Peacock Themed Tablescape - Winner

We recently had the opportunity to compete in Bay Bella's 'Best of' the bay competition in the 'Wedding planner/decor' category. We did not know what to expect or what we were up against! We ended up winning in the 'Alameda County' competition.

My inspiration came from a recent event i did that was peacock themed. I love these birds and their jewel-toned colors (even my website is peacock themed)! I really wanted to do something unique and spent hours searching both online and off for the perfect design elements. Choosing the colors to focus on was the most difficult task as there are so many options when it comes to peacock colors. Once the linens were finalized, the rest seemed to fall into place.

I decided to showcase 2 options for the table settings and the chairs. I did this by alternating the two and was able to keep the harmony of the table in tact. I used bangles to bring in an ethnic accent and lots of glitter for pop.

Stuart Rentals provided all the linens, chairs, and china. Jenna and Michael were both very supportive and are always great to work with.

Amys sweetcakes created these sumptuous cupcakes adorned with butterflies decorated in of course peacock colors.

Peacock Themed 25th Anniversary/50th Birthday Party

This was a really fun event to put together.  The daughters of this couple were super sweet and you could tell how much they wanted this event to be perfect for their parents.  Creative Atma managed & planned everything from A to Z and even played photographer and waitress (on top of being coordinator) for the day.

The event was held in their backyard. We started by renting a 20x30 tent that comfortable held four 60" round tables. We purchased fabric from a wholesale type of store and found beautiful shades of blues and greens. I had a turquoise fabric with paisleys on it which we used to frame the entrance to the tent. Tables were draped with white linens and had turquoise overlays on top. We covered the poles of the tents with the green and blue fabric.

Centerpieces were simple but elegant. We found the blue-tinted vases at the dollar store! I used 3 roses and 2 peacock feathers as well as some accent branches in golds & greens. My favorite part of the decor was the menu cards. They were turquoise on black with the menu printed on vellum. They were accented with ribbon and gems and we placed a peacock feather between the vellum and the bottom layers. Each of the 40 guests had personalized matching table cards with their names handwritten on them. These were done in the opposite of the menu cards: black on turquoise with gold writing. These were embellished with a ribbon that said 'Eat, Drink & Be Married.'

The food was catered by Turmeric Restaurant in Sunnyvale, CA.  Chef Bhargave was great to work with and had many creative suggestions for the menu. We hired Blue Salud for our professional waitstaff as it was a sit down dinner. The guys were sweet, timely, and professional and were great to work with.

One of the most memorable giveaways I have seen to date - the girls, their mother, and their family all contributed stories, pictures and articles of memories with Gopal, their Dad, in honor of his 50th birthday!  They spent countless hours compiling, editing, and formatting everything into a magazine which they designed as a Times Magazine with his picture on the cover. On the back side they grayed out his hair and it just showed what a great sense of humor this family has!

Sahana and Rashmi - thanks for giving me the opportunity to be a part of these joyous milestones for your family. You are by far one of my favorite clients!

Pirate Themed 4th Birthday Party

We hosted a Birthday Party for my 4 year old son and of course I had to go all out with my decor. I think we could have done even more - but he loved it all the same!

Little buccaneers had to pass several tests before they could enter the fort. First they had to walk the plank. I took an old piece of wood and wrote 'Walk The Plank' on it. It was supported on one side by garden bricks and the patio stairs on the other side. Once they crossed the water (blue fabric under the log) - they had to find 5 gold coins in the sand pit (a wagon filled with sand with the coins buried inside). Then they had to get past the Master Pirate (a big inflatable Pirate).

I had the living room streamed with flags and chinese lanterns that were spray painted red and gold to create a ship-like feeling. We hung a pirate flag over one of our paintings and used that as a base for the birthday banner.  His name was personalized using powerpoint, clipart, and by downloading a pirate font. The cake was shaped as a pirate ship. Amy of Amy's Sweet Cakes created this delicious cake.
Capt'n Daddy helped carve out an awesome watermelon ship complete with sails and canon balls (grapes). The rest of the food was also themed (popcorn and white cheddar sticks as bones, goldfish, capt'n crunch cereal).

No party is complete without a Pirate Pumpkin Head surrounded with red and black licorice and chocolates in skull martini cups.  All the kids were handed eye patches, pirate vests, and pirate hats as they entered. They left with a treasure box filled with stickers, a telescope, a pirate bouncing ball, a kazoo, play doh, and a set of cards.