Emerson's Boho Sweet Sixteen
I recently had the opportunity to help our talented and incredibly sweet neighbor, Emerson, celebrate her sixteenth birthday in Boho style. Emerson and her friends enjoyed an amazing day together in honor of her milestone birthday. The guest arrived around lunch time and were greeted by the playful “16” balloon installation and photo backdrop.
The guests were treated to a quick snack, and then once everyone had arrived, they boarded a party bus that took them to locations around Seattle including local murals, the Great Wheel on the waterfront and Dick’s Burgers. After their city tour, they all came back to the house to a beautiful dessert display that included an amazing cake created by Emerson’s grandma.
The light up marquee numbers were rented from AlphaLit Seattle. This company is great to work with and we have used then several times now in our designs. We surrounded the 4 ft. numbers with lots of shades of muted pink balloons that were linked below. This combination was created with a double stuffed garland kit and adding the canyon pink in three different sizes, links for purchase included at the bottom.
Here is the table full of adorable individual “jarcuterie”. Charcuterie is such a trend in entertaining right now because it includes lots of different flavors and textures and often even colors. It looks lovely displayed and is pleasing to those of us that like to snack. These prefixed jar of the variety of treats were enjoyed by the guests and perfect for on the go snacking!
I am finding one of the keys to creating a Boho designed celebration table is to keep a muted color scheme and use lots of varied textures. With the Boho vibe, items don’t have to line up perfectly or even match, as long as there is some continuity in style and design it is fun to play with because anything goes. I do feel like the Boho botanical elements do really help achieve the desired look.
I lucked out and found a lot of these little round food risers in the Target Dollar Spot. They came in a package of two for $5 and they add a lot to this table. I also like the way that the candy favor boxes are displayed in the wooden step riser.
Once the girls returned we had set out more sweet treats, including candy boxes, beautiful cookies from Candela’s Artisan Treats, cake and a beverage bar that included a favorite among this group of gals, Red Bull Italian Sodas.
The water bottle labels were made with an editable design from MarryMe Paper Boutique on Etsy. These were easy to use and edit and I printed them on printable vinyl so the design wouldn’t smudge if it got wet. I also created the art for the candy box stickers and Italian soda cups with designs created in Canva Pro and cut on my Silhouette Cameo electronic cutting machine.
These macrame key chains made for a fun Sweet Sixteen favor since this crew of girls were either newly or soon to be licensed drivers, plus they still carried out the adorable Boho vibe.
I made the personalized favor tags by creating the art on Canvas Pro and then cutting them out using the print and cut feature on my Silhouette Cameo electronic cutting machine. I use the Silhouette for so many party related projects. Being able to quickly make personalized items helps elevate my parties.
The little bows on top of the candy favor boxes are one of my very favorite designs in the Silhouette design store and are so easy to make to embellish so many crafts and gifts.
Emerson’s grandma made this beautiful and delicious cake. The girls used the champagne glass cake serving technique where each person pushes their glass downward onto the cake to get a portion of dessert and then eats it out of the glass with a fork. This group made a toast to the sweet birthday girl with all their flutes full of cake. Such a fun idea!
Beverage bar including personalized cup stickers, labeled water bottles and fun straws. I love this REVO cooler that makes creating a beverage station super easy!
If you are planning a Sweet Sixteen celebration, check out these fun styled parties that make it easy and affordable to create an incredible theme celebration:
