It seems fitting that the first Petite Lemon in Real Life post of 2015 is about a 1st birthday party. As a follow up to last year’s Design Dilemma post (here), we have the details of Grayson’s star-themed pink, silver, and white party.
Tell us about Grayson’s party outfit:
I’m a big cupcake fan, so I fell in love with the new Cupcake Cheer 1st birthday shirts and asked to have her tee’s colors customized so they would match the party’s color scheme, which was inspired by her personalized growth chart. Of course a pink tutu was the perfect addition, as well as a sparkly pink party hat from Little Blue Olive.
(Grayson’s party outfit and her Shooting Star personalized growth chart which inspired the party’s colors and theme.)
(Grayson modeling her Cupcake Cheer birthday tee)
How did you incorporate the colors and theme into the party’s décor?
I found the coolest customizable party banner at Party City that happened to be pink, gray, and silver with stars that actually let me spell out “Grayson’s 1st birthday.” I’ve since hung the “Grayson” part of the banner in her bedroom and I will be able to use the banner again for her future birthday parties. I added some silver stars to the wall and wrapped a silver star garland around the cake plate. The rest of the tableware was pink. For the party favors, I placed chocolate covered, star-shaped cookies into a cup personalized with each guest’s name along with straws filled with pink strawberry milk dots, all wrapped up in a clear favor bag decorated with stars.
Sounds nice. Did the party go off without a hitch?
No, this is real life after all! I tried to have as much done as I could the night before the party since it started at 10:30am and I didn’t want to be stressed out. You know what they say about the best laid plans – ha! I had visions of a gorgeous cake covered in ombre pink frosting roses. My mom made the roses, which were so pretty and looked great covering the entire 3-layer cake I baked – for about 5 minutes. Then they started melting and sliding off the cake. I went to put it in the freezer to firm everything up and the whole cake slipped and fell on the ground! Totally ruined and it was 10pm.
The next day I had to run to the grocery store to get Grayson a cake and since it was the Sunday before Christmas, every cake in the bakery was red and green with a holiday theme. Except one cute little white cake with colorful confetti sprinkles. It ended up being delicious, was the perfect size, and looked adorable next to the cupcakes I had made. Phew!
What lessons did you learn?
Keep it simple!! The easiest menu items, like the fruit tray, store bought macarons, and the powder sugar dusted cookies made with puff pastry and a star shaped cookie cutter, were also the most popular. And my 3.5 year old son used them as decorations for his cupcake too!
Thanks for sharing, and for including one of our 1st birthday shirts in Grayson’s celebration!
Have any of our personalized baby gifts been a part of your little one’s life events? Whether it’s personalized onesies for a baby shower gift, 1st birthday shirts for a party outfit, or personalized growth chartsto mark a milestone, we want to hear about it. Please email us at buzz @ petitelemon dot com and your story may be our next Petite Lemon in Real Life feature.
