Real Party: Carissa Lawson News 12 NJ Once Upon A Time Princess 1st Birthday

This month we had the honor of helping Carissa Lawson of News 12 New Jersey with her daughter Briella's first birthday. Carissa contacted me a month before the party while I was still on bed rest from a surgery, and although I was on a temporary hiatus - I just couldn't say no to this amazing opportunity! Carissa found about The Petite Soiree through our Baby Lifestyles feature for my daughter's Sleeping Beauty Princess Party. You can see the original Sleeping Beauty Party this party is inspired by clicking here. We're proud to say that the party was featured on News 12 in the morning by Carissa herself a week after the party, on Friday, November 19th! Carissa loved all of the curated items in the sleeping beauty party so a rental made the most sense given the short time frame. We coupled the rental items with customized pieces like stationary and signage created with Desiree of Paper Candee. 

 Welcome Sign 
Graphics + Graphic Design by Paper Candee.
Custom Welcome Sign Concept + Layout Design by The Petite Soiree
Easel + Frame Rental by The Petite Soiree 

Welcome Table
Custom Blocks graciously provided by Jamie of MonthMarkers.
Lattice BackBoard, Pink Linen, Welcome Book, Handmade Pillow,
Ostrich Feather Pen, Gold Table Crown, + Castle with Base
all Made + Designed by The Petite Soiree 

Welcome Book 
Welcome Book Graphics by Paper Candee,
Design Concept by The Petite Soiree inspired by the Sleeping Beauty Guestbook Insert.
Book Curated + Customized by The Petite Soiree 

Table Sign 
A custom table sign customized the guest tables 
+ added a bit of regal flair.
Graphics by Paper Candee

Book Mark Favor 
Book Marks over each place setting practically decorated the  setting + tied in the storybook theme perfectly.
The doily + clear place setting mimicked the tablescape  designed for the Sleeping Beauty Party.
Graphics + Graphic Design by Paper Candee. 
Bookmark Concept + Layout Design by The Petite Soiree.   

Flower Centerpiece Round 
Carissa wanted to jazz up the flower centerpieces she ordered from an outside floral company - so Paper Candee and I  worked to create a cohesive round floral pick that tied in seamlessly + enhanced the rest of the stationary on the table. 
Assembled by The Petite Soiree 

We set up all of the linens, chair covers, + sashes for the party in about 30 minutes! 
Thanks to my amazing production crew!
 Carissa did a great job of securing white satin table covers + pink sashes that coordinated nicely with the pink satin runner of the Royal Dining Table. 

Pia of Cake Pop Fusion graciously donated 40 beautiful + delicate cake pops in the matching color scheme of the party.

Cake Pops at every place setting!

Overview of the Entire Party Space
We assisted with spatial planning for the venue during our initial site survey, layout advice, + styling advice on how to make the best use of the space by masking problem areas + creating distinctive focal points.  

Children's Table
Children enjoyed the hand made coloring books with custom jackets I hand made for the party.
 Paper Candee designed a beautiful coloring book cover to coordinate.
Keisha of Cupcake Wishes + Birthday Dreams provided the beautiful yarn pom pom garland over the fireplace.
We provided the play tent rental for children to play + pretend in. We also assisted Carissa in picking up all outside rental furniture for the event like the children's table + chairs shown. As well as providing styling advice on the color + feel the children's table should have to go with the rest of the party. 

Close up of the handmade yarn garland  

Coloring Books reading 
"The Fairy tale Story of Princess Briella and her Royal Court"

Don't have a big budget for a fancy kids' table centerpiece?
We used the plain white cartons inside a large set of 48 crayons, dispersed + aligned - for a  practical + simple centerpiece.

  Briella's Royal Throne 
We provided the rental of the custom throne backboard, metal gold leaf chair, hand sewn pillow back pillow, and 2 loyal lions which regally flanked + protected the beloved little princess. 

The Royal Dining Table
Goblets, glass plates, doilies, centerpiece, pink satin runner, +  guest of honor chair - all  curated, designed + rented by
The Petite Soiree. 

Real Glass Goblets + Plates, Rentals by The Petite Soiree 

Centerpiece Designed + Curated by The Petite Soiree.
Bunting Banner Designed by Paper Candee. 

Flower Crown + Handmade Pillow provided by The Petite Soiree 

Staff  + Handmade pillow provided by The Petite Soiree 

Happy 1st Birthday Princess Briella!

