Each comes complete with ribbon and pram or teddy bear charm. Very cute!
Only £2.99 per jar. Contains English honey.
Perfect for a quintessentially British baby shower.
Thursday 28 July 2011
Personalised Honey Jars
Our personalised honey jars are proving to be a big hit! Can be personalised with names, dates and / or a picture to match a theme.
Each comes complete with ribbon and pram or teddy bear charm. Very cute!
Only £2.99 per jar. Contains English honey.
Perfect for a quintessentially British baby shower.
Each comes complete with ribbon and pram or teddy bear charm. Very cute!
Only £2.99 per jar. Contains English honey.
Perfect for a quintessentially British baby shower.
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Denise Richards Baby Shower for adopted daughter Eloise!
Here at Tubs we love to hear all the gossip from a baby shower. Denise Richards, ex-wife of actor Charlie Sheen, held an amazing baby shower last weekend.
She celebrated the latest addition to her family with Three's a Charm - themed party at the Montage Hotel in Los Angeles, in honour of her third child.
Here at TUBS we have our favourite theme of course, which is the traditional British afternoon tea with a hint of baby thrown in. This isn't really a theme as such because as we all know anything goes.
Five weeks after adopting daughter Eloise Joni, Denise Richards, 40, threw a baby shower for her close friends and family on Saturday.
Guests included a very pregnant Mel B, a quite pregnant Tori Spelling and many more including Denises other two children. Denise had stacks of amazing baby gifts and games, not to mention the cake featuring a replica figurine of little Eloise and her big sisters, as well as a banner reading 'We Love Eloise'. Very cute indeed!
She celebrated the latest addition to her family with Three's a Charm - themed party at the Montage Hotel in Los Angeles, in honour of her third child.
Here at TUBS we have our favourite theme of course, which is the traditional British afternoon tea with a hint of baby thrown in. This isn't really a theme as such because as we all know anything goes.
Five weeks after adopting daughter Eloise Joni, Denise Richards, 40, threw a baby shower for her close friends and family on Saturday.
Guests included a very pregnant Mel B, a quite pregnant Tori Spelling and many more including Denises other two children. Denise had stacks of amazing baby gifts and games, not to mention the cake featuring a replica figurine of little Eloise and her big sisters, as well as a banner reading 'We Love Eloise'. Very cute indeed!
Wednesday 20 July 2011
"FAVOUR OF THE WEEK"
Stuck for favour ideas for your Baby Shower ? This has been our Best seller this week!!
"Baby Block Spreader" comes complete in presentation gift box.
Check out some amazing favour ideas at The Ultimate Baby Shower.
Check out some amazing favour ideas at The Ultimate Baby Shower.
Sunday 17 July 2011
Throw a Baby Shower like the Celebs!
If money was no object then how would you throw a baby shower? The fact of the matter is that you don't need to spend much money to have a fabulous event!
Many celebrities have their baby showers behind closed doors at home or at the home of a friend. This is the cheapest and most discreet option if you have the space. Small baby showers are the perfect event to host in a living room or conservatory area. All you need is a few nibbles, some pretty cakes, champagne or sparkling wine and alcohol free cocktails.
Add some decorations, a few games and a mother-to-be and you have the perfect baby shower!
Many celebrities have their baby showers behind closed doors at home or at the home of a friend. This is the cheapest and most discreet option if you have the space. Small baby showers are the perfect event to host in a living room or conservatory area. All you need is a few nibbles, some pretty cakes, champagne or sparkling wine and alcohol free cocktails.
Add some decorations, a few games and a mother-to-be and you have the perfect baby shower!
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Baby Shower Cakepops!
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| Give these as a Favor at your Baby Shower |
Personalise them!
Amazing centre-pieces at your Baby Shower!
Tuesday 12 July 2011
Top 5 London Baby Shower Venues
The venue for your baby shower is just the beginning to creating a stunning afternoon or evening and therefore, choosing the right setting for the occasion is fundamental. A venue will be specific to you and will appeal to everything you want from the day to ensure that there is the right mix of atmosphere, location, space, and comfort for guests. Our speciality is making every baby shower unique and The Ultimate Baby Shower aims to make every event one to remember. We look for venues for customers, which have an elegant quintessentially British feel that contain brilliant airy spaces and sumptuous sofas to ensure that the host and guests enjoy the most exclusive service that the company has to offer.
Here we unveil our top five London venues for hosting the most exclusive baby showers and welcoming parties.
The Pelham Hotel is a favourite venue and mixes an enchanting blend of uniquely English traditional style with unexpected modern flair. This hotel has a relaxed atmosphere and is set in a cosmopolitan location making it the ideal choice for your sophisticated baby shower. Visit: http://www.pelhamhotel.co.uk/.
