Rachael's Bridal Shower

Rachael is getting married!!! This weekend we had her bridal shower. It was so much fun to throw this party together (in case you didn't know, I LOVE all things wedding!) Her friend Janet lives in the Regency in Provo and they just redid their lounge so we decided to hold it there since it was so cute and we didn't have any other place to do it. Haha. It turned out so cute though. I did all the food and party planning and Janet did the decorating. She did such a good job at decorating the place with real flowers, fun pink pom poms, and pictures of Brian and Rachael on all the walls. It was so cute, I was totally impressed!
We started off with eating all the delicious food. I made Mexican Chicken Salad that is so essential for any type of party, since that is the only time I ever make it. It was a total hit and I realized that whenever I make this I should just bring copies of the recipe because everyone wants it! I also brought watermelon, strawberries, and cantaloupe. Also, mom's homemade Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies for appetizers. Delish!!!
I'm not very in to playing games at bridal showers, but we did end up playing 2 games. One was where we had a jar of chocolate kisses that we had everyone guess how many were in it. Two people tied so they had to split the 54 kisses in the jar. The second one was the infamous "ask the groom questions about himself and quiz the bride" game. There were some funny questions and overall Rachael did really well. Every time she missed a question, she had to chew a piece of BubbleYum. She only had to chew 4 pieces of gum, so I told her I guess she could marry Brian! We talked about some funny Brian and Rachael moments and it was good to get to know how they came to be! haha
After the games we had some "better than sex cake" to top off the evening. It was pretty darn good!!! Then Rachael opened all her presents, which you can see was a BLAST!! She got some pretty good stuff so that was fun! Lastly, everyone got to take home our fun Cake Bites that Lynne, Rachael, and I made the night before! They turned out so darn cute! I was so proud that we actually made these crafty things! Maybe there is some creativity deep down inside of me!
All in all, I think our party was a HUGE success! I am so excited for Rachael and Brian to get married. I just know Rachael is going to love being married because it is really is that best. Congrats Best Wishes to you Rach! Love you so much!!!