{REAL PARTY} Afternoon Vintage Tea Party

What a sweet party for an afternoon tea to celebrate a friend's birthday. This party was featured on Hello Naomi who made all the tasty treats for the party.

The party hostess was Nathalie with Imprintables, and I get such a giggle out of the fact that Nathalie believed her friend was turning 40, when in reality she was only turning 39!

What a cute twist to the celebration, and one I'm sure the guest of honor will not soon forget!

{REAL PARTY} Sunshine 1st Birthday Party

I just love this adorable Sunshine 1st Birthday Party that was featured on Kara's Party Ideas and planned by Lindi of Love the Day! I'm so happy to have found Lindi's blog too - she has so many creative and darling party printables in her Etsy shop! Be sure to stop by!

{REAL PARTY} A Vintage Pink Ice Cream Social

A vintage pink Ice Cream Social...now there is an adorable theme I would love to use to

plan a party! This one was featured on The Birthday Girl's blog and was submitted

by photographer, Susan Gentile.

I'm going to try to sneak some more summer parties in while I still can! Pretty soon it will

be time for fall, and there are so many wonderful seasonal things to write about!

What I love about this party, is it's so simple, and sweet, yet so full of budget friendly inspiration to help you plan your own ice~cream social; perfect for a children's birthday

party, a bridal shower, or just backyard fun for your kids and their friends!

As always, please see the original post on The Birthday Girl to see all of the talented vendors who contributed to this party!

Summertime Wedding Styled Shoot

This gorgeous styled photo shoot brought together the talents of so many amazing vendors that I admire. To begin with, Carter & Cook Event Company styled this shoot and the incredible Jessica Claire took the gorgeous photos.

The theme reflected the rustic surroundings of the location and the designers were inspired by camping, all things summer, gingham, popsicles, fireflies, fun colors, rope and various textures. So vintage, and so very elegant.

Personally, I think textures are just as important an element as color when it comes to styling a party. They both provide visual contrast which is aesthetically pleasing in the overall design.

There is so much eye candy in this shoot I could get lost in the details for hours! Just head over to the original post on Carter & Cook Event Company to see all the behind the scenes details on how this shoot came together, along with credit and links to all of the amazing vendors who collaborated on this shoot (also linked below).

Vendor Team:

Event Design/Styling: Carter & Cook Event Co.
Flowers: Modern Bouquet
Paper: Posh Paperie
Cakes: Sweet & Saucy Shop
Furniture Rentals: Found Rentals
Hair Pieces & Shoe Clips: Rachel Larraine
Hair: The Mermaid Salon, Kim Lilly
Make up: Color4Casting, Jessica Arredondo
Photography: Jessica Claire