A County Fair Birthday

Ever since I made the decision to stay at home with my little loves, planning their birthday parties has become my creative outlet. I usually take months collecting ideas, testing out recipes & making everything by hand. Well, planning sweet little brunette's party this year went a little sideways. I had actually started planning her party with a completely different theme. However, when we found out that my husband's next rotation (he is in his 4th year of med school) had him out of town on her actual birthday, we had to move up the date by 5 weeks. Then, because of the change in date, the location where we were going to have her party wasn't going to be available (ugh!).

 Long story short, I had to 25 days to come up with a whole new party from scratch. Luckily, the party gods smiled down on me, the stars aligned & my amazing cousin Kate was available to help me pull it all off. And, even though it wasn't my original plan, a lazy Sunday afternoon out in the county eating pie, sipping root beer floats and picking berries in the sunshine, was a pretty perfect way to savory one of the last summer days of the year.

xoxo,

Stevie

 

source guide & credits:

party supplies: shop sweet lulu

party styling, photography & desserts: stevie pattyn for shop sweet lulu

props & pinwheels:kate vanderford of kate finds vintage  {use the code " LULU15" & save 15%}

farm stand sign and farmer's market bag toppers: lulu's party design

invitations: merry happy by cake events

venue: kruger's farm portland, oregon