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Mia's Swan Lake Birthday

printsforevents By printsforevents  in Birthday

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Mia loves going to ballet and dancing to Swan Lake at home, so the party theme came easily! I wanted to make it a little less fancy/elegant than most ballet-themed parties I'd seen, and have more of a fun birthday vibe. I used lots of balloons, garlands, confetti, and layers of colors and textures to achieve that. The color scheme was pink, silver, and iridescent. I illustrated the swan for the invitation, then used that image on several of the printables, including fun stickers that we scattered around and used on the party favors and drink bottles. I collaborated with a few other brand owners that I love, including Alicia of Alicia Long Design who created some beautiful iridescent swan and star cookies that matched my illustrations perfectly; Jenn and Jules Design, who created the adorable ballet drink stirrers (these were such a big hit with the girls!); and sisters, Leslie and Lauren of Mrs. Morris Made who created all the twinkle star garlands that added the perfect shiny accents throughout the party. I also DIYed a lot of the decorations including the streamer backdrop, balloon garland, piñata, feather garlands, and most of the food. (Whew!) We had the party around lunch time and served build-your-own sandwiches, chips, fruits, and veggies. Drinks were water, tea, and raspberry lemonade. For dessert we had white cake with vanilla buttercream and white chocolate ganache, cupcakes, cake batter truffles, and sugar cookies. Party favors included swan masks, king and queen crowns, party horns, and favor bags full of loot from the piñata. My biggest piece of advice is give yourself way more time than you think you need, especially when there are DIYs involved! This was our first big party to throw in the morning instead of the evening, which worked out great because I had to have most everything finished the day before which made for a much calmer party day. We had so much fun with this party and hope you enjoy the photos!

Invitations and prints: www.printsforevents.com
Photography: www.abbeydeerest.com
Sugar Cookies: www.alicialongdesign.com
Drink Stirrers: www.jennandjulesdesign.com
Star Garlands: www.mrsmorrismade.etsy.com

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Party Highlights

  • What People Ate

    Sandwiches, chips, fruit, veggies

  • What People Drank

    Pink lemonade, water, tea, sparkling water

  • Desserts

    Birthday cake, cupcakes, cookies, cake batter truffles

  • Party Favors

    Party horns, swan masks, crowns, candy from the piñata

  • Activities / Games

    Piñata

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