A neutral color palette and a koala themed baby shower is everything right now! We just can’t get over all the cuteness. We were so excited to be part of this adorable event for Kat and the talented planners at Beijos Events. We had a great time working with them. Corrie Lynn Photography captured all the beautiful details and the gorgeous parents-to-be beautifully!

This party just goes to show you that neutrals aren’t boring! They can be just as vibrate and interesting as any other color palette. My favorite is how they used multiple types of textures to create depth in this gorgeous display. The rentals are from Create a Party and Crowned Rentals.

No party is complete without balloons nowadays and we are loving these inflated accents from The Pop Shop. They tie in perfectly with the floral palette to make the transitions just seamless! The florals are soft and luscious but I love how Love Struck Blooms included some dry palms to help create that “wild animal” and “koala” theme.

The super talented Pirouette Paper did all of these cute stationary details. They turned out so cute and flawlessly fit into the whole theme without shouting it in your face. She killed it with the light shades she used and the fonts! I just always love her work.

Obviously, one of my favorite parts of this party are the stir sticks we did for her. To say I’m obsessed with these koala stir sticks, is a complete understatement. I had so much fun with these and I think they turned out so cute! Any drink is automatically elevated when you have a little koala hanging off a branch in your drink right? Of course, our traditional hashtag stir sticks are still as popular as ever. They are legible, trendy, and always a hit with guests. We are always honored to be part of someone’s special occasion, but we really had a great time working with Kat on this event. I hope she loves them as much as we did!

The desserts you guys, lets talk about these adorable desserts! These amazing goodies come from Really Cute Sweets and she just knocks it out of the park. The cake is still in those neutral colors but full of texture to keep it within theme and eye catching. I’m sure it was just as delicious as it looks! And then there are these ridiculously precious koala cookies. I can’t handle the cuteness! She’s so talented!

The delicious catering is from the always amazing, Taylor Made Catering. They had such a yummy display for the party guests. I can’t look at the pictures for too long or my stomach will start to growl.

We are so excited for this couple to embark on this new parenthood journey. It’s such a blessing and we know they are going to be head over heels for their new bundle as soon as they arrive. We wish them the absolute best!

Vendors

Design & Planning - Beijos Events

Photographer - Corrie Lynn Photo

Rentals - Create A Party & Crowned Rentals

Balloons - The Pop Shop

Florals - Love Struck Blooms

Paper Goods & Signage - Pirouette Paper

Laser Cut Items - Delovely Details

Desserts - Really Cute Sweets

Catering - Taylor Made Catering

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

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