I can't believe this past June my little baby turned 1 !! Honestly, where does the time go.
For his birthday we threw him a Carnival themed party at our home in Beverly Hills. I knew exactly what I wanted, designed and sourced the entire birthday myself- no party planner. It was the first BIG party I ever threw and I have to pat myself on the back for this one, It was everything I wanted for Niko and more.
Here is a video done by the photographer / videographer Lori Dorman. Her team is truly amazing and I'm so thankful to have this amazing video to cherish forever. After the video Ill list what vendors, websites etc I got everything from.
To watch the video in larger size please lick the direct link below
Niko's First Birthday! from
Lori Dorman on
Vimeo.
Niko's Custom Carnival Light Up Letters
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| I plan on reusing the Carnival letters for another birthday party in the future and Im going to hang Niko's name in our play room and have the same company make Tino's name as well. |
AMAZING BALLOONS
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Balloon Tunnel by Balloon Lagoon
The sesame street characters are from a company called
Send in the Clowns. Through them I got my juggling clown who also makes balloon animals, my kids DJ who was awesome, the Build a Bear station which was a HUGE success amongst everyone there, my cookie decorating station, a hand print station, a photo booth which prints the pictures right then and there and some staff to help check people in and run the stations and the 3 sesame street characters which Niko was obsessed with- literally wouldn't leave them alone. They were a really great find.
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All of the fabulous BALLOONS!!!!
Again, I chose to go with Balloon Lagoon in Los Angeles bc they offered the best price on the Balloon tunnel I HAD to have. From there the owner Van designed a bunch of table center pieces to help fill the space of the tremendous 50'x40' Carnival tent we rented from Delrey Rentals. I also rented my table, chairs and linens from them. |
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The beautiful backdrops I had behind the cake table and gift table are by a small company called The Designerie (thedesignerie@yahoo.com) along with the huge wooden ferris wheel that held the cupcakes and wooden carousel.
The beautiful cake make to match Nikos birthday invitations is by Royal Cakes located in Glendale CA. |
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| These adorable wooden kids picnic tables I found on amazon for about $60.00 They were soooo cute and Im going to reuse them in the playroom as well as outdoors for my boys. |
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The carts you see in the background are form a company called Barts Carts.
I had a popcorn stand, cotton candy stand, lemonaid stand, hotdog stand, icecream stand, juice/ smoothie stand, An entire BBQ area, French fry stand and a few others! |
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| All the plates and matching cups, napkins etc came from Downtown LA. You wouldn't believe what you can find down there. |
And Finally Nikos amazing custom party invitation that I designed!!! I have used this company for my Baby Shower as well- she does the most amazing work!!! Each invite was packaged in a custom box with Niko's name on it..
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| This was my Baby shower invite for Niko. |
If there is something you see that I didn't list the vendor, please ask in the comment section.
Here are some of the beautiful pictures taken at the party by
(who also did my maternity shoot, and Niko's smash cake shoot)
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| You're 1 baby!!!!! |
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| My Aunt Patty and Uncle Bob |
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| My brother |
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| My bestie from NY |
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| My Dad |
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| My mom |
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| Cake from Royal Cakes La. |
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| Photobooth with my brother and carnival props! |
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| Build a Bear Station!!!! My Favorite |
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| Fresh Lemonade stand from Barts Carts. |
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Best Balloon Tunnel. Everyone loved it.
28 feet by 13 feet |
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| Necklace details below |
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| Obsessed with the 3 sesame street characters. |
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| Outfit details at the Bottom. |
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| PROUD MAMA! |
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| Cookie monster handed out chocolate chip cookies |
A few extra details:
My dress is from Kyle by Alene too
DETAIL SHOTS
All photography by Lori Dorman
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| Niko's Gift area |
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PARTY FAVORS
I bought the mini gum ball machines off easy but you can find them on amazon as well. I bought mini gum balls to fill for color.
The Elmo tin pales I got down town LA and stuffed them with treats, toys, books and things
I bought a series of foam Sesame street board books in Bulk off DHgate.com and the quality was actually amazing
I also bought in bulk Organic snacks from Happy Family Brands and stuffed all individually wrapped goodies into Niko's custom goodie boxes and Elmo tins.
We also gave away Happy Puffs full size which the kids LOVED!
But I must say the books were a hit- not 1 was left!! |
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| Carnival Cupcakes |
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| PArty Favor area done by The Designerie. Contact info at the top. |
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| Those Puffs were a hit!!! |
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| Carts from Barts Carts |
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| Fresh Fruit smoothies |
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| Custom Water bottle labels bought on Etsy |
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| Favors |
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| Check in! |
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| Entrance and Security ;) |
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| Cake by Royal Cakes LA |
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| The Build A Bear Station and some of the choices! |
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| Build A Bear station under the mini tent! |
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| Niko's Build a Bear station from Send in The Clowns LA. |
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| Cake by Royal Cakes LA. |
The goal for Niko's Party was to have something for everyone. Sure he's just 1 and will probably not remember it, and yes its a celebration for the parents as well of getting through the first year but Niko really enjoyed himself and had a good time ( maybe a bit in shock lol). He would not leave Elmo alone, He loved the train, the Older kids over the Pinyata, cookie decorating station and Build a BEar station, everyone enjoyed the DJ, Carts and Food . There was really something for everyone to enjoy.
A big Thank you to everyone who made this special day possible, from my Aunt Patty and Uncle Bob, to my Family and friends who flew in from NY, to all the Vendors and everyone who came.
xoxo
