Enchanted Events & Design

{Event Recap} Board Game Birthday

2013-03-29T10:34:00.000-07:00

Okay, now that my husband is 34 I should probably get around to sharing his 33rd birthday! Inspired by table top game day (Saturday, March 30, 2013) I decided to get off my butt and write the post already!

One of my best friends and my husband have birthdays just 3 days apart so we typically celebrate them together. This year they both requested a board game party.

Over the last few years we've discovered the world of Euro games and turned into some serious board game geeks.

We're anxiously awaiting our children to get old enough so we can have some serious family board game nights. We're very excited that at four our oldest is slowly being trained in some of the simpler games.

But back to the party! The colors had to be green and orange, because those are the birthday boy's and girl's color of choice when picking playing pieces. We threw in white accents since another board game addict friend's birthday was a few weeks previously and he likes playing white! I grabbed a cheap Ikea rug from my kids' room and hung it up as a backdrop for the table. The rug reminded me of a whimsical children's game board; and it had all the right colors to match the party theme.

I broke the table up between appetizers and desserts. I didn't want to have separate tables since most of the rooms were going to be full of empty tables on which to play games.

There are so many games we enjoy, but I tried to focus on some of the favorites of the birthday boy and girl, and ones I could easily replicate in food form! All of the food signs were designed to imitate cards from the Munchkin card game. This was especially fun to design since the cards are all humorous and silly. For appetizers we served chicken salad, pigs in a blanket,

On a Roll Ham Sandwiches

and Seafood Stuffed Mushrooms
For the desserts I got some help from the wonderful Jessy of Fairytale Frosting, who created amazing "tile" cookies to replicate pieces from the game Carcassonne.

Eating Carcassonne cookies while playing the game
And Jenny of Parker's Flour Patch, who, once again, created some fabulous cupcake toppers with lots of different game pieces

Game pieces from Tobaggo

Pow Wow head piece

Guests playing Pow Wow

Meeple (game piece)

Age of the birthday boy and girl

Fondant Guillotine Cards also by Parker's Flour Patch
A few more of the birthday boy's favorite desserts I had to include on the table:

Brownie Bite Checkers

Reeses Pieces
Vendors
Party styling & design: Enchanted Events & Design
Printables & graphic design: Enchanted Events & Design
Carcassonne cookies: Fairytale Frosting
Cupcake Toppers: Parker’s Flour Patch

{Photo shoot} Sugar & Spice Thanksgiving

2013-02-22T09:15:00.000-08:00

Wait, what? Does that say Thanksgiving??? Yes it does! Since the end of the year got so hectic with my move and the holidays I never got a chance to share all the fabulous photos from my Thanksgiving photo shoot for Bird's Party Magazine with everyone. So now that I have a bit more time I wanted to finally let you all see all the wonderful photos by Sarah Vinson Photography that you didn't get to see in the magazine. When coming up with a party design I love working with traditional themes and palettes, but I really enjoy including a fun or unique twist. For this sugar and spice table I wanted to design a tablescape fit for a little girl's Thanksgiving. I chose traditional colors of orange, brown and white and added in a fun feminine twist by including an abundance of pink! The table still has a warm harvest feeling with the inclusion of traditional elements like pinecones, fall leaves, pumpkins and acorns. The addition of all the fun pink details like the napkin rings, placemats, pink florals and the graphic table cloth makes it also look very fun and modern.
I also wanted to do something different with the napkin rings, menus and place cards. Instead of traditional printed designs I opted to include more kid friendly craft ideas. These items are a great opportunity for the little hostess to have fun in assembling the table herself and for cute keepsakes for her guests. The napkin rings were plastic children's bracelets I found at the local dollar store.
The place cards were acorns I glued onto ribbon and decorated with glitter and beads.
The menus were assembled out of pine cones, paper and other crafting materials.
Vendor Credits
Event Design: Enchanted Events & Design
Photography: Sarah Vinson Photography

