Cherry Blossoms, Marshmallows and Loads of Love

Sweetness and light was the theme of Ella's first birthday party, styled in chrome, soft blushes, the palest of pinks and the purest of white by AV Ideas

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To celebrate our precious little Ella turning 1, we gathered family and friends and threw a party full of sweetness and light and loaded with love! Inspired by the comeback of chrome in 2019 and the delicate whimsy of the cherry blossom tree, we set out to celebrate both beauty and strength, just like our little Ella.

The Joinery’s blank canvas is the perfect space to bring any vision to life. We dotted the ceiling with fairy light stars and anchored the space with our Cosmo chrome furniture range, including the stately Cosmo King Tables, Cosmo dry bars and stools, adding some cosy velvet lounges in the palest of pink too. Next Event’s cherry blossom trees were the perfect addition to bring height atop the tables, like clouds floating mid-air. Stem Design Florals accented the room with pretty blooms in musk and lolly pinks with pops of green.

When the whole family is involved, it’s so important to create spaces to help children celebrate too, so we made sure there were plenty of zones for kids to enjoy like the cubby house, play tables, marshmallow tree and fairy floss wall. Interactive party favours are always a great way to create memories and enjoy new experiences together, so inviting our beautiful friends at Kind. Sir Leatherware to come and hand stamp leather rounds with our guests for them to take home was a no-brainer. To make sure no precious moment went uncaptured, Faith from Faith Imhoff Photography was at the ready for the afternoon.

The Joinery's catering arm, Chez Nous, are known for their personalised menus and attention to detail and have an amazing ability to capture a celebration’s theme and deliver this onto the table and into guests’ tummies. The tables were generously laden with antipasto, canapés and desserts fit for a queen (aka. our Ella). We grazed the afternoon away and rolled home at dusk!

Ella and big sister, Zara, wore pretties from Bella & Lace at Mama’s Home (dresses), Bow Baby (hair bows) and Fawn & Finch (shoes).

VENDORS | LIGHTING DESIGN, FURNITURE & STYLING: AVIDEAS; VENUE: THE JOINERY; CATERING: CHEZ NOUS CORPORATE; FLORALS: STEM DESIGN FLORALS; CHERRY BLOSSOM TREES: NEXT EVENT; HAND-STAMPED LEATHER ROUND PARTY FAVOURS: KIND. SIR; PHOTOGRAPH: FAITH IMHOFF PHOTOGRAPHY FOR AVIDEAS; ELLA’S DRESS: MAMA’S HOUSE, BRAND BELLA & LACE; ELLA’S BOW: BOW BABY; AND ELLA’S SHOES: FAWN & FINCH.