We were excited when we found out that Ryan’s best man and friend, Brian, popped the question to Jessi. Brian and Ryan have been friends for ages, and it’s always exciting when your friends find the right person. We’re excited to share their big day with them in December.
But, before then, it’s important to have showers. Very important. We were lucky enough to have a coed shower before our wedding, which was lots of fun. It also gives the guys a chance to be involved, which is unique. We offered to host a shower for the bride-and-groom-to-be, and we decided that August would be a great time. (Mainly because our house isn’t large enough to host many people indoors, and also because BBQs rock.)
We had a great time, with friends, food and gifts. And, I even snuck in a simple, gender neutral shower game. (And, as an aside, do you know how hard it is to find a shower game that is gender neutral? Ours was a “honey-do” list. If you are interested, here are the guys’ version and the girls’ version. The guys had to guess how Brian would answer and the girls had to guess how Jessi would answer.)
I wanted the decorations to be simple, summery and festive. So, I went with mason jars and flowers – sunflowers from the farmer’s market and black-eyed susans from the yard. They turned out really cute on the blue tablecloths.
Ryan made smoked pork and I made baked beans, corn on the cob and other garden-fresh sides. Of course we had s’mores for dessert.
We’re really happy for you, Jessi and Haarzy! Thanks for letting us play a little part in celebrating your upcoming union.
The shower & BBQ was wonderful. You are so talented and you and Ryan are such good friends to all of us. We had a great time and the food was delicious!!
What a fun party! I love those sunflowers! You are one busy girl…parties, vacations and a new house!
looks like fun!
and i love how excited brian looks with his pyrex dishes. haha.
yay, summer fun! i’m a sucker for sunflowers, especially in jars or cans–that’s how we decorated at our wedding. =)
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BBQ’s are always lots of fun. The simple decorations were perfect!
What a fun shower! The backyard decor looks great.
How fun!! Great decorations and I’m totally with you on the Longaberger. I want one too!!
What a nice thing to do for your friends. Your yard looks so festive and colorful!
What a sweet party! Love the paper flowers in the background. You guys are good friends. 🙂
Well done! The flowers and pom-poms looks very festive. Congrats to Brian and Jessie.
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