As the Dolls anxiously await the grand entrance of Baby Meatball, it came time to throw the baby shower. The safari/ jungle theme was the perfect fit because this pregnancy has been on “WILD” ride for Dani. Per usual, the Dolls spared no details in creating a picture perfect day with memories to last a lifetime.
The venue was perfect for our little Meatball, an Italian classic, Maggiano’s in Naperville, IL – A suburb outside of Chicago where Tommy (the baby daddy formally known as Mini Golf) was born and raised. We are sure there is a Maggiano’s location near you and every Maggiano’s we’ve visited is consistent with it’s classic decor, Italian songs filling the space and delicious food, we can assure you none of our 70 guests left hungry.
The Dolls were doting in Revolve, Dani was wearing the Millim Mini Dress and Caitlin in the Violette Dress (both in SZ SM) with Gucci shoes (sold out but a few available here) and these showstopper tights (available on Amazon).
We spent the morning together getting glam with our favorite one-stop-shop in the western burbs… Glo Up! There’s nothing quite like having your hair and makeup done for a special event with your bestie by your side. The owner, Nicole has become a great friend of ours.
Balloons by Beth designed and delivered an arrangement that was the talk of the event. We knew it was going to be a beautiful display but we had no idea it was going to such a show stopper. BBB tossed in a surprise gender reveal balloon set-up… It’s a GIRL! The Dolls are getting a real life baby Doll to dress up and join the squad.
When you’re in the moments of an event it’s hard to capture everything the way you want and stay present while floating around the room socializing, so we love having a Photo Booth available to our guests. The Booth Chicago made it so easy to savor our time at the baby shower. You can print out as many photo strips as you’d like and even text or email the photos to yourself instantly.
We used Babylist to create our registry and are so grateful for how many wonderful gifts we received from our list. Dani’s top 5 baby registry picks:
We will keep you posted when Princess Meatball is born!
A very special thank you to the hosts of the baby showers:
- Caitlin (The baby’s Godmother)
- Donna (Dani’s Mom, the baby’s Grandmother)
- Cheryl (Tommy’s Mom, the baby’s Grandmother)
- Erica (Tommy’s sister, the baby’s Aunt)