{Real Parties} A Princess Party Full of Pink & Gold

I had the pleasure of working with a former client {the boutique firm I used to work for planned her nuptials} on her daughter's first birthday party. Katherine came to me with a vision of pink and gold and anything and everything fit for a princess! We worked together for several months to create a dream come true for Katherine and her sweet daughter Ava...

{photography by Aiylynne Abarado Photography}

Wedding Flowers by Lisa did a beautiful job creating the gorgeous centerpieces and "A" welcome wreath as well as the stunning high chair backdrop which you will see soon! A pink carpet was brought in to create a royal feel!

Katherine was expecting a large crowd, so in addition to a candy table, we also need a large cake with other sweets to choose from. Katherine worked closely with The Sweet Boutique Bakery to create the royal cake. The bakery also created the amazing cake pops and crown sugar cookies.

Throughout the party space, princess wands were found on tables, the high chair backdrop and even on the favors.

My jaw literally dropped when I saw the high chair area completed! The ribbon colors were perfect and the addition of the wands really made it pop. The backdrop was AMAZING and Ava's high chair was adorned with a garden rose garland.

Pink tulle poms from Heart to Heart were hung from 3 different chandeliers at the country club.

We did something a little different on the candy table. Instead of labeling the jars with tags, we topped each glass jar with a large bow custom made at Michael's. The candy selection was displayed on a 8x10 pink sign created by Kelly of WH Hostess who also created the invitation and other party signage.

Balloons were everywhere at this party! Karl of Balloon Masters always does a phenomenal job of creating balloon art.

Bright Star Productions produced a hot pink wall decal that read, "Ava", which was placed on the large window that greeted guests as they walked into the room.

Signs created by WH Hostess were present at all of the stations {son cones, cotton candy, face painting and balloon twisting}.

Guests enjoyed train rides during the party. To dress up the trackless train, I hung a pennant banner designed by WH Hostess across the middle car.

Little guests left the party with bubbles found in tin cans by WH Hostess and tied with a star bubble wand found at Hobby Lobby.

Princess Ava sitting on the pink carpet and getting love from her mommy!

Sources & Vendors

Event styling - Christi Bennett of P is for Party

Photography - Ailynne Abarado Photography

Flowers + Decor - Wedding Flowers by Lisa

Venue - Royal Oaks Country Club

Invitations + signage + favors - WH Hostess

Cake + cookies + cake pops - The Sweet Boutique

Balloon decor - Balloon Masters

Window decal - Bright Star Productions

Candy table bows + gold frames - Michael's

Pink tulle poms - Heart to Heart

Pink Carpet - Party Props

{Real Parties} Blush & Bashful

I just love a perfectly planned pink party! Especially since I am surrounded by all things boy all day long. So, I got a little giddy when my friend, Melanie, from Scout sent over an adorable pink shower she helped photograph! The party is full of sweet and unique details that I know you will love!

I LOVE the pink tutu table skirt; don't you?! Donna from Fabulous Fetes styled the party for her friend Susan's niece, made it herself which makes me even more impressed! She found the tutorial here.

To give the guests a glimpse of what was to come, the frilly decor began at the door. Donna, who styled the party, wrapped an "I" in a feather boa and covered the entrance with a lot of pink tulle.

A tray of sparkling pink champagne adorned with paper butterflies greeted the ladies when they walked into the party.

We have all know and love the onesie garland, but I love the wist that Donna implemented. Each onesie had a number which represented each month of the year. CUTE! The mommy-to-be was able to take them home as a parting gift.

The wishing tree was a sweet touch as well. The hostess filled a vase with branches from her yard and added spray paint and paper butterflies.

The shower game was unique and one that is new to me! "Don't Say Baby" was what they played. Each guest was pinned with a handmade silk flower made by Donna. If you heard someone say baby, you could take their flower. Whoever had the most flowers at the end won!

A photobooth was set up and the ladies dressed up and got silly with boas and tiaras. You are never too old to have fun and play dress up!

The guests took home brown sugar scrub in jars that Donna made and topped with an adorable mini pom.

This was such a fun shower! I hope you enjoyed all of the pink and special touches as much as I did! Donna, the stylist behind the party, just started her own party planning blog which you can see HERE!