Did I ever tell you how much I admire my friend Julie, the baker from Blue Cupcake? (Yes, I know I did).
The last time we visited (in 2008), she had just quit her day job to start off her venture for realz. She was baking in her home, with her Kitchen Aid stand mixer, sometimes working until the wee hours to decorate her amazing creations, while her kids slept.
Three years later, so much has changed. She works from a professional kitchen, which she shares with a catering company. She has four employees and two assistants. She receives dozens of requests every week. She gets to take part in amazing celebrations, like kids' birthday parties LA-style, where parents spend high five-figures to treat their children, and multiple planners are involved. She does projects for celebrities; no really! There were two such requests coming in while I was there. I can't tell you who they were for, since she prides herself in being discreet, but they were big A-list names (you have no idea how much of a kick I get from being a tease like that right now).
She has crazy schedules and production sheets and a lot to coordinate. She's a real business owner now, one of these rare people who take their dreams and make it their life. I love her even more for that.
Because I miss her and her family (and LA) so much, I thought I would repost one of my favorite events she put together, for her daughter's fourth birthday party last summer. This took place in their own backyard. Now maybe you'll know why I so long to be there again.
(Originally posted on August 6, 2010, under the title 'Woodland Fairy Dessert Table')
Fairy cake topper on top of a rustic looking vanilla cake
S'mores
And here are the pictures of the decor. Enjoy!
Fairy decor party package and signage: Trio Events
Photography: Carla Gates Photography
Dessert table: Blue Cupcake
7 comment(s):
This birthday party is so much better than my wedding is going to be. I'm sort of in awe.
The treats are definitely fancier than the food at my wedding will be as well! That's okay - there are other priorities that day. Though maybe I want to have a woodland fairy wedding.... Kidding!
It is so exciting that she is able to create a successful business from her amazing talent. Is she an internet friend or an irl friend?
IRL friend... From my hometown. Moved to LA nine years ago after her then boyfriend (now husband -they got married in a few weeks before leaving and I made her wedding dress and flowers) got a job at the Dreamworks Animation Studios.
So stinkin' cute! My mouth is watering over that dessert table. Mmmm, strawberry shortcake.
Um, WOW.
Seeing that I'm relieved that she's a cupcake baker to the stars now (and of COURSE she is, look at that crazy talent!), because if she was just your average mom, and this was the standard of average kid birthday party, my kid would be absolutely guaranteed to have the lamest birthday parties compared to all their friends. Oops. ;)
(Although, YOUR parties for LP set some pretty high standards. Gosh.)
WOW I am blown away! She's so talented! I can see why the two of you are friends. Are you sure that you didn't throw that party? :)
Have a great weekend, sweetie! xoxo
So pretty!
(Also, I just ate my dinner and now I want cake.)
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