{Event Recap} Pan & Tink Boy/Girl Birthday

2013-02-04T10:45:00.000-08:00

Early last year (ya I know that's how far behind I am on these posts!!!) I got asked to style a combo boy/girl birthday party for a little 2 and 4 year old. The mom asked for a Tinkerbell and Peter Pan theme using pink for the girls and green for the boys. I decided to focus on a woodsy, tree house style with lots of brown and beige to accent the pink and green. The dessert table was set up on the back deck under a beautiful wood plank awning. I covered the entire awning with strands of green felt leaf garlands. This gave the impression of being under a forest canopy with the Lost Boys. The table itself was covered in a burlap fabric and all the platters were wood slices in different shapes and sizes. The treats included:

A Beautiful and Whimsical Cake

Powdered Donuts decorated with Tinkerbell and Peter Pan silhouette toothpicks

Peter Pan's Cap Cake Pops

Strawberry Wendy Wafers

Cookie Pops, Strawberry Whoppers,
Gummy Candies, and of course Pixi Stix
I continued the decor throughout the rest of the party. When the guests arrived they entered along a walkway lined with silk Gerber daisies and pink and green fairy houses staked into the ground. Each of these were adorned with a tiny paper Tinkerbell silhouette. Wooden ships sat on the tables with pink and green pirate sails and the canopies were all draped in festive pink and green crepe paper.

All of the guests were asked to come dressed in costumes matching the theme. Even some of the parents were garbed in pirate attire and pajamas.

During the event the kids had lots of activities and crafts to keep them busy.

There was a Tinkerbell bounce house

Cookie decorating

A pirate ship water table and pixie dust station where the kids could fill containers with different colored sand

And of course a visit from Peter Pan and Tinkerbell!

At the end of the event as the guests left each kid got to take a fairy catching kit or book home with them!

Here are a few more fun party details for you to enjoy

Vendor Credits
Event Design: Enchanted Events & Design
Printables: Enchanted Events & Design
Photography: Next Exit Photography
Cake: Fantasy Frostings
Rentals: Bob Gail Events
Tinkerbell & Peter Pan: Beverly Hills Princess

EEAD MIA

2012-11-29T15:25:00.001-08:00

I thought I'd write a quick post telling everyone what it is I've been doing, since I obviously haven't been posting to the blog! I have a huge backlog of parties to share with everyone, but no time to edit and post them, unfortunately. What has been taking up all my time has been this:

Enchanted Events & Design has moved (along with the rest of my family of course). It has been super exciting, stressful and time consuming. The house needed a lot of TLC and personality so I've been spending all of my extra time painting, unpacking boxes, painting, shopping, painting ... you get the picture. On top of everything I only closed my Etsy shop down for a week, so I've been attempting to work through the chaos. One of the absolute best parts though is that I will have a lovely new office, with lots more room that no longer doubles as a guest room! I love it and I will hopefully get a chance to share pictures with you if I ever finish unpacking!

{Giveaway} Free Halloween Cupcake Topper / Favor Tags!

2012-10-08T10:36:00.001-07:00

Something free for this Halloween season for all of my followers!
Click on the image to go to the hi-res PDF file, then save or print!

{Event Recap} Alexa's Bright and Sunny Elmo Birthday

2012-10-03T22:40:00.003-07:00

I was very excited when a former client contacted me to help her design her daughter's birthday party again this year! Last year I designed a yummy Candy Shoppe party for her 1st birthday. This year Alexa turned two and, of course, is in LOVE with Elmo. However, her mother didn't want to throw the standard Sesame Street party using primary colors. Instead I focused on using really bright girly colors for the design. The tables were covered in red (of course), orange, yellow, pink and white with lots of little Elmo accent pieces and polka dots.

The desserts included lots of mini Elmos all over the table!

