A Sweet Backyard First Birthday

Today's sweet backyard First Birthday Party was submitted by our friends over at EAE Personalized Creations. Ella's special celebration planning had begun and mom Kami asked the team at EAE to create an invitation using the soft vintage color palette of pinks, greens and yellows. Once the invite was established all of the other party details fell nicely into place, creating an {adorable} backyard event that everyone was sure to enjoy!

Precious photos of Ella were used to add a special touch to the tablescapes.

One of the crowd favorites were the mason jars were filled with homemade lemonade - the kids absolutely loved using the straws with quirky sayings.

Diving right into her gorgeous birthday cake, Ella sat in the same highchair that her mom used as a child, a truly keepsake moment...

A photo collage is a great way to display your little one's growth over the past year and an outdoor photo booth area, complete with props, gives your guests a fun activity to try during the party!

I LOVE this display of Ella's milestones - such a great way to share her first year of development!

Favors included wrapped playdoh with personalized labels as well as bags of sugar cookie mix - YUM!

Vendor Credits:

Invites, Favor Tags, Wish Cards, Straw Flags and Cookie Recipe Tags: EAE Personalized Creations
Tables and Linens: Welborn Flowers and Events
Cakes: Sissy Bubs Sweets

 

Vintage Schoolhouse First Birthday Party

Since it's back to school week for many of us, I thought that it'd be the perfect time to share this adorable Vintage Schoolhouse First Birthday Party from Audrey of Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats in honor of her daughter Harper's special day. Inspired by some Dick and Jane paper dolls that were sitting in her parent's attic, Audrey started collecting fun, vintage schoolhouse items to create this absolutely fabulous event! Be sure to read on to gather all of the details that made her vision a reality. Images courtesy of KV Photography.

Guests were asked to bring a book to add to Harper's library - what a terrific idea!

You can find a tutorial on how to create these adorable Apple Cake Pops {here}. They coordinated perfectly with these vintage-inspired pennant straw toppers and paper straws from Fort and Field.

The alphabet garland from Pretty Little Studio fit nicely with the theme and so did some of Audrey's favorite 'finds', including a set of vintage vocabulary cards, lunch trays, alphabet blocks, a super cute abacus and of course the teacher’s bell.

This dessert table looks DELICIOUS thanks to Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats {of course!} How gorgeous are those rose cakes created by Audrey herself?

Anders Ruff Custom Designs created the BEYOND adorable invitations, bookplates, thank-you tags, tent cards and party logos - I just LOVE the color scheme and design!

Guests were given a goody bag complete with customized ABC crayons from Touch of Pink.

Vendor Credits:
Party Styling + Desserts: Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats
Photography: KV Photography  
Invitations + Printables: Anders Ruff Custom Designs 
Custom Schoolhouse Pennants + Straws: Fort & Field 
Tissue Poms: Gatherings by Kate Ford 
Vintage Flashcards: Pretty Little Studio 
Chalkboard + Serving Pieces: Cross Creek Antiques 
Custom Alphabet Crayons: Touch of Pink