Effectively nicely nicely. Higher late than by no means, I all the time say. Really it’s fairly becoming that we’re nearly a yr to this point relating to posting about Townes’ Sip & See. As you’ll see, it was very winter wonderland vibes, so actually, we’re simply in time for the vacation season. That is the proper put up for you in the event you’re pondering of throwing any vacation or Christmas events. And in the event you’re within the San Diego space, I extremely suggest working with any or all the distributors who helped us pull this collectively. Let’s get on with it.
Michael & I (and the children and canine) spent the vacations in San Diego final yr and we determined to throw just a little Sip & See vacation celebration for Townes- I imply, he’s the cutest little ham and I used to be so excited to introduce him to my closest buddies & household. So, similar to Zaza’s Pineapple Soirée, I need to break down each element for you, and right here they’re.
TIPS FOR THROWING A SIP & SEE:
♡ decide a theme.
For my part, in the event you begin with a theme, issues come collectively just a little simpler & find yourself being extra cohesive, lol – in fact. To be completely clear I flip flopped just a little with this, it went from circus, to Whoville, to winter wonderland and ended up taking a bit from each class AND I LOVED IT. My imaginative and prescient was white, snowballs, first, puffy, clouds, with a pop of robin’s egg blue. Particular, however what else is new?
When you decide your theme, the invites are the proper option to give your visitors a style of the celebration. Working with Cindy from Bliss & Bone once more was a no brainer. You guys know by now she has performed a lot for us: wedding ceremony invites, child bathe invites, Zaza’s delivery announcement, Zaza’s birthday invitations. She’s unimaginable. She’s so artistic, understands how essential particulars are are ALWAYS crushes it.
We went with a pinstripe & gold invite and a very cool font that simply jogs my memory of the Nineteen Forties? Kinda? Anyway, as you’ll be able to see, it’s all in regards to the particulars from the top quality card inventory, the envelope liner and the wax seal. And sure, sure, solely I, Lauryn Bosstick, would put the unsuitable yr on my son’s celebration invites. What are you able to do? LOL.
Like I stated, the invite actually units the tone of the celebration and in order for you an elevated invitation Bliss & Bone is your reply. In addition they do evites & severely the entire scenario is so streamlined & simple. Can not suggest Cindy and her workforce sufficient.
♡ decor that doubles as an exercise.
A few of the highlights of this celebration have been the interactive ‘stations’ that everybody might go to. So we had a scorching chocolate bar (however like, boozy for the adults), a gingerbread constructing station, and beignet station the place you possibly can get them organized and watch them get made proper there. For sure they have been past scrumptious.
These little stations are such a good suggestion as a result of it provides your visitors one thing to do, and the children had SO MUCH FUN with it too.
♡ celebration favors
It’s all the time good to have just a little one thing to your visitors to take residence to recollect the occasion.
+ @tajacollection stylish, white snowflake candles:
Taja is the perfect firm to make use of for customized candles. I’ve them throughout my home, I like to provide them as items, & for Zaza’s birthday we did a pineapple etched sq. base in sort of a frosted white. For Townes we did a frosted white with snowflake etched on it. The scent was vanilla and to say its mouthwatering is an understatement.
All Taja candles are hand-poured with soy wax & no phthalates, parabens or artificial dyes. Been a giant fan for years so I used to be so completely happy to have these customized pineapple candles at Zaza’s celebration.
+ @beekeepers_naturals mind gasoline:
I take Beekeeper’s Naturals mind gasoline nearly daily. It’s like liquid adderall. Child events may be A LOT, so it was enjoyable to have Beekeeper’s merchandise for the adults. The founder has been on the podcast & let me simply say, the throat spray is like magic.
+ customized & customized sweet by @lananicoleevents:
Lana is so gifted & in the event you want any inspo to your occasion, simply go take a look at her Instagram web page. She did personalized sweet for my child bathe & Zaza’s pineapple celebration too.
