cheeks#1′s birthday PARTY was today but she isnt officially 4 until monday so i have a few more days of having a 2 yr old and 3 yr old and a few more days before i have to write her letter (sniff sniff)….but here was our winter wonderland Polar Express birthday party.
here was the birthday girl when her very own polar express train arrived!
okay so funny story, i had planned this fabulous build your own hot chocolate bar obviously hot chocolate is a huuuuge part of the movie, however being that we live in texas it was almost 80 degrees today so at the eleventh hour i decided to change plans from a hot hot chocolate bar to a FROZEN hot chocolate bar (aka chocolate milkshakes!!!) and let me say it could not have been a better switch, after riding the train everyone came inside to enjoy delicious coffee cups of FROZEN HOT CHOCOLATE
so moving on to the detail shots of the party for all of you that didnt get to come join us i have to say the vendors i worked with for this party were unbelievable and all truly delivered works of art that were better than i even imagined. and i need to give a huuuuge shout out to my friends and family (esp both my amanda’s) for helping me all the way from initial concept to final finishing touches, thank yall for everything!
and finally one shot of the full “sha-bang” the delicious dessert bar (well minus the cheescakes they werent out of the fridge quite yet)….yeah whatever i didnt get any pics of the final frozen hot chocolate bar….booo me i know….oh and for those of you wondering the gift boxes had an adorable snowglobe tucked inside for each family.
and the train of course
PARTY STATS:
the almost too pretty to eat (birthday girls fav dessert) the train cookies – Renne at beesknees creative
the gaspworthy fondant jingle bells and sparkly snowflakes – Charynn from two sugar babies
the divine snowflake cookie bites – lori at two southern girls
shimmery drop cloth and snowflake globe placecard holders – joanns fabrics
giant white snowflake decor and oversized jingle bells – hobby lobby
all paper goods, including invites, table signs, stickers on coffee cups, and gift boxes – designed by yours truly
birthday bow which was jawdroppingly beautiful ill post a pic on facebook later – my sweet friend nicole at lily & lime
jammies - gap
cake balls and shortcake shots – me and my amazing sister in law
tablescape – me and my fantabulous friend amanda
snowflake hanger uppers (yes they will whine if they dont get credit) daddy cheeks and amandas hubs
straws, gift boxes and coffee cups – garnish
and thats a wrap folks thank you again to everyone who helped make this day happen for cheeks#1 and who celebrated with us!!!!
Brandi - you.are.amazing. Happy Birthday to Cheeks #1!!!
Katie - Truly amazing! Cheeks #1 has such a loving and amazing mommy to do all of this for her!
Stephanie Lynn - I mean seriously!!!?!? You should really add party planning to your list of services my friend. You just ROCK at it! This party looks like an absolute DREAM!!! Happy Birthday to cheeks#1… hugs and kisses from Rhett and Ryleigh
Nancy Pfeifer - Ohhhhhh my goodness!! Absolutely adorable!! I will post on my blog and link back to you!!! STUNNING!!
beverly - oh how fun!!! i bet she was besides her self! i cannot wait to see what you do with her wedding one day -it’s gonna be out of this world.
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Stephanie - Wow, Shalonda! Can you plan MY birthday party
!? You are awesome, girl! So creative!
kim - you out-did yourself once again, friend. The party looks like it was a huge success and I can’t describe how beautiful all of the details look!! I thought of you yesterday-I was in a little shop in Paris that had children’s clothes and wished with all my heart you were there to see the girls’ clothes-even I almost had a heart attack with how cute they were! love you and miss you.
Katie - You are seriously amazing!!!
Amanda - Yep, its official, it was your best one yet!!! So beautiful, love it!!!!!
Alice - You are an incredible and creative mom, I know she had the best time!
stacy - They just get better and better every year, this is out of this world amazing! My jaw is on the floor and I think it feels like snow in the air just from looking at those pics. Wowee wow!
Kristen - Fabulous, although I’m not one bit surprised that it was a wonderful birthday party!
Melissa Darst - looks FABULOUS!! You did an incredible job and sourced the perfect vendors and thought of every little perfect detail!!!
nicole - Absolutely GORGEOUS! I am hosting my sister’s bridal shower in January and am doing a winter/snowflake theme. Where did you get your snowflakes? I know you said the large ones at Hobby Lobby, but what about the others? Thank you!!!
Tammy - Absolutely gorgeous, you throw just the most amazing parties for your girl!
admin - hey nicole all of the snowflake decorations are from hobby lobby hun
admin - oh wait there are a few on the dessert table from target
nicole - Thank you!
Dawn - Absolutely beautiful and the pictures are amazing! I wish I knew a photographer to take nice pictures of my parties, you can really feel the love coming through!
Darren - You my dear are a party planning freak of nature LOL !! – Loving the detail remind me to get you to plan something like this one day when you make the trip to Aus
– Happy birthday to Cheeks 1
Shelley - hey girl! I’ve been meaning to ask and am dying to know…where do you get your cupcakes? They have the thick, trendy look to them and I have got to get some for Addie’s 4th birthday in a few weeks – help!!! Hugs!!!
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