Real Party: Elephant Sip & See

This past weekend I hosted a Sip & See for my friend Shannon.  This party was sandwiched in between two other parties that were much more complicated, so I kept it very simple.  I still wanted it to feel special for Shannon, so I sent invitations and had a few other touches on hand to make it feel like more than just a lunch.  

 I found these cute little wooden elephants at Michael's and just taped them to sticks and had them added to the floral arrangement.  They looked adorable!

We had the flowers done here, since I am flower-challenged.  The floral department is amazing! I am definitely going back there for flowers in the future. 

 I bought Horton Hears a Who! to use as a guest book. 

I put a label on the inside cover and had everyone write a little message to the the new baby. 

 I made little place cards for each guest.

And labels for the party favors: Animal Crackers!

(I used Martha Stewart's downloadable red round gift tags for both of these things.)

And last but not least, I sprinkled some elephant confetti on the table. 

Made with my Martha Stewart elephant punch. 

What a fun little lunch celebration! 

Congratulations Shannon, and it was so nice to meet you Baby Ethan!