Water inspired – mermaid birthday party

Today I am sharing a gorgeous mermaid birthday party photo shoot which is the 3rd Life’s Little Celebrations collaboration photoshoot for Confetti fair magazine. This shoot was inspired by water and was based around the popular mermaid party theme for a 4th birthday!

 

 

This beautiful setting was styled and coordinated by Melbourne event stylist Sprinkled Event Stylist using a variety of Life’s Little Celebrations partners to bring the gorgeous ocean inspired colours to life through all the handmade decorations and amazing desserts!

The beach and ocean created the best natural backdrop for this amazing mermaid party setup!:

 

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The colour scheme for this mermaid party looks so beautiful against the beach backdrop:

 

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The gorgeous invitation set the tone for this mermaid birthday celebration!:

 

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The little birthday guests all dressed for a fun mermaid party!

 

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Love all the shell embellishments throughout the cake and other desserts:

 

 

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Cannot get over how amazing and real-life these cookies are!:

 

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All the little details and decorative embellishments really add a special touch to this mermaid birthday party:

 

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Vendor Credits

A huge thank you to all the talented businesses involved in this shoot:

Sprinkled Event Stylist – event styling and coordination www.sprinkledevents.com.au

Astir Images – Photography http://www.astirimages.com/

Tiny Tutu Cake Couture – cupcake tutu www.tinytutucakecouture.com.au 

Frosted by Nicci – clam cookies and mermaid tail cookies www.frostedbynicci.com.au

Petite Cookies – crab stick wands and gingerbread mermaid cookies with pearls  www.petitecookies.com.au

Sweetcheeks Cookies and Cakes – birthday cake and buttercream cupcakes

www.sweetcheekscookiesandcakes.com.au

Chocobon – chocolate coated strawberries www.chocobon.com.au

Glistening Occasions – custom made under the sea cake topper, and sea shell and mermaid cup cake toppers www.glisteningoccasions.com.au

DDBrand – handmade tassels, garland and giant balloon tassels www.ddbrand.com.au

Kreate a Dream – feather headdress  www.facebook.com/kreateadream 

Merc and Jones – mermaid cutouts featured on the lolly bags, and mermaid signage, and mermaid dessert spoons  http://www.mercandjones.com/ 

Hanging Pretty – Handmade flower garlands and head pieces  www.hangingpretty.com.au

Little Kite – turquoise lolly bags www.littlekite.com.au

Boutique Balloons – giant tassel balloons www.facebook/boutiqueballoonsmelbourne
Location – Port Melbourne beach

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this gorgeous Mermaid birthday party photo shoot and your head is swimming with ideas for your own little one’s next birthday celebration or mermaid party!

 

Happy Celebrating!

tanya

Fire inspired – Engagement Dessert Table

Today I am delighted to finally share with you the 2nd shoot which was a collaboration of Life’s Little Celebration partners for Confetti Fair magazine!

Life’s Little Celebration partners collaborated on 4 shoots inspired by air, water, earth and fire and this engagement dessert table shoot was inspired by “fire” with a modern and playful feel!

Lopa from The Pumpkin Carriage coordinated and styled this gorgeous suit, collaborating with a range of LLC partners whose details are below.! Photos were captured beautifully by Captured by Kirri.

 

 

The colour scheme was inspired by the colours of a blazing flame including lots of red, orange and yellow set against a clean white background to highlight the fiery colours.

 

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The theme was brought to life with lots of red hearts and elements of fire on the table including heart shaped macarons and cookies, mini dessert cups with hearts on them whilst the cake and cupcakes represented fire!

The jumbo red balloons stand out as a fun element to this dessert table and I love the tassels created for them!:

 

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The fiery effect on the engagement cake looks amazing:

 

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I love the concept and 3D effect of this heart backdrop which also tied in with the invitation:

 

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The fire theme and colours were really seen throughout the array of desserts which included everything from mini dessert cups to cupcakes, macarons, cake pops and cookies:

 

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The final little details really made this engagement dessert table extra special!:

 

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I hope this engagement dessert table inspired anyone planning an engagement party or anyone wanting to do a party using this colour scheme!

