50th Birthday Party

50 Years Loved 50th Birthday Party 

This weekend my friend turned 50 and threw a great party. She hosted the event at the Hilton  in Vancouver, Washington.  The Christmas tree in the event room fit the party perfectly.  All the lights glowing from it, it made the perfect photo prop. Lots of selfies were taken in front of this tree. Me included. And it was the perfect spot to place the birthday gifts. 

The theme of the party was my friends favorite color, blue, and the saying '50 years loved'.  The theme fit my friend perfectly. The room was full of so many friends from near and far.  Truly, 50 years loved. 

I'm not a big fan of blue but I loved it here at my friends birthday party.  The touches of silver, cream and candle light gave her party such a warm touch and really reflected my friend. She did a great job of styling her own party.  I was more than happy to be a sounding board for her as she planned her own party.  Helping her make decisions and listening to ideas. 

I ran 3 miles the morning of the party because I was looking forward to this cake.  Inside was blue velvet cake. So pretty and a fun surprise.  Like many people do at their wedding's, my friend served sheet cake to the guests instead of every one having to wait for this cake to be cut. 

The candle light on the table was so pretty. The lights in the room were down low to high-light the full effect of the candle lights glow. 

I feel like I should do one of those puzzles, how many G's do you see in this post.  Would you have noticed the G's if I wouldn't have said that?  My friends name starts with a G, obviously. I like how she incorporated them into the décor so that they blended in.  I totally had a few of those macarons too. 

Each table had a vase of roses, candles, tasty Hershey's Kisses in her party themed colors and birthday necklaces in her party colors. 

This was a fun idea. My friend had a Wish Jar for all her guests to leave her a birthday wish.  I can imagine her sitting on her comfy couch with a fire roaring in the fire place, a nice glass of wine and reading each wish left by her friends. 

If you have a milestone birthday coming up what theme would you chose? I'd love to hear it. 

August Recap

August Recap- Enjoying Summer 

Was anyone else's August busy?  When I looked back at my August it was packed full of fun.  No wonder the month just flew! 

I kicked off August with the re-opening of my etsy shop.   I closed it for the month of July so I could do a little revamping of the shop, glittering up a lot of new items and creating a lot of tulle poms in a variety of colours. I love creating items for peoples parties.  

The first weekend in August saw a visit from family who live out of state. It was great to spend time with family and celebrate my cousins birthday.   I feel so blessed to have a large family.  There was 16 of us at dinner.  That's just my parent's, aunts and uncles and cousins.  

The birthday dinner was followed by a weekend of goal setting with three local bloggers.  This was a BIG goal setting session.  We weren't talking about how we were going to grow our social media numbers.  We were talking the BIG goals that would take our businesses farther.  Of course I had to set up a little party table.  We had no idea after this session that we'd end up collaborating on a workshop together.  More to come on that later. 

The next week was the Portland Street of Dreams.  I love touring these houses with an eye on the party spaces.  I wouldn't want a house as big as the ones at Street of Dreams but I do get ideas for how to improve our little house. This year we're re-doing the front yard. It needs it bad.  My man says it's like four-wheeling with the lawn mower.  There's so much moss and lumpiness and just all around too much grass. 

An exciting event in August was the solar eclipse.   Of course I had to throw a little celebration.  It's not every year that the solar eclipse happens.  What an exciting event.  My man wasn't excited about it and just worked right through it.  I of course stopped what I was doing and watched the eclipse happen with a couple of friends. They say opposites attract right 😉

At the end of the month I had a great phone chat with Christa Graham Wedding & Events.  I met her in a Facebook group and me being the extrovert I am, as soon as I found out she was a wedding planner I reached out and said, hey, we should chat sometime.  We ended up having a great conversation and bounced a lot of ideas off each other.  Stay tuned for those ideas to come to life later this year and into the next. 

Phew! August was a busy fun filled month.  How was your August? 

Smirk Photobooth Co's Birthday Party

Smirk Photobooth Co's Birthday at Opal 28

Last week I attended Smirk Photo Booth Co's first business birthday at Opal 28 in Portland, Oregon.  The first time I met Skylor was at an event at Opal 28.  Her photo booth was so fun and she has so much energy, like me. So of course when her business hit one and she threw a party, I had to attend. 

