#19: pink and white bridal shower tablescape

To match the invitation, most of the desserts were either pink or white. On the menu; a pink lemonade cake with sugar poppies (the brides wedding flower), pink and white marshmallows, mini powered donuts, waffer cookies and peppermint knots. They had pink lemonade, blackberry IZZEs, Sophia Champagne and gin and tonics with a splash of grenadine to drink.

There was a Couple’s Pop Quiz and custom cards for adult bingo for activities. 

Lastly, for favors, raspberry macaroons in boxes with SilhouetteSD. Kathleen from Twig & Thistle also made little cloth envelopes made to look like air mail envelopes with naughty scratch-it tickets inside.

#18: luca's london moodboard

One of my latest projects is a “London” birthday party.  This custom inspiration board was put together for my almost 8 year old in son Luca and we are having a ball putting together the party ideas!

Images: dessert table inspiration (scissorspapercake.com.au), cookies (hello-naomi.blogspot.com), centerpiece (nancyluichin.com), drink bottles (imprintables.com)crayon cars (etsy.com), water bottle labels (shimandsons.com)

#17: shabby chic boy's tablescape

Mon Tresor designed this shabby chic ice cream parlor style party for her son.  The ribbon backdrop and the blue with brown color scheme make this a real eye-catcher.

#16: shabby chic tablescape

Here's what Ivona had to say about the design:

"The theme of the party was vintage with a sprinkle of Southern charm. 

The main colors of the line and tablescape were olive green and turquoise - to mellow out the tablescape I added ivory and pops of pink in the details.  

Pops of pink came from the Swanky Baby Vintage fabrics adding for a shabby chic flair as well. 

As the title of the line was "Swanky Swirls & Vintage Pearls" Holli and I agreed there should be plenty of sparkle, as shown on cupcakes, cookies and marshmallows.

The site of the party/ photoshoot was an old pecan orchard adding to the vintage feel of this relaxed party set up.

The perfect party favors for the little models were the line logo cookies from Allyson Jane Designer Desserts."

Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful photo shoot and inspiration with us Ivona!

Styling & Paper Goods - Sugarsticks Parties 
Clothes & Hair Accessories - Swanky Baby Vintage
Cookies - Allyson Jane
Photography - The Picture Ladies

#15: wedding cameras

Some weddingcouples like having their guest taking pictures of the wedding from their (the guests) point of view. I remember putting ugly disposable cameras on each diningtable for my own wedding some years ago.

Nowadays there's such a variaty of disposable wedding cameras to make a lot of weddingcouples very happy.

Even the Ring Bearer and Flowergirl can make pictures with their cute cameras.

#14: real wedding [patrick & patricia] soft spring chic theme

Patricia knew exactly how and what she wanted for her wedding. Being the only daughter of a pastor the wedding had to be spectacular. The couple invited nearly 700 guest and celebrated their weddingday in the big church of Naarden, the Netherlands.

Soft Spring Chic was the dresscode and everybody looked lovely. The blessed bride had springflowers in her hands and on the ten-piece-cake.

Not only did her father bring his little girl down the isle, he blessed the couple as they became husband and wife.

After a grand Indonesian buffet Patrick surprised his newly wedded wife with a special song just for her.

I loved the wedding and I wish them a very wonderful honeymoon as they are on their way to Hong Kong as we speak.. 

#13: princes theme dessert table

I just love Amy Atlas!

Brooke Shields threw a Princes Theme Party for her daughters fourth birthday.
Lay your eyes one these pictures..
http://www.amyatlas.com/

#12: Personalized Wedding Gifts From Fashion Illustrator Brooke Hagel

Brooke Hagel graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BFA in Fashion Design. Illustrating was always her favorite part of the design process, but she was told repeatedly that there was no longer any demand for fashion illustrators.

She’s now at the age where many of her friends are getting married, so she had to figure out the perfect custom gift to give them. She started drawing bridal illustrations of her friends for their wedding gifts. They’d hang in their homes, friends and neighbors would see them and want one for themselves, and before Brooke knew it she had a fledgling illustration business with brides and grooms being her core clientele.