You can find all the sources and vendors involved in this shoot below:

 

Life’s Little Celebration partners involved:

The Pumpkin Carriage: concept and styling, mini dessert cups. www.pumpkincarriage.com.au

Captured by Kirri: photography www.capturedbykirri.com.au

Born to Party: Jumbo balloons, mini balloons and honeycombs. www.borntoparty.com.au

Paperface: Backdrop, balloon tails, garland and paperie. www.paperface.com.au

Prop My Party: cake stands www.propmypartyhire.com.au

Savvy cakes by Lena: Cake and cupcakes www.savvycakes.com.au

Macarons by Arelio Sweetbox: http://www.areliosweetbox.com/ 

The Sweetpop Kitchen: Chocolate pops https://www.facebook.com/The-Sweetpop-Kitchen-622561104454601/?fref=ts

Miss Confetti: decorated Cookies https://www.facebook.com/Miss.Confetti.Cookies/

 

Look out for the water and earth shoot which I’ll be showcasing soon and if you missed the Air inspired baby shower shoot, you can catch up here!

 

happy celebrating!

 

 

 

tanya

 

 

 

 

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star first birthday

Today I’m sharing such a gorgeous first birthday party with a Twinkle Twinkle little star party theme by Alex of Saffy and May (Qld) for her daughter!

This is one of my favorite themes (and one I used for my son’s Baptism dessert table) and I recently blogged here sharing party supplies for a twinkle twinkle little star party theme

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Alex explains the inspiration behind this first birthday party:

“I started planning for my little one’s first birthday pretty much after she was born.  I didn’t have a set theme to start off but I knew I wanted pastels colours, confetti and a touch of glitter gold.

Then at around 6 months, it became clear that Sahara’s favourite lullaby was and still is twinkle twinkle little star.  So I sent my mood board to Belinda from Giggles & Grace Designs and she designed the sweetest printables”:

 

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I just love the way the star theme is carried through this first birthday dessert table from the cake topper and cake to all the desserts and accessories:

 

 

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This setup is so beautiful with a custom first birthday print! An area such as this at a first birthday party is perfect for special photos:

 

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Alex explains more about this sweet setting at the party  – “when possible, I love adding to my girls’ parties handmade touches. On this occasion, I made some party horns with fringed tissue paper.  I also made a star cushion which is now in Sahara’s nursery. We had a small favour table with party boxes and a selection of photos from Sahara’ s first 12 months. I also decorated a small section with balloons, star stickers , a high chair and a cute milestone poster for Sahara and family to have photos taken”

Personalised and handmade touches make any birthday party extra special but moreso for that memorable first birthday party!

 

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The little queen of the party herself – such a joyful smile and her cute first birthday outfit is styled to match her gorgeous party!:

 

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This beautiful first birthday party really shines doesn’t it? If you’re planning a twinkle twinkle little star party, you can find lots of party supplies here for this sweet party theme!

Vendor Credits:

 

Styling & tulle tablecloth: Saffy and May (Qld)

Photography: Elaine Ruth Photography (Qld)

Party Printables: Giggles & Grace Designs

Tassel garland:  DD Brand

Cake: BakedCakesandCupcakery (Qld)

Cake topper: À la Roch.

Petite sweets:  The Cupcake Effect (Qld)

Glitter gold one body suit: Little Miss Charlie’s Treasures

Gold moccs by RaindropKids.

Ruffled bloomer: Vintage Confetti

 

Thank you Alex for sharing your daughter’s gorgeous party!

Hope you have all been inspired in your own kids birthday party planning!

 

tanya

 

Air inspired baby shower

I’m excited to share with you the first of 4 shoots put together as a Life’s Little Celebrations collaboration for the latest Confetti Fair Magazine! The shoots were inspired by air, fire, water and earth – and this baby shower was inspired by “air”

It was styled by the talented Meghan of Peppermint Sunday in Melbourne who coordinated many talented Life’s Little Celebration partners to contribute to this gorgeous setting. See all vendor credits at the end of this blog post:

 

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Meghan’s vision for the Baby Shower to relate to an “Air” theme was to include Clouds, Balloons & Kites.  To tie in the baby shower element, she brought in the “About to Pop”

Using various Life’s Little Celebration partners she created a baby shower which was pastel, fun and a bit quirky, with a pop of colour at the same time!