For Townes’ she did customized Starburst and bitter straws. This can be a actually enjoyable option to get artistic & actually personalize your celebration. It’s such a particular contact & Lana is so nice to work with.
♡ location.
HUGE shout out to my buddies Gillian and Mauricio who personal Wolfie’s Carousel Bar. They went above and past & have been so accommodating. They cared about each single element, made positive I used to be concerned the entire manner and opened up the venue so we might have an unimaginable, intimate celebration with household and buddies.
For those who haven’t heard of Wolfie’s it’s actually an previous carousel. For those who’re within the San Diego space it’s a MUST. They’ve the perfect cocktails & meals and don’t get me began on the employees. They’re so good at their jobs & even dressed up like Whoville characters for the celebration. It was out of this world and tied the entire theme collectively from the second the visitors walked within the door.
We selected a household fashion menu with seafood towers, pomme frites with garlic aioli (to die for), Waygu beef sliders, French toast & beignets. They even did a customized drink menu with the cleverest cocktails: La la Land, Zaza’s Toy Field, Townes in Toyland.
One other factor about Wolfie’s is that they labored so nicely with Encore Occasions to streamline all the things. Not one single element went previous Brittany and the Encore workforce. From establishing the recent chocolate bar, the signage, the place settings, deliveries- it was all streamlined by Encore.
♡ fairly leases.
Fancy Tables by Studio 22 offered probably the most attractive desk settings. They have been all white however the chargers & appy & primary plates gave it this depth & texture. All of it slot in so seamlessly with the white balloons, white candles & white roses on the tables. The cutlery the offered was additionally tremendous ornate & nearly appeared classic which was a pleasant pop since all the things else was all white.
They actually have so many choices to select from and I might be completely happy to work with them once more. Simply go stalk their IG & see for your self.
♡ celebration planner.
As I simply stated above, Encore Occasions did such an unimaginable job organizing all the things. They perceive the imaginative and prescient, they get the small print, they anticipate what’s wanted & this celebration wouldn’t have gone so easily with out Brittany and her workforce.
♡ decor.
The decor- my god. The candles, the fluffy puff issues, the balloons. Bish Occasions did this attractive white balloon instalment on the ceiling. You guys. It was magical. Bish Occasions can also be a go-to for me when doing any sort of celebration. They’re really easy to work with and once more, I like working with individuals who perceive the significance of particulars. They put balloons throughout the carousel, hanging from the ceiling of every desk & made the entire vibe so on level. It actually felt like a winter wonderland.
♡ meals & drinks.
As I discussed, Wolfie’s took care of the meals & drinks and it was all scrumptious and so kid-friendly. We additionally ordered customized cookies from @littlesparkscookies. Jess is so gifted and made white & robin’s egg blue cookies with a carousel horse that match the theme of the celebration completely. She additionally did some white cloud cookies and everybody was obsessed- her cookies style so good.
Each celebration wants a cake so Tara at Tara Heather Cake Design made us a customized banana cake. It was so good and never too candy, it was completely excellent in each manner. Tremendous easy with some white snowballs that resembled the balloon decor. Tara went above and past and created an additional egg-free cake as a result of our niece has an allergy. This one was gentle pink with the identical white balls on it & they each appeared so fab sitting on the dessert desk.
There you will have it. The celebration was a complete success and everybody had loads of enjoyable (I believe, mommy acquired just a little tipsy). It meant a lot to us that everybody took the time & effort to come back see Townes across the holidays, which everyone knows generally is a batshit loopy time of yr.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME WITH THIS EVENT- I had loads of assist from my workforce & Encore Occasions. Extremely suggest working with them in the event you need assistance streamlining all the things that goes into planning a celebration/occasion.
x, lauryn
+ stalk all my suggestions for throwing a bachelorette weekend away.
++ take a look at how you can host a Candyland themed celebration.
picture credit score: Arielle Levy | video credit score: Chris Tran
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