Since they will all be at your house, I wouldn't worry about how to describe the meals on the invitation. You can have a welcome sheet for each person that lists the activities and meals (menus) and wifi password. You might want to set up a photo sharing site, so participants can easily share photos of the weekend. As for a theme, you might consider a general theme like rainbows or wildflowers or something that would give you a wide range of decorations and party favor bag contents, but that can also apply to the gifts, if you want.

Soap tray is a bit freakish. Thanks...

I like Fun's wildflower idea. What is the nursery going to look like? I don't like overly done theme baby showers either.

Sounds like a lovely weekend. Your daughter will have such a nice time celebrating her new little one with all her close friends.

The nursery will be soft with shades of gray. White crib, gray upholstered glider and ottoman, white changing table/ dresser, soft white walls and a few sweet decals like the one below in the crib nook area. The furniture is from Pottery Barn and has a slight farmhouse vibe (ie, a little chunky but in a good way.)

So cute! Maybe you can incorporate the elephant etc somehow. DD2 often has things printed at Kinkos on hard stock for bday parties.

If you choose the elephant theme, perhaps a copper or plain elephant cookie cutter attached to a cellophane bag of elephant shaped cookies, like plain shortbread, gingerbread, or super fancy decorated ones.

So maybe I should go with this invitation since one of the things on her registry is an elephant rocker.

It's pretty stinkin' cute, isn't it?

Perfection!

This is beyond exciting. Thanks for sharing as I am many years ( or perhaps never) years away from a having grandchild.

So kind of you to make this a weekend event. Keep the food as simple as possible.

Love the invitation!

Sounds lovely and fun!

So cute (not the soaps, that is). I agree that there is no need to describe food since they are all staying. I like the idea of a welcome sheet as Fun suggested. Love the elephants.

Just had to share my elephant cookies I did for a baby shower a couple of months ago. Of course, i think you should order cookies from a local cookier (and, indeed, for every event!).

Nice job, Dee! Very cute

I like the elephant invitations. The only thing I don't like about themed parties is the celebrant ends up with TOO many 'themed' knicknacks. YKWIM?

Dee.. those cookies are adorable! Great job!

Great job, Dee! Those are adorable! My dd, (the shower honoree,) makes and sells decorated cookies too. I think in this case she would welcome cupcakes, lol.

I would probably include a printed schedule reflecting what you laid out in your OP. Then it won't really matter whether you call the shower meal late lunch or supper, everyone will know what they are getting to eat and when.

Czarinalex makes a good point that an elephant invite may lead to a million and one elephant things.

The sleepover idea sounds so fun! It makes me think of sleepover themed goodie bags. Face masks, bath bombs, that kind of thing.

I do LOVE a good theme! But many lean toward tacky. Seasonal is nice.

Just a few words of advice, please dont take this as criticism because i dont know how you and her friends have arranged this.

but when my daughter was expecting and her two close friends decided to give her a shower i was pleased but also realized one was in a small apt. and the other was from out of town so would be flying in. so i called and offered to have it at my house and to take care of all the food but i realized that even though they were thrilled with my offer because they were going to have problems in these two areas , they did want to be the ones throwing the shower. so i told them they would be doing all the invitations and communications with friends and i was there just for the venue and food. they decided on all other activities and preparations.

it was a great sucess and i am sure yours will be also. such a fun time for everyone.

You have more than A SHOWER on your hands!! A gathering of friends; good food, presents a party makes!! I helped my sister with her daugther-in-law's shower who also isn't into cutesy. We went upscale sophisticated with white linens and fresh flowers.

I think for the shower, if I only wanted leftovers or a light meal for dinner, I'd have something more substantial than quiche ... dinner more than lunch. Roast turkey breast with cranberry sauce, oven roasted butternut squash with onions and apples, green salad, crusty bread... Then you can do turkey on rye sandwiches if people are hungry in the evening.

Lyban, those are great considerations. I have been group texting with the three women who will be co-hosting and we'll be doing a zoom meeting next week. It feels like a group effort so far, but it would be easy for me to want to do it all myself. I'll ask them to create a menu (I'll pay) and figure out decorations and anything else. Maybe one of them should be the RSVP contact?

Arcy, you're right, this will be more than a shower, it's more like a , I don't know what to call it! There is now a thing called a "babymoon" which, as i understand it is a trip for the parents right before the baby is born. So is this a Slumberpartymoon?

At most, we will have 12 people. Probably less so I'm not too worried about my dd getting too many elephant-themed gifts.I If it was to be a huge gathering, I would probably do something less animal specific.

As far as food goes, well, new, more accomodating me is willing to see what my co-hosts come up with. But Annie, your menu does sound delicious!

If she has a baby gift registry I wouldn't worry too much about people going overboard with elephant themed presents.

Love those invitations! I adore elephants. I was also going to say that the blue stars were lovely and could be a subtle theme as well. Cupcakes are so fun & easy to serve but…but… the aesthete in me just can’t let go of the thought of a big beautiful cake as the centerpiece of the table. If you find the right baker, they really create works of art.