Baptism - Elegant and Beautiful in Pink

As featured on the Little Big Company  Blog.

We recently designed and managed a formal luncheon Baptism for 80 invited guests at Lakeside Banquet and Convention Centre, Taylors Lakes.

The Clients brief was to create a feminine yet girly, sophisticated Candy Station that would incorporate centre pieces which could be duplicated to enhance the 9 guest tables. All concept development including stationary was to be colour coordinated to match the invitations, this included table numbers, menus, decorative dots, biscuit toppers, and the commissioning of a personally designed and printed table cloth. So with this (and budget constraints) in mind we decide to embark on making Pink and White matching topiaries that could be mounted on our beautiful inspired silver candle sticks, smaller versions of these were then made to create complimentary topiaries to be used as centre pieces for the guest tables. Long hours were spent making over 150 tissue flowers but "wow" what a great result. A stunning 3 tier pink baptism cake was showcased on our newly imported silver cake-stand. 

To enhance the table further and continue the colour theme we incorporated pink and white bonbons, jelly beans, choc drops, musk's, Hershey's kisses, swizzle sticks and our ever popular inspired baked mini raspberry Macarons along with long cylindrical jars filled with pink organza bags for guests to fill with candy at the end of the function as a thank you gift. 

The overall look was set against table mounted backdrops which were designed and built by the Inspired Occasion using grey textured wall paper and a handmade M (representing the name of the baby being baptised) was placed in the centre as a focal point. 

All 9 guest tables were set with colour coordinated, table numbers, menus, handmade pompom centre pieces, and as an additional thank you gift guests received individually bagged with matching stationery topper Inspired baked and designed Cross, Sugar Biscuits.

At the entrance of the venue the overall feel of the event was completed by adding a table place seating guide, present table with themed centre piece and framed image of the baby being baptised.

Contributors:

Concept, Design, Styling, Coordination, Event Management, Macarons by The Inspired Occasion 

Printables by Love JK 

Cake by Baking Passion 

Venue: Lakeside Reception Centre

Swizzle Sticks supplied by Little Big Company 

A birthday picnic in yellow & grey

It's been a busy few days in the Inspired Occasion headquarters with two fun events last weekend, styled by us.

We promise to share both of these with you over the coming weeks, but for tonight, we are showcasing a stylish picnic that we styled on Sunday. This one was special, as it was for my birthday and being the client for once, was super fun!

I really wanted something simple, yet stylish. Relaxed, but pretty. Lots of good food, that had to be easy to eat and transport to a local park. We settled on a yellow and grey theme, with lots of fresh flowers thrown in.

We set the scene with a simple invite, encompassing all the details, which I cheated and emailed out to all our guests.

Given we are in Melbourne, we knew we would have to be wary of the weather. It's been a crazy couple of weeks, with sunshine one moment and pouring rain the next. So even though we chose a local park, we decided to purchase a marquee to protect us from the sunshine and/or rain.

As it turned out, it was a beautiful hot day - and we were very grateful for the marquee and the shade it provided. However, some of the photo's do have a slight green tinge to them due to this... please forgive this and enjoy the photo's!

I had a go at making string lanterns... so happy with how they turned out. 

Let me know if you are interested in a tutorial.

My fabulous Camberwell Market find table... with a lick of paint, it was perfect!

Lots and lots of food! Alex put together a fabulous table with; anti-pasto, some wonderful cheeses, smoked salmon, deli meats, chicken wings, mini quiches, lots of dips and some of Alex's famous home made meatloaf. All served with some crisp breads, lots of good champagne and even some of my favourite girly beers! 

We finished up with carrot cake (with extra cream cheese frosting!!), my mum's home made lemon slice and some chocolate dipped wafers...By that point though, we forgot to take any good photo's - so you will have to imagine how good it was!

It was a really lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon, surrounded by friends and family - who could want a nicer way to spend your birthday.

I have to do some special thank you's to my husband, Alex's husband, my mum and my step-dad for carrying all this set up to the park, putting up with my 'fussing' over the table, waiting until I had taken 500 photo's before they were allowed to eat and then helping us to pack it all up again at the end! And also to Kristy for amusing the kids while we set up - what a gem!

Another big thank you to Alex for all her help - she really does a great job, is so patient and is able to pull a clients vision into reality! Trust me - I can vouch for her!

Thanks for sticking with me - I know it's a long post tonight. We will be back tomorrow night with another fabulous Euro style post from Claire.

Cheers,

A new birdie for the nest....

One of the trends of the moment, as predicted by Candy Soirees and My Little Jedi over the past few weeks is grey and yellow.

I came across this post this morning from The Babs Blog which showcases a beautiful baby shower they put on for their sister-in-law. Baby showers are sometimes cheesy and a tad tacky - the same can not be said for this one! It really is so chic and elegant!

The invites were worded "A new little birdie joins the nest", so they carried the theme through to the day with the inclusion of bird cages filled with bright yellow flowers through out the party area. The flowers were a combination of florist designs and ones they picked up from Costco on the morning of the event!

(I love this detail as we are complete suckers for everything Costco and have become regulars since one opened in Melbourne!!)

The table was set with Amy Butler fabric as a table runner, which suits the theme perfectly, along with napkins from Ikea (another love of ours!). The talented girls made the rosettes and little birds and it ties it all together nicely.

Drinks were served with cute and practical parasols to keep the sun off guests as the day warmed up. 

 

I just love the birdie and rosette cup cake toppers that they have used (the cupcakes also look delicious!)

Finally, rather than games for the day, one of the guests had written a story for the new addition and guests were asked to decorate a page each. The girls provided this lovely writing/craft desk for guests to let their creative side shine! The book will then be bound as a keepsake for the new mum and baby. I love this idea, allows the guests to add such a personal touch to the day and will be a beautiful memento.