Inspiration for Stylish Entertaining
When my friend, Bird, invited me to contribute to her Spring/Summer issue of Bird’s Party magazine, I was certainly up for it but had no ideas in mind at the time. Being the great organizer & editor she is, and knowing my design style, she offered up the suggestion of an Anthropologie-inspired graduation party, and… Read More
It’s a fact that as kids get older there is less inspiration to go by when planning their birthday parties. There aren’t many “themes” to choose from and kids are at that “picky” age, so when I saw this photo shoot by Jesi Haack I thought it would be perfect for teens and tweens! Jesi combined… Read More
What a bright and cheerful party I have to share with you today! This Monkeys & Bananas 1st birthday party was sent to us by Iliana Morton Photography, and was created for Alejandra’s {of The Marshmallow Studio} son’s first birthday. The colors are classic yellow & green with brown added, and there are “a barrel… Read More
I’ve been so anxious to share the latest Operation Shower event ever since I saw the first photos of that amazing backdrop above. This “Over the Moon” theme is inspired by the nursery rhyme, Hey Diddle Diddle… and couldn’t be more adorable. With the help of Abigail of Paper & Cake, and many other volunteers,… Read More
Since this has been such a mild winter it feels completely “normal” to be sharing a pretty citrusy-yellow shower design that will bring visions of Spring to mind. Start planning now and you could create a shower as lovely as this for your next expectant mom or bride to be. This inspiration shoot was created… Read More
I have a fun product to introduce you to today, from one of your favorite shopping outlets – Etsy of course! These Wall decals from evgieNev are a fabulous room decorating item that I had the opportunity to sample, but I wanted to show you how you could use it for party decor too. Using the… Read More
I’m excited to share the most recent Operation Shower event I helped with in Norfolk 2 weeks ago. This was my 5th shower with the organization and it just keeps getting better. We were delighted to have some of our other Virginia based party planners come out and volunteer, and boy did we have a… Read More
I am so thrilled for the arrival of Fall and cooler weather. Living in the South, this is the time of year when enteraining outside actually becomes more enjoyable temperature wise. Today I’m sharing a backyard baby shower shoot I recently did for Baby Lifestyles online magazine, which actually made the cover! My inspiration was… Read More
It’s Wedding Wednesday here with our vendor challenge using citrus as the inspiration! This bright and cheery wedding design comes from Alexandra of Enchanted Events & Design and is beautiful enough for a wedding but would also be great for a bridal shower. One of my favorite things about this design is how the colors… Read More
To kick off our second Vendor Challenge, I have a gorgeous “Summer in Provence” luncheon or dinner party idea from Bird of Bird’s Party. The theme this time was “Citrus” and the participants were able to interpret that any way they like and create a seated table + dessert table. I think this party would… Read More
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