Eight is Great - a Modern Disco Party

I am so thrilled to be sharing my son, Graham’s eighth birthday party photos. When we started planning his party the one thing he wanted do “dance, dance, dance!!!”.  I liked the idea of a disco party, but I didn’t want to go with the traditional 70’s look. I was really inspired by this party by Bash Please and hoped to create a fun, but sophisticated and modern look. Working with a small budget, this was definitely a DIY affair. I considered renting a space for the party, but decided to keep it at home to save money & also give me more time to decorate and personalize the space. I purchased silver fringe curtains for a backdrop for the dessert table and also to transform our deck into a dance floor. I used silver fringe, handmade tassel garlands and honeycomb balls to decorate both our dining room (where the dessert table was) & deck. I. I also created a lighted marquee letter “G” for the dance floor. Giant clear balloons filled with metallic glitter – some filled with helium, some not – and a silver eight balloon rounded out the decorations. A helpful note: Command strips & hooks saved the day for this party. They held up all the decorations inside & without damaging any surfaces. They were amazing!

I asked my dear friend, Becca of Cake. to create the invitation and was absolutely thrilled with the results. I knew I wanted the basic color scheme to be hot pink (Graham’s favorite color), mint and silver.  When Becca added the midnight blue background it really gave design the sophisticated look I was going for. We added the caveat “No one over 21 allowed” because with 20 kids coming, there wasn’t going to be room for all the parents on the dance floor.

Come back tomorrow for the sweets & treats!

Credits:

Concept, styling and baked goods: Cakewalk Baking

Photography: Sherry Heck Photography

Invitations, CD labels, custom buttons, heart stickers: Merry Happy by Cake.

Sugar cookies: Bird Treats

DJ: Chip “Mancub” Corwin

Silver curtains, fringe, confetti: Shindigz 

It's party time!

Yowza - I can't believe my baby boy is turning 7 in less than a month! With a late October birthday, a Halloween theme has been our go to for most of his parties. We had such an amazing time last year at G&M Farms that we decided to go back again, but change up the look of the party.

I wanted the invite to have a modern/sophisticated feel and Becca of Cake. definitely delivered with the design. The balloon started out a more traditional orange, but Graham requested the change to hot pink (his favorite color). I have to admit I was a bit skeptical at first. Pink and Halloween don't usually mix, but I have embraced it and love that it's quirky and fun just like him.

Stay tuned for lots of party DIY's and recipes (we're making seven different cupcake flavors!). You can purchase the invite here.

Be there or be square...

I am totally honored and thrilled that Becca of Birthday Girl graciously offered to design Graham's party invitations. I gave her a few ideas and she ran with 'em - creating the perfect invite to set the tone for our 'fair' theme and way exceeding my expectations. Thanks again, Becca! I owe you a fabulous 1st birthday cake for Caitlin!

Sources:
Paper & envelopes (paper bag, red) - Paper Source
Address labels (kraft) - Online Labels

Horray for Halloween!

October is a big month for my family - my husband would be perfectly happy to forgo all other holidays for Halloween and my son's fourth birthday is on the 29th. I've been planning the details for months and I'm thrilled to begin implementing them. The pop-up ghosty invites went out today, the fireplace mantle received a spooky makeover. Next up - the favors!