Shopping in Paris

So for Alisa's 1st birthday, I chose the shopping in Paris theme...
I had a feather boa on the mantel with white lights and shopping bags (gift bags) set around.
My husband made crepes and built me a crepe cart.
But, obviously the most important part was my gorgeous daughter...
it was ironic, but someone from Europe sent a beautiful grey dress for her to wear.
Alisa, being the dainty non-messyness girl that she is, HAD to eat her cake with a spoon.
The princess tiara was just the perfect finishing touch.

Alisa's Birthday_Invitation (Part2)

So here it is, the second part of the invite!

This page was dedicated to her Favorite things around a year old. 

I mocked up the page to resemble the *Oprah's Favorite Things* logo.

Everyone loved this :)

Alisa's Birthday_Invitation (Part1)

When Alisa was born we realized quickly we would have to get creative to keep everyone in the *loop*. We have family in Cali, Ohio, and even Europe, so my husband came up with a great plan! He started to send spiratic e-mails with lots of images and a little story to go with it. It was called the Alisa Time's. He would always title it something funny like ALisa Time's X-mas Edition.... it was a hit with the family to say the least!  

When it was time for Alisa's 1st birthday, my husband decided that it would be cute to do a *post-card* type of invite with a magazine cover. Of course, how I am I took it to a whole new level. My motto is the famous *Anything worth doing is worth doing right*. So I made a full magazine. This is the face of the magazine, and I will post a couple of more pages as well.

Let me know what you think?!

Wedding_boxes

When I mention wedding to my husband, his mind immediately goes to the week before the wedding. Thoughts of me running around like a chicken with my head cut off! My panic came to the for front when I realized that *maybe* I bit off too much with wanting to paint 100+ boxes, put ribbon on them and glue a monogram letter on it! What was I thinking? Lucky for me I got a very understanding husband, and a perfectionist just like me :)

My dear husband called this his *sweat-shoppe*....

I am glad we have this memory to laugh about now, and the awesome results on every table.

In the each box was my favorite candy and his favorite candy.

Mine was a Lindor Truffle & his is Raffaello.

Wedding _ Cake

So, of course I did not make my wedding cake myself...

but I did design it. I came across a  picture of square cakes with the

corners cut off *just like mine* and viola! An image popped into my

mine of a cake with a monogram on the front, all off-white, just details 

in design. No color just simplicity! Hope you think it is as gorgeous as I do.

My Wedding _ Water

Because I work in a label company, I work closely with a water bottle company. I designed a label for our wedding. My boss give me labels for my wedding present, & the water bottle company give me water for a wedding present, and viola!

Party Planning

So I know I have been awaiting Maya's 1st to post any of my party planning ideas...
but I decided that this is dumb. It is a long way off and I have planned other things!
My wedding for example: my flower lady and I joked on a regular about what a control-aholic I was.
I know that my true calling is to either be a socialite or a party-planner! :)
So let me find my *old* pix then I will get to uploading.
Wedding & Alisa's 1st b-day.
Till then

~KGB~