last monday when my parents were in town, i threw reis a graduation party! i also used it as an excuse to round up all of our good friends in one place one last time before we take off for california (next week!). planning a party for a dude is quite the challenge. i think i have a pretty good handle on planning girly soirees, but this one had to feel more manly. i went with a kraft/black/gold color scheme and am pretty happy with how everything turned out. our good friends kezia and ashton hosted the party in their amazing backyard on the north shore up in pupukea and it could not have been more perfect! thanks kezia for ALL of your help too! i kept the decor pretty simple and tried to be resourceful about what i did use. good thing my friend natalie drinks sparkling water multiple times a day because she gave me 3 trash bags full of bottles that i spray painted gold (thanks nat!). i’m also so thankful for my mama who used precious suitcase room to bring out the black tablecloths and the gold M.D. balloons from our ever-growing party/wedding/event decor stash in california.
i only managed to snap a few pictures because it started raining right after we set the tables and the kraft placemats and tablecloths got pretty soaked. boo. we had beautiful weather once it stopped raining and we had such a good time spending sweet time with our friends and family!
of course my favorite part of planning parties is always the design aspect. invites, menu cards, favors…i love it all! i wanted the menu cards to look stamped, but it wouldn’t be very cost effective to get individual stamps made, so i just designed them to look stamped and printed them myself. i also wanted to tie a very subtle hint of “doctor” into the party (without it being too cheesy or having stethescopes as the centerpieces) so i decided on mini prescription bags filled with candy for pills. i played off of the Rx thing and turned it into reis’ initials and included a [definitely cheesy] prescription on how to cure “reis-withdrawals.” thanks to my sis for her creative wording!
thanks to all of our friends who came out to celebrate with us! we will miss everyone so much!
Jaymee! How do you stamp (or make to look like stamped) the menu cards?
hi liz! i designed them in illustrator and just used a texture to make them look stamped :)
BAAAAAAA-RILLIANTTTTTTTT
seriously. you amaze me girl!
oh you are too kind. thank yoU!
dig it all jay!!! way to go you party planner/designer girl!
you are the cutest!! love everything you put together <3
Hi,
Could I ask you if the ‘California’ text on the invite is a typeface or your own hand lettering? I’ve been searching for a similar looking font for a while. Great job as always with the design work, as always.
Thanks!
Nicola
hi nicola! thanks! and yeah, i hand lettered the ‘california’ :)
Aw, that’s amazing – it looks beautiful. I’ll have to work harder at my hand lettering course I think! Thanks for replying.
Girl you are amazing, great job. when I WIN THE LOTTERY AND HOST FANCY PARTIES ALL THE TIME YOU CAN BE MY PARTY PLANNER.
do you have any suggestions on spray painting bottles? i have been wanting to do this but when i tried once they turned out terribly. i hope to incorporate some painted bottles for a bridal shower that i am helping to plan.
ha oh gosh, i am no pro and more than half of them i oversprayed! but i stuck my finger in the neck of the bottle and sprayed each individually. i held the can a good distance away when i sprayed to try to get it even!