Baby Shower Style + Vintage Bicycle-Themed Party
please excuse my super white legs. this is the first time they’ve seen sun in… awhile. but hey, it’s fine. 
{{Dress: Old Navy Maternity (non-maternity version)
{{Cardigan: Target (similar)
{{Belt: Target
{{Headband: JCrew Factory
This is what I wore to my sweet friend Dani’s baby shower over the weekend. I recently snagged this dress from Old Navy maternity and I am pretty much in love with it. It’s so comfortable! I have a feeling it’s going to be worn A LOT this summer.
I had SUCH a great time planning and throwing Dani’s shower. I took Dani’s pregnancy announcement photos earlier this year and I’m so blessed to be going through this pregnancy with one of my best friends.
Now, I’ve thrown a lot of baby showers for friends (remember the Born-To-Rock Themed Shower I threw last year?) and one of my favorite parts of throwing a shower is coming up with the theme and overall feel of the day. I wanted to share some highlights and some of the details of the day!
Here is the invitation that I designed – I was so proud of this 🙂:
I just printed them out on cardstock and they worked out perfectly!
Now, Dani doesn’t love cake, but she does LOVE pineapple upside down cake. SO, my amazing sister made pineapple upside down cupcakes! They were SO STINKIN’ GOOD. Seriously. Oh my goodness. And then I stuck the little bicycle cutouts in the top to keep them in with the theme. 🙂
For the “guestbook” we had guests write silly messages, encouraging notes, or words of advice on diapers. You know, for when Dani or Keith need a little pick-me-up during those late-night diaper changes.
We even included a vintage Dani + Keith BICYCLE outside to “welcome” guests. This bike was actually at their WEDDING. 
The whole group. 🙂 
Me and Dani – she is exactly 10 weeks ahead of me – she’s pregnant with a girl. I am pregnant with a…?
Dani and her friends and family. 🙂 
It was SUCH a great day! I am so blessed with such amazing friends. <3
Do you love throwing parties? Any cute party themes you’ve seen recently?
Molly, I have been reading your blog for a couple weeks and this is my favorite outfit so far! I love orange it is a bright happy color and I keep looking back on this because not a lot of people wear orange and I do not see why! I am a fashion merchandising major at Meredith and I look through your blog ALL the time.
hey sarah! thank you SO much for your sweet comment! it seriously made my entire night! and that is AWESOME! i wish they had had fashion merchandising as a major when i was in school. 🙂
Looks like you had such a great time!!!
it was so much fun!
What an adorable party!! Gorgeous ladies 🙂 Love your dress!
thank you so much, melanie!
So sweet! You look so pretty and you’re just glowing! Congrats (again) and I hope all is well.
~Whitney
thank you so much, whitney!
Oh wow the invitations and shower are gorgeous! You out together such a beautiful dy nd how cute is that photo of t he two of you shoeing your baby bellies?!!! You looked so beautiful too! I liv your hair curled like that!
thank you so much, niki!!
i love that dress!!! especially the color! and what a sweet party! I love all the decorations!
aw thank you so much, katie!
You look so cute! I love all those bright and cheery colors on you! And the shower just looks perfect! I love the invitations. I bet your friend absolutely loved the whole thing! Great job Molly!
thank you so much, miranda!
You look amazing in that outfit. I love how colorful it is and your hair looks perfect. And the party looks like it was great fun.
thank you so much, jessica!
What an adorable shower! I love the details. I especially love the polka dot balloons. You look fabulous in that dress. I may have to snag the non-maternity version.
thank you so much, lacey!! and yes – i loveeeeee this dress!
Such a cute party! You did a great job Molly!!
thank you so much, laura!
these are some of the most beautiful photos of you i’ve seen. you’re so stunning and orange is YOUR color. dying over your headband!
xo nicole
writeslikeagirlblog.com
Oh thank you so much! That is SO sweet.
You look beautiful! That shower looks so pretty and the food looked delicious!! : )
Kayla
http://www.lovelucygirl.com
thank you so much, kayla!
YOu look so pretty in that dress. What a gorgeous colour on you!!! Love the baby shower. Looks like lots of fun.
Agi:)
vodkainfusedlemonade.com
thank you so much, agi! it was a blast!
Love that dress! It’s great that Old Navy just makes their regular line in maternity. It’s the same dress with a little belly room!
Tara
Penniless Socialite
yeah! i LOVE that! There are definitely a few other things old navy has right now that are SO cute that i wish they had in maternity, but it’s okay. i’ll make due! lol 🙂
What a cute theme for a shower! I already told you on Instagram but that dress is amazing on you! You should wear it ALL the time 🙂
-Sharon
The Tiny Heart
thank you so much, sharon!! you are so sweet!
What an adorable shower, I love the bike theme! And you are looking gorgeous in that orange dress.
xo, Yi-chia
Always Maylee
thank you so much, yi-chia!
Fantastic theme! You look beautiful of course. Curious, do you use photoshop to make your invites and things? I would love to be able to make those, but I don’t own photoshop. Any suggestions?
thank you so much, lins!! yeah, i used photoshop… i think Photoshop elements has a lot of the same features as regular photoshop (though I’ve never used it) – i also think there are other “design” programs out there that are on the lower cost end.
This is cute. I love parties. That is the first time I’ve seen that idea for a guestbook! I might have to steal that one!
oh girl! steal away 🙂 🙂
I love your outfit for the shower!
thank you so much, rachel!
What a cute theme idea! You are such a sweet friend. It looks like you went all-out and had a fantastic time. 🙂
it was so much fun!
That Is seriously the cutest baby shower I have ever seen, you are such a good friend! Ps you an dani look gorgeous 🙂
Brooke @ what2wear
aw thank you!!!!
Thank you so much!
the party decor & invite are lovely! Baby showers are so fun 🙂
thanks, beth! when is your shower?
love the bicycle theme! we had some friends who biked across the country and blogged about it a while back, so they used a bicycle theme to announce their pregnancy to friends and family. so cute!
– Heather
aw thank you so much, heather!! that’s AWESOME!
What a fun theme – love this Molly! And that dress is so beautiful on you – orange is your color!
XO
Pearls & Paws
thank you so much, heather!!
Awwww Molly! Thank you so much for such an amazing shower! For real. I felt so special and loved and so blessed that you’re my friend! I am thrilled to raise Baby Elle and Baby Questionmark together!!! 😉
anytime, friend. you know i love you!
Super cute! I love throwing parties. I’ve become quite the expert over the last few years since so many people are getting married and having babies. My favorite part is finding a theme and then running with it, and getting ideas to make the party come to life. My favorite themes that I’ve done over the past few years are “Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails” for a boy shower, “Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice” for a girl shower, “What Will it Bee?” for a gender neutral shower, and “She’s About to Pop.” A recent theme that I’ve seen on Pinterest that I really like is “Cute as a Button”
Not sure why that posted twice.. and once as a reply… sorry! 🙂
that’s awesome! i LOVEEEE throwing parties like this. i LOVEEEE those theme ideas! SO CUTE!!!
You look ADORABLE!!! I love that dress on you! For a second, I thought you meant it was your baby shower….and was like oh no I didn’t realize it was shower time!
Carly
http://www.lipglossandcrayons.com
aw thank you so much, carly!! haha nope, not my shower time yet. i still haven’t registered at all. oops!