We often share kids party features on the blog but behind all those kids parties are mums planning them – so here is some inspo for any of the mum’s out there nearing their 40th!
40th parties are definitely a thing and have been for a while…but what about 40th birthday photo shoots?
This new trend is being taken on by many … think of a 1st birthday photo shoot/cake smash but for a 40th! All in the name of fun of course!
The below gorgeous pink and gold 40th birthday photo shoot coordinated by Sugarlicious Parties brings together a collaboration of vendors from Life’s Little Celebrations. It will give you some inspiration whether it be for a photo shoot or a dessert table for your 40th!
Vendor Credits:
Sugarlicious Parties – styling, 40 banner, 40 singlet, 40 cupcake toppers, 40 cake topper, Cocktail sign
Love that Lolly Bar – Pink cake & cake in jars
One Bite – Macarons
Pom Pom Princess – Pom Poms
Sweet Heavenly Events & Party Hire – gold cake stands, platter and black plinth
DD Brand – Tassel Garland & Balloon Garland
Love the Occasion – Tissue Balls
Tiny Tutu Cake Couture – cupcake tutu’s
Sweetheart Creative – Birthday sign
Born to Party – Giant Confetti Balloon
Kels Gift Labelling – Champagne bottle labels
Little Miss Charlies Treasures – Pink 40 crown
Petite Cookies – cookies
JK Cake Designs – cupcakes
One Sweet Chick Couture Cookies and Cakes – pink chocolates & cake pops
Sally Kennedy Photography – Photography
When you’re expecting a new baby – it is a special time and definitely a time to celebrate! A baby shower is a beautiful chance to pamper the mother to be and indulge her a little while celebrating the unique life about to be born!
Talented Life’s Little Celebration vendors collaborated together to put together an inspirational shoot in time for spring for anyone planning a baby shower! This shoot was styled for a special feature on Lenzo which you can view here.
These beautiful invites really set the tone for the whole shoot and I love the idea of theming a baby shower around such a floral concept as being “in full bloom”!
The whole event then came alive with the gorgeous array of flowers and decor to create a relaxing, inviting and perfectly pretty setting with the colours of the flowers working so beautifully with the rose gold touches:
The cake and desserts again exemplified the whole theme of being “in full bloom” with pretty and delicate floral details:
Handmade elements such as these handpainted artworks and gift tags add so much personal detail:
Can you believe these seed packets are actually cookies? Just stunning detail!
I love the refreshing drink station setup with the mixes of rose gold and greens:
This beautiful flower was actually handcrafted from paper – hard to believe I know! Paper flowers are the perfect way to add extra floral touches which you can keep after the celebration!
Vendor Credits:
This amazing shoot was a special Life’s Little Celebrations collaboration shoot specifically for Lenzo. It would not have been possible without the amazing talents of the below vendors. If you have seen something you love in the above shoot, you can source it via these vendors:
STYLING & COORDINATION Dream a Little Dream Events + I Heart Table Art
PHOTOGRAPHER LoveHer Photography
FLOWERS + FLORISTRY The Black Posy
VENUE Little Leaf Co
STATIONERY Eve & Co.
PARTYWARE Ruby Rabbit Partyware
GIFT TAGS + BOTANICAL PAINTINGS Elk Prints
FOILED DRINK LABELS Kels Gift Labelling
MINI CAKES, MERINGUE BULBS + COPPER DRIP CAKE Niknak’s Sweetest Treats
MAIN CAKE, TARTLETS + DESSERTS My Petite Sweets
PAPER FLOWER BULBS Hanging Pretty
VINTAGE SEED PACKET COOKIES Frosted by Nicci
CAKE TOPPER, DRINK STIRRERS + ENGRAVED TIMBER FLOWER PRESS Glistening Occasions
LOLLIPOPS Petal and Pop
FURNITURE Higher Events
DRESS Share My Armoire
TABLE LINEN, COPPER TAGS + TERRARIUM Her Beautiful Mess
MODEL Tammy Willis
HAIR STYLIST Off Your Head
MAKEUP Megan Princiotto MUA
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!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvO00NXvfxw
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!:
The colour scheme for this mermaid party looks so beautiful against the beach backdrop:
The gorgeous invitation set the tone for this mermaid birthday celebration!:
The little birthday guests all dressed for a fun mermaid party!
Love all the shell embellishments throughout the cake and other desserts:
Cannot get over how amazing and real-life these cookies are!:
All the little details and decorative embellishments really add a special touch to this mermaid birthday party:
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
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!
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBrHILVzq6M
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.
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!:
The fiery effect on the engagement cake looks amazing:
I love the concept and 3D effect of this heart backdrop which also tied in with the invitation:
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:
The final little details really made this engagement dessert table extra special!:
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!
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:
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!
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!:
I just love this unique baby shower invitation with the balloon popping out of the invitation box when opened!:
I just love the mix of kite and cloud cookies in this baby shower backdrop!:
The baby shower favour packaging really is so lovely!:
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!
