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Friday, July 9, 2010

Fancy Grace

I used to be an Event Planner.
I try to avoid it at all costs now, but sometimes the crazy in me takes over and I end up coordinating another party.

Event Planning is a very hard business.  Not only do you have to be extremely creative and able to make quick decisions, but you have to be ridiculously organized and handle stress well.

I got tired of trying to maintain my sanity with clients that wanted to nickel and dime me in the eleventh hour because they had a hard time seeing the value of my intangible product.
{Forget the fact that when all was said and done, I was making under minimum wage for the amount of hours that I would put into each event!}

I did love the planning though... my favorite part is taking a theme and infusing it into every element of the event.

The other day my friend Kristen posted some pictures on Facebook of her daughter's 4th birthday party.

I am never going to plan an event again... from now on, I am calling Kristen.

Take a look at Kristen's daughter's Fancy Grace Party:
{Click on any of the images below to enlarge.}


I mean talk about getting it down to every last detail!!!

And look at all the fun activity stations she has set up for the kids:


I can't imagine how much time she spent on the food alone:


I am hoping that she bought some of these items.
If everything here was homemade, I think Kristen might be hiding the fact that she has some kind of super powers.


Look... she even managed to have a picture of the birthday girl with the author of the Fancy Nancy series.

Look at the detailing on the centerpieces {which, yes... I am certain she made}.


And the best part is that even John {Kristen's husband, and one of our groomsmen} got in on the action.


If you live in Orange County and are looking for someone to help you plan your next event, don't call me... call Kristen Morgan.

6 comments:

  1. Woah that is impressive! lol-I love the water bottle custom labels:)

    VERY nice blog you have here! I'll be back when I have more time to look..I can tell I will fit right in here because I too LOVE fonts and quirky things haha

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  2. I was helping a friend make pink party invites for her daughters first bday, i am so gonna show her these pictures! I have tagged you with a blog award for being a "Versatile Blogger", please come by my blog and see...

    Lisa

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  3. I adore your party. You deserve a big pat on the back. This is exactly what I had in my mind for my niece. It's beautiful! (You can see my vision here: http://confessionsofapaperfreak.blogspot.com/2010/07/fancy-grace.html)

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  4. incredible!!! the marshmallow pops and the tatts are friggin awesome! YAY! for any pink party and this one looked fantastic!

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