{Party Inspiration} A Berry Sweet Strawberry Shortcake Theme

Today I am so excited to share this "berry sweet" party inspiration with you from my dear friend Brenda of Best Wedding Sites {our sister-site} and Brenda's Wedding Blog. She wanted to create a memorable Strawberry Shortcake themed birthday party for her adorbale daughter and some friends. With the creative styling help of Colleen from Bellisimo Weddings and Events, they did just that! The ideas + inspirations you see here will not only make for a great party experience for your little girl and her guests, but could also be easily transformed into a summer baby shower or welcome baby event.

Party theme colors were red, pink and bright green and Brenda designed personalized menus for each guest which also served as place cards for snacktime. {You can find similar products on her etsy shop Wedding Girl}

I love these simple centerpieces made from cut carnations placed in a teacup and the recycled glass milk bottles adorned with a decorative straw - such a great way to incorporate ordinary household items and add a little flair to your tablescape!

This adorable Strawberry Pillow from ArtSnack matches the party theme PERFECTLY and was used not only for decoration, but also for the hot strawberry toss game. Winners of the game were awarded goody bags filled with lip gloss and nail polish gift sets.

Colleen added this fun, pink tulle skirt to the craft table and the girls absolutlely LOVED it! They each were able to make their own necklace using colored crafts beads as well as these Strawberry Shortcake bottle cap charms from Keep Calm and Cap On. Having your little guests make a craft is a great way to keep them occupied while also giving them a special keepsake to take home from the event. I also have point out another great recyclable idea seen here as the crafting materials fit nicely into a re-used fruit cup container...Genius!

Balloons were weighted and placed into paper berry baskets filled with shredded pink paper and Colleen added two-tone pink tissue paper flowers to the backs of the chairs to add a special touch.

Before the party came to a close it was time for dessert, homemade strawberry cupcakes topped with naturally colored sprinkles from The Realist Mermaid. Everything was perfectly displayed on this cupcake stand from The Cupcake Tower that Brenda decorated using pink colored self-adhesive paper and a strawberry cut-out embellishment. The birthday girl even had her own special display for all of her yummy treats - the PERFECT ending to a "Berry Sweet" party!

Many thanks to Brenda and Colleen for sharing this inspiring party with our followers {XO}

Sock Monkey First Birthday Celebration

Today's first birthday party feature from Studio Moirae {Jasen + Christy} is nothing to "monkey" around about! The birthday boy is actually the couple's son Piven, who as you are about to see, totally takes the cake at his first birthday celebration. I really love all the coordinating designs and colors seen throughout this photoshoot and how about all of those desserts? {YUMMY!}

There are even matching cupcake toppers to fit the theme - courtesy of Classy Momma.

Piven is dressed to impress with his Sock Monkey Tie and Polkadot Suspender Onesie from Nomies 4 Monsters and matching Sock Monkey Hat from Eternally Hooked.

I {LOVE} that Piven was given the chance to really dig into his birthday cake...literally...and that expression on his face once he had finished is PRICELESS!

Time to enjoy some old fashion Coca-Cola and some adorable personalized cookie jar favors before the party comes to a close.

Before the party ends, there is a chance to reflect back on Piven's First Year with this creative first year photo clip banner from 62 Cards, who also created the adorable custom PIVEN banner seen earlier.

What better way to end the celebration and pay tribute to an amazing first year, than with a balloon release that Christy describes as "a symbolic moment that I wasn’t seeing in real time". I have to agree, I am in {LOVE} with this idea of releasing the balloons to represent the transition from baby to toddler...and it looks like Piven enjoyed it too!

Vendors:

Photography: Studio Moirae
Cupcake toppers: Classy Momma
PIVEN banner and First Year Photo clips: 62 Cards
Sock Monkey Tie and Polkadot Suspender Onesie: Nomies 4 Monsters
Sock Monkey Hat: Eternally Hooked

Modern Alphabet First Birthday Party

Today's inspirational feature is a Modern Alphabet {First} Birthday Party from Papermints. I really love the simple, clean and modern approach that Samantha takes in this design. Look how adorable this birthday banner is! It can even be personalized with your child's name and age.

How about these darling customized invitations and matching birthday toppers?

Let's not forget the favor name tags for the goody bags and the personalized food labels to let your guests know of all of the yummy treats you're providing!

As you can tell from all of these amazing products featured above, every Papermints creation reflects their passion for innovative design and high-quality custom products. Although the products featured here showcase a blue, green and orange color palate, there are many other ink color options available for you to choose from to coordinate with your party's theme!

If you are interested in the full details of any of the above products or would like to place an order, we invite you to visit the Papermints website. They also offer a printable line via their {Etsy shop} for those of you that prefer to Do-it-Yourself.

Above photos courtesty of Min-d {min-d.com}, Dessert Table collaboration by Miriam Corona Events