My neighbor and good friend Christine hired me to do the event design for her daughter Nicole's 2nd birthday party. She was open to any theme, so I put together an inspiration board with potential ideas for a backyard bumble bee themed party. She gave me the thumbs up and said "Taleen I trust you, go for it!".
The party took place in Christine's beautiful backyard, which was a perfect setting to execute the bumble bee theme. The color scheme was a mixture of soft yellow, grey, and white. I brought in a few elements to play off of the backyard theme such as steel pails and watering cans. I also wanted to decorate the space with home made paper goods and detailed signs. Even though this was a 2nd birthday celebration, most of the people in attendance were adults, so I wanted the environment to be kid friendly as well as pleasing to the adult eye.
Thank you Christine and Alex for letting me create something special for Nicole! I had so much fun creating all the fun details for the party. A big thanks to Becca Martin from LoveLifeStudios for capturing the photos.
For more details on the design read below!
Photography: Becca Martin of LoveLifeStudios / Desserts: Sweet Tooth Confections / Rentals: Michael Hensley Party Rentals / Design.Florals.PaperGoods: Simple Little Details
The party took place in Christine's beautiful backyard, which was a perfect setting to execute the bumble bee theme. The color scheme was a mixture of soft yellow, grey, and white. I brought in a few elements to play off of the backyard theme such as steel pails and watering cans. I also wanted to decorate the space with home made paper goods and detailed signs. Even though this was a 2nd birthday celebration, most of the people in attendance were adults, so I wanted the environment to be kid friendly as well as pleasing to the adult eye.
Thank you Christine and Alex for letting me create something special for Nicole! I had so much fun creating all the fun details for the party. A big thanks to Becca Martin from LoveLifeStudios for capturing the photos.
For more details on the design read below!
Photography: Becca Martin of LoveLifeStudios / Desserts: Sweet Tooth Confections / Rentals: Michael Hensley Party Rentals / Design.Florals.PaperGoods: Simple Little Details
Bee's
Corner: I created the Bee's Corner canopy to act as an exclusive space
where the kids could hang out and have fun. I purchased a mosquito net
and made a ribbon chandelier to hang from the top. We laid out a
blanket, pillows, and fun toys such as bubbles, books, and coloring
items for the kids to play with. Although Bee's Corner was supposed to
be a special space for the kids, it ended up being the highlight of the
party for the adults as well!
Drink Table: I hand made a paper circle garland to act as a backdrop for the drink table. I used a variety of yellow and grey papers and thread grey and white twine through them to make the garland. We had fresh lemonade for the kids that we served in mason jars that reminded me of beehives. I wrapped a "Sip" tag around the mason jars with grey and white twine to add a fun detail. We also had yellow and white striped paper straws for the kids to "sip" the lemonade. Since there were a lot of adults at the party, Christine also wanted to serve wine. I made custom "Nicole" wine labels with Nicole's birth date to wrap around the wine bottles.
Lunch Tables: The lunch tables were covered in a simple white linen and had a white and yellow checkered runner. The first centerpiece was a steel watering can filled with white and yellow mums, and the second was mason jars wrapped with burlap and twine and filled with white mums. Each person had their individual place setting, which was a steel pail that held the fabric napkin, utensils, and lemonade. The white folding chairs always go perfectly in a backyard setting. I made a special "Queen Bee" sign for the birthday girl's chair since she was after all the queen of the party!
Dessert Table: The dessert spread consisted of kettle corn, cake pops, cupcakes, and cookies, YUM! A big thanks to Sweet Tooth Confection for making the delicious desserts. I made the paper wheel backdrop for the dessert table using a variety of yellow and grey papers. The kettle corn was displayed in paper cones and placed upright in a wooden container. The cupcakes were topped with bumble bee and "yum" paper wheel cupcake toppers. I also attached "Buzzzzzzz" tags to the sticks of the cake pops.
Favors: For the favors I made circular scalloped tags that said "Thanks for Bee-ing sweet". I then made two slits on the top and bottom of the tag and slipped the honey sticks through them.
Drink Table: I hand made a paper circle garland to act as a backdrop for the drink table. I used a variety of yellow and grey papers and thread grey and white twine through them to make the garland. We had fresh lemonade for the kids that we served in mason jars that reminded me of beehives. I wrapped a "Sip" tag around the mason jars with grey and white twine to add a fun detail. We also had yellow and white striped paper straws for the kids to "sip" the lemonade. Since there were a lot of adults at the party, Christine also wanted to serve wine. I made custom "Nicole" wine labels with Nicole's birth date to wrap around the wine bottles.
Lunch Tables: The lunch tables were covered in a simple white linen and had a white and yellow checkered runner. The first centerpiece was a steel watering can filled with white and yellow mums, and the second was mason jars wrapped with burlap and twine and filled with white mums. Each person had their individual place setting, which was a steel pail that held the fabric napkin, utensils, and lemonade. The white folding chairs always go perfectly in a backyard setting. I made a special "Queen Bee" sign for the birthday girl's chair since she was after all the queen of the party!
Dessert Table: The dessert spread consisted of kettle corn, cake pops, cupcakes, and cookies, YUM! A big thanks to Sweet Tooth Confection for making the delicious desserts. I made the paper wheel backdrop for the dessert table using a variety of yellow and grey papers. The kettle corn was displayed in paper cones and placed upright in a wooden container. The cupcakes were topped with bumble bee and "yum" paper wheel cupcake toppers. I also attached "Buzzzzzzz" tags to the sticks of the cake pops.
Favors: For the favors I made circular scalloped tags that said "Thanks for Bee-ing sweet". I then made two slits on the top and bottom of the tag and slipped the honey sticks through them.
