Category: Weddings

I had mentioned back in February that I had a few personal events going on in the “off season”. This past March,  I was asked to help with an amazing baby shower put on by my Aunt and Cousin for out newest little family member! This decked out shower quite literally pulled out all the stops. Here were a few of my favorite things from this shower.

The Candy Bar

I will say that I am slightly biased since I set it up, but this candy bar was just as delicious as its was gorgeous. Rather than going with the specialty dyed candy for this buffet, my aunt chose some of the more traditional candies in pastels and pinks. We filled the apothecary jars with jelly beans, m&ms, and mints rather than those hard gum balls.

MY WATER BROKE

Sick of clipping Clothes Pins to your shirt all shower long in hopes of remembering to not say “baby”? I am too. That is why I was so pleased when we passed out these little ice babies as an intro game. When your ice cube gives “birth” you screech “MY WATER BROKE!” as loud as you can (you know, because you need rushed to the hospital and all that jazz).

The Customized ABC book

After the few Bingo winners claimed their prize we moved onto another activity. A customized ABC book! Everyone received a letter and drew a picture to correlate to the letter. You could write whatever word you wanted (remember this is for an infant and all). Really, you could. I wrote Utopia for “U”. It was such an adorable idea that is very unique to the guests at your party. After the shower, you collect the pages, and either bind them or send them to a book production company.

Photo by: Little Turkey Blog

The Subtle Nautical Theme

Crates. Burlap. Herons. Reeds. Anchors. You name it, this party probably incorporated it, but it wasn’t as if the room was obnoxiously screaming NAUTIC! The subtle additions such as a sailor’s dress or a “Poppy’s first mate” onesie really wrapped together the Theme.

As I have said on here before, my most difficult client is my pint sized daughter. I look forward to her parties because they challenge me in ways that I am not typically challenged when dealing with weddings. For her three years old party she decided on a Daniel Tiger theme. For 2 years old, we decided on a Sesame street themed event. I painted one whole room in Elmo’s World finger paint, created a fairy themed room complete with the flying fairy school, and served all of the food from Mr Hoopers! This year we just had to top this with a Grrrific party. We started with some AMAZING invites from luvibeekids on etsy. Amber was amazing to work with and even customized the wording for me.

My pint sized princess also requested the cake from the Birthday party episode. Although the adults thought it was a bad attempt at creating a tiger, all of the kids realized that it was SPOT ON to the episode. Rose and the crew at Kiddie Cakes did an AMAZING job.

The next big challenge was creating the neighborhood. I painted the road that runs throughout the neighborhood and wanted to be sure that I had each of the major characters represented. The focal point was the tissue paper 3 and the paper fan display that I had behind the buffet table.

I make little ears or crowns for all of the kids to wear and hired Ellie McIntyre to do facepainting. This helped create the “land of make believe” feel that we were going for. We also made a DIY favor station as an “ugga mugga” to our little tigers.

The challenge that I always have with children’s parties is developing games! I am a planner and designer but not necessarily a children’s entertainer. We played musical chairs, hot potato, and even put on a parade! All in all we rang in “3” with a bang and I can’t wait to out do myself with whatever challenge she throws at me next year!

Back in February we were invited to a wedding season kick off conference sponsored by Gowanus Hospitality. We had the opportunity to be involved in two AMAZING tastings, a wonderful show from a singing tax adviser, and tried so many various treats throughout the day. I would love to highlight some of the great vendors that we met throughout the week. I also got to do an amazing puzzle, participate in craft stations, and get some excellent business advice.

 Rima Brindamour Photography 

Red Table Catering

Amber Marlow Photography

Happily Ever Borrowed 

This is a pretty awesome site that lets you RENT your wedding look!

Wild Floral Design

Sydney’s Sweets

Talde Catering

I loved being introduced to these new friends and so many more amazing vendors!

We had a great time at Wedding Crashers this year and loved getting to meet some amazing future clients! Congratulations to those of you who received one of our emergency kits in their tote bags. An additional congratulations to Lauren Rush who won a free DOC package for her wedding next March! Here are some of the amazing shots we got! Check out all of the incredible vendors here.