Monday, August 8, 2016

A First Birthday Garden Party

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Well guys, the day has come and gone. My littlest baby, Emma, turned one and I still can’t stop crying about it. Didn’t I just announce that we were expecting her arrival? Wasn’t I just sharing my hump day bump day pics? Didn’t I just bring her home? Ugh, the agony. Time is so dang selfish! Ok, I’ll stop the pity party to get on to the fun garden party we had to celebrate her.

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Since I first started thinking about Emma’s birthday, I knew I wanted to do a garden party theme with soft pinks and a relaxed vibe. She is just the easiest baby, so sweet and always smiling and I wanted the party to reflect that. We’ve also had a bit of a floral theme throughout her first year with her nursery, monthly photos, and clothes I’ve leaned towards when shopping for her so a garden party was an obvious choice. We invited just our families to celebrate her big milestone, which still makes over 30 people, and since it was a small gathering, it was nice to really sit and visit with every guest. It's so easy when you're hosting a party to be so busy that it feels like you didn't get to really talk to anyone. I loved that we were able to enjoy the party and catch up with loved ones. We even stayed up till 230 with a few of my cousins just chatting and eating late night pizza around our fire pit. It was a great end to a perfect day!

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At parties, I always like to know what people serve at parties and this year we kept it simple with sandwiches, fruit, veggies, broccoli salad, potato salad, and various chips and dip. Dessert was vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with white frosting and sugar crystals. They were so yummy! For favors, we had pink chocolate dipped rice krispie treats (with pearl sprinkles!) wrapped individually for our guests. I'm glad I made extras because nearly everyone wanted to take one or two extra home. We had them at the dessert bar at Eleanor’s first birthday party and they were gone in minutes so I knew everyone would enjoy them. We set up seating outside, had a bounce house, our guests played cornhole, and we just talked, ate, relaxed, and had a great time!

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Emma didn't care much for her cake, even after sissy showed her what to do! We put some on her lip, but I think there were too many eyes on her for to check out the cake for herself. It was so cute and she smiled so big when we sang happy birthday! It was really a beautiful day and the party turned out fabulously.

For her party, I partnered with some really great shops for decorations. Without them, the party wouldn't have had the same feel and I just love how everything looked! The toppers, balloons, florals, everything was beautiful and I saved them for keepsakes or for future decorations in Emma's room and the girls'  playroom. They were all a dream to work with and helped make her party a success!


Floral Headband // Floral Highchair Garland – Enchanted Bow Shop
Tissue Garland// Emma is One Balloons – LoveGarlands
Cake Topper – Rustic Daisy Designs
Cupcake Toppers // Happy Birthday Emma Banner – Good News Lane Get 15% off using EMMA15
Felt Flowers (used for photo clips) – Wholesale Bow Supply
“One” Highchair Garland – Sugar Daisy Doo
Moss Table Runner – Amazon
Pinwheels – Hobby Lobby
Chalkboard signs – Amazon (from our wedding!)

16 comments :

Unknown said...

Love the decorations! You outdid yourself! Too cute!

Kate at Green Fashionista said...

The party came out amazing, so many beautiful details! LOVING those butterfly cupcake toppers <3
Green Fashionista

Unknown said...

Happy Birthday to your sweet girl! I love all the details! Everything turned out beautifully :)

Unknown said...

This looks like the cutest little party ever!! Glad yall all had fun! :)

xo,
Alice at Lone Star Looking Glass

Unknown said...

This looks like the cutest little party ever!! Glad yall all had fun! :)

xo,
Alice at Lone Star Looking Glass

Unknown said...

I love how you kept it simple, but it's still so, so beautiful! I also love how the party reflected her personality. That is just the best!

Unknown said...

This is so beautiful!!! Great job momma

Lauren Vavala said...

This is so cute! I love the cupcakes!

Jackie said...

Such a cute party!!!

Unknown said...

This was the sweetest theme and she looked just adorable! Good job, mama!

XO Kerry said...

Everything turned out so cute! I love the colors and the flower accents. So pretty and sweet :)

Unknown said...

What an adorable party theme!! I love it! I love throwing my kids birthday parties, so fun. I am due with #3 in November and I can totally relate to your agonizing over how fast they grow. My oldest starts kindergarten this year. WHAT IS MY LIFE?!!

Lexie Loo, Lily, Liam & Dylan Too said...

What a pretty theme! I love the garland on the high chair!

Unknown said...

You did such an amazing job with this. Everything looked so amazing! I love this theme!

Unknown said...

You did such a wonderful job! The party looks amazing and the late night pizza around the fire pit sounds like so much fun!

Unknown said...

I LOVE the theme you had for this party. It turned out super cute. My favorite detail was the highchair garland. ADORABLE.