Flower Shop 30th Birthday Party

Hello!

I haven't blogged in a while and it's been even longer since I've shared about our recently parties!
If you follow this blog (Or my instagram) or know me personally, then you may know my sisters and I love to throw and decorate for parties. A thirtieth birthday party for our last baby sister is almost expected after the one we threw for my older sis - haha actually for her 31st (HERE!) and then the one they surprise threw for me on my 29th! (HERE!!)

We also like to do things on a budget but make it look like we went all out. Flowers are EVERYTHING. If you spend a little extra on real flowers, the party will look amazing. Also, the more simple and chic you make it, the less "stuff" you need to fill the space. Maybe that is just our style but more is less on our tables..

We had a sweet girl, Esther Kirilyuk, of Esther Kirilyuk Photography (if you are local, check her page out!) photographed the party for us (so we wouldn't go crazy and miss out on anything) but I also enjoyed snapping a few pics.

We wanted to have a flower shop feel for the theme, and the flowers were decoration but also used as favors for the guests to take home- they each got to arrange their own bouquets to take home. I loved seeing how the guests picked color palettes and every single one looked stunning. I was so happy with the result!

Another very memorable detail to add to any party: have the guests be involved in making their own favor to take home! At my sister's 31st, we had a simple macrame lesson and made hanging mini macrame plant holders! At my surprise party, my sisters set up the most creative tea making station, complete with dried flowers, herbs, green teas, etc. I still think about the tea I made sometimes because it was so amazing haha!

July is an awesome time to have a flower shop party because where we live, that is where the most flowers are in a full bloom! I was able to get amazing dahlias from a local seller and cut my own sunflowers from a local field.  Even though summer is coming to an end... (I am having end-of-summer blues & in denial) this party is totally adjustable and can work for a lot of different seasons! Can you imagine the beautiful fall colors you can incorporate for a fall themed florist shop??! Trader Joes will always have your back, in the end, for all the extra fillers and pretty spay roses and hydrangeas year round!

Enough talking: Enjoy the beautiful pictures! 30 exactly! :)

Happiest birthday to our baby sis!!!

Thank you for reading and follow me for more DIY's, refashions, parties and ideas!!

With Love,

Viktoria 

My Surprise Birthday Party!

Hello friends!

I don't even have the words to describe my gratitude and appreciation to my sisters (and dear friends) for surprising me with the most wonderful birthday party I could have ever asked for. So much of my favorite people all in one place and the thought and careful planning that went into each detail: It makes my eyes tear up! The feeling of #blessed is real, guys! The people in our lives are so much greater then all the s t u f f. It's hard to step back sometimes and see the blessings. Hope you all hug and love on those blessings around you today. Text those forgotten friends a sweet message. Reach out to a family member that you haven't heard from in a while. Don't lose those people in your lives! They are worth more then money can buy.

If you have been following me for a while, you know my sisters and I love to party ;) meaning, we love throwing parties, planning parties, decorating parties. (The coffee sipping, eating and chit-chatting kind of parties) This time my sister asked Tania from Lavender Dreams to come photograph the party decor (and US!) and I just really had to share the images! She is just magical. (GO CHECK OUT HER PAGE! If you are in central Virginia or Northern VA, you must book a session!) She also photographed me with the poppies last spring which is my favorite photo session ever. See it here!

Hope you enjoy the photos! Thanks again to all my family and friends that made this birthday so special and memorable! Love you guys!

The cutest "tea" station complete with little baggies to make your own tea. Loved it.

And thanks again to Tania for these wonderful pictures! So happy to have these memories and little details to remember forever. 

With love, 

Viktoria

Backyard Boho Bash (31st Surprise Birthday Party!)

The unexpectedness of this birthday party makes me smile. My dear sister turned 3 0 last year and somehow she convinced us that she did not want a party. Being her obedient sisters, we did not plan her one. Later it became evident that 30 is a big deal-(DUH) and it should be celebrated no matter what said sister tells you! It's enough reason to have someone throw you a party! So much filled with regret, my youngest sister and I started to plan the most unsuspecting party ever- her 31st birthday party surprise. That just made me smile again :). It is never too late, folks!

Teamwork is a beautiful thing. I could not have pulled off all this prettiness without my sister's and friend's help! There was also lots of DIY (of course), Pinterest, and the chance encounter with a pallet straight from party heaven! Than God orchestrated the most perfect weather and almost all our invitees were able to attend. It really was a perfect brunch. I wouldn't mind replaying that day!

Hope you enjoy the photo's!!

Somehow I completely forgot to photograph the food table but it was absolutely perfect! Cheesy shrimp tea sandwiches, prosciutto arugula sandwiches, mushroom & spinach quiche, chicken, salad and veggie platter with homemade hummus. Now another reason I want to go back to that day!

The macrame runner was an adaption of this tutorial.

The drop cloth hand-painted rug was my sister's labor of love. I might make another post about! It's so easy but so fun.

Also for a craft, I precut pieces of cord/different types of macrame rope for everyone to make their own hanging macrame pot holder. Then everyone was able to put their succulents in the completed craft and take it home to hang if they chose! I really enjoy adding a type of craft to each party- I think it makes it more memorable and then the guests are able to take home a "favor" that they actually made themselves, whilst learning a new skill! (For my little sisters 25th birthday party, we did a watercolor lesson! See it here!)

Thank you SO MUCH for reading! Hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed putting it together. What now? My days seem so empty now that this one has passed. ;)

With Love, 

Viktoria