Elmo Sugar Cookies

Elmo Cake Pops and Colorful Cookie Pops

Elmo cupcakes and an Elmo candle which sat next to the cake,
which was topped with a pink street sign with Alexa's name on it.
My client also got a super yummy recipe for lemon blossoms from Paula Deen and those were a huge hit, as well as a perfect color match for the design.

For the food table I combined both bright and colorful dishes with kid friendly fare. The menu was made up of a beautiful summer pizza, fresh fruit, croissant and PB&J sandwiches, corn dogs, and fruit and veggie platters arranged to look like Sesame Street characters (thank you Pinterest)!

Cherry Tomato Elmo

Blackberry Cookie Monster

Broccoli Oscar the Grouch
Vendors
Event Design: Enchanted Events & Design
Printables: Enchanted Events & Design
Elmo Cookies: Denise's Creations
Cake: Fenella Higgins
Cake & Cookie Pops: Pop Culture Desserts
Cupcakes: CAKEgoodness
Lemon Blossom Recipe: Paula Deen

{Giveaway} $150 from EEAD! - ENDED

2012-09-18T09:14:00.000-07:00

Winners have been announced! See below to find out if it was you.

I thought it was about time for a give away again. It's been a long time since I hosted one and I've owed all of you a post the last 2 weeks. I'm also excited that my Facebook page is just short of 1500 fans! How cool is that? So, I'd like to offer two lucky winners some prizes from yours truly!

FIRST PRIZE
One winner will receive a $100 credit to be used in my Etsy store or as credit toward any EEAD event planning package.

SECOND PRIZE
One winner will receive one set of my new gem adorned vintage jewelry diamond cupcake toppers and toothpicks a $50 value!

Enter below for your chance to win! And check out our Etsy shop for more fun EEAD items available for your events!

a Rafflecopter giveaway The winner will be announced on this blog!

{Press} Sugar & Spice Thanksgiving Table in Bird's Party Magazine

2012-08-16T10:25:00.001-07:00

I was over the moon when Bird of Bird's Party asked me to contribute to the fall issue of her magazine. The magazine is always chalk full of fun and amazing parties and this issue includes one of mine, a very girly kid's Thanksgiving table!

Be sure to check out the entire magazine. You can find the full article on my table on pages 126-129. Also keep an eye on the blog because I'll be posting even more pictures of the design closer to Thanksgiving. There were so many fabulous photos taken by the wonderful Sarah of Sarah Vinson Photography. I will also be featuring some tutorials on how to create the fun projects with your own little ones.

Browse Bird's Party Magazine - Issue 6

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{Event Recap}Mark & Jing's Pastel Winter Wedding

2012-08-02T07:00:00.000-07:00

I was contacted in September of last year by a sweet couple who lived across the country in Atlanta. They wanted a California wedding and they wanted it in three months! This is one of the big reasons I disappeared from the blogosphere at the end of last year. I was definitely up for the challenge and quickly got busy learning all that I could about the couple and their vision for the big day. This information became doubly important to me when I later learned that my lovely couple was equally busy and unable to visit before the wedding to do any of the essential wedding tasks (visiting venues, meeting vendors, tastings, etc). All of the details fell to me. Not that I'm complaining about getting to eat an entire tasting menu from their venue all by myself! The pressure was on to develop a design that matched the one in their heads and deliver the perfect event.

I knew I had to incorporate the bride's favorite color, pink. This of course isn't the first color one thinks of for a December wedding, but I was determined to make it work. I decided to focus on lots of creams, a dark woodsy brown to match the winter season, with accents of sage to compliment the blush pinks.

Mark & Jing wanted a soft romantic feel to the wedding and desired a venue with a water view. Luckily, I found the perfect location at the Westlake Village Inn. The Tuscan Gardens were the perfect setting for a beautiful outdoor ceremony (even in December). The aisle leads under a giant tunnel of rose bushes, which had coordinating flowers woven into the foliage, down a rose petal scattered path up to a gorgeous Tuscan gazebo with a stone fountain as the backdrop. Clusters of flowers adorned the chairs along with toss petals in paper cones which coordinated perfectly with their wedding stationery.