Crown + Hand Made Pillow Design + Rental 
Provided by The Petite Soiree 

High Chair Skirt, Velvet Cover + Chair Rental 
by The Petite Soiree 

Dessert Buffet
Jacquard Fabric Backboard + Gold Cake Stand by The Petite Soiree.
Diaper Cake on the right graciously provided by Michelle of Embellished Babycakes.
Dessert Buffet Desserts + Tabletop Styling provided by
CW Distinctive Designs 

The gold cake stand + cake design was inspired by - and mimicked our past Sleeping Beauty Cake for an extra special regal touch. 
Our jacquard backboard with hues of pink, white, brown, + lilac coordinated perfectly with the table + also shielded some of the direct sunlight. 

 Royal Vendor Table 
We created a vendor table area to showcase our amazing vendors business information. 

The Petite Soiree Team with Carissa Lawson!
This is the best team anyone could ask for!
Thank you for your help + hard work:
 Dee, Donovan, Eddie, Eliana, Gisella (All Photography), Irving, Jamani, Jaime + Mara 

Carissa + I!
Incredibly sweet + down to earth.
I loved seeing her + Briella's reaction when they saw all of the party details pulled together.
I live for that! Really the reason why I love my job soo much!


Check out Carissa every morning on News 12 NJ or follow her news feeds live on Facebook 


All of the items provided by The Petite Soiree + other coordinating items in our Sleeping Beauty Party
 are available for rent for your next soiree!

With all my party love, 
 

A Bambi Inspired Party

I've been thinking about new + fresh party theme ideas lately + have been secretly wanting to plan a Bambi party for a long time! Since I haven't had the opportunity yet +  summer is going to start to wane next month -  I thought it would be cool to show those of you planning a baby shower or children's party in the fall what I've been dreaming up for one :).


Although this theme would be perfect for next spring too, I think it would look really beautiful for a fall party, I guess because of the close proximity to Christmas + deers.  What I love about this theme is that it's perfect for a gender neutral (or gendered) baby shower because of the movie story line of Bambi being born + later having his own 2 little fawns at the end.

1. Plush Fawn: Perfect as part of a centerpiece or just to have grazing around the party space on top of a plastic grass mat. This plush fawn is available by Blue Bird 65 for $35.

2. Fawn Invite: 

You can't have a Bambi inspired party without a "Bambi" invitation. I really like the look of this one by Delightful Prints for only $10. 


If you really want to make it stand out when guests receive it, use a brown envelope, and poke a pair of antlers on the front of the envelope to make it look like a deer. I like the idea of wood sticks from outside since they'll hold up transit.   


3. Bambi Inspired Dress: 

This dress is particularly cool for a baby shower. For the host, or for momma deer to wear herself to the party. You can dress up this chic + modern Bambi dress by StreetFSN by Nam with a pair of blue or yellow suede pumps. 


4. Fawn Silhouette Pillow: 

This pillow exudes just the right amount of understated chic-ness and modern, by Kids Love Design for $55. You can use it to dress up the sofas, the guest of honor chair, or for the kids to lounge around in. Best part it will look great with any decor once the party is over! 


5. Cupcake or Cupcake Pop Picks: 

I love these cupcake toppers from Best Paper Supplies. You get 12 for $7.99. For little hands I think hands down cupcakes are the best option. For a baby shower I like the idea of cake pops, because you can really emphasis the word "pop" cleverly with any signage you may use. 


6. A Retro Bambi Movie Poster: 

Perfect to hang over the cake or dessert buffet, and to later adorn your baby or child's wall. Not to mention if you get a real one it can be worth a lot of money once JR goes to college! I found this one via Google Images. 


7. Reusable Snack Sack: 

Every party I do I've noticed I become just a little bit greenier. Thankfully this reusable snack sack by REKEMDesigns for $4.12, made out of material let's me do that. It makes a great favor they can later use for crayons. I recommend putting "edible antlers" in there or pretzels! 


8. "Thumper" Candle Pillars: 

I love these bunny pillars from The Little Big Company. You can put real pillars or glow sticks, or ultra large candy canes in your color scheme for guests to munch on...or better yet carrots the real kind or made out of sugar. The possibilities are endless for these. 


9. Fawn Decals: 

Dress up the party space and later re-position them in your child's room or nursery. These are from Y Living . 


Hope you enjoyed the Bambi Party Inspiration.