Under the Sea...

 

It's always fun to plan a birthday party, especially when it is for a one year old boy and a four year girl.  And with our luck the celebration took place in Huntington Beach, a perfect backdrop to our sea life adventure, complete with mermaids, fish and sand!

Our work was cut out for us as we needed to make sure we properly celebrated the big first birthday milestone while taking into consideration older sisters wishes for an all out Ariel themed party.  Both of us having kids of similar ages made this a super fun planning process.

We started with the search for Ariel and the idea that she would surprise all the kids with her arrival by boat from the sea.  Thankfully we found a wonderful company (http://www.expressiveparties.com/) that hosts the most perfect Ariel...we can't gush about their talents and services - if you ever need a character for a party in Orange County they are the ones to call!  Here are a few pictures of Ariel's arrival by boat:



That's Ariel on the Duffy Boat!



   



We just love the look on our birthday girls face when she sees Ariel!



Greeting Ariel on the dock...



All of the kids had a blast with Ariel. They played games, did face painting and read stories.  We think the best part was that the adults were able to sit and enjoy a wonderful lunch on the water (catering was provided by Boudin Bakery) while the kids were entertained by the magical mermaid.



Getting ready for face painting...



As is the trend these days, we love to include a candy table. And for this particular party we searched high and low for fun and edible sea creatures. Guests young and old got to help themselves to a table full of edible sea gummies and chocolates.  Of course we also took creative liberty on our custom made signs and decorating - always a great personal touch for any party.  Gummy Skewer anyone?





Yummy, candy table!





Last, there was the amazing cake!  Great Dane bakery in Huntington Beach provided our birthday kids with a custom two tiered white chocolate cake.  It was decorated to match all of the personal touches at the party and they did a fantastic job. 

Thank you to our wonderful clients for letting our imaginations run wild for this party!  It was so fun to see it all come together in the end.  Here are a few more inspiration pictures from the event...