first birthday

Aria’s Safari First Birthday!

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Guys! You all are gonna freak out over this first birthday party. It is so cute and chic and fun that I wish it was my party! This little girl for sure is so loved and surrounded by the sweetest and most supportive family!

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Sweet little Aria turned ONE and she had the most epic first birthday party ever! She had a fun little safari jungle theme. The florals that I picked were touches of tropical with the sword ferns and proteas but I also wanted to keep it soft and feminine with garden roses.

It’s a short and sweet post but the details are all impeccable. Happy Birthday sweet little Aria!

 

XO

Esther

Photographer: Evelyn Molina
Website: http://www.evelynmolina.com/
Instagram: @evelynmolinaphoto

HMU (not pictured) for the mama: Cindy Tran
Instagram: @_noirbeaute

Cake/Desserts: Peggy Liao
Website: http://www.peggyskitchensd.com/
Instagram: @peggyliaocake

Name Sign: Happily Ever Etched
Wesbite: https://happilyeveretched.com/
Instagram: @happilyeveretched

Coordination: Eugenia Bhang
Instagram: @euggg

Venue: The Point
Website: https://www.gettothepoint.io/
Instagram: @get_to_thepoint

Ben’s First Birthday: A Backyard Adventure!!

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I am so excited to share with you the first birthday party that I threw for my son! I feel like this is the party that every mom dreams of the day their firstborn enters into the world.  I’m not going to lie…I went above and beyond while trying to do a lot of DIY and trying to stay within a budget (after all, I’m throwing a party for a one year old who won’t even remember or appreciate this AND we’re not made of money). I did months of planning and crafting and figuring out how to cut costs but not sacrifice the style and look of the party. All in all, this was exhausting friends! I think for my next kid’s first birthday party, I might just get Little Caesar’s take out pizza and slap on a movie and just call it a day! But I really am so excited to share with you all the crafts that I did and if this helps you in your party planning than that makes what I did worth it even more!  Hope you have as much fun looking at these pictures as we did at the party!!

This handmade teepee was a pride and joy of a creation of me and my husband. I love that he was able to put all those tools in his garage into good use and built this magnificent 10 foot teepee. To buy a dowel this thick at Home Depot was $10 a piece and to build this teepee would have cost us well over $80 so he thought of taking some 4 x 6s and cutting this into the width he wanted and took his round router bit to make it round all around. And of course I had to top it off with a floral garland that lasted a week!!

This handmade teepee was a pride and joy of a creation of me and my husband. I love that he was able to put all those tools in his garage into good use and built this magnificent 10 foot teepee. To buy a dowel this thick at Home Depot was $10 a piece and to build this teepee would have cost us well over $80 so he thought of taking some 4 x 6s and cutting this into the width he wanted and took his round router bit to make it round all around. And of course I had to top it off with a floral garland that lasted a week!!

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