Sunflowers for a Bridal Celebration

It's been pretty quiet here at CLB CeLeBrations, but we've been planning things that are coming up this fall.  This is our first Celebration, and we are so honored to share it with you!  Our dear friend, Maggie is finally getting to plan her wedding day!  God has truly blessed her and has orchestrated the meeting of her soon to be husband.  We were happy to give her this small, quaint Celebration of friends and family with a sunflower theme.  

The theme, other than sunflowers, was taken from the Scripture in Proverbs 12:4 that says, "An excellent wife is the crown of her husband".  We crowned her with words of wisdom for her marriage and then with flowers upon her head.  It was beautiful what young and old shared for her to live by as a wife.  We are blessed to be able to be such a big part of the union of Eric and Maggie!

These amazing invitations came from the talented Lindsey, over at Splash of Silver.  Check out her etsy shop for more great designs.  She designed the invite, and we added the twine bow to add a touch of country to it.

                                       

 We did this painting ahead of time and left a spot for all of the guests to put their seed finger prints on the painting as they arrived.  After everyone was done, we filled in with black spots for more seeds and filler.  It turned out to be really fun and a cute gift to send home with Maggie.

 Party favors of burlap bags filled with sunflower seeds.

 These flowers were next to Maggie's chair for the ladies to put in her hair.

 Casie did this for wherever we could put it.  It turned out so cute and something they can use with or without the frame for the wedding.

 You will be a beautiful bride!

 Jelly jar glasses with tags for the ladies to write their name, so they could keep track of their glass.

After we ate a light lunch, the women shared with Maggie words that she can use to be that crown to her husband.  What precious advice from both moms and sisters and family!  

 We've never did the flowers in the hair thing.  It was perfect for Maggie though.

 Even her little nieces got in on the crowning.  :)

 Some pampering to the feet for the bride-to-be.

 Some very useful gifts.

 Christi, Maggie, and Casie

Sunflowering Maggie!

It is such a delight to be able to bless sisters in this way.  When the group turns out to be united in thought of the encouragement that the guest of honor needs, it is such a blessing!  Sometimes we really don't know how the CeLeBration will go until it happens.  This was one of those, but was very much lead by the Lord and directed in a way to bless and encourage all. 

 Congratulations Maggie!  

Elli and Amalyah's Cowgirl Birthday Fun

Here at CLB CeLeBrations we love to go all out for our children during special times in their lives.  Sometimes it's with a grand event and sometimes it's with a smaller more intimate time with just family.  Either way, special memories are made and hopefully will be held onto on into their adult years.  This Cowgirl party will definitely be one that all of our children will remember for years to come.  They are still enjoying the party favors a lot even today, so I think it was a BIG hit!

Casie did all of the planning and designing, and I helped a little with invites, decor, and special fun.  It's always fun for us to put our minds together and share ideas and see what the party will end up looking like.  This one was a super fun celebration to put together and see be created as we set up the night before and the day of the party. Enjoy the pictures.  I'll give a little detail if I think necessary, but otherwise, just take ideas and fun from each picture.  We hope ya'll come back and again to check out our Passover pics from this year as well.....when I fit the time for that one.    :)



The invitations were so cute!



Casie's brother, Garth painted this wonderful backdrop for the dessert table.  

Cotton candy is tricky for parties.  We made them the night before and woke up to them looking all flat.  So, last minute Casie redid them all to give them a fresh fluffy look.  By the time it was time to eat them, the air had melted them down again.  Best to make fresh and eat right away.  Note to selves...or just not make it at all.  :)

Horse feed at a little girl's birthday party?

 

So many cute details from cow bells to twine, from hats to boots.

Simply beautiful!

 

The most delicious tasting and adorable cake ever!  Well done Garth!

We wanted to do pictures on the porch but it was so cold that we skipped out on that part.  It was a fun little welcoming area anyways.

Casie made these stick ponies out of mops from the dollar store.  They were so creative and cute!  Every child got to take one home if they wanted to. 

The birthday girls!

 

Centerpieces on the children's eating tables.

Ran out of time to comment on all of the cuteness but you get the idea from the pics.  The next several pictures are of the guests who were able to join us on this great day to CeLeBrate these two girls.  Thanks for coming and sharing in this special day with Elli and Amalyah!

It was a long and big day for all of us.....even the party girls and their friends.