Turning one is a big deal. The idea of a Sugar Plum Fairy party may or may not have been hatched before Ava was even born. Christmas baby+girl baby=you do the math for a party theme.
What better to celebrate a sweet girl's first year of life than tulle, pink, purple, silver ribbon, snowflakes, mice kings, and candy topiaries, with a few nods to the Nutcracker to hold it all together.
Thank goodness Mom was here all week to execute most of the crafting needed for the party vision/watch Ava/drink wine every evening/make and eat cookies with me.
Here's the birthday girl in her Nana-made no-sew tutu. Luckily Baby Gap has a ballerina collection out right now so I was able to find ballet shoe tights, and her onesie with ballerinas on it. Hard to see.
White chocolate cherries with a Cookies and Cream Kiss face, add ears and a crown and you've got a mouse king.
Wooden clothes pins painted as ballerinas, pipe cleaner arms, pearl tiara, tulle skirt.
Desserts on the snow covered counter, yarn poms, snowflakes, ballerinas hanging from above, cookie stand with mice, candy topiaries, cake (made by Mulberries).
After sending the cake shop a picture of a similar cake, I had to go back and forth with them all day while they decided if they could make it. The low probably came when they told me the ruffles in the picture were made of fondant and I had to tell them that Martha Stewart made that cake and managed to do it with buttercream. Oops. All of that aside, I'm so happy with the finished product (they figured out the buttercream).
Some of the food set up
There were lots of presents and cousins helping open presents...
A pretty birthday crown made by moi-a newly formed Marc Gompert family birthday tradition, a lazy eye from Marc in the only picture of the 3 of us (hehe, Marc)...
Most importantly, there were Nanas loving on this sweet girl...
Grandparents holding baby girl cousins...
Lots of good friends...
More good friends...
Tutu bottoms...
Big girl steps...
And at the end of the day, a very happy little one year old Sugar Plum Fairy, properly spoiled on her big day!
5 comments:
You have to frame that tu-tu bottom picture and keep it forever. It is so cute! I LOVE that cake! Ava is one lucky sugar plum fairy!
I am so happy that you posted these pictures already! I couldn't wait to see how it all turned out! What a pretty ballarina irthday girl! I loved all the decorations and food. Looked like a great party... sorry we weren't there to help celebrate.
I love it! You did a great job, you're a natural!! The sweets look delicious and Ava is adorable. It looks like she was enjoying being spoiled:)
That cake looks fricking amazing! What a lucky girl to have such great parents!
Such a pretty party, I need to re look at all these details more often!
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