Her Royal Fiveness
If throwing parties is a love language, then that would be mine! It brings me so much joy to celebrate my special people and having had mostly experience with boy parties, you can only imagine the joy it brings me to plan an extra girly party. My premise is basic in the sense that I love to create a theme and template that I recreate year after year. With Madison it is a tea party and then we add a different element every year. Last year it was unicorns and this year she insisted on Princesses. That settled the theme: Her Royal Fiveness.
I immediately reached out to the incredibly talented Elisabeth of Pop of Color Balloons. She was instrumental at helping me create the Mood Board that also helped guide the creation of Madison’s custom birthday dress. Elisabeth created the fabulous pink bow for the Inflate 48 Bouncy Castle for last years party and for this year I tasked her with creating five bows for five years. Not only did she select the most perfect Pantone pastel rainbow shades, but then executed them perfectly on the new extra large Inflate 48 Bounce Castle. Let me just say those balloons were a show stopper!
Next was Benedicts Catering who so perfectly executed the most lovely tea party that is targeted for this age group with appetizing tea sandwiches and pastries along with “apple juice” as the tea. They also took care of the fabulous pink table rentals that are always a huge hit! I can’t speak more highly of Dawn, who helps me with all of the details down to having the best staff.
Alpha Lit Phoenix provided the light up “FIVE” which is such a fun element in my opinion and ensure you remember which birthday you are celebrating in the photos.
The gluten free/dairy free cake was done by Jewels Bakery, my go to baker in Phoenix, and represented Madison’s Birthday gift this year, a Herend pink Crown from Scully and Scully that will serve as a memento for her Princess 5th Birthday party.
One of the most important elements of this party is our collaboration with Charlotte Sy Dimby on the Madison birthday dress. This dress was very much inspired by the 2024 Chanel Cruise Collection which feature pastel rainbow hues. These Chanel shoes were part of the inspiration for the mixed thread smocking of the bows that adorn the dress.
As always I like to draw inspiration from current Fashion Collections and was also inspired by this Zimmerman white top and skirt which I will wear for the party. Mixing the elements of this White outfit with the Chanel Cruise Ballett flats seemed like the perfect way to bring to life Madison’s dream dress and pair an existing outfit for Mom.
We are so lucky to partner with L’Amour shoes for yet another year to have the most perfect white Renato dress shoes to elevate the look for this special occasion.
Storybook Goods Birthday Party Hat has been a part of her celebration for the last five parties! Something that she will outgrow, but for now is such a sweet and fun thing to bring out on her birthday. She always gets so excited when she sees her adorable “party hat!” At this point it is synonymous with her birthday!
Madison also wore a custom bow from Layette in Dallas that we ordered while on a girls Shopping trip back in October.
This years pastel rainbow bows smocking was more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. Truly one of a kind!
Another element of surprise was a custom bunny from Binbom bunnies which you can purchase at Charlotte Sy Dimby. This bunny is truly so beautiful and the perfect addition to any celebration. I could not recommend this heirloom piece anymore!
The Enchanted Princess Party was where I found the most perfect Cinderella, Aurora and Belle to help lead activities, apply makeup and sing to the children. This extra touch was very well received, especially by all of the girls in attendance!
The party favors consisted of these darling Her Royal Fiveness themed cookies done by the incredible Mikayla Bakes in Scottsdale, Arizona. The perfect sweet treat that the children started enjoying as they were walking out the door. They were such a hit!
Throwing memorable celebrations for my children is incredibly important to me, as my mother was incredible at doing the same for me as I was growing up. I am still very close with my mom to this day, and a mother/daughter relationship in my eyes is one that should be nourished and respected. As I plan and throw parties for my only daughter, I think about the importance of this relationship and how to incorporate her voice. I am forever grateful for the opportunity to be a girl mom and I want to always remember this quote: “In the garden of relationships, the mother-daughter bond is the rarest and most exquisite flower.”
