Lolligags: flowers

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

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

Friday, March 11, 2016

Moms Rule Mama Shower

Happy Friday to all you lovely people!

I hope the week was quick and painless & that your weekend feels like it will never end. {Hey, a girl can dream right?!}

In January I had the pleasure of co-hosting a Mama Shower for my cousin. She had recently given birth to her second absolutely perfect baby boy and it was time to celebrate! She didn't really need much in the baby department so we decided a Mama Shower was in order.

You might be asking yourself "What the heck is a Mama Shower"? Well, I'll tell ya! It's a party showering the new mom or mom-to-be with special little gifts just for her, things that will fill her tank when the going gets tough as all of us mothers know that it can. Gift ideas can include new jammies, a robe and slippers, gift certificates for pampering, aromatherapy candles, specialty lotions, a bottle of her favorite wine, etc. I just LOVE the idea of a Mama Shower and think every mama deserves one.

We threw this shower with a very realistic budget, using items that I already had on hand and saved money by catering it ourselves. Throwing a beautiful and meaningful event doesn't have to be expensive, just get creative!

Take a look at how it came together....

{A HUGE thank you to Heather Fitch Photography for the great photos! XOXO}