to display the wedding invitation, too. Christina’s invitation was created by my friend Andrea Heser, the local letterpress goddess of Featherpress Design.
I made the shower invites: simple postcards that went out in the mail. On the back, small die-cut envelopes held a card with all the important info on it.
Instead of playing party games, we played “photo booth” at Allison Tyler Jones‘ AMAZING photo studio across the hall.
We all took turns in front of the camera, releasing our inner models. We laughed & laughed. Allison is one of the most talented photographers on earth, and it was a privilege to play with her. The cute blue props? Her idea.
(Side note: click here for info on how to create your own DIY photo booth)
Allison took this picture. We will treasure it forever.

- Studio “photo booth” photos: Allison Tyler Jones
- Party photos: nice photos of party by Jill Richards/The Arizona Republic, bad photos of party by me.
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love those little milkshake glasses! does anyone know where to get those?
This is SO COOL!!! I would LOVE a tutorial for the peacock fascinators!
lots of respect to you and your party….. and to LOUBI
I have found little glasses like that at the dollar store in the past. Look for the tall shot glasses. I have found them 2 for 1.00.
I love this theme!
What a great way to feature the bride’s shoes! Love all the custom details!
Hi ladies! Thanks for the love! The milkshake glasses are indeed tall shot glasses — and they were four for $1.79 at Big Lots long ago.
This is absolutely gorgeous! Love the theme, and LOVE the photo shoot idea. xxSAS
Beautiful…
WHAT a great shower! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful!
Fabulous! Now we are beautiful & famous! haha Jaimee – you are brilliant, I love that I call you my friend! HWTM! xo
Those shoes are to die for!
super cute! Thanks for sharing.
So exciting that Christina’s shower is featured on the hostess blog! I am honored to be a friend and guest at this wonderful shower!
where did you get those cool straws! they’re all the rage right now
Jaimee Rose is absolutely fabulous! She is THE style queen here in Phoenix! Great to see her here on HWTM!
Thank you Jaimee for making a design element of the invitations I designed for Christina! It is such a joy to see your party on HWTM!
Love this! I have done a something blue wedding shower before but it is great to get new ideas. Too cute.
TonyaB – Here’s one place I found online that carries the paper straws:
Hope that helps! :)
amazing shower! all designed around a pair of blue shoes! genious! LOVE the idea of setting the roses inside a tiffany box – so novel! and the way they displayed the cupcakes on tiered tiffany boxes and the beautiful paper cones. the details of this party were amazing! thanks for sharing
I really like the idea of using the photo studio as an activity during the event. How fun! And it gets everyone in a more lighthearted pose for the photo.
I absolutely love the entire theme. What a great way for a fashionista to implement her style into her bridal party!
OMG!!!!!!! You’re killing me! lol This is by far the COOLEST idea EVER! I’ll be featuring this party on my blog tomorrow cuz it’s INSANELY creative!!! I can’t stop smilling at the shoes on the cake pedestal! Love it! Thx for the share! =)
Love this theme! It’s my fav colour!!! Well put together!
Please tell me where you bought the paper and initial seals for the cones~ Beautiful!!
What an adorable idea! Thanks for sharing!