Tuesday, September 4, 2012

THE First Birthday Party!!

The giveaway post is still up and the giveaway is open for entries until Thursday!
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Well, friends, here it is!! I haven't stopped looking at pictures all week, and I finally have our CD of images from Studio D Photography! I am SO excited to share with you! I am a huge first birthday bash fan, and we can say we did it! Lilly Scott had a super first birthday, and so did Mac and Paisley.
We are blessed to have had such assistance in planning and executing the best birthday I could've imagined! I put together a lot of the decor from PDF files sent by Joanne at Oh Goodie Designs. Joanne made the banners, straw flags, party hats and cake toppers.
Mac and Paisley's outfits were made by April at Cuddle Bug Gifts. She does amazing work, and I trusted her with making two very special outfits for us :o) She even made LS a matching dress.
Leslie, Sarah, Carsen, Bailey and Ashley- thank you SO much for helping me get party stuff put together! To all of the incredible family and friends who came to help us set up- we know who you are- thank you, thank you!
We also want to thank those of you who have been a part of such an incredible year.
We included those who have played such a role in our lives at the party, and we are blessed by you.
Now for the fun stuff~
Party time!!



Here's the invitation. I had to take a picture of the invitation in a frame so the colors don't look as vibrant as they are in person. 

 Annnnd welcome to our party!

The dessert buffet table
 Every month's birthday picture hung on a banner over the dessert table.


We served sparkling pineapple lemonade and chilled bottled water.
 It's about details, my friends :o)
Top left: I printed pictures from throughout the year and hung them from clothespins that I spray painted white and decorated with a cup cake topper cut out.
Bottom left: Gift table with an enlarged and framed invitation
Center: Balloons! So fun.
Right: Centerpieces- a pinwheel in a mason jar with Eurofloras and carnations.
The weather was very pretty, and who can pass up a snow cone in August??
I made the tissue poms, and the white lanterns were from Luna Bazaar.
"Happy Birthday" banner over the gift table
Our Paisley Grace
Our Mac Man
Family and Friends
Funny faces!



Smash Cakes!!

Taste test!
Guess who quickly became a fan???
P was too excited {or distracted} to eat up. She was more worried about the icing on her hands... From the one who uses 8493 napkins a day, it must be genetic.  




 I made collages of my favorite smash cake moments :o)

And the paparazzi-
 Thanks for 'coming to our party'!



-ashley

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  1. Oh, the pictures turned out GREAT! And of course, the party was a blast!

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