Beautiful chalk work by HeyHalle.  I haven't met her yet but you all know I'd like too.   I always like meeting fellow creatives, especially local ones.  I like to have go-to people I know for my parties and events.

Who can resist a cheese spread. I seriously need to host a wine and cheese party some day.

Delicious vegan meals were made by Hays Kitchen for Smirk Photobooth Co's birthday party.  Although I'm not a vegan and don't like veggies, I'm like a kid when it comes to veggies, seriously, the food did look really good.   As you can see, the guests enjoyed the food.

Now THIS is what I'm talking about. Dessert.  Britters Bakery made this yumminess.   I was bummed I missed them at the event. I always enjoy meeting bakers.  My parties always need treats 😊 The mini cupcakes were melt in your mouth yummy and those gummy bears! Oh my gosh. I had to make sure to stay far away after I had a few.  I could have eaten the whole bowl.

Smirk Photo Booth Co has the funnest props! Look at all that glitter 😍😍 I really love all the variety too.  That Censored one is hilarious.  Hello happy unicorn.

So much variety and you can't go wrong with a disco ball.

Look at all the fun! Where were these fun photo booth companies when I got married 9 years ago.

Let me know in a comment below if you'd rent or have rented a photo booth company.

Related: Opal 28 Birthday 

Opal 28 Birthday Bash

Opal 28 just celebrated their 3rd birthday with a BASH!  I had to attend because Opal 28 is where I held my first event, #FizzyPartyTropFest  . I love this space.  The rooms are just the right size and the outdoor patio space is perfect.

That brie has my name written all over it ;)  My friend got a hold of the olives and said they were really good.  Platters of cheese, olives, crackers and bread are easy to put together for parties.  No cooking and less stressful then trying out a new recipe.  Leaving you more time to enjoy your party.

My friend and I didn't know what kind of cheese that was in the front of the picture there with the sauce over it but it was good.  Putting together a platter of appetizers like this is a great way to try a lot of new cheeses.  Pair a platter like this with wine, add some friends and you have a great afternoon of fun.

Desserts at Opal 28's birthday bash were made by Lux Sucre Desserts.   I knew the desserts were not only going to look good but taste delish.  How did I know?  Because Lux Sucre Desserts made the desserts for #FizzyPartyTropFest 

Sparkly cake pops in purple to match Opal 28's colours.  When my friend and I arrived at the event I went straight for the cake pops. Tasty and moist, just like cake pops are suppose to be.  I refrained and only had one.  I could have easily eaten 2 or 3 ;)

These happy birthday cookies had the perfect amount of shimmer and sparkle to them.  These cookies were perfectly baked and tasted really good.  I was tempted to load my purse up with them.

This cake looked amazing.  My friend and I didn't stay long enough to try a slice but I know it tasted good because I've had Lux Sucre Desserts cake before.

In the back room of Opal 28 Smirk PhotoBooth Co set up.  Of course I jumped right in to get my pictures taken.  Pop over to my Instagram to see my pics.  I loved the sparkly shimmery backdrop choice, the fact that the space was big enough for a whole group of people and you get your pictures right then.

Smirk PhotoBooth Co had a lot of great props to choose from.  My friend, who rarely does photo ops even jumped in and did it.   I think it was because of the great photo props and the fact that you get your pics right then.  The owner, Skylor is super nice and fun too. She makes you feel at ease and gets you to have fun in front of the camera.  Check out all the party fun from the event here.

No event or party is complete without some swag.  When throwing a party you don't have to break the bank when it comes to swag bags.  Little items like stickers, candy and other small items make great swag bag items.

Related: Smirk Photobooth Co Birthday Party 

Aries Birthday Party

 Every year I throw myself a birthday party.  I look forward to coming up with a theme every year.  I've had an Ice Cream parlor party , taken my friends on a road trip,  and gone from Pink , to Tiffany Blue .  This year I went zodiac.

I hinted to the party theme with these invitations from Tiny Prints.  My guests thought we were going camping. Boy did I fool them.

I took the sign of my zodiac, Aries and had Small Moments create a backdrop with the symbols and some characteristics of the sign.  My red wall came in handy for this party.  Aries is the symbol of Fire. No wonder I love red. I scored that great rams head at Home Goods.  It was white but I whipped out the spray can and grey'd it up to match the invitation.