 

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This baby shower cake was so pretty and unique – the colours really work so beautifully and the cake topper is so fun! “About to pop” really is a wonderful idea for a baby shower party theme!:

 

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I just love this unique baby shower invitation with the balloon popping out of the invitation box when opened!:

 

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I just love the mix of kite and cloud cookies in this baby shower backdrop!:

 

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The baby shower favour packaging really is so lovely!:

 

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Vendor Credits: 

 

Peppermint Sunday – Concept, Design, Collaboration Co-ordination, Styling & Florals, confetti balloons, props and straws.

 

Neiyo Photography – Photography

 

Jo Studio – Invitation, welcome sign, on the day assistance, “Pop” straw tags, bag tags, confetti pops & lip gloss favours.

 

Frosted by Nicci – Hanging cloud & kite cookies

 

Treats for Evie – Cake

 

Chocobon – Pastel Pyramid Chocolates

 

Merc & Jones – Cloud Cupcake Toppers, Cloud Straw Tags & “Oh Baby” backdrop sign –

 

Glistening Occasions – Cake Topper

 

Sweet Petite Creations – Macarons & Cupcakes

 

Love the Occasion – Treat Bags, Baking Cups, Honeycomb Balls & Pastel Striped Ice Cream Cups –

 

Petite Portions – Lemon Cake Stand, Pastel Pink Cake Stands & Turquoise Cake Stands

 

My Sweet Event – Drink Dispenser, Milk Bottles, Bright Blue Tall Cake Stand, Low Pale Pink Cake Stand and Teal Table

 

* Other items stylists own, Pink Geo shapes, mini cloud lights & Copper baskets sourced from Kmart, larger Cloud light from Spotlight *

 

Shot on location at Melbourne Arts Club Studio

 

Good Day Rentals – White Trestle Table, Drinks Trolley, Purple & Blue Love Seat

 

I hope this shoot has inspired your baby shower planning or perhaps a pastel themed birthday party!

You can see more in the latest issue of Confetti fair magazine!

 

 

 

tanya

Elmo Party: Real Party Feature

Can you tell me how to get….to Sesame Street? Today I’m bringing a touch of Sesame Street to you with a bright and fun Elmo inspired party!

This party was for Sabreen’s 2nd birthday – a ittle girl full of character and life, so what better way to celebrate her 2nd birthday than with a colourful party featuring fun loving Elmo? Styled and organised by Easy Breezy Parties, these photos share some great inspiration for any Elmo party or Sesame Street party!

The party was held at Swagat The Welcome restaurant, which is styled like a European town square. It provided an amazing backdrop for all the party decorations, and had plenty of room for kid’s activities followed by dancing.

 

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This cute chalkboard print was customised full of personal memories and facts about the birthday girl!:

 

 

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The Elmo cake pops and cupcakes by The Sweetest Jubilee are so ultra cute! You can imagine the kids just loving them!:

 

 

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I love this fun Elmo pinata by Party Pony Designer Pinata’s!:

 

 

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A fun and cute setup for the kids to enjoy their Elmo party food!

 

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Easy Breezy Parties organised lots of fun party activities to keep the kids entertained such as this cute photo board!

There was also Sesame Street character party hat craft, colouring, face painting, glow sticks and bubbles for the dance floor and the all important visit from Elmo himself!

 

 

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All the children received this cute favour package to take home and enjoy:

 

 

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Such a sweet and bright birthday party that any little Elmo loving child would adore!

 

Vendor Credits:
Party planning, styling & entertainment: Easy Breezy Parties

Photography: Silvergum Photography

Cake pops and cupcakes: Sweetest Jubilee

‘S’ pinata: Party Pony Designer Pinatas

 

tanya