Sweet 16 Birthday Party

November 2, 2010 by 32 Comments
This is a Sweet 16 birthday party I designed recently for a beautiful young lady who is “reaching for the stars.”  We used her favorite color palette as a starting point and sprinkled in a little bit of a star motif.  The event was captured perfectly by Paige Stevens Photography.
I worked with Lindi of Love the Day to create signage for the party, and she created the perfect design with starbursts and a youthful feel.  Also helping me out was Nichole of Hey Babycakes, who provided delicious decorated cookies for favors.  She was able to design the cookies to match the signage Lindi created!
Hope you enjoyed the party and many thanks to the fantastic vendors who participated.  Give them a click for your next event!
Design & Styling – Chris Nease @ Celebrations At Home  /  Photographer – Paige Stevens Photography  /  All signage - Love the Day  /  Decorated cookies – Hey Babycakes  /  Cake – Jana’s Cakes

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Filed Under: Birthday-Girl, blue, CAH Styling, Dessert Table, green, modern, purple, Teens
About Chris

Chris Nease is a party stylist and home entertaining expert with over 15 years of experience. In addition to her work as founding editor of Celebrations At Home, Chris is an editorial stylist and contributor to Celebrations.com, HomeMade Simple, & Tablespoon.com. Most recently her work has been published in Woman's World, Yum Food & Fun for Kids, and Cottages & Bungalows.

Comments

  1. 1
    Melissa C says:
    November 2, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    Love!

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    {Marianna} says:
    November 2, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    Lovely color scheme! Hugs, Marianna

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  3. 3
    Jen says:
    November 2, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    I agree with Marianna, the colors used are great!

    I've updated my blogroll with your new link!

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  4. 4
    Ebony of Sparkling Events & Designs, LLC. says:
    November 2, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    This is lovely Chris! I want to share this my readers…this is fabulous! I love that frame! I have a box of them that someone was throwing away that I got! I love them!

    Ebony

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    Ebony of Sparkling Events & Designs, LLC. says:
    November 2, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    This is lovely Chris! I want to share this my readers…this is fabulous! I love that frame! I have a box of them that someone was throwing away that I got! I love them!

    Ebony

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    Ebony of Sparkling Events & Designs, LLC. says:
    November 2, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    This is lovely Chris! I want to share this my readers…this is fabulous! I love that frame! I have a box of them that someone was throwing away that I got! I love them!

    Ebony

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  7. 7
    Kim @ Party Frosting! says:
    November 2, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    fantastic!!! Great job! detail is beautiful! (and congrats on the .com!)

    hugs! Kim @ Frost Me!/Party Frosting!
    party inspiration

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  8. 8
    The Savvy Moms Guide says:
    November 2, 2010 at 2:21 pm

    LOVE IT….Gorgeous…the details are "wow". Smiles~

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  9. 9
    { L } says:
    November 2, 2010 at 2:29 pm

    Wow, this is an awesome concept! The colors are unique and fun. I loved looking at every photo. :)

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  10. 10
    Chris @ Celebrations At Home says:
    November 2, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    Thanks for your sweet comments everyone : )

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    • 11
      KC Delites says:
      June 4, 2012 at 1:49 pm

      Love the milk bottles. Where can I find about 80 (mom’s 80th birthday) that won’t cost an arm and a leg?

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  11. 12
    Bird says:
    November 2, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    Beyond gorgeous!! Your are soooooo fabulous!! LOVE the table, and the C behind it, is just gorgeous!!

    Another triumph, little fairy!! :)

    Big kisses and sweet hugs

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  12. 13
    Brittany @ GreyGreyDesigns says:
    November 2, 2010 at 7:05 pm

    Love the color scheme! AND Lindy did a gorgeous job on the labels!

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  13. 14
    A Blissful Nest says:
    November 2, 2010 at 8:26 pm

    Chris this is amazing! I love the framed letter as the backdrop. So original!!

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  14. 15
    PartyMom says:
    November 3, 2010 at 12:08 am

    Love it! The colors are nice and bright, but the modern lines and other touches keep it sophisticated…perfect!

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  15. 16
    Christi Bennett @ pisforparty says:
    November 3, 2010 at 2:14 am

    Chris, everything looks so great!!

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    Hazelbug says:
    November 3, 2010 at 2:58 am

    Love this so much that i'm sharing the awesome party with my readers!!
    Great job Chris!
    Hazelbug.com

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  17. 18
    Simply Creative Insanity says:
    November 3, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    What a beautiful job! You always inspire!

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  18. 19
    Amanda Parker at Shindig says:
    November 5, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Superb, Chris! I love those colors! And that cake is to die for — great job with the styling. That can be a hard age to design for. Awesome!

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  19. 20
    Ms. Jasmine says:
    November 9, 2010 at 12:48 am

    I love this color scheme for this party. Great Job. oh so Adorable.

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  20. 21
    Enchanted Expectations says:
    November 9, 2010 at 11:40 am

    You did a great job, as usual. Love everything. The colors are great!

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  21. 22
    party ideas says:
    June 7, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    great party ideas, thank you!

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  22. 23
    Gere Edina says:
    May 14, 2013 at 3:26 pm

    Hi

    My name is Gere Edina, and I’m writing to you because I am fascinated by your work.
    I live in Romania and I would also like to do what you do.
    So I am ascing for tips and advice with what I should do as a starter in this business.

    Is there a programe in wich you design tags and banners and all bunch of decorations? Can I buy the program?

    Please help me out, with suggestions
    I already organise parties for children but in our country no one has so grate ideeas like you do, and I would like to bring this in our country.

    Thank you
    Have a grate day
    And keep up the grate job U are doing
    Edina Gere

    Reply

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