One of our best couple friends, Jared & Margie, are expecting their first bambino this June so a couple girls and I decided...what better way to ring in baby Eli than having a diaper party for the daddy-to-be?! We scoured Pinterest (DUH!) for creative man-shower ideas and came up with thee most perfect theme...a mustache bash. Party full of dudes...really. It just made the most sense! The goal was to get the guys to bring a case of beer (for themselves) and a case of diapers, obviously, for the new parents. Worked like a charm!
Seriously...this is probably the simplest shower to host. You know guys...they don't really care about the details. It was really all for photos and memories for momma Margie. :)
Let me just say...the guys were such good sports! They were all about it being "guys only" and even grew out mustaches specifically for the party! I got texts throughout the week from them wanting to know which brand of diapers to get & which sizes the momma preferred...so sweet, right?!
Future Houston Cougar :)
The man-bouquet was quite a hit & SO simple!
Really...no tutorial necessary! Hot glue mini liquor bottles to sticks, shove 'em into syrofoam in the bottom of a pot, throw moss on top and tie a ribbon! Voila!
Proud papa-to-be!
Watching the guys drag in a case of diapers and a case of beer was quite hysterical.
My how the times have changed?!
My how the times have changed?!
Creepy dad-stache...ha!
The girls and I may or may not have planned a water balloon attack on the guys. I'm talking straight locked them out of the house for over a hour, took screens off windows and legit chunked water balloons at them when they didn't even know we were even back at the house. Yes...we're 5.
(The attack didn't go as planned...we should have known the guys would proceed to chunk live crawfish back at us through the window followed by a blast with the waterhose. Needless to say, we surrendered fairly quickly.)
Please look at the excitement on each other their faces. Guys are so simple!
By the end of the day, the guys were sunburned, drunk and tired and our little momma loaded up the car with a bazillion diapers for baby E! I think I'd call that a successful day. ;)
I absolutely love this idea... water balloons included! :) So cute! You did a great job!!!
ReplyDeletethis is the cutest thing ever!!!!! I love the alcohol bouquet, I may make that for my brother in law for his law school graduation!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute idea! I love how excited all the guys are!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely amazing!! LOVE!
ReplyDeleteSO creative and crafty and amazing! You got creative with the cropping of the hot tub pic I see ;) should've photoshopped alil somethin somethin in if you know what I mean !
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What a cute idea Steph! Looks like all the guys had a great time. I am a bit sad that there are no pictures of Beau with a mustache though ;)
ReplyDeleteLOVE! LOVE! LOOOVE!!
ReplyDeleteSUCH a great idea! Low overhead too! Dudes and booze and yard games and you get a boatload of free diapers out of the deal! Definitely mentally bookmarking this for the future ;-)
ReplyDeletethis is SOOO COOL!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletethey looked like they had a blast! :-) i looove the little nip bouquet and teh beer/diaper shot!
so much fun steph!
i second katie...except i say....
24 days!
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what an adorable way to make the daddy-to-be feel loved AND get lots of diapers for the baby! so cute!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome!!! Will you plan ours later this year, because that would be great! Loved the pictures of the guys in the pool :) Men are so simple.
ReplyDeleteLove this!! Any reason for guys to drink beer and they are there! haha May have to steal this idea whenever we decide to have another.
ReplyDeleteWhat a ADORABLE way for the guys to celebrate! They guys look like they had a blast!
ReplyDeletehow fun! i'm totally going to steal all these ideas for some shower in the future, i'm sure.
ReplyDeleteThese mustache parties seem to be so popular now!! Looks like you had a ton of fun!!
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Okay this is seriously the coolest idea ever!!! I LOVE it :)
ReplyDeleteLove everything about this the mini liquor bouquet, the theme, the water balloons and that everyone involved had a good time!! Very cute! Pregnancy looks good on the soon to be momma!! :)
ReplyDeleteseriously so cute!
ReplyDeletethis is seriously the most amazing party idea I have ever seen. well executed, friend!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun shower, and you're never too old for water balloon fights.
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So so So awesome!! Best idea ever! new daddy's need a shower too! Definitely doing this at some point! and you're right, boys are so simple, but they looked so happy!
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what a cute idea! Looks like a lot of fun!
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I love the pool! Looks like soo much fun!
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Looks like a successful party!! Awesome job putting it together.
ReplyDeleteaww i love this girl :) looks like a blast!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a blast :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE this!
ReplyDeleteIf we weren't living 4000 miles away from friends and family, I would so be doing this for the Hubs! :)
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Ash
I love this idea!!! I'm going to have to use this for the next friend/family member that has a baby!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis looked like so much fun!! I want to be your friend IRL!! Hope you have a blast on you trip!! Can't wait to hear all about it!
ReplyDeleteThat is the BEST mans shower I have ever seen! Love the theme!!!! That bouquet is a cute idea...I'll have to rem that for by gifts.
ReplyDeleteI'm making my boyfriend a man-bouqet for his birthday the end of this month
ReplyDeleteI friggin LOVE this idea!!! My hubby should totally do this...the mustaches are SO fun! What a great way to celebrate the dad-to-be too! And I want the mustache onesies!!
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