Bumps, Babies, Brunch and Baptist Health! On Saturday, April 21, Jacksonville Moms Blog hosted our 2nd Annual Bloom Event, with over 100 guests at Intuition Ale Works in downtown Jacksonville. Even Mother Nature joined us (but she didn’t damper our fun) for an event celebrating pregnancy and motherhood where our guests mixed and mingled with other moms, enjoyed an amazing brunch fit for foodies featuring Black Sheep Restaurant, Bellwether, Restaurant Orsay, BLK SHP at Intuition, pampering with a braid bar by Drybar Jacksonville, makeup touch-ups with Carrie Wilson Makeup and a sweet nursery craft with Creative Grain Studio. And of course, photo booth fun! The little ones even enjoyed comfy downtime and made friends in the lounge sponsored by Bay & Bee.
Our Sponsors
We would like to thank our Bloom 2018 presenting sponsor, Baptist Health. Currently ranked as the “most preferred” health care provider in the Jacksonville area, Baptist Health is deeply honored to serve the community through a growing circle of care that includes five nationally accredited hospitals (including the region’s only children’s hospital) plus more than 200 primary care and specialty physician practices, children’s specialty clinics, home health care, behavioral health, occupational health, pharmacies, rehabilitation services and urgent care.
Baptist Health provided information booths from THE PLAYERS Center for Child Health, Baptist Health Women’s Services (prenatal and postpartum education), Baptist Health 4her, Wolfson Children’s Hospital Rehabilitation. They also provided educational Q&A panel with our guest panel moderator, Dr. Patricia Calhoun, MD, FAAFP, Family Physician with Baptist Primary Care, Medical Director of the Women’s Health Strategy at Baptist Health and member of the Baptist Primary Care Board of Directors, Laura Peter, DO, an Obstetrician Gynecologist with Beaches Ob Gyn, a division of North Florida Ob Gyn, Nikita Wilkes, MD, an Obstetrician Gynecologist with Sekine Rasner Brock ObGyn, and Kari Sproul von Goeben, MD, who practices at Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine.
We would also like to thank our table sponsors that came out to meet and treat moms to activities and pampering and shared valuable resources on services and products. These sponsors are passionate about connecting with moms and families right here in our community: Bay & Bee, Nurse & Nurture , SafeTouch Security Systems, Britax® and Sweet Pete’s Candy.
Swag & Giveaway Sponsors
Every guest at our Bloom event walked away with an amazing swag bag valued at over $75 and the chance to enter some fabulous giveaways from these national and local sponsors, our table sponsors and more! Swag and Giveaway Sponsors included: Skiddies, Munk Pack, Goddess Garden Organic Sunscreen, Shine Organics, Bag Balm, That’s It Fruit, Hug a Boo Boo, Bug Soother, Haute Bebe Newborn Care Services , Babyganics, Mombie Coffee, MAM, Covered Goods, ergoPouch, SiliKids, Stuck on You, Thirty-One, Kendra Scott Amelia Toffee, Jeni’s Ice Cream, Mandala Family Wellness, RX Bar, Katie’s Plates, UPPAbaby, Sign Gypsies , Emily Hicks Law, PA, Rise Buddy, Jean’s Clean Team, Natural Life, Cabana Life, Global Diamonds, Amelia Toffee, Three Bears Hair Bows, The Little Flower Bunch and more!
Special thanks to these event sponsors: Juices provided by Natalie’s Orchard Island Juice, Table decor sponsored by The Little Flower Bunch and Jacksonville Moms Blog event team styled by Katherine Way Collections. Event photography sponsored by Corinna Hoffman Photography.
Check out our photo album here for all the fun mama-to-be and mommy-and-me memories from Bloom 2018!
