olive’s first birthday party!

so, the day had come…olive’s first birthday party! oh em gee. i was feeling a bit stressed, excited, anxious, and bittersweet. my little babes is about to be one and it makes my heart melt. the first year is so full of many wonderful milestones and memories. each day possesses something new and fun. she is growing up so fast already…i can’t even take it! she amazes us every day; she brings so much joy and laughter into our lives! okaaayyy, so enough mommy gushing…okay, just keeding! i’m always mommy gushing! ha!

anyhoo. preparing for olive’s party was fun, crazy, time consuming, and very obsessive inside my nutty creative mind. i was scheming up so many ideas! i really loved the aesthetic feel of gold and light pink. i’m not a pinky kind of gal, well, okay i am but i’m not into piiiiinkkkk. for example, pink overload…like as if pink was to puke all over olive’s clothes. so not my style. but i was loving the idea of pink, albeit, a light pink {with pops of bright pink} for olive’s first birthday party! how perty it all sounded to me…pink and gold!

so, the day of her party was finally here! i had decorated, crafted, arranged, and tucked in many sleepless nights to get everything done. the guests started to arrive and we were just pulling together the final details of the decor. woooo!

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[do you remember this chalkboard?? when we lived in chicago, there was never a place where hc could do any type of wood work or really do any type of reconstruction project. i had always wanted to redo the chalkboard i had purchased and my wish was fulfilled the past month! hc finally deconstructed the chalkboard and framed it in the white border that i had originally wanted!]

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[her decorated highchair! // number 1 gold balloon & highchair banner {and most of the banners} by littledovie]

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[beautiful flower arrangements by my sister kim]

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[first birthday cake by toni’s patisserie!]

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[dessert table]

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[pink dot & gold glitter sprinkle smash cake]

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[milk glasses]

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[my favorite…macarons and they were flown in from france!]

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[owl treats by the krispie bakery // made especially for o{wl}ive]

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[personalized first birthday book by i see me // add extra pages and have your guests sign in by wishing the birthday girl something special!]

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[cookie favors by rpconfections and the biggest balloon evah!]

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[monthly birthday banner]

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[photo booth!]

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olive was still napping when our first guests arrived. within a half hour, the guest of honor had arose! i gleefully ran into her room to greet the little babes and get her ready for her big day! i got her dressed, hair styled, and all purty for her party. she was ready to go in her graphic black and white dress, gold glitter tights, and a gold glitter bow hair clip. natch. she looked so cute!

olive and i greeted all our guests, while hc got all the food ready! libations and snacks were out and about, while our guests mingled around and explored. after visiting with our guests for a bit, the food was ready to be served and everyone grabbed a bite to eat. it was great; our guests relaxed, mingled, and enjoyed themselves around the house while olive bounced around amongst different peeps.

hc and i had cleared out the basement and made it a play area for the kiddies and boy, they sure loved it! they had a blast running around and playing downstairs. it was a perfect area for them to go wild!

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[birthday girl waking up from her nap!]

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[about to get her ready for her big day!]

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[gold bow hair clip by pink toast boutique, dress by jcrew, and gold tights by hanna andersson]

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[cousin jay, sister in law missy, and aunt wendy]

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[jaime, liam, and marina]

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[cameron, courtney, chaz, lexi, and dominick]

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[barbara, lynne, and patrick]

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[katie and me]

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[pam, elva, and parker]

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[the loot!]

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[reagan, bennett, and aj]

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[parker and liam]

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[smiley brady, kim, and me]

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[helloooo.]

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[goofing around]

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[hanging out with the big kids!]

after lunch and a bit of resting, it was cake time! we changed olive into her second outfit of the day. a birthday crown, ruffled white onesie, and a pink fluffy tutu! we paraded her around for a bit and then plopped her into her chair.

we lit her glitter candle, presented the cake, and sang happy birthday to her! she was so unfazed. she stared at the cake and didn’t know what to do with it! ha! so, i helped her along by poking at the cake and putting a little frosting into her mouth. yes, that got her going. delicious, sweet frosting on the lips will inspire any babes to dive into a big yummy cake!

it was too sweet {literally}. we let the birthday girl sit there and maul her lovely little smash cake, while hc and i sliced up her beautiful gold birthday cake. we served the cake and ice cream on pretty little gold speckled confetti paper plates by merimeri.

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[getting all jazzed up for her birthday smash cake! // tutu by my sweet pea couture // birthday crown by little blue olive]

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[smash cake!]

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[paparazzi]

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[hmmm, it tastes good…]

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[hmmm, i’ll try some more…]

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[yeahhhh, it tastes great!]

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[nom, nom, nom]

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[milk, please]

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[lori and jay]

after the cake smash fun, olive was given a quick bath and changed into her final outfit of the evening {such a fashionista…three outfit changes on her big day!}! hc dressed olive in the adorbs outfit kt and kar had given her a few months ago!

once the cake was served, all the guests hung out, socialized, and had some super fun with our photo booth! as you can see in all the pics down below!

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[mom and thuy]

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[lexi and dom]

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[yesss, her third outfit change…such a fashionista!]

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[auntie kim and olive]

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[bennett and reagan]

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[lexi, cam, and chaz]

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[cousins]

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[new fuzzy pbk chair by auntie karen and katie]

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[dana and scott]

slowly but surely, all the guests went on their merry way. we were so blessed to have been able to celebrate olive’s big day with our wonderful friends and family. it was a day filled with fun, love, and laughter. we seriously had a great time, i know olive did! the whole party was a success! wow…it had come and gone and nothing but fabulous memories now remain {well actually the glitter and a bit of confetti are still lingering around!}.

thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate olive’s first big day! we can’t wait to celebrate her real {for reals} birthday on thanksgiving day with more of her family, this week!!! woo hoo!

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xoxo

2 thoughts on “olive’s first birthday party!

  1. Absolutely LOVE all the beautifully perfected details from the sweet color scheme to the dessert buffet (macaroons from France!!!! I just died!) Don’t even get me started on the fabulous wardrobe changes! That dress is so presh and the itty bitty crown is ridiculous!

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