Whether it’s a baby shower, engagement party, birthday or wedding, she pride herself on giving a gift that is so fabulous, personal, and creative that it nearly brings the recipient to tears. Brooke Hagel is an artist, always have been. That being the case, gifts that really leave an impression usually involved her personally creating something or adding that special artistic touch to customize a store bought item.
Here are some of her favorites that would make perfect custom gifts — gifts that stand out from the crowd and have that personal touch.

#11: 70's-80's disco theme party

Michael has asked us to organize a Disco theme Party for his 29th birthday.

2 Weeks later he threw his birthday bash and everyone had a lot of fun.

The guests were dressed in 70's or 80's outfits. After walking through a golden doorcurtain they were in the livingroom were 50 multi color balloons decorated the ceiling.
The guests where served with delicious food and drinks and enjoying the discofloor. Groovy!!!

#10: fred jansen fotografie

They are famous for their photoshoots!








Ofcourse you are looking for beautiful, spontaneous, creative and above all relaxed photographs. That's where they are strong at: do not expect ordinary photos! Besides the photoshoot, they will capture the atmosphere of your day to the detail and your guests will not be forgotten.
http://www.fredjansen.nl/
They shoot since 1992 with great success.

#9: real wedding [cherie & larry] silhouette theme

I love this Silhouette Wedding Theme of Cherie and Larry.

The initial outline of silhouette that was used throughout were created by Jamie who has a store called BlueClara at Etsy. Cherie sent her some photos of profiles that Larry and she took at the Tech museum in San Jose. Cherie had cookie cutters made by Victor Trading Co and brought them to a local bakery here in Alameda called Boniere Bakery. They made the cookies with sugar cookie dough and white and grey royal frosting.

Since they were having guests take home some candy after their afternoon affair, Cherie made a logo for the bags that would bid them a good afternoon in English and Tagalog, “Magandang Hapon” and “Good Afternoon.” She used the silhouettes that Jamie made them and used her handy Gocco to screenprint/stamp them onto paper bags that they got from Paper Mart. Cherie made the streamers using goldenrod and grey ribbons from Britex and glued them onto wooden dowels from a local hardware store. she also made a little note for guests asking them to wave the streamers when they go down the aisle.

Cherie found this Filipino-American wedding featured in Martha Stewart Weddings and borrowed the idea of making cocktail swizzles using bamboo drink stirs and small labels that read, “Mabuhay,” a Filipino greeting that means, “Long Live!” Cherie also printed labels that read, “L’ Chaim,” a Jewish greeting that means, “To Life!”

Cherie really liked the look of framed silhouettes and felt cut-outs so she cut out their silhouettes on felt (using the silhouettes made for them by Jamie), glued them on to a grey background, framed them in embroidery hoops and put a grey velvet ribbon to hang them on the chairs.

Kristin from Twin Ravens Press in Eugene, Oregon did all the graphic design and letterpress printing for them. She even wrote a blog post with in-depth details on the design process. Cherie screenprinted the wedding website insert using her Gocco and typed and rubber-stamped the text/graphics in the programs.

I LOVE this invitation suite! It’s so fun and has lots of great little details. Thanks again Cherie and Larry!

#8: english trifle table

Trifles are so visually pleasing that they can be the main focus of a dessert table or served as the main dessert instead of cake. They also taste really, really good!

The glass containers with the glass pedestal on the bottom are called Trifle Bowls, IKEA carry these unique bowls. I also recommend scouring flea markets for Trifle Bowls as well.

You can ask your caterer if they can make trifle for your wedding (if you're in the Almere Area, I'd be happy to make them for you!), if you are adventurous, here are a few recipe options:
Each trifle serves 12-15.

