Confession: we picked the date for Charlie’s baptism before he was even born! Saint John Paul II’s feast day very conveniently falls on a Saturday this year, and since Charlie was named in honor of him, it was a shoe-in for the date of our little guy’s first sacrament. We’re excited to have a good amount of family coming into town next weekend for the occasion, so I knew I wanted to plan a little celebration–nothing too fancy, just something fun to commemorate the day and make our out-of-town guests feel special. Since the baptism will be in the late afternoon, we decided to plan a dinner party at our house for afterward, inspired by the fall season, our Southern locale, and of course, plenty of classic baby boy blue :)

Clockwise from top left: Paperless Post, Grain & Compass via The Holland Home, Food and Wine, Camille Styles, Zac & Kaitlin via Victoria Strader, Petra Bindel via Martha Stewart Weddings, Studio EMP via Style Me Pretty Living

Keep an eye on Instagram for photos next weekend–Charlie will be rocking the same baptism gown Dave wore 27 years ago! :)