It's A Bug's Life

Hey there all you beautiful readers, followers and friends.  We've made it to hump day and man, did I wanna keep sleeping when that dreaded alarm went off.  So I'm feeling pretty accomplished in only hitting the snooze 3 times.

(That's all it lets me snooze.  Dang smart phone).

 

The other day I was looking for some photos of a past event.  I grabbed the SD card out of the camera and plugged that baby into the computer.

 

Nope.

 

My fears were true.  The only images I had of the adorable Bubble themed party I did for a client were on my phone.

 

So.

 

Totally.

 

Lame.

 

The silver lining was finding photos of not just one, but TWO other parties I had done.  All of which made me realize I really suck at getting party photos posted.

 

Here's the deal.

 

After spending umpteen-million man-hours conceptualizing, planning, creating, procuring and putting it all together, the last thing I want to do is be the photographer, spending a millennia editing my mediocre photos.  When I've got a pro to shoot an event, it's like Christmas getting those photos back and I can't post them fast enough, but Jessica the photographer (that's me) isn't as eager to showcase her photographic work. 

 

Well, I'm gonna get over that.

 

So I'm no Annie Leibovitz.

 

Big deal.

 

I'm not letting a few less-than-stellar photos keep me from sharing all the fun details with you.    

 

Now, let's get to the goods.

 

A few months ago I put together A Bug's Life 5th birthday party for Sally, the cutest-curliest-haired-little-girl!  This party was especially fun because much of my inspiration came from the happiest place on earth!!  If you've ever been to A Bug's Land in Disneyland you know that everything is supersized, making you feel extra buggy, and that's how I wanted the party décor to feel. 

 

Take a look!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a list of the items I custom made for this event (which was held at the MAC in downtown PDX):

 

Faux Grass Backdrop

Giant Pencils

Wood Round Cake Stand

Watermelon Prop

Leaf Welcome Bunting

Sally's Birthday Leaf Sign

Bug's Life Character Cut-Outs

Waterbottle Labels

Animal Cracker Box Centerpieces

Napkin Wraps

Bug w/ Rock Candy Party Favor

 

Phew.

 

That wasn't so hard.

 

I hope you enjoyed my 'unprofessional' photos ;) and maybe even found a little inspiration for your next party!

 

XOXO

Jessica