An ice-cream delight

To do a stylish boys party and not include a reference to a super hero or the colour red is a difficult task!

However, Suzanna from Mon Tresor  has done just that, with this brilliant Ice Cream Parlour themed party for her son's 3rd birthday.  She is such a stylish and clever lady, incorporating details she has designed herself and then sourcing bits and pieces from some of the best suppliers around, to pull together a gorgeous party.

Using a 'Neapolitan' colour theme as the base, with blue, chocolate and touches of pink, this was one stylish and co-ordinated party!

Loving the lolly jars with the colour co-ordinated treats.

Guests were treated to an ice cream bar, with a stack of toppings and sprinkles.

Personalised chocolate bars - such a cute addition to the table and I am sure one that the guests loved!

How lovely are these straw flags?!

The customised cake bunting is such a cute touch - and so easy to do, for such a big impact!

Loving this beautiful ribbon back drop and the gorgeous ruffled tablecloth... divine

What a lovely party Suzanna! My favourite bit about this party was hearing from that when Suzanna asked Maddox if he enjoyed his party, he leant over and gave her a big kiss! What more can a mum ask for?

Suzanna has kindly listed all her suppliers on her blog - click through to view them here

'Burlesque Masquerade' cocktail party

We spend a lot of our time doing kids (or child related parties), which we absolutely LOVE - however, every now and then, we do a grown up party as well.  We really do enjoy these opportunities, as we get to play around with things that just won't work for a children's event!

This one was for a pretty special client - she was turning 50 - and had every reason in the world to celebrate. She loves a party, is super (even...dare I say...uber) glamourous and if I can party like she does at 50, I will be a very happy woman! Who am I kidding - I can't party like her now!!

Anyway, the brief was to create burlesque masquerade cocktail party. To bring that glamourous theme through, we started with a red, gold and black colour pallet. We then threw in some feathers and a heap of bling! The custom invites set the scene....

We also created some digital 'save the dates' in the same theme, which were sent to guests about 6 weeks prior to the event via email. These were really well received and for such a big event, I would highly recommend something similar being issued. 

The venue played a staring role on the night, providing a glamourous back drop to proceedings. It also meant we really didn't have to add very much, just some small details to incorporate the personal touch.

{look closely - the statues got in on the masquerade theme!}

We had arranged to collect a number of photo's of the client, which we then scanned and played around with, converting them all to black and white. They were then strung throughout the venue, which added a real talking point with the guests. We also had one enlarged and framed. We customised the frame to fit the theme as well.

A champagne tower was arranged to be poured just before the speeches, it ensured all the guests had a glass of bubbles in hand during the speeches and they all ohhh-ed and ahhh-ed appropriately!

The guests all really got into the theme, with some fantastic masks. Some people had really gone to a lot of effort. Due to privacy reasons, we can't share a lot of those photo's with you - so you will have to trust us that they all looked great!

The cake was made by the wonderful Kayla from Sweet Statements. She really did a brilliant job - and believe me, it tasted as good as it looks! She picked up on the theme wonderfully, designing this divine caramel (top layer) and chocolate mud (bottom layer) cake. She puts so much love into the cakes she designs, they are truly works of art!

The cake bags were designed to match the invites.  The guests were all pretty excited to leave with a little touch of the party for later. I so believe that adults love party bags as much as kids do!

All logistics such as venue selection at the wonderful Silk Road, food and beverage arrangements and selections, invitations, rsvp management, cake, decor and themeing, guest lists was managed by The Inspired Occasion.

The Inspired Occasion

Pink & Aqua Bridal Shower

You may have noticed that we LOVE pink and aqua... for those in doubt, check out our logo!

So when I came across the wedding shower put together by the team at White Room Events in Adelaide, I had to share. It's simple, classic, chic and that pink flower cake... divine!

Not many words tonight - we are so busy prepping for the weekends events, that I think I am all out of anything coherent - so enjoy the fantastic photo's by Emma Sharkey instead.

Back to school special!

It's the last day of school holidays here. Tomorrow it's back to lunch boxes, uniforms, drop off's and pick ups. For me, it's bitter sweet.... sweet that my daughter is back at school, she is starting to get bored (and therefore whiny), but bitter as well, because we only have one more term of Prep then she is off to Grade One next year... can't believe how fast she is growing!

Anyway -  to celebrate the return to school, I thought I would share this super cute school themed baby shower. It was put together by Whitney at Whitney Smith Photography for her friend, who is a primary school teacher.

It is filled with all sorts of cute details; blackboards, cookies and milk, lunch bags, apples for the teacher, school books and my favourite - the gorgeous personalised baby shower book. All the guests left notes for the baby in here, along with a list of gifts and other mementos.

Another adorable feature was prepared by the mum-to-be's class. They all wrote down pieces of advice on parenting for her - maybe not overly helpful, but certainly amusing!

Enjoy!

Frog Princess in Pink & Green

We've all heard of the frog prince, right? It's where the princess kisses a frog and it turns into a prince?

While this is the old story, I loved this twist on a theme that was put together by Christina at  Pluff Mudd Studio for her daughters First birthday. The inspiration came from a cute dress Christina found on etsy.

Combining the frog theme, with a hint of princess and lots of bright pink and green, this party is so much fun. The theme was executed beautifully, with lots of details incorporated through out the party. The invite set the scene and I love the idea of a wreath on the door to welcome guests.

The tables with little pinwheels, mini pom poms and tagged drink cups are just gorgeous. 

 How much fun is this desert table?! Look closely at the cupcakes, they have frogs on some and flies on the others - so cute!

The birthday girl with her smash cake... Looks like she really got into it!

All the guests got to go home with a favour box - love the tag "thanks for hopping over to my pad"

For a list of all suppliers, as well as tutorials on a lot of the design elements for this party, make sure you click on over to the Pluff Mudd blog. 

Enjoy!