After the ceremony the guests were ushered to cocktail hour which was held outside on a stone patio with a large outdoor fireplace. There were pretty accents throughout the cocktail hour with mini cheese food signs, a photo table, coordinating seating chart and table of favors for each of the guests to grab on their way into the reception.

For the reception, guests enjoyed the Westlake's wine cellar room, which sits directly on their small lagoon. The dark wood beams, stone walls, decorative wine barrels and endless candles set a warm and intimate dinner for everyone to enjoy. Again I made sure the room focused on lots of creams and browns with ivory table cloths and bamboo chargers at each place setting. The centerpieces all had subtle color infused in them and a mini blush garden rose tucked into the napkins at each seat to match the floral menu design and table numbers.

Vendors
Event Design & Planning: Enchanted Events & Design
Photography: Tracy Kumono
Flowers: Bella Blooms
Location: Westlake Village Inn
Invitations and other Paper Designs: Enchanted Events & Design
Cake: Porto's Bakery
DJ: Scott Christopher of Good Times Entertainment

{Event Recap} LAPSG Magazine Cocktail Party

2012-07-26T14:17:00.000-07:00

I was asked to plan a cocktail party for the Los Angeles Private School Guide Magazine this past spring. My client wanted all of her guests to feel really appreciated and loved. The cocktail party was being thrown to thank the school administrators for their support of the magazine. I decided to use lots of red in the design to give the party some warmth. I paired the red with black and white as a nod to chalkboards and the school affiliation of all the guests. I wanted the tie in to schools to be fun and subtle.

I used calla lilies, red roses and white hydrangea arranged in black vases as the floral decor. A trip to the LA flower mart and a little assembly in my kitchen created these centerpieces. I was really happy with how the color popped off of the black and white table cloths.

The food table was packed with lots of fun finger foods for everyone to enjoy as they drank and mingled. I used black and red chalkboard signs to label all of the food and the sandwiches were all held together with tiny heart toothpicks!

Of course, no cocktail party could be complete without a bar! Wine, Margaritas, lemon water and pink lemonade was served to all of the guests.

Vendors
Event Design: Enchanted Events & Design
Printables: Enchanted Events & Design
Photography: Mia J Photography
Client: Los Angeles Private School Guide Magazine

{Event Recap} Happy Picnic!

2012-07-12T11:22:00.002-07:00

I'm really excited to share this birthday party with all of you because it's the one I threw for my daughters! I decided to combine both of their birthdays this year. After all, they share all of the same friends and with their birthdays just two months apart I was able to pick the month in the middle as the celebration.

My oldest, Taline, had one request for the party. She insisted on a peanut butter and jelly birthday cake. I decided to run with this and designed the entire party around a summer picnic theme. I focused on lots of gingham, watermelons and picnic ants. They covered the invitation, cake, outfits and the food itself!

I was also very excited to work with a new photographer, Sarah of Sarah Vinson Photography. She was so much fun and did an amazing job of capturing the bright and sunny picnic vibe.

For the food I focused on traditional picnic fare, an array of sandwiches, corn on the cob, fruit salad, pasta salad and sun chips. I dressed it all up with cute little watermelon and ant food pics and served them all in brightly covered trays. The napkin wraps were brown paper bags cut down to size and stuffed with gingham napkins and bright red utensils. My favorite touch was the single serving bags of chips. These worked perfectly for the kids to pick up and snack on as they ran around the park.

