The weekend is over and the shower is done. We had a blast putting it together and it couldn’t have turned out better. I am so very pleased with all the decorations and in traditional Mexican style, we had WAY too much food. My only regret is that I didn’t get to take enough pictures. My sweet aunt was nice enough to take a few for me while I was scurrying to finish the setup as people arrived.
My wonderful mother was sweet enough to let us host the shower at her house, since I am currently living in Virginia. She has a beautiful home and the perfect layout for parties. And I took full advantage of her large back porch in this beautiful weather.
Our 7-layer Bean Dip was a hit. Everyone complimented on it. I found the recipe here.
These Margarita Cupcakes really did taste like Margaritas. There were a few kids running around the party, so I made mine non-alcoholic. I found the recipe here.
I love the way we displayed the Southwest Ranch Dip.
We had the taco bar catered by a local Mexican restaurant. It was very inexpensive and we still had WAY too much food. My advice would be to put your catering number in for half the amount of people you are expecting when serving Mexican.
And of course, we had tissue balls all over the house. I made some big, but my favorite was grouping the small ones. They were so easy to make. I found a tutorial
here.
The bar menu was displayed on a chalkboard.
Favors were Mexican Wedding Cookies. I found the recipe
here. I printed on small paper favor bags.
Here is the printable and tutorial. And I printed off a printable to go in the frame.
This is the only good photo of the back porch I have. It was decorated beautifully! We had hanging flags, tissue balls, and a D in the center for the happy couple’s new initial. Tables were covered with bright colored table clothes with bright flowers in red and yellow Mexican-style vases.
We had a sombrero for each the bride and groom while they were opening gifts.
And you can’t have a fiesta without a piñata! The bride and groom got to break it open and it was filled with mini-bottles. Who doesn’t love a good piñata?!
Well there you have it. As I said, you live and you learn. I will be much better prepared next time, in order to take good photos before everyone arrives. I hope you enjoyed and got some of your own ideas for a Cinco de Mayo party!
Food Labels: Decorative scrapbook paper from Michaels with printed labels glued on top
Porch Flags: Party City
Piñata: Party City
Chalkboard: Target
Colorful Plates and Napkins: The Dollar Tree
