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Party Recap

We had so much fun celebrating Megan's first birthday! Even though the highs were supposed to be in the triple digits, the humidity was low, there was a great breeze and we were mostly shaded so the heat was not bad at all.

We had an amazing turnout! Almost everyone that was invited came! Mike and I are so thankful for our wonderful friends and family that were just as excited as we were to celebrate our sweet baby girl.

My mom and I had set up special kid-centric seating areas and games. They loved the kiddie couch and chairs, but weren't so impressed with our homemade games. I had pin the bow on the Goose and a big fishing game set up with prizes and everything. They were not interested in those at all. Every single kid wanted to play with the little toddler fishing game I had set up in a baby pool. They also enjoyed playing with the Cozy Coupes.

The other big hit of the party was "Megan's first year: the movie". I spent countless hours on this masterpiece and was so happy with how it turned out. It ended up being 15 minutes exactly and I was so worried it would be too long. It was perfect! It played on a loop in the living room so the adults that lingered in there could catch bits and pieces of it at their leisure. It was a popular feature.

Idea

Party Highlights

  • Activities / Games

    Pin the hair bow on the Goose, baby pool fishing, cozy coupe rides

  • Budget

    $500

  • Party Favors

    Handmade chalkboards and homemade sidewalk chalk in the shape of "1"

  • Best Moment

    Megan's reaction to her gifts

  • What People Ate

    Brownies, chips, dip, M&Ms, nuts, cake and ice cream

  • What People Drank

    Coke, sprite, water, capri sun

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Party Helpers

  • Brown Ribbon Banner

    Banner designer

    Lydia designed the beautiful banner that hangs behind the food table. Awesome work and I'm looking forward to using this banner year after year.http://www.LSeabol.etsy.com

  • Bunny Lane Designs

    Dress designer

    Abbie created the custom bubble for me and did a lovely job.http://www.etsy.com/shop/BunnyLaneDesigns

  • Ginksburg

    Party Favors

    Tari was so great to work with. Even though she was dealing with a family loss, she got these favors to me ahead of time. http://www.etsy.com/shop/ginksburg

  • Frog Prince Paperie

    Printables

    Paula was awesome to work with. She created my "Silly Goose" perfectly from my vague instruction. She did a wonderful job on all of the printables including invitations, thank you notes, paper banner designs, 2" tags, favor tags and more!http://www.frogprincepaperie.com/

  • Frog Prince Paperie

    Printables

    Paula was awesome to work with. She created my "Silly Goose" perfectly from my vague instruction. She did a wonderful job on all of the printables including invitations, thank you notes, paper banner designs, 2" tags, favor tags and more!http://www.frogprincepaperie.com/

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2 comments

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    Steven S wrote:

    We have been looking for a goose invitation forever. The one you used is perfect! Where did you get it?

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    Brooke E wrote:

    Paula from Frog Prince Paperie custom designed it for us! It's an etsy shop, here's the link: http://www.etsy.com/people/FrogPrincePaperie# I'm sure they still have the design if you message them and ask for it. I don't think they have this one listed.