As I suspected, my first bridal shower really and truly made everything feel real–the fact that I’m a bride, that Dave will be my husband in 40 days, that we’ll get to live together and share a home, and that our wedding will be amazing, simply because of the community we’re a part of. My mom and my sisters did the most amazing job planning the shower at my home sweet home in Texas over the past weekend–it was such a joyful day that I knew they put so much thought into, and I felt so, so loved! I had hardly anything to do with the planning, but they did ask for an inspiration board a few months ago to get ideas for colors and theme. I made them the board below, and as you’ll see on Thursday, they took my initial inspiration and made the shower even more beautiful than I could have imagined!

Clockwise from top left: Kate Spade, Tikkido, unknown, Charlie Juliet via 100 Layer Cake, Kimberly Chau via Style Me Pretty, The Why We Love via 100 Layer Cake

I can’t wait to share the pictures my talented bridesmaid, Aelish, captured of the party, but in the meantime, there are a few sneak peeks on Instagram here and here!