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Everybody Loves A Ginger

It’s the holiday season so the calendar is filled up with tree decorating, Christmas light gazing, and of course, gingerbread house decorating!

I was so excited when Sally from Pretty Little Events invited me to be apart of this ADORABLE shoot for a gingerbread house decorating party! Everything she does is always just stunning and gorgeous and I knew she was going to slam this one out of the park as well! And boy did she deliver!

Sally did an amazing job of layering all the details to make this whimsical, lush, and cohesive look that just challenges you to find every single little detail. The placement, colors, textures, they are all so deliberate and intentional. All of these details were gorgeously captured by the ever talented Erin J Saldana Photography. She is so amazing at capturing those smaller details while showing how they all pull together as a whole to create a vibe.

LV Floral Events did all the florals that instantly gave me those “Sugar Plum Fairy” vibes. The pinks and purples just tie in the back drop and the table top perfectly. I love how many textures she uses in her florals too, they are so rich and exquisite. The rentals from Sweet Salvage Rentals just hit everything perfectly as well, like a perfect storm. They have some of the cutest vintage rentals for kid parties I’ve ever seen.

Sweet Deetails created this yummy cake. I love clean cakes like this, that can be such a statement piece. This cake just takes it’s place among all the bright decor and takes command of the scene. I love it! It looks absolutely delicious too!

We were so excited to have a part of this shoot and when we heard the theme, I was even more excited. We did stir sticks, gingerbread tags, name tags, a cake topper, and a personalized hanger. I am ridiculously obsessed with this little gingerbread mascot we’ve got now. I’ve already got ideas for him next year. Do we name him?

It’s been proven by research that a hot chocolate with a gingerbread man stir stick actually tastes better. Come at me.

Sally styled some of our products for gifting. I love how they turned out! Its a nice way to kick up your gift without going crazy. She used the stir sticks with a mug, some ornament hot chocolate bombs, these delicious meringues from Little Meringue and Co and a few of our stir sticks for one gift. Such a cute idea! She also used the gingerbread tags as gift tags and our new Blair gift tags with beautiful ribbon on some simple packages.

Of course, no styled shoot involving Delovely Details would be complete without some hangers, right? I did two hangers for Sally, one with her own logo on it and the other personalized for the star of the party. When you have party dresses as pretty as this one, you have to display it properly. They make great favors as well!

I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait till I can plan a gingerbread house decorating party at this level. This party just gets you in that magical Christmas mood and I am here for it.

Sally once again, knocks it out of the park and does an amazing job of bringing in a range of vendors and making it all cohesive and tied together in a brilliant way.

And with that, here is a gingerbread joke to leave with:

What did the doctor tell the gingerbread man with a sore knee?

Did you try icing it?

Planning, backdrop, balloon garland: Pretty Little Events

Photography: Erin J Saldana Photography

Florals: LV Floral Events

Cake: Sweet Deetails

Meringues: Little Meringue & Co.

Laser cut drink stirrers, Tags, & Hangers: Delovely Details

Rentals: Sweet Salvage Vintage Rentals

You've Got (Snail) Mail!

We are one of those families that send out holiday cards every single year, for almost 15 years now! 99% of the time, I’m running to the post office just a few days before Christmas to make sure I get my cards in the mail.

But not this year!

It’s a holiday miracle folks!

I got these cards out the day after Thanksgiving and you know what, the lack of stress feels UH-MAZING! I even had time to order actual holiday stamps. Since usually I’m so late to the game, I have to use just regular American Flag stamps most of the time. I feel so accomplished and I thought I’d brag and share about it here.

I’ve been a pretty dedicated and loyal fan of Minted for a few years now. I love that they will print the addresses onto my holiday cards for me. It’s a game changer. We send over 100 cards every year and finding the time to address all of those can be hard and very tedious. I love that I can just upload my spread sheet to Minted and they take care of it for me. So happy not to have hand cramps!

I enjoy all holiday cards, but I can’t help but get giddy for the picture ones. I really like to see families grow and age over the years. Sometimes they are photos from people’s travels that year, baby announcements, or just the pooches even. So I like to keep my cards fairly simple since I feel like most people just wanna see the picture.

And when you have gorgeous family pictures like the ones we have from the sweet and talented Joy Theory Co Photography, who wouldn’t want to see this gorgeous family portrait!

