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[allmydreams]

WHO || Felicity B., Vi, Elena and YOU! [open]
WHAT || Vi's Baby Shower
WHERE || The Castle Gardens
WHEN || May 2, 2015 [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam or prose, follow your heart.

About a month before the intended date for the baby shower, Felicity and Elena send out invitations to everyone in the castle (save Vi, because surprise is the way to go) that there will be a small garden baby shower for the mom-to-be. Everyone is invited, and the places that Vi is registered are listed within the invitation, but if all else fails, bring flowers.

The party itself will also be filled with flowers when the guests start to arrive, scattered about several small tables where guests are free to sit, mix and mingle. Each table has a small tin in the middle with pens and note cards, so that guests can write down items for Vi's "Baby Bucket List," fun milestones for the baby's first year. There is also another set of tables with plain white onesies, as well as a number of art supplies so that guests can decorate them. There's a large open space between the two areas so guests can move easily between them and also use the space to talk if they didn't wish to participate in either activity.

Towards the back of the space there is a table for presents, as well as a long table with sandwiches, drinks and other refreshments. There's also a small sitting area of chairs with no tables, which is probably where Vi will be for most of the afternoon. If you're looking for Felicity, she can be seen bouncing around putting the finishing touches on things before she leaves to get Vi, and after she'll be mixing and mingling with the rest of the guests, in between making sure there's still enough food and drinks to go around and that none of the game stations need restocking.

Beyond that, feel free to mix, mingle and have fun!

[If you want to submit actual IC suggestions for the Baby Bucket List, you can drop that over here. Everyone who makes a top level will be getting a Felicity, and otherwise, feel free to tag around.]

open ; you're gonna fly with every dream you chase

[doubletake]

WHO || Myri, Elena, Felicity B., and close CR
WHAT || Myri's Baby Shower
WHERE || A quiet room inside the Castle
WHEN || May 30th / Early afternoon
HOW || Whatever is clever~

Planning two baby showers in a month with Felicity had been a fun endeavor, though Elena's ideas for Myri's had changed drastically as it had gotten closer. What would have likely been a more social affair had turned into something more intimate following Finnick's departure. The date had been moved back a bit and the guest list trimmed.

The last thing Elena wanted was for Myri to feel like she needed to be particularly social for the sake of others, but at the same time she wanted her friend to be able to celebrate. This seemed like the best way to do that.

The colors are a gentle muted pink and white, and there are tables set up with treats, finger food, drinks and presents, accented with soft bouquets of delicate white flowers. Instead of games, they've set everything up as just a quiet gathering of friends to keep things simple but fun.

Just like at Vi's, there's also a table for making personalized onsies for the new baby, as well as a table for writing letters to both Mommy and baby that Myri can open up at a later date after the birth.

Enjoy, have fun, and keep smiling. :)