{Photo shoot} Sugar & Spice Thanksgiving

Wait, what? Does that say Thanksgiving??? Yes it does! Since the end of the year got so hectic with my move and the holidays I never got a chance to share all the fabulous photos from my Thanksgiving photo shoot for Bird's Party Magazine with everyone. So now that I have a bit more time I wanted to finally let you all see all the wonderful photos by Sarah Vinson Photography that you didn't get to see in the magazine. When coming up with a party design I love working with traditional themes and palettes, but I really enjoy including a fun or unique twist. For this sugar and spice table I wanted to design a tablescape fit for a little girl's Thanksgiving. I chose traditional colors of orange, brown and white and added in a fun feminine twist by including an abundance of pink! The table still has a warm harvest feeling with the inclusion of traditional elements like pinecones, fall leaves, pumpkins and acorns. The addition of all the fun pink details like the napkin rings, placemats, pink florals and the graphic table cloth makes it also look very fun and modern.
I also wanted to do something different with the napkin rings, menus and place cards. Instead of traditional printed designs I opted to include more kid friendly craft ideas. These items are a great opportunity for the little hostess to have fun in assembling the table herself and for cute keepsakes for her guests. The napkin rings were plastic children's bracelets I found at the local dollar store.
The place cards were acorns I glued onto ribbon and decorated with glitter and beads.
The menus were assembled out of pine cones, paper and other crafting materials.
Vendor Credits
Event Design: Enchanted Events & Design
Photography: Sarah Vinson Photography

{Event Recap} Pan & Tink Boy/Girl Birthday

Early last year (ya I know that's how far behind I am on these posts!!!) I got asked to style a combo boy/girl birthday party for a little 2 and 4 year old. The mom asked for a Tinkerbell and Peter Pan theme using pink for the girls and green for the boys. I decided to focus on a woodsy, tree house style with lots of brown and beige to accent the pink and green. The dessert table was set up on the back deck under a beautiful wood plank awning. I covered the entire awning with strands of green felt leaf garlands. This gave the impression of being under a forest canopy with the Lost Boys. The table itself was covered in a burlap fabric and all the platters were wood slices in different shapes and sizes. The treats included:

A Beautiful and Whimsical Cake

Powdered Donuts decorated with Tinkerbell and Peter Pan silhouette toothpicks

Peter Pan's Cap Cake Pops

Strawberry Wendy Wafers

Cookie Pops, Strawberry Whoppers,
Gummy Candies, and of course Pixi Stix
I continued the decor throughout the rest of the party. When the guests arrived they entered along a walkway lined with silk Gerber daisies and pink and green fairy houses staked into the ground. Each of these were adorned with a tiny paper Tinkerbell silhouette. Wooden ships sat on the tables with pink and green pirate sails and the canopies were all draped in festive pink and green crepe paper.


All of the guests were asked to come dressed in costumes matching the theme. Even some of the parents were garbed in pirate attire and pajamas.



During the event the kids had lots of activities and crafts to keep them busy.

There was a Tinkerbell bounce house

Cookie decorating

A pirate ship water table and pixie dust station where the kids could fill containers with different colored sand

And of course a visit from Peter Pan and Tinkerbell!

At the end of the event as the guests left each kid got to take a fairy catching kit or book home with them!

Here are a few more fun party details for you to enjoy

Vendor Credits
Event Design: Enchanted Events & Design
Printables: Enchanted Events & Design
Photography: Next Exit Photography
Cake: Fantasy Frostings
Rentals: Bob Gail Events
Tinkerbell & Peter Pan: Beverly Hills Princess

{Event Recap} Shant's Incredible Hulk Pool Party

This summer I got the opportunity to work with one of my wonderful clients not once but twice! After helping Nayiri with her youngest son's baptism dessert table, she contacted me again to assist her with her oldest son's birthday party. She requested "The Incredible Hulk" with a green and sand color theme. There are so many yummy treats that go with these colors!

The dessert table featured a green brick cake with an Incredible Hulk cake topper surrounded by lots of cookies, candies and popcorn. The table was set up on a ping pong table folded in half which gave lots of space for the food and created the perfect green backdrop to hang posters onto.









In addition to the treats, there was also a drink table to keep all the guests hydrated with Sprite, Iced Tea, Lemon & Mint Water and Lemonada.



For the main food, BBQ'd hot dogs and hamburgers were served fresh off the grill and a make your own salad bar was set up for the guests to enjoy.


Vendors
Party styling/photography: Enchanted Events & Design
Paper products and printables: Enchanted Events & Design
Cake: Berolina Bakery
Candy: Garvey Nut & Candy
Location: Armenian Center of Crescenta Valley

{Event Recap} Natalie & Eric's Snow Inspired Wedding

I very excited to share with you some new pictures of Natalie and Eric's wedding! Natalie and Eric are an amazing couple, with an enthusiastic passion for life and each other. It was a joy to be a part of their day.


Natalie, despite being an avid lover of the color red (partly because of her alma mater USC), decided to go a different route with her wedding. She had been going to too many red themed weddings lately and she wanted to do something different! Instead she embraced her other passion, snow and skiing! Natalie has been a volunteer with Big Bear's ski patrol since 2004 and upon meeting Natalie, Eric quickly joined her in this hobby. Using this theme loosely as their inspiration, they chose a blue, white and brown color palette.


I was even more excited when they selected Damion and Julie Hamilton of Damion Hamilton Photography for their photographers. I had met Damion and Julie in 2008 and was eager for an opportunity to work with them on a wedding. I knew that their style and personalities would be a perfect fit for Natalie and Eric's wedding. They were even enthusiastic when Natalie and Eric requested driving all the way up to the snow for their engagement shoot!


Gorgeous setting, right? Well feast your eyes on the rest of their big day. I hope you enjoy all the details designed for this wonderful couple!

Bridal prep!








The Bride and Flower girl shoes


Bridesmaid details


The Armenian Orthodox Ceremony






Alone time for the bride and groom






An amazing barn behind the church and hall!


The Reception




The boys getting a chance to celebrate


The Vendors
Cake: Porto's Bakery
Event Design: Enchanted Events & Design
Florist: Designs by Christine
Hair: Harry's Hair Design
Invitations: Enchanted Events & Design
Location (ceremony/reception): Holy Cross Armenian Apostolic Church and Bagramian Hall
Makeup: Nayre Kabadayan
Photography: Damion Hamilton Photography
Wedding & Bridesmaid Dresses: Cecile Rivoire's