Sometimes, I can be so extra that I end up hating myself later. This year, I was so ahead of the game, that I really enjoyed all the extra details I did with our cards. We laser engraved and cut these little buttons that I used bakers twine to wrap around the card. Since everyone who has gotten our Christmas card has loved them so much, I decided to list them in our store here.

I also got a steal on the bumblebee wax stamp during Amazon Prime days during the summer. Our last name means “bumblebee” in Spanish so it’s become something like our family logo or crest. The wax seal was a bit less relaxing to do at first. There is definitely a learning curve to using wax seals. However, once I figured it out, it was sort of therapeutic.

Overall, I’m so happy I took the time and energy to order these cards earlier this year and avoided my normal stress with sending them out. I love receiving holiday cards, they always put a huge smile on my face. I hope those who received a card from us, got a smile from our card this year too.

Do you send out holiday cards every year? Do you have a tradition with them?

If you still need to order your holiday cards, feel free to use my link to save $25 off your purchase of $100 or more.

Cards: Minted

Photos: Joy Theory Co.

My Outfit: Morning Lavender

Wooden Buttons: Delovely Details

Bee Wax Seal: Amazon

Gold Wax: Amazon

Stars and Stripes

I’m not sure about the rest of you but I am so excited for summer this year. Summer is already my favorite season but this summer has me so pumped! For most people, summer starts at one of two holidays. For some it starts Memorial Day weekend and for others it starts on Fourth of July. Either way, most of us kick off the sunny season with a patriotic bash!

A couple of years ago, we did this adorable shoot with Deets and Things and I hope it inspires you as much as it inspires me for this year’s holiday celebrations!

With parties and gatherings coming back in full swing, planners are kicking things up a notch from your average cookout. I love a gorgeous invitation suite, even for a backyard get together! Pigment and Parchment knocked it out of the park with this fun, casual, and gorgeous invitation. I love the lighter hues of that traditional red, white and, blue.

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We loved working with this amazing group of vendors to help celebrate this pretty little girl and wish her all the best in her life. There are those who say a first birthday is a waste of time, money, and energy…however I see absolutely no waste in celebrating a beautiful soul and getting together to wish them all the best in life.

Jacqui painted attention to every single detail and the tablescape was no exception. I am just obsessed with all these floral arrangements by the talented Krista, from Not Just in Novels Florals. I haven’t seen prettier red, white, and blue florals ever! It really kicks up this party a few notches and brings it into a level that I think we are all aiming for our parties this summer. We were able to do some fun patriotic stir sticks for the party and we love how they turned out. They are always such a fun addition to a table, elevating the theme to a new level.

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No backyard party is complete without some epic desserts and these desserts really steal the show here! Suburban Pies and Pacific Organic Pops just shined through this shoot with all their yummy goodies.

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I love when parties consider guests of all ages. This summer, I think everyone is anxious to include their kids in some much deserved fun and games. I love this idea of creating a scavenger hunt for them! Not only are planned games for the kiddos a nice gesture as a host to their guests, but it also keeps them busy! Make sure you have treats and prizes for participants.

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We hope that no matter how you chose to celebrate the kick off to summer, you enjoy yourself. Feel blessed to have another season on this beautiful planet and make some memories. Don’t forget to take pictures! Caitlin from Caitlin Alohilani did a fantastic job capturing all the details and fun that this party was. We haven’t been taking as many pictures this past year and this shoot reminds me of why it’s so important to try and capture these special moments.

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What are you doing to celebrate the kick off for summer? Do you have any summer kick off traditions?

Photography | Caitlin Alohilani Photography
Design/Styling | Deets and Things
Florals | Not Just In Novels Florals
Hairstylist | Shearly Blissful Hair
Cake and Desserts | Sweet Songbird Bakery
Cookies | Frost Your Cookie Bakery
Popsicles | Pacific Organic Pops
Children’s Wear | Alice and Ames
Children's Shoes | Nina Kids Shoes
Invitation/Signage | Pigment and Parchment
Laser cut goods | Delovely Details
Balloon Install | The Pop Shop
Linen | Wolf and Irving
Rentals | Baker Party Rentals
Mini Pinatas | Lula Flora Designs
Pies | Suburban Pie