OK, so we went to Su Vino winery in downtown Grapevine. I absolutely love Grapevine... I grew up there and my first job was in a French bakery on Main Street. J and I actually spend quite a bit of time up in Grapevine, too, so it felt like a perfect place to have a shower! ALL of the people there were so great to work with and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who needs a place to host a small event.
We had about 20 people, and the size of the place was perfect for that number. Melissa and I made tuna salad and chicken salad and we bought rolls for those to go on. My mom got us a cheese tray and vegi tray from Central Market and those were FANTASTIC! Melissa also got an olive mix from Central Market that was so good with the wine. I ran down to the bakery that I used to work at and grabbed a couple of loaves of bread and we had oil and vinegar with that. My roommate/bridesmaid made angel food cake, brownie bites and lemon bars for dessert and there was PLENTY of wine to go around.
We had two reds and two whites, all of which were on the sweeter side because we felt like 11 am needed sweeter wine. We also had almond champagne and raspberry champagne with our desserts. The best part, any bottle that we opened but didn't finish, they re-corked for us and we got to take them home! Anyone who wanted could try all of the wines and then decide which they wanted a glass of. The other great thing about Su Vino is that it's cute and it's got cute gifts and just the character of the store/winery makes the party more fun.
So, we ate and drank and then about an hour in, it was time to open presents! I have such great friends and I got some really great things. I knew that one of the girls I used to work with would be getting me "all the things you never knew you needed" which is an awesome set of gifts that include things like woodpecker scissors, a shark bottle opener and a monkey vegi peeler. With that set, I also got a swan teapot... to add to my collection :-D
Everyone got me such great stuff and I think everyone really had a good time. We only had about 2 hours before the store opened so we didn't play any games at this shower... we'll save games for the shower in Indiana, but with the amount of time we had, letting everyone eat, drink and visit was the best use of time. There was a group of my mom's friends who came, so I know it was great for her to get to catch up with them, too.
The big surprise of the day was that we had a special visitor to the shower. In my Weekend Recap I talked about Kelly from Su Vino. She is the sweetest lady ever and she made our whole experience with Su Vino amazing. SO, she stopped by on Sunday and said she was thinking of me and wanted to make sure that everything went well and she had a surprise for me... she made me a hand painted wine glass.
So the shower was a success and I think everyone had a great time. I know that a lot of the guests decided to buy a bottle of wine (or 2 or 3) to take home with them, so I'm guessing they really liked it :-D
Like I said, I don't have pictures yet (I'll share them when I do get them), but here are some pics I took after the shower...
I promise to put up some more pictures when I get them from Melissa and Mara! It was such a great day!!!
aww sounds like a lot of fun!!
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wow so awesome!! Can't wait for more pictures!
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