The dessert table featured a picnic table cake stand which was surrounded by "Fire Ants" with cookie pop heads and cake pop bodies, watermelon cookie pops, apple pies adorned with marzipan bees, mixed berry pies, watermelon sugar cookies, strawberry macarons, lollipops and sugar free cupcakes. I then attempted a homemade peanut butter and jelly cake. I opted to do just the top tier in the PB&J (in case it didn't turn out) and the bottom tier was a simple chocolate. I was shocked how yummy it was and wish I made more! I made a white cake with a guava jelly and peanut butter frosting filling. I then added some fondant decor from one of my favorite Etsy shops, Parker's Flour Patch, and piped on some butter cream grass. I'm very happy with the end result.

The party was hosted at a local park. So there was a playground for the kids to enjoy during the party and lots of grass to run around on. In addition, the guests were invited to decorate the disposable cloth tablecloths with pictures and messages to the birthday girls; assemble "ants on a log" snacks (celery, peanut butter and raisins); and play croquet, disc golf, Frisbee, football, horse shoes and participate in a potato sack race!

At the end of the party each kid got to take home a mini picnic basket of their own stuffed with toys, treats and even some personalize sunscreen.

Vendors
Event Design: Enchanted Events & Design
Printables: Enchanted Events & Design
Photography: Sarah Vinson Photography
Watermelon Cookies: Denise's Creations
Fondant Cake Décor: Parker’s Flour Patch
Pies, Ant pops, Watermelon pops, Cupcakes, Macarons: Pop Culture Desserts

{Event Recap} Monique & Serj's Wine Wedding

2012-06-15T10:44:00.003-07:00

I thought it might be time for another glimpse at one of my weddings. I had the honor of working with Monique and Serj on their September wedding last year. It was a blast because this couple is just downright FUN! The pictures of their wedding are beautiful, from the wonderful location at Westlake Village Inn to the happiness and love apparent in each shot of this gorgeous couple. A huge thanks to the wonderful photographer, Chelsea Elizabeth Photography for capturing all of these. Be sure to check out her blog post on the event as well for some more fabulous shots: { Westlake Village Inn | Monique & Serj }

Monique and Serj chose a subtle wine theme for their wedding. They hosted their reception in the Wine Cellar room at Westlake Village Inn and used wine corks as stands for each of their guests' place cards.

This couple did an incredible job planning their big day, which in turn made coordinating it a breeze. The team of vendors they selected was amazing! I was very excited to work with the DJ, Scott, for the first time. It's hard to find great DJs that work seamlessly with an event planner. Scott definitely met this criteria and I quickly signed him up for one of my December weddings!

Vendors
Day-of Coordination: Enchanted Events & Design
Photography: Chelsea Elizabeth Photography
Location: Westlake Village Inn
Florist: My Wedding Blooms
Cake: Fantasy Frosting
DJ: Scott from Good Times Entertainment
Hair & Makeup: Denise from Kelly Zhang

{Event Recap} Vintage Jewelry Surprise Birthday

2012-04-26T10:20:00.000-07:00

I was asked to design an event for my client's mother. Her mother, unfortunately, was robbed 2 weeks before her birthday and 4 generations of jewelry was stolen. My client was inspired to throw a jewelry themed surprise luncheon for her mom. She asked all of the guests to bring one pair of earrings as a gift for the birthday girl. I was very touched by this story and pulled together a simple design with hints of vintage jewelry. The color palette for the party was pink, cream and white with lots of wood accents. The party had a combination of clean, modern colors with rustic accent pieces. It made for a really spectacular combination.

For the dessert table I ordered some fabulous custom cookies with beautiful cameos featured on each one. This was huge hit as it closely resembled one of the birthday girl's favorite broaches which was lost.

The picture on the right is taken with my phone but you can really see the detail of the cameo!

I also included strawberry cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, strawberry parfaits, strawberry whoppers, mini doughnut rings and a lovely strawberry cake.

I decided to use cherry blossom branches in tall white bottles as the backdrop of the table. I didn't want to take away from the beautiful wallpaper!
For the lunch the ladies were served a variety of salads and roasted vegetables, a mixed juice spritzer, white wine sangria and lemon water. All the tables had fresh flowers which were purchased the day before in the LA flower district and at a farmer's market by myself and the hostess. At the end of the event all the ladies took home strawberry bath salt favors.