The Dorchester, Central London in the heart of Mayfair offers glorious views over the green expanse of Hyde Park, the Dorchester is inherently British combining 1930’s glamour with a contemporary edge. For more information on the Dorchester Hotel visit: http://www.thedorchester.com/
The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park offers English elegance and liberal luxury. The Mandarin Oriental is the most fashionable venue in town. Set in Hyde Park, this venue invites comfort and unending glamour, making it the most exclusive home from home to host your baby shower. Visit: www.mandarinoriental.com/London
The Hempel Hotel is sleek and stylish, this luxury botique hotel offers elegance and simplicity and is set in a tranquil garden square near to Hyde Park and Notting Hill away from other crowded London hotels. Visit: http://www.the-hempel.co.uk/
The Lanesborough Hotel is set in an enviable location in the heart of central London, this 19th centuray hotel captures the gracious style and hospitality of an early 19th century residence and is the perfect venue for a Quintessentially British baby shower. Visit: http://www.lanesborough.com/
Here we unveil our top five London venues for hosting the most exclusive baby showers and welcoming parties.
The Pelham Hotel is a favourite venue and mixes an enchanting blend of uniquely English traditional style with unexpected modern flair. This hotel has a relaxed atmosphere and is set in a cosmopolitan location making it the ideal choice for your sophisticated baby shower. Visit: http://www.pelhamhotel.co.uk/.
The Dorchester, Central London in the heart of Mayfair offers glorious views over the green expanse of Hyde Park, the Dorchester is inherently British combining 1930’s glamour with a contemporary edge. For more information on the Dorchester Hotel visit: http://www.thedorchester.com/
The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park offers English elegance and liberal luxury. The Mandarin Oriental is the most fashionable venue in town. Set in Hyde Park, this venue invites comfort and unending glamour, making it the most exclusive home from home to host your baby shower. Visit: www.mandarinoriental.com/London
The Hempel Hotel is sleek and stylish, this luxury botique hotel offers elegance and simplicity and is set in a tranquil garden square near to Hyde Park and Notting Hill away from other crowded London hotels. Visit: http://www.the-hempel.co.uk/
The Lanesborough Hotel is set in an enviable location in the heart of central London, this 19th centuray hotel captures the gracious style and hospitality of an early 19th century residence and is the perfect venue for a Quintessentially British baby shower. Visit: http://www.lanesborough.com/
How to Throw a British Baby Shower
The word ‘baby shower’ generates a fairly specific set of images to many people. To some it involves an afternoon filled with over-the-top themed decorations, themed food, themed games and baby-talk. This is the legacy of the stereotypical American baby shower.
My own insight and one that suits us rather self-aware Brits is to curb the over-the-top themed décor - we all know less is more. Get a gaggle of girlfriends together and indulge in an afternoon of delicious finger foods, champagne, alcohol free cocktails, laughter in abundance and plenty of advice for mummy-to-be.
My personal notion of what a baby shower should be about came after the birth of my first daughter. I’d always had the American stereotype in mind and didn’t consider organising such an event for myself.
However, after having my daughter and finding my life turned upside down and back-to-front, I did feel there should be a more ‘British’ way for ladies to celebrate such a life-changing event. A baby shower is, after all, a celebration – of the mother as much as the baby. It’s akin to a hen night but with less alcohol – a rallying of the troops, all the girls together with tips and advice about what is in store.
Becoming pregnant has to be the most life-changing event of all. While we’re familiar with celebrating the key birthdays, engagements, marriages, retirements and even divorces, pregnancy isn’t usually on the radar. In Britain we have gatherings once the baby arrives so all friends and relatives have the chance to have a peek and pass on messages of congratulations. However, this focus is on the arrival of the baby. What about the mum?
Baby showers are fun! They all have that in common but, rather than focusing on over-the-top themes and embarrassing games, move the emphasis to showing mummy-to-be she has a support network and give all the tips and advice you can think of! Make a fuss of her, it’s all going to be about the child(ren) from here on in! Perhaps we should call it a ‘Mummy Shower!’
So, how do you go about it? Decorations are important but think about the pregnant mother’s tastes – vintage tableware is becoming very popular along with a few baby themed balloons and the odd banner or pieces of bunting adorning the walls. Mix flowers, butterflies, pastel colours and shabby chic in with the baby theme. This breaks it up and creates a well-designed party space to get the girls together. The Ultimate Baby Shower doesn’t just focus on the well-known baby themes, I’ve purposefully sourced a wide range of elegant girlie themes to mix and match to create a stylish room(s).
Games don’t need to be the sole focus and they certainly don’t need to be woefully embarrassing – as so many are. Baby trivia is a great ice breaker to encourage guests to mingle and laugh together; another popular one we have sourced involves baby scan photos and a list of baby parts to identify – much harder than you may imagine. Perhaps the most important is the advice cards. Every new mummy should have a set of advice cards from her close friends / relatives. They are there to look at at any time and some favours to call in would never go amiss….
Delicious food – canapés, a buffet or the ever-popular afternoon tea – is important and provides a natural break. Champagne and / or alcohol free cocktails create a refined table setting. Put out all the favours (thank you gifts) for guests to see and admire before they take them home. We have a huge range of beautifully designed favours and receive fabulous feedback regarding their impact - definitely worth a look.
