Madison's First Birthday

I absolutely loved planning my daughters 1st Birthday and think if I wasn't a designer, I'd totally go down the event planning route!!

I'm absolutely obsessed with Pinterest and got a lot of my ideas from there... I went with a simple pink theme with gold/cream accents.

​I had it in my mums conservatory where it was well lit and the children and parents could go outside, as it was in early September so still quite warm!

Inside, I decorated with Pom-poms and bunting which I made myself and strung up some month-by-month photos of Madison which made for a great conversation starter!

Her Birthday cake was a giant pink, cream and peach ombré