Vendors
Event Design: Enchanted Events & Design
Printables: Enchanted Events & Design
Photography: Next Exit Photography
Cookies: Denise's Creations

A Location Tour through Malibu Canyon

2012-04-11T07:00:00.002-07:00

I got an invitation in my inbox a month ago inviting me to check out three new event locations. With the promise of wine and food I quickly sent in my RSVP! I'm very excited to share with all of you the details of these three lovely sites!

The first stop was a small vineyard, Triunfo Creek.

The site has a small grey stucco building with a lot of rustic appeal that fits well with the rest of the property. It's very inviting and pretty when you first pull in over a small bridge to the round gravel driveway. The well maintained and expansive lawn is just begging for an event to fill it.

Next, I entered the building and found the interior well matched to the exterior, raw and rustic but with lots of country charm. The image below is of one end of the small building. The other end is lined with wine barrels with lot of wood beams and a raw concrete floor in between.

Passing through the building you come upon a small patio with a view of the lawn and the hillside, which was full of grape vines just about to start growing leaves and fruit.

I adored this site! There just seems to be so much potential and already so many plans in the works to increase the beauty of the site and make it more event friendly. There was also additional ceremony locations up the hillside for those desiring more of a view for their nuptials.

Next, our small group piled into a limo and was driven down the road a bit to the next location, Lobo Castle, that's right, castle!

This location is actually a residence that was redesigned and renovated into the castle style you see. The owner and chef for this site and Triunfo rents out the location for events a couple of weekends a month. This site is perfect for a bride and groom looking for a site that is unique and private for their event. There are photo ops around every corner of the site, including the roof if you're brave enough to climb up a wrought iron ladder on the back of the house.

Tuscan water well courtyard

Small patio looking out the bride's room, overlooking the pool and bar

Bride's room and view from the pool to the bride's room patio

Our final stop in the limo was The Malibu Golf Club, Malibu and Vine. This site is a public golf course that has two lovely lawns available for event rental. The first site comes with wine barrel tables and chairs already provided and lovely market lights strung from the trees.

The second area is a large open lawn. This site is perfect for ... well anything you want to set up. It's a large, flat, blank canvas waiting for all the details.

One end of the lawn overlooks the golf course. This is the typical site to set up a wedding ceremony with the guests facing this view.

For brides and grooms interested in these locations please contact me! I can get you a discount in renting these sites for your next event. I can't wait to try them all out so please give me an excuse.

Triunfo Creek Vineyard: www.triunfocreekwinery.com
Lobocastle: www.lobocastle.com
Malibu and Vine: www.malibuandvine.com/

{Event Recap} Sun & David's Enchanted Pink(berry) Wedding

2012-03-27T07:00:00.058-07:00

Back in September I got to revisit one of my favorite locations, Calamigos Ranch in Malibu for Sun and David's wedding. The combination of the enchanting rustic scenery with the soft pinks and whites of the wedding design really set the stage for the event. Combine this with some gorgeous photography by Andy Seo and ... well you'll just have to see for yourself in the pictures below.

One of my favorite details was having Pinkberry deliver some tasty after dinner treats for their guests to enjoy! Even "Pink"berry matched perfectly with the wedding theme. I did have to do some behind the scene work again when the Pinkberry delivery car got a flat tire and threatened to be a no-show. Luckily, they made it and the bride and groom got to share the yumminess with their guests.

Vendors
Day-of Coordination: Enchanted Events & Design
Photography: Andy Seo Studio
Location: Calamigos Ranch
Florist: T.H.E. Flower
Cake: Cake House
Frozen Yogurt: Pinkberry

{Event Recap} Kaitlin & Anthony's Colorful Country Club Wedding

2012-03-19T07:00:00.010-07:00

I had the pleasure to work with Kate and Anthony last August on their ceremony and wedding reception. It was a bit of a drive to Aliso Viejo, but definitely worth it for this sweet and easy going couple! I am so in love with the vibrant colors, which reminded me of my own wedding.

