It was our youngest daughter, Ava's turn to get baptized. I didn't want to buy another dress because I wanted Ava to wear the same dress my eldest daughter wore when she was baptized 4 years ago. However, I wanted to change up the look a bit to make it Ava's own graceful style by making the dress sleeveless. The overall event concept was centered on the white silk dupioni dress and vintage-style headband I bought from Etsy. The headband is made of raw silk with Swarovski Crystals accented all over and topped with a French netting overlay. This vintage style served as the perfect inspiration.
Ava's baptism reception was all about pure elegance...chic with a touch of modern & vintage sophistication. I chose a soft & beautiful color palette of lilac, slate gray, white and a touch of pink. The modern-vintage ambiance resonated throughout the day from the outfit to the chic & delish mini desserts table.
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| We hosted the reception at one of our favorite Thai restaurants in the area. Instead of giving out party favors, we made a donation in honor of our guests to the American Red Cross to support the reliefs efforts in Japan. |
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| Lilac-colored hand calligraphed escort cards placed within various white vintage frames of different styles and sizes. |
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| Photo by Me |
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| Pocketfold invitation (Photo by Me) |
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| All the floral centerpieces sat in assorted vintage milk glass compotes. The floral design was different for each centerpiece, which added texture in a non-cookie cutter way. |
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| I wanted alternating centerpieces so I bought white wooden candleholders of various heights from IKEA. They were topped off with glass votives wrapped with vellum, which I stamped with a medium-sized peony stamp with pink ink. |
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| Each table signage had different pictures of Ava from her newborn photo shoot, which were also shot by Stephy G. |
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| Photo By Me |
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| No party is complete without a dessert buffet table. We ordered various mini desserts and rented vintage pink and white cake platters and ruffled bowls from Sweet and Saucy. My husband built a backdrop for the dessert table. He wrapped the frame with gray fabric we bought at Joann's. I made a paper lace doily banner glued to lilac satin ribbon. The banner was pinned onto the backdrop to complete the vintage look. (Photo by Me) |
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| Red velvet cake pops and Pistachio French Macarons |
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| Candy Bar mini cupcakes, French Macarons, and Mini cheesecake bites with fresh raspberries |
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| Crème brûlée dessert shots and Salted Caramel French Macarons |
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| The overall event concept was centered on the white silk dupioni dress from Strasburg Children and vintage-style headband I bought from Etsy. The headband is made of raw silk with Swarovski Crystals accented all over and topped with a French netting overlay. It was the perfect inspiration. |
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| Thai Buffet Menu: Pineapple Fried Rice, Beef Pad See Ew, Tofu Peanut Sauce, Beef Salad, and Eggplant Mint Leaves |
{The Dream Team}:
Event Design and Dessert table design & concept:
Majell del Castillo Events
Photography:
Stephy G. Photography
Venue:
Coconut Bay Bar & Grill in Rowland Heights
Mini Desserts and Vintage platter rentals:
Sweet and Saucy Shop
Escort Cards:
Calligraphy by Katrina
Floral Design:
Brassavolas Floral Couture
Invitations:
Little Spark Creations (Etsy)
Baby's Vintage Headband:
Banner Boutique (Etsy)
Table numbers and Dessert labels:
Majell del Castillo Events
Vintage frames on Escort Card Table:
CrabApplCreations (Etsy)
Table number frames and candle holders: IKEA
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