Special memories and magical moments.
That’s what childhood is all about.
We had the most wonderful morning celebrating Ava’s 4th ‘Beauty and the Beast’ party with close family and the best of friends.
Ava said it was ‘The best day ever’!
Jennifer from Love JK created the most beautiful invitations, custom bunting, lunch boxes and custom stickers for the favour boxes and mini milk bottles. Jen was a dream to work with and the ultimate professional.
Thank you to so many people for making Ava’s birthday a huge success, Encore Kids Parties provided the entertainment – Princess Belle and The Beast were simply amazing, the kids (and loads of the adults too!) were mesmerised!
I asked Ava what her favourite part of the day was and she said ‘When Princess Belle sang ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for me’.
Amber from The Coffee Gypsy provided delicious Essenza coffee which was a massive hit with all the parents. Amber was so professional and helpful, it was really lovely having her part of our special day.
Katerina from My Petite Sweets created the most exquisite biscuits, they were a complete surprise for us – Katerina said ‘leave it to me’ and I was blown away when they were delivered!
Thanks also to Paula from Shop Now HQ who provided stunning giant tulle covered balloons, along with the Beauty and the Beast party plates and napkins.
Many thanks to the gorgeous Sarah Fong who came and took happy snaps of us, too many times I’ve looked through photos after birthday parties only to discover I was so busy taking snaps of everyone else – I wasn’t actually in any of them!
Sarah took photos of the decor and styling and had such a lovely way with the children and mixed so easily and effortlessly with our guests – if you are looking for a photographer for a wedding, family photos or for a special occasion – Sarah is your girl.
The Queen of Cakes created Ava’s beautiful Princess Belle cake and I was amazed by her attention to detail – the addition of Belle’s pink bouquet and the delicate pink sugar flowers were all lovely little surprises, and the cake was delicious!
Pretty little posies were created by Flowers by Pep, they were beautiful little touches to the party – thanks so much Pep.
We hired the kids trestle tables, chairs and tablecloths from Dream A Little Dream and they were fantastic to work with.
A special shout out to Jessica from The Butcher Baker Stylist for giving me the inspo for the glitter donuts which I am a little bit obsessed with, and a massive big THANK YOU to Sarah from The Sweet Remedy for hunting down a jar of glitter rainbow dust when mine didn’t arrive in time in the mail.
I created the dessert table with my Rocky Road, adding banana lollies this time which was DELISH, home made cupcakes and lollies from The Lolly Warehouse.
I also baked a slightly different version of Bill Grangers Choc Oatmeal Cookies using mini M & M’s rather than chocolate chips for the kids lunch boxes.
For the children I made individual love heart and star cream cheese and rainbow sprinkle sandwiches, tiers of grapes and popcorn, a veggie platter with tzatziki dip, mini packs of sultanas, jelly, party pies and sausage rolls and my mum made little tea cups which were a massive hit.
For the adults, I made glitter donuts, mini ham and cheese croissants, a fruit platter and Rocky Road.
A little bit naughty and a little bit nice!
Thanks again to everyone who came along and celebrated with us, we are so blessed to have the most beautiful family and friends.
Baz said he hopes everyone really enjoyed the party as the next one we throw will be for Ava’s 18th – ha ha!
We’ll be talking about Ava’s magical ‘Beauty and The Beast’ party for many, many years to come.
A x x x x
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How adorable
The cake looks amazing
It all looks great x
Thanks so much Kylie 🙂 x x x
Awesome. You are an inspiration. I have Will’s ‘dinosaur themed’ birthday party next Sat. He is also turning 4. Many blessings for Ava’s birthday tomorrow. x x x
Oh how exciting for Will! Wishing you all the very best for a beautiful party and celebration 🙂 x x x
Squeeee !! Oh my, it all looks AMAZING and you did SO good on the donuts my love !! Pure perfection xx
Awww thanks Jess!! And thank you SO much for the glitter donut inspo – they were a massive hit!! x x
Pleasure my dear !! xx
What a beautiful party Amy. Something Ava will always remember. So lovely to create special memories.
Thanks Eileen – special memories indeed, such a beautiful and wonderful day! x x x
How gorgeous! What a lucky girl to have been given such a wonderful experience, she looks so grown up! It’s so heartwarming to see a Mum who clearly adores her daughters make such an effort to create amazing memories for them, thanks for sharing xxx
Awww, thanks so much Sloane – Ava has such a wonderful time, it was her first birthday party inviting her little friends and she loved it. x x x x
What beautiful memories! I remember my Jorja’s 5th birthday party when I’d arranged for “Belle” to arrive. Truly the most magical party and one that she still talks about 3yrs later! She’s still convinced Belle disappeared through the Shower spout and checks regularly to see if she’s come back. I’m sure Ava will remember this beautiful party for many, many years! Happy Birthday Ava! xx
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Oh how gorgeous – the shower spout! 😉 Thanks so much for stopping by Sarah-Jane 🙂 x x x
I should’ve explained… Belle went into the bathroom to get “changed” and of course it was a lovely lady who appeared when the door opened and Belle was nowhere to be seen 😉 xxx
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Amy
Gorgeous pictures capturing a magical birthday party for Ava.
Beautiful cake and decorations, Ava looks so happy and delighted.
Lorelle xx
Thanks Lorelle – it was a truly special day 🙂 x x x
That Looks Lovely Amy and Ava looked like a little Princess…Such Beautiful Memories x
Thanks so much Maree – very special memories indeed 🙂 x x x
Stunning Amy, such a beautiful day filled with gorgeous memories you’ll have forever. Reads like a lot of hard work went into it but wow, what a stunning result. Thank you for sharing all your contacts it will be helpful when my little princess has her birthday later this year. Thankyou ????????
Hi Narelle, very happy to share – it can be a bit tricky researching great suppliers and service providers for kids parties – if you are looking for cake supplies, tins, muffins, patty pans etc – Cake Tinz and Thingz in Balcatta is fantastic. x x x
Amy you did an amazing job it looked beautiful Bart saw your rocky road I’m going to have to make him some now!!!!!???
It’s so easy Pep, and such a crowd pleaser – everyone loves it! x x x
Looks amazing x and yum I’m so hungry after liking at yummy food x happy 4th birthday to your princess
Your dresses are really cute and that cake is beautifully made. I do really like your family pic. The Golden dress is just awesome!!!
My daughter is asking the similar dress for her 5th birthday.
-Feroz
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