One of our passions at TCMB is to provide opportunities for moms to connect with each other, and this is one of the main reasons we love planning and providing events for the moms in our community! We were so honored and thrilled to have the opportunity to gather 200+ Twin Cities moms two weekends ago in honor of motherhood. In partnership with City Moms Blog Network, D’Amico Catering and Loring Social Event Space, Dr. Smith’s and Wills by Waybridge, we brought together mothers and moms-to-be for a morning of learning, connecting and pampering.
{Thank you to Melanie Painter Photography and Samantha Cater Photography for taking the photos found throughout this post!}
The Venue: Loring Social
We were thrilled to host our Bloom event at the beautiful Loring Social event space! Loring Social, adjacent to Loring Park in Minneapolis, is steeped in bygone history showcasing both raw and romantic details that will seduce your guests. Evocative of a hip New York-style SoHo loft, this gorgeous 1900’s building encompasses two sophisticated spaces. Their space provided a beautiful backdrop for this event!
The Food: D’Amico Catering
From mini waffles with fried chicken to mini quiches, pastries and bloody mary’s and more, our moms were treated to delicious food and drink from D’Amico Catering! D’Amico has over 30 years of catering experience and offers versatile, fun and customized catering options to fit all of your event needs.
The Resources
We are passionate about connecting moms to fabulous local resources and great businesses and products that we personally love. Attendees of our Bloom event were able to meet and mingle with over 25 businesses and organizations that provide valuable resources for moms and moms-to-be.
Happy Family : Fit4Mom : Crane : Bellies to Babies : Pacifier
Dr. Smith’s : Wills by Waybridge : Dakota Pediatrics : Everyday Miracles
Melanie Painter Photography : Samantha Cater Photography : Homegrown Foods
Foss Swim School : West End Chiropractic and Wellness : Allstate : Do Good Diapers
Creative Kidstuff : Metropolitan Pediatric Dental Associates : Welcome Baby Care
Pregnancy and Postpartum Support MN : Moms on the Run : Nite & Day
Hand & Stone Massage : Minnesota Birth Center : Fairview : bamboobies : Chelsey Sobotta
The Presenters
A huge thank you to our presenters for providing 4 great sessions for our attendees. They covered topics such as sleep, wills and health directives, infant massage, babywearing and more!
Babywearing International Twin Cities : Nite & Day : Wills by Waybridge : Oil Happy
The Giveaways
As if getting out of the house to hang out with other moms wasn’t enough, all Bloom guests had the opportunity to enter to win some amazing giveaways. We encouraged moms to bring in items for Emerge Mothers Academy to earn extra raffle tickets, and thanks to their generous donations, we were able to fill a car with diapers, wipes, clothes, toys and more! We are so thankful to our giveaway sponsors:
Happy Family : Fit4Mom : The Manhattan Toy Company : Crane
Bellies to Babies : Pacifier : Baby Bjorn : Avent : Monkey Mat : Everyday Miracles
Melanie Painter Photography : Homegrown Foods : West End Chiropractic
Samantha Cater Photography : Creative Kidstuff : Welcome Baby Care
Moms on the Run : Nite & Day : Hand & Stone Massage : Beech Nut
ergobaby : Itzy Ritzy : bamboobies : The Patchery : See Kai Run
Chewbeads : The Aviary : Dr. Smith’s : Chelsey Sobotta : Senn and Sons : Faith and Finn
Breathable Baby : Cuter than Words
The Swag
The SwagAll Twin Cities moms left our event with a swag bag stuffed to the brim (literally) with goodies. A huge thank you to our VIP Swag sponsors who provided some amazing extras for our attendees:
Tumblewalla : Cloudb : Live & Love MN : Amy’s Cupcake Shoppe : Minnesota Children’s Museum
Minne Mama Designs : Bumkins : The Manhattan Toy Company
And thank you to our swag bag sponsors:
Preggie Pops : Manhattan Toy Company : Flyjoy : ubbi : Baby List : Fresh Wave
Everyday Miracles : Homegrown Foods : Allstate : do good diapers
Pregnancy and Postpartum Support MN : Moms on the Run : Hand & Stone Massage
New Horizon Academy : dpHue : Minnesota Parent : bamboobies
See Kai Run : Kinderbella Photography : Boogie Wipes : Just Between Friends
Baby Magic : Aspire Beverages : KIND
Thank you to our other partners
The Birthplace at Fairview for sponsoring our lovely nursing room
Inspired Little Parties for providing the beautiful banners at our tables
Health Foundations and Melanie Painter Photography who were our print sponsors
and Giliane Mansfeldt Photography for snapping photos at our photo booth!
Thank you to our talented Twin Cities photographers who always do SUCH a great job at capturing all of the fun! To see all the photos from this event, visit our Facebook photo albums at the links below.
Melanie Painter Photography photo album HERE
Samantha Cater Photography photo album HERE
Giliane Mansfeldt Photography photo album HERE
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This was such a fun event to attend! I met so many amazing ladies!