What about the gifts? A stereotypical baby shower does tend to have too much emphasis on the gifts, which can be off-putting. Many people prefer to give the gifts after baby has arrived and this tends to suit us more superstitious Brits. If this is preferred then put a note on the invitation that you’re having a ‘mummy shower’ and gifts are not necessary. Saying that though, some parents-to-be do need help preparing for a new baby. In this case it may be a good idea to create a gift list, which we offer at The Ultimate Baby Shower. It doesn’t need to involve hugely expensive items but getting the essentials together before baby arrives can be a great start. We offer a wealth of advice to help putting these lists together.
Finally, to the guests - I’ve read a number of articles lately about men being invited to baby showers and the fact that couples baby showers are becoming the in-thing. I have to say I disagree with that, and judging by the comments on Twitter I’d say the men are not too keen either. It is customary for the new dad to wet the baby’s head after the birth and celebrate with his friends in that way. The baby shower is about celebrating the mum and nobody can do this better than her girlfriends. It’s about creating a support network, which will be there long after the little addition arrives.
My own insight and one that suits us rather self-aware Brits is to curb the over-the-top themed décor - we all know less is more. Get a gaggle of girlfriends together and indulge in an afternoon of delicious finger foods, champagne, alcohol free cocktails, laughter in abundance and plenty of advice for mummy-to-be.
My personal notion of what a baby shower should be about came after the birth of my first daughter. I’d always had the American stereotype in mind and didn’t consider organising such an event for myself.
However, after having my daughter and finding my life turned upside down and back-to-front, I did feel there should be a more ‘British’ way for ladies to celebrate such a life-changing event. A baby shower is, after all, a celebration – of the mother as much as the baby. It’s akin to a hen night but with less alcohol – a rallying of the troops, all the girls together with tips and advice about what is in store.
Becoming pregnant has to be the most life-changing event of all. While we’re familiar with celebrating the key birthdays, engagements, marriages, retirements and even divorces, pregnancy isn’t usually on the radar. In Britain we have gatherings once the baby arrives so all friends and relatives have the chance to have a peek and pass on messages of congratulations. However, this focus is on the arrival of the baby. What about the mum?
Baby showers are fun! They all have that in common but, rather than focusing on over-the-top themes and embarrassing games, move the emphasis to showing mummy-to-be she has a support network and give all the tips and advice you can think of! Make a fuss of her, it’s all going to be about the child(ren) from here on in! Perhaps we should call it a ‘Mummy Shower!’
So, how do you go about it? Decorations are important but think about the pregnant mother’s tastes – vintage tableware is becoming very popular along with a few baby themed balloons and the odd banner or pieces of bunting adorning the walls. Mix flowers, butterflies, pastel colours and shabby chic in with the baby theme. This breaks it up and creates a well-designed party space to get the girls together. The Ultimate Baby Shower doesn’t just focus on the well-known baby themes, I’ve purposefully sourced a wide range of elegant girlie themes to mix and match to create a stylish room(s).
Games don’t need to be the sole focus and they certainly don’t need to be woefully embarrassing – as so many are. Baby trivia is a great ice breaker to encourage guests to mingle and laugh together; another popular one we have sourced involves baby scan photos and a list of baby parts to identify – much harder than you may imagine. Perhaps the most important is the advice cards. Every new mummy should have a set of advice cards from her close friends / relatives. They are there to look at at any time and some favours to call in would never go amiss….
Delicious food – canapés, a buffet or the ever-popular afternoon tea – is important and provides a natural break. Champagne and / or alcohol free cocktails create a refined table setting. Put out all the favours (thank you gifts) for guests to see and admire before they take them home. We have a huge range of beautifully designed favours and receive fabulous feedback regarding their impact - definitely worth a look.
What about the gifts? A stereotypical baby shower does tend to have too much emphasis on the gifts, which can be off-putting. Many people prefer to give the gifts after baby has arrived and this tends to suit us more superstitious Brits. If this is preferred then put a note on the invitation that you’re having a ‘mummy shower’ and gifts are not necessary. Saying that though, some parents-to-be do need help preparing for a new baby. In this case it may be a good idea to create a gift list, which we offer at The Ultimate Baby Shower. It doesn’t need to involve hugely expensive items but getting the essentials together before baby arrives can be a great start. We offer a wealth of advice to help putting these lists together.
Finally, to the guests - I’ve read a number of articles lately about men being invited to baby showers and the fact that couples baby showers are becoming the in-thing. I have to say I disagree with that, and judging by the comments on Twitter I’d say the men are not too keen either. It is customary for the new dad to wet the baby’s head after the birth and celebrate with his friends in that way. The baby shower is about celebrating the mum and nobody can do this better than her girlfriends. It’s about creating a support network, which will be there long after the little addition arrives.
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