Chocolate Kahlúa Trifle

Prepare Chocolate Cake from a mix or from scratch, Bake in a 13x9 pan
1 cup Kahlúa (you may want to leave this out if serving to kids) it'll still taste great - sans Kahlúa which is how my Mom made it growing up.
Prepare 2 boxes of Instant Chocolate pudding mix or 2 servings of this recipe
1 larger container of Cool Whip/Whipped Cream (similar quantity)
5-6 Heath Chocolate Bars/Skor Bars

Assembly: Once cake is cooled, poke holes in the cake with a fork Drizzle cake while still in pan with Kahlúa as much as you would like, approx 1 cup.
Cut chocolate cake into 2 inch squares. Line the bottom of the Trifle Bowl with chocolate cake snugly leaving minimal gaps, fill with small pieces as needed to fill big gaps.
Scoop 1/3- 1/2 of the pudding onto the top the cake smoothing to the edges. (you make have leftover pudding when you are done with this recipe)
Whether using Cool Whip or Whipped Cream smooth across, on top the layer of the pudding
Chop up 3 Heath or Skor Bars and sprinkle generously over Whipped Cream/Cool Whip.Place another layer of cake squares on top of the Heath Bars/Skor Bars
Repeat the same steps with Chocolate Pudding and another layer of Whipped Cream/Cool Whip.
Finish with generously sprinkling the remaining 2-3 Heath/Skor Bars


Lemon Trifle

Prepare a Pound Cake(in two 8x4 pound cake pans) from a mix or recipe
Prepare two boxes Instant Lemon Pudding mixes or recipe made twice
Lemon Curd (only if using Lemon Pudding Mix) (many grocery stores carry lemon curd)
Large container Cool Whip/ Whip Cream
When preparing the pudding mix, add 3/4 jar of Lemon Curd. This gives it a really authentic lemon taste. Use an electric mixer to blend the pudding mix, milk and lemon curd together.

Assembly:
Cut the pound cake into roughly 2x2 squares and line the bottom of the trifle bowl, It doesn't have to be exact. Pack cake in snugly so no gaps between pieces of cake.
Scoop 1/3 of the pudding on top of the cake layer, smoothing to the edges.
Scoop 1/3 of Cool Whip or Whipped Cream on top of the pudding layer and smooth across.
Repeat two more times so three layers of each (cake, pudding, whipped cream)

Garnish with lemon rinds in any way you wish!

Strawberry Vanilla Trifle

Prepare one yellow cake from a mix or any yellow cake recipe , bake in 13x9 pan
Prepare two batches of either Instant Vanilla Pudding mix or recipe
Large container of Cool Whip or Whipped cream
1 pint of Strawberries
Large jar of Strawberry Jam

Assembly:
Cut yellow cake into 2 inch squares Line the bottom of the Trifle Bowl with cake leaving minimal gaps, fill with small pieces as needed to fill big gaps.
Scoop 1/3- 1/2 of the pudding onto the top the cake smoothing to the edges. (you make have leftover pudding when you are done with this recipe)
Slice Strawberries lenghtwise and place on top of the pudding all around the edge of the bowl so you have a circle of strawberries.
Fill the center of the circle of strawberries with a approx 1/4 inch of strawberry jam, spreading carefully.
Top the jam and strawberries layer with Cool Whip/Whipped Cream.
Repeat the layering again with cake, pudding, strawberries and jam, Cool Whip/Whipped Cream.

Garnish with Strawberries.

Note: You will save yourself alot of time using cake mixes, pudding mixes and Cool Whip.. Signage - Each sign showing each flavor of trifle was attached to a wooden spear and then placed in a corresponding ingredient of the trifle. 1/2 a lemon face down, strawberry and vanilla beans and Milka Chocolate squares broken up and stacked....Enjoy!!

#7: BaroQco haute couture jewelry.

BaroQco is designed by artisans in the Netherlands who are dedicated to make each piece uniquely with a high-fashion one of a kind look. Each piece is hand-crafted some with semi precious stones and Swarovski elements. Either in silver or gold plated.

BaroQco Haute Couture Collection is an One Piece design and will not be reproduced, this Uniqueness has created BaroQco's Exclusive Ambiance.

#6: your party is our specialty.

Venue The Red Barn: Always a party!

If you want to have your wedding, reception, meeting, birthday, staff party or babyshower in the Netherlands, you're in good hands at The Red Barn. The ideas and offers available are only suggestions. Of course we can completely fill your event as you wish. Nothing is too crazy!

Is your interest in The Red Barn raised, you can (by appointment) always come to take a look at the venue. We are very proud to show and lead you around this venue and their brand new hotel. Consider to stay overnight in their hotel. Just the two of you or with your partyguests. So you can party a little longer!