Truly Southern Baby Shower Ideas
Southern baby shower ideas capitalize on quintessential Southern culture characteristics, like comfort food, warm community ties and decorative flair. Regardless of which side of the Mason-Dixon line you call home, a truly Southern baby shower is a memorable way to bring people together to celebrate your coming bundle of joy.
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Southern Belle Breakfast
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Host an outdoor baby shower breakfast in a beautiful southern garden setting or on a quaint gazebo. Decorate the table with a pink tablecloth and a mint green runner, with fragrant magnolias strewn across the length of the table. Make edible centerpieces by placing doilies on pedestal serving plates and setting flaky croissants or eclairs on them. Serve Southern favorites for your breakfast fare like country ham, sausage and egg casserole, biscuits and gravy and grits topped with lots of butter.
Bun in the Oven Shower
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Center your baby shower around preparing delicious Southern comfort food dishes that will make it easy to eat well in the days immediately following the new baby's birth. Have friends and family members create a list of entrees which can be frozen, do a communal grocery run and spend the afternoon cooking and enjoying each other's company. Set out a recipe box and have your shower attendees write out recipe cards for each of the entrees made during your marathon cooking session.
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Backyard Couples BBQ
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Truly Southern gatherings often revolve around the backyard BBQ. Invite male and female friends to your baby shower and spend the afternoon grilling Southern favorites that would make Paula Deen proud. Pork chops, beef brisket and ribs are Southern BBQ essentials. Side dishes, like pork and beans, cole slaw and buffalo wings, are easy to prepare and serve up fresh. Let the guys play a few rounds of horseshoes while the ladies retreat to the parlor to give shower gifts to the new mother.
Comfort Food Potluck
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Keep things simple by asking each of your invited guests to bring along their favorite Southern comfort food dish. Fried chicken, steamed greens, stuffed ham and ribs are all communal dishes that smack of the Deep South. Decorate your serving table with a red-and-white checked tablecloth or set out a few bales of hay for your guests to sit on at your down home Southern shower.
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