Ana designed a landscape Panoramic Press Album with a gray fabric cover and Superfine Ultrathick pages. The book was titled, “Sweet Words for Little Boys” with a subtitle, “And those who love them.” Ana had each one of the guests submit their own baby photo along with a quote or words of advice for the little man and his parents-to-be. The waterworks were “on” as she read each page, beginning with a baby photo of her mom and aunt with advice from her aunt, as her mom is no longer with us. Amongst a bunch of amazing props, friends and food, the culminating moment of the shower for Ana was being able to gift her friend a customized book that she knew would make her smile.

I co-hosted the baby shower with two friends – Ashley Norton, who works as a crafting editor at Martha Stewart Living, and Erin O’Reilly, a photo shoot producer, who helped me source and execute the day. Together, we agreed on a nautical theme since the my friends are expecting a boy and their home decor aesthetic is very chic and simple in light, airy tones.

We began with a Paperless Post invite with little boats on them. Ashley followed that up with garlands of folded boats out of hand-painted paper, bouquets of handmade paper flowers in blue tones with menswear hints, and an ocean-themed photo booth with waves and hand-held hand-painted props in cute Octopus, Jellyfish, Seahorse and shark shapes.

Guests could take home their Instax polaroid favor in a hand painted linen bag that Ashley painted to match the hand-painted muslin tablecloth. The Photo Booth was a hit! We all updated our Instagram feeds with a load of funny photos from the booth. (My feed is @anaphotonyc!)

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