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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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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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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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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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Alexander's Little Camping Bear
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Photography: Charles Jeesung Choe

Event Planner: Sky Meadow Place

Alhambra, CA

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Doljanchi 돌잔치

He recibido algunos mensajes preguntándome el motivo por el que Rohee y sus padres vestían de hanbok en una serie de fotografías de 2017, por la importancia del evento y el contraste cultural que implica para los occidentales, me pareció interesante realizar un post al respecto. El doljanchi cuya traducción es “La fiesta del primer cumpleaños” es una costumbre coreana que data de tiempos en los que la mortandad infantil era alta y muchos bebés no lograban superar los primeros 12 meses de vida fuera del vientre materno y cuando así era se ofrecía un evento que combinaba 3 elementos principales; Un ritual de agradecimiento por la sobrevivencia del bebé, oraciones por su longevidad y predicciones para su futuro, la palabra se integra por “dol” que significa piedra y cumpleaños y “janchi” que significa fiesta, para los coreanos el cumplir años es duro como una piedra, sobre todo cuando se trata de los primeros. Cabe señalar que en esta palabra el “dol” también significa que ha dado la vuelta a la luna una vez.

Así pues, el doljanchi conlleva agradecer a los dioses la sobrevivencia del bebé por parte de sus padres que lo cuidaron con la esperanza de una recompensa irreversible y ofrecen un banquete que entre otros platillos incluye pasteles de arroz y sopa de algas, las oraciones a los ancestros para que tenga una larga vida por parte de todos los asistentes, que suelen ser familiares y amigos cercanos y las predicciones para su futuro mediante un ritual dentro del ritual mismo, que lleva por nombre doljab-i, suele ser el momento cumbre y su procedimiento es el siguiente: En una habitación espaciosa se colocan dos mesas cuadradas en el medio, se extienden telas o tapetes sobre ellas, se colocan los objetos de agarre en un extremo de la mesa formando un arco, los padres sostienen al niño en el otro extremo de la mesa y dejan que avance para agarrar uno o varios objetos y con ello predecir sus posibles intereses, aficiones u ocupaciones, Rohee seleccionó DINERO.

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Going into Flood Friday with lines, lines, and some more lines! A sneak peak into my next set with these traditional Korean doors!

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Joey’s official dol celebration was today! We got our family together on Zoom and did a mix of both western and Korean traditions. Smash cake was a SUCCESS - I’m gonna try to post the recipe tomorrow (allergen free and sugar free and really yummy😉), and then doljabi! Doljabi is Korean tradition where you have the baby grab an object from a pile to determine her fortune. We did just 5 items:

- Paintbrush: artistic
- Pencils: intelligence
- Money: financial wealth
- Yarn: long life
- Soccer ball: athleticism

Honestly, she wasn’t interested in any of them and we had to keep pushing her to the items until they caught her attention. 😂 Swipe to see which ones she grabbed! Husband was very happy. I was happier about the 2nd item. 🤣

Thanks to the family members who made the birthday girl feel so special! It’s been emotionally difficult for me to have these celebrations during the pandemic, but it turned out so great despite all of us being separated. 🙏🏼❤️

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