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Shiloh's Ethereal & Whimsical First Birthday Party
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Photography: Erin Saldana Photography

Event Planner: Modern Dame

Pasadena, CA

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Jonah's Nautical Themed First Birthday Party
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Photography: Tangram Studio Photograhy

Event Planner: Parents (DIY)

Sunnyvale, CA

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Nathan's Modern & Industrial First Birthday
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Photography: Jerry Yoon Photographers

Event Planner: JK Design

Berkeley, CA

I chose this awesome local play space called the Rec Room in Berkeley, CA that has a lot of the modern industrial elements that I loved - string lights, reclaimed wooden bars and tables, and these bright yellow metal chairs. I really wanted to make this a party that didn't scream "KIDS' PARTY" and keep it really clean with a lot of personal, handmade touches. Theme-wise it was black and white (my favorite color palette) and even though I mostly do wedding designs/calligraphy/hand lettering, I kept it super modern with bold typography, starting with the invitations - the enclosure and bow were made to resemble a 'hanbok'. I also used outlines for a lot of the typographic elements to play off of the idea that his life is his to fill as he sees fit. I'm sure you know the Korean tradition of picking an item that represents his future, and after a mega-meltdown, he chose a gavel! A lot of the signage wording was written tongue-in-cheek to fit our personalities and infuse some humor. Black/white and gray chambray was used to soften the overall look - used as a welcome banner as well as name banners behind the cake table. Rather than wasting time and energy on traditional Korean bean towers (dolgoim) I used vinyl letters on the chambray, hung on handmade wooden hangers. Food! We had it catered by a local Korean BBQ place and had a DIY bibimbap bar, which was a huge hit. Desserts were the most amazing ube cookies and an alternating chocolate/vanilla smash cake made by a friend I'd met at a wedding I coordinated. We also had our favorite ube ice cream from Cookiebar Creamery catered in individual cups. And my favorite touch was the custom portraits of each family/couple who attended, sketched by my kid sister - who took the time out of her busy college schedule to sketch almost 50 people! These were laid out at the entrance on handmade walnut photo stands. She also did a portrait of my son which I made into coloring pages for a fun activity guests could enjoy. As another fun gift for the kiddos, I handmade bowties and hair clips using the same chambray fabric.
- Ji Kim-Fung (JK Design)

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar First Birthday Party
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Photography: Cathy Murai Photography

Event Planner: One Sweet Day

Los Angeles, CA

Words cannot express how amazing this party was! The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is Kaia’s favorite book so it was the perfect theme for her party. With some help from the event planners, One Sweet Day, Kaia’s parents did a wonderful job putting together such a fabulous birthday party! Look at these gorgeous set-ups! The welcome table, the head table, the stunning cake from Cake Creamery, etc…. everything was absolutely adorable that I enjoyed capturing all the fun details!
- Cathy Murai Photography

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Alexander's Little Camping Bear
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Photography: Charles Jeesung Choe

Event Planner: Sky Meadow Place

Alhambra, CA

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Eli's "Where The Wild Things Are" First Birthday Party
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Photography: Charles Jeesung Choe

Event Planner: Sky Meadow Place

Burbank, CA

This party was styled in lieu of the book "Where the Wild Things Are". Without being tooo literal, we have small tid bits and textures that paid homage to this literary classic. I love the rustic married with the sun kissed lighting that come through the trees. Nature, you truly are a wonderful element to any occasion.
- Sky Meadow Place

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I know I should probably wait for photos from sykimphotography BUT YOU GUYS, will you hate me if I post it again when I do get them? .
This first birthday was super special because the mom had contacted me for her first son’s bday but I was unavailable. So when it was time to plan her second daughters birthday, she booked.me.without.hesitation. And SHE WAS A DREAM TO WORK WITH. So so so sweet, kind, generous, the list goes on~ I changed the design on her probably 3 times but she still loved every design and fully trusted me to let me create and design to the fullest. Talk about the ideal client!!! THE BEST. THANK YOU LISAAAAA lisahcho 💕💕😘😘😘

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Beautiful urban oasis French garden party for olivia’s first birthday, featured on 100layercakelet. We loved working with prettylittleevents and can’t wait for the grand opening of her new studio in Brea! plepstudio
Planning & Styling prettylittleevents
Photography erinjsaldana
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Floral rice cakes sweetfloriecake
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Laser cut back drop name plepstudio
Hand dyed table runner adorncompany

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Our first birthday clients really are the cutest 😍😍😍 #rekindledesigns #rekindleflorals

This color palette blew my mind. It’s bold and ...

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This color palette blew my mind. It’s bold and earthy and unexpectedly perfect for a dino-themed event. Like seriously… TERRACOTTA? And TEAL??? 🤯 Sally of prettylittleevents is a creative genius for styling them together. Not to mention every other swoonworthy detail, like the custom made house frame, dinosaur cut out for kids to peek through, and prehistoric-inspired floral arrangements (thank you belovedeventsco for introducing me to butterfly ranunculus, they’re my new favorite 😍).

Every detail deserved to be shared - I couldn’t even fit them all into one post. But also look at how happy the birthday boy was! 😄🎉 At the end of the day, that’s what we care about most - how much fun was had. As you can see from the last photo, this party was a huge success! 🥳

Event planning & design: prettylittleevents
Day-of assistant: prettylittleevents_julie
Florals: belovedeventsco
Photography: fernleephoto
Cake: sweetdeetails
Rice cakes: sweetfloriecake
Backdrop, balloons, & laser cut outs: prettylittleevents
Rentals: mtb_event_rentals
Tabletop rentals: createaparty
Graphic design: ashleyringger
Printing: printologyco

Both of my girls wore hanboks (traditional korean ...

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Both of my girls wore hanboks (traditional korean attire) for their first birthday parties, before I knew how to make royal icing cookies. So I was so excited to make this girl hanbok “sister” cookie. One of the last sets I am making before I semi-retire from taking orders. The real birthday boy’s cookies are coming soon!

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