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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Party

By Heather Rizzo on June 10, 2013 / Blog, Event Photography, Party Planning / 14 Comments

WHEW! What. A. Weekend!!! Were you as busy as I was?? This past Saturday was Hadley’s Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Party. Ever since the Mickey Mouse Invitations went out, I’ve been one busy Mama! But FINALLY after weeks and weeks of planing it was time to celebrate … Mickey style! This Mickey Mouse garland was one of the easiest of the party details but it really made a statement. Such a simple food table backdrop! I just adored how it came out! You can’t have a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Birthday Party without adorable character themed food! On our Mickey Menu we had items like Hot Diggity Dogs, Chips and Dale, Donald’s Cheese & Quackers, and Toodles’ Noodles. The guests got a kick out of the quirky clubhouse menu. It has become tradition that Aunt Tiff photographs Hadley every birthday. She and I collaborate a styled photo shoot that matches the theme of that year’s birthday party. This year was Picnic in the Park with Mickey

DIY Cotton Candy Wedding Favor

By Heather Rizzo on June 4, 2013 / Blog, DIY Projects, Party Planning / Leave a comment

Yesterday I mentioned I was in a wedding this past weekend. I can’t wait until Tiff shares THOSE images. Can you say AMAZING?? But you’ll have to be patient for those. Perfection takes time, my friends! But today I CAN share with you the super cute Cotton Candy Wedding Favors I helped the crafty bride with. Since Nicole (the beautiful bride) was having a summer wedding she wanted something fun and seasonal. Well, what is MORE fun, or delicious, than cotton candy? I can think of nothing! Edible favors are some of THE best! I was excited when Nicole told me she was having these fun favors and couldn’t wait to help her put them together. They were so simple to assemble and only took a little preparation. I’d recommend a cotton candy favor for anyone looking for something fun, playful and unexpected to give to their guests. Especially

Appletini is featured on BridalGuide.com… SO EXCITING!!!

By Heather Rizzo on May 29, 2013 / Appletini Designs, Blog, Event Photography, Party Planning, Studio Happenings / 3 Comments

About a month ago we were surprised with an email from the sweet Stefania Sainato, Bridal Guide Magazine’s Web Producer. She asked if we’d be interested in having not ONE but TWO of our bachelorette parties featured in an article for their online magazine. We were STOKED and of course jumped at the opportunity! Well, yesterday we got the word that the article was live! We are pretty excited about our feature! Bridal Guide Magazine is kind of a big deal so we are still pretty geeked out that Appletini Photography and Design was asked to be included in their article Crazy-Fun Bachelorette Ideas — from Real Parties! The parties they featured were our Barbie Themed Bachelorette Party and the Cowgirl Bachelorette. SEE, there they are…….. AWESOME, RIGHT?!! TOOT TOOT!! YES! We are tooting our own horn today! Be a doll, and make sure you swing by BridalGuide.com and read the article we are featured in.

Sophia’s Rockstar Birthday Party

By Heather Rizzo on May 23, 2013 / Blog, Party Planning / 2 Comments

You saw the Rockstar Invitations a few weeks back and earlier today Tiff posted about the Rockstar Photoshoot so it’s about that time… Time for SOPHIA’S ROCKSTAR BIRTHDAY PARTY! You’ve all waited so patiently and we won’t delay it any longer! Here are the ROCKIN’ party details… The little rockstar kicked her party off by jammin’ on her drumset! This got the guests pumped and ready to party!! Besides the stage set, there was plenty of rockstar party decor. Everywhere you turned there was something party fabulous! I personally loved this canvas that was no doubt a gift from Aunt Tiff… Sophia’s rockstar friends were treated to rockin’ accessories and makeup. They all had a blast adding hip color to their hair, getting cool tattoos, and gearing up with rockstar rings, bracelets, microphones and guitars! Everyone was ROCKIN’ in STYLE! Rockstars always have the best of the best so of course Sophie’s party had a bounce house!! It was a huge hit with

Herman’s Hoedown | Cowgirl Bachelorette Party

By Heather Rizzo on April 18, 2013 / Blog, Party Planning / 7 Comments

HOWDY PAHT-NAS!! Ya’ll ready for a rootin’ tootin’ good time? Gotta hankerin’ for some good ole country fun? Well, ya’ll in luck! Today’s post is loooooong overdue but full of cute country gals fixin’ to have a great time down at Herman’s Hoedown!! Okay, that’s all the country slang I’ve got in me so don’t expect much more! So where did “Herman’s Hoedown” come from? Well, for Melissa’s bachelorette party we knew we wanted something outdoorsy, laid back and full of activities. She’s just that kinda girl! We quickly decided a Cowgirl Bachelorette Party would be perfect for her. So we found Malibu Dude Ranch, that offered everything you could possibly want in a country weekend getaway. 3 meals a day, swimming pool, canoeing, archery, rifle range, unlimited horseback riding and of course a honky-tonk bar, that we turned upside down one night. When we throw a party the invitations are where we start. They set the stage for

Color Splash Birthday Bash

By Heather Rizzo on April 9, 2013 / Blog, Party Planning / 6 Comments

Gosh, I can’t believe next month my baby girl will be THREE!! Time is just flying by! With that said, it’s about that time I start planning Hadley’s 3rd birthday. Her parties are always a big to-do! One, because she’s pretty darn special and deserves a fantastic party. And two, because her momma is a party planning freak who can’t NOT throw a huge bash when an opportunity presents itself ! When Hadley turned one, we celebrated with a Fairy First Birthday Party. It was pretty darn adorable, if you ask me. Tiffany designed the cutest invitations and my girls helped me with all the fairy awesome details. Last year, we had a Color Splash Birthday Bash! YES… a Color Splash Birthday Bash! I know what you’re thinking… it’s just a Rainbow Birthday, and you’re right… but rainbow parties have been done before! Over here, we like to mix it up a bit!! While I’m over

Crab boil bridal shower

By Tiffany on October 11, 2012 / Blog, Cooking Photography, Event Photography, My Friends, Party Planning / Comments Off

This past weekend we threw a crab boil bridal shower for our dear friends Rob & Keely who are getting married in November. We had a co-ed bridal shower which was the first I had ever been too and it was blast. My big fat Ireland wedding kind of got in the way of Keely’s official bridal shower so we wanted to do something to celebrate. Keely is from Connecticut and has such fabulous New England style. Seriously no one can wear navy, salmon and pearls like her, I love her style so we thought a crab boil would be most appropriate. We held the shower at Craig & Tom’s amazing home and it was the perfect backdrop for our gathering. Craig was truly the hostess with the mostess and everything was just perfect. I think my favorite part of the day and I’m sure Craig would agree was setting

60th Birthday Party Invitation

By Tiffany on October 9, 2012 / Appletini Designs, Blog, Custom Cards, Party Planning / Comments Off

Someone turned 60! My Momma in fact! She turned 60 while we were in Ireland and we celebrated in Galway. We had a fantastic dinner at The Malt House and some drinks at The House. As the Irish would say, “It was lovely”. Really, it was! My Mom and Dad have date night every week (awwww) at Bertucci’s with some of their friends so the Friday after we returned from our trip we threw her a surprize party. Great times, great drinks, great conversation, great friends! That pretty much sums it up! Happy Birthday Momma. To get the party started, I designed a fabulous invitation. Momma likes wine so I created a wine themed 60th birthday party invitation. I loved the results. Cheers! **still editing those Ireland photos…or shall I say re-editing, but they are coming soon!**