Charlie's first Birthday party

for Charlie's first birthday, we decided to do a traditional first birthday party with the theme leaning towards cupcakes and polka dots. I used a bright color palette to create the invitations and then we built on the theme from there. Invitations from Peepeye Designs  

Smash cake photos in the invitation were taken by Ragan Oswalt. She also took photos at the birthday party. Contact Ragan Oswalt at www.raganoswaltphotographer.com 

Photo banner and other custom banners are available from Peepeye Designs

We carried out the bright colors, polka dots and cupcakes through the fun scrapbook paper that we used to make pinwheels, the banner, party hats and the sipper cups. 

Party hats and polka dots were also used in creating Charlie's outfit. I had his pants made and my sister and I made his shirt and party hat to match. Visit our blog to see more shirts and gifts: pat-TEE-cake shirts

Party hats, pinwheels and other accessories were used in creating the wreath for the front door

Polka dot balloons and polka dot buckets for favors, silverware and other accessories added to the polka dot theme. Balloons available at polka dot market, loved all the colors! 

I got the idea to make my own cupcake stand from Polka Dot Birthday Blog. Cake, cupcakes, smash cake and cupcake pops created by Jessica Wood at jdotsweets

photography by Ragan Oswalt (www.raganoswaltphotographer.com)

cake, cupcakes and cake pops by J dot sweets (http://jdotsweets.blogspot.com/)

shirt and party hats by pat-TEE-cake (http://pat-tee-cakeshirts.blogspot.com/)

invitations by Peepeye designs (http://peepeyedesigns.blogspot.com/)