Since Aries is the queen of the zodiacs Fancy and Fold  made me a fancy crown for the cake. weee heee :D

Delectable Baked Goods  made a delish vanilla lime cake with coconut buttercream.  This cake was delish.  My man who doesn't eat a whole lot of cake made a sizable dent in this cake so you know it was good. If you're in the Portland metro area, order a cake from her.  And don't you just love those firey meringues from Gingerhead Cookies .  Since Aries is the fire symbol I had to have some fire on my cake.

Creating Awesomenessity  did an amazing job with the cookies. Not only did she nail my zodiacs star symbol but the ram looks exactly like the backdrop!

Who wants some cake?

Showing off my custom tattoo for the party by Love and Lion.  These are awesome for parties. My guests were like little kids when they saw the tattoos.  They all put them on immediately.  If you've got an Aries birthday and want one, I have a few left. Just let me know.

Happy birthday to all my Aries sisters out there.

Shop this party!
Photography: A Well Crafted Party 
Invitation: Tiny Prints 
Gold sequin table linen: Joann 
Backdrop: Small Moments , Kim can make you any backdrop to fit your party and ship to you.
Paper gold glitter cake toppers:  Fancy and Fold  , You need a paper cake topper, Stacy can make it.
Cookies: Creating Awesomenessity  , any theme you need, she can make them.
Temp Tattoo: Love and Lion, have them create a custom tattoo for your party.
Cake: Delectable Baked Goods , If you live in the Portland Metro area, get on her calendar for a cake
Meringues:  Gingerhead Cookies 

50 Shades of Pink

 You're invited to my birthday party! 

Don't forget to RSVP

Welcome, come on in. 

I found these perfect pink drinks at New Seasons, attached straws from Hoopla Events  and added diamonds from the invitations created by Swishprintables. 

Time to Party!  

Mini cups dressed up with cupcake liners from Hoopla Events are filled with tasty pink Jelly Belly's jelly beans. 

Extra sweet chocolate covered Oreo's by Kima Konfections. 

It was really hard not to eat these cake pops by Kima Konfections before the guests arrived. They smelled so good. Like strawberries. Of course we enjoyed them after lunch and they are so moist and delicious. 

The night before the party I glued these feathers onto the cake pop sticks because I'm all about the details. The cake pops look so pretty nestled in the sanding sugar on the platter from Vintage Mingle Rentals. 

It's just not a birthday party without cake. This fun topper by Bella Grey Designs  was just perfect for the ombre ruffle cake by Dream Cakes.  I just love how the cake looks on the pink cake stand from Vintage Mingle Rentals. 

Beautiful butter cream ruffles. 

 The top of the cake looks like a flower. 

 All of us were excited to see the inside of the cake. We all loved how Dream Cakes made the cake ombre to match the outside of the cake.  The raspberry filling tasted like summer. 

Don't forget to stop by the favor table on your way out. 

Fun mason jars from Always the Occasion  for the favor table. 

 The light pink ribbed footed bowl from Vintage Mingle Rentals  held the party favor bags from Hoopla Events. The bags were filled with little pink notebooks from Michael's and pink pens from Ecru Modern Stationer. 

Thank you for coming!! 

If you're interested in hosting your own Pink Party or any party really, see these fabulous vendors:

Fizzy Party- Styling, glitter Pink letters, and mini banner on the favor table.
Bird's Party- Sparked the idea for the party.
Swishprintables-Invitations
Kristyn's Kreations- Get Your Pink On sign 
Hoopla Events- Straws, cupcakes wrappers and favor bags.
Pick Your Plum- PARTY letters 
Sweet Works- Gum balls and pearl candies. 
Jelly Belly- Jelly beans 
Kima Konfections- Chocolate covered Oreo's and cake pops. 
Bella Grey Designs- 50 Shades of Pink sign 
Dream Cakes- Ombre butter cream ruffle cake
Vintage Mingle Rentals- Platter, cake stand, and footed bowl
Joann's Crafts- Table Linen
Always the Occasion- Mason jars
Oriental Trading-Tissue balls