Tyler's First Birthday Party

My son's first birthday party was in July and once I decided on a theme, I ran with it. There were so many little details that I want to share so this is a doozy of a post and his invitations and party were even featured on Amy Atlas' Blog today (LOVE her)!

We created the theme to be like a kids VIP picnic. All of the food (including the birthday cake!) was packaged so it could be easily put into a picnic basket. Each kid had their own blanket and basket with a little personalized sign that they could take with them as party favors. To keep with the fire truck theme, we hired a retired fire truck with two fire fighters to give kids rides around the neighborhood and had blow up Dalmatian dogs throughout.
Since Tyler already has so much, in lieu of gifts, we asked that our guests consider making a donation to CHOC, our local children's hospital. We had a great turnout and it was such a memorable day!

A special thanks to Rich Lander from Chard Photography who captured every moment perfectly!

 

All of the toys that we were able to donate in addition to a few hundred dollars in gift cards! 

Tyler's First Birthday Invitations

As the first post on our new blog, I thought I would share my son Tyler's First Birthday party invitations. My favorite part (aside from the adorable picture of course) was the custom ribbon that we created to look like caution tape! I ordered extra ribbon and incorporated it into other elements for his party as well. It "tied" the theme together nicely.

We also had a separate insert that asked for donations to The Child Life Department at CHOC Children's Hospital in lieu of gifts. It was a hit! We collected a huge pile of new toys and gift cards.

Photography by Rich Lander of Chard Photography