I'm very glad they chose to hire a coordinator for their big day. I received a call the day of the wedding from their poor ceremony guitarist who had injured his hand! Luckily, I was able to coordinate a replacement guitarist so the couple didn't even realize what had happened. The celebration was lovely from start to finish. I hope you all enjoy the fabulous photos taken by Brynn Alyson Photography.

Vendors
Day-of Coordination: Enchanted Events & Design
Photography: Brynn Alyson Photography
Location: Aliso Viejo Country Club
Florist: Bella Blooms
Cake: Heidelberg Bakery

{Event Recap} Polka Dot & Balloon Birthday

2012-03-12T07:00:00.002-07:00

I wanted to share this party with all of you because every time I glance at the pictures they just make me happy. I loved using so many bright and cheery colors all in one event. Hopefully, it will also inspire some of you. And, for those of you stuck in cold winter regions, give you a splash of summer and sun.

The party inspiration started with the birthday girl's dress (below). The bright colorful polka dots were just calling for a fabulous party with which to coordinate. I decided to have a loose theme for the party tying in all sorts of brightly colored circles: polka dots, balloons and balls. The main focus though was using the rainbow palette.

One of my favorite design aspects was the backdrop for the food table. I took pictures of the birthday girl alone and with family and friends from the past year and had them framed with card stock and then hung as a back drop behind the table. At the end of the party we cut the pictures down and gave them away to any family and friends who wanted an additional keepsake.

Some more party details for everyone to enjoy

Vendors
Party styling/photography/cake: Enchanted Events & Design
Invitations, thank you cards, pennant bunting: Enchanted Events & Design
Door signs, cupcake toppers, favor tags: A Blissful Nest

{Event Recap} Shant's Incredible Hulk Pool Party

2012-03-02T07:00:00.047-08:00

This summer I got the opportunity to work with one of my wonderful clients not once but twice! After helping Nayiri with her youngest son's baptism dessert table, she contacted me again to assist her with her oldest son's birthday party. She requested "The Incredible Hulk" with a green and sand color theme. There are so many yummy treats that go with these colors!

The dessert table featured a green brick cake with an Incredible Hulk cake topper surrounded by lots of cookies, candies and popcorn. The table was set up on a ping pong table folded in half which gave lots of space for the food and created the perfect green backdrop to hang posters onto.

In addition to the treats, there was also a drink table to keep all the guests hydrated with Sprite, Iced Tea, Lemon & Mint Water and Lemonada.

For the main food, BBQ'd hot dogs and hamburgers were served fresh off the grill and a make your own salad bar was set up for the guests to enjoy.

Vendors
Party styling/photography: Enchanted Events & Design
Paper products and printables: Enchanted Events & Design
Cake: Berolina Bakery
Candy: Garvey Nut & Candy
Location: Armenian Center of Crescenta Valley

{Event Recap} Armenouhi's 85th Birthday Celebration

2012-01-23T14:35:00.002-08:00

Last November I was asked to help out with Armenouhi's 85th birthday celebration. It was being hosted by RAFFI, the Romanian-Armenian Cultural Assosciation, to honor all of the dedication, generosity and support Armenhoui has contributed to the group over her many years of membership.

I chose a traditional palette of gold, ivory and beige for the event. The association provided the food and location so I incorporated a navy blue as the one pop of color to coordinate with the linens that were donated. Here are a few photos of the details I put together for her birthday.

Seating Chart and Coordinating Invitation

Greeting Table Layout

Armenouhi asked that guests donate to the Association in lieu of gifts

Gold and White Baby's Breath Arrangement

Table Centerpiece by Enchanted Events & Design
White Iris, White and Gold Baby's Breath, and Stock

Cookie Favors by Pop Culture Desserts

Cake by Porto's Bakery

Armenouhi with her two daughters

Vendors
Party styling/photography/flowers: Enchanted Events & Design
Paper products and printables: Enchanted Events & Design
Custom cookies/Favors: Pop Culture Desserts
Location: Romanian-Armenian Cultural Assosciation

{Tip} Quick Decor for any Table

2012-01-11T12:00:00.000-08:00

As you all know I was extremely busy at the end of this past year. Each Christmas I host breakfast for our parents and siblings before we all exchange gifts. I wanted to put together a nice table again, but I just didn't have time to get creative and fancy like last year. So I wanted to share a quick tip for creating an inexpensive centerpiece for your holiday table, which would also work nicely as a centerpiece for any gift giving event (birthday, shower, etc)!

Pretty wrapped boxes!

The larger gift in the center was a real gift I stole from under the tree. I then grabbed two kid shoe boxes and wrapped them up in the same paper. This is perfect for the holidays since most people have endless amounts of wrapping paper, empty boxes, and already wrapped gifts.

For a shower or birthday you can use any wrapping paper color to match the theme and wrap up small gifts for the guest of honor, empty boxes just for decor or prizes for any games you might be playing during the party and have them double as the centerpiece. Easy, cost effective and something a little different than standard flower arrangements.

Another benefit to wrapped gifts is that they're a great way to include different shapes, sizes and heights to a table. Utilize them in a dessert table if you want to put your desserts on different levels. I used this technique for my Candy Shoppe party and put a wrapped box under the cake stand to create a bit more drama with the cake since it was sitting on such a large table.

Happy Thanksgiving ... Belatedly

2012-01-03T16:38:00.000-08:00

So the New Year has passed and we're now into 2012! I've had a lovely time off with my family and I'm now ready to get back to work and catch all of you up on what I was working on at the end of 2011!

Here are a few more pictures (as promised) of my Thanksgiving table this year. I went for a fairly simple design with lots of earth tones. My inspiration was the beautiful centerpiece my mom was sent (and I got to borrow).

Place settings

Adult menus

Children menus

Happy Holidays!

2011-12-24T10:36:00.000-08:00

I know, I know! I've been a HORRIBLE blogger this past month. I posted a sneak peak of Thanksgiving and you haven't heard of me since! I just wanted to post a huge apology to everyone following the blog. I promise that January 1st I'll be updating regularly again. December got so busy and the blog unfortunately had to be neglected. The good news is that I've been working on lots of events to share with you next year. I have a full wedding design that I pulled off in 2 1/2 months of planning (eek) and several day of weddings with lots of fun details. And of course my Thanksgiving table is still waiting to be shared along with several birthday parties. For now I wanted to say a quick "Happy Holidays" to all of my friends, family and wonderful followers. I hope you're enjoying time with loved ones and looking forward to a fabulous New Year!

{Sneak Peek} Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T11:44:00.000-08:00

I had hoped to share with you my Thanksgiving table from last week in celebration of turkey day here in the US. Unfortunately, the pictures are all sitting safely on my home computer. I do have a little a little sneak peak for you of the kids' table.

CHEERS!

Taline showing off the kids' menu

{Giveaway} Holiday Printable Package

2011-11-07T16:24:00.000-08:00

I'm sponsoring a give away for the one year anniversary of Twinkle Twice, a children's clothing store in Burbank, California. I designed a food table for their grand opening one year ago!

If you'd like to enter for a chance to win you will need to:

1) "Like" Enchanted Events & Design on Facebook
2) "Like" Twinkle Twice on Facebook
3) Leave a comment on Twinkle Twice's wall stating "I love Twinkle Twice and Enchanted Events & Design"

For additional entries you can also visit Twinkle Twice in person! A winner will be chosen and announced on December 1, 2011!

Halloween 2011 Compilation

2011-10-31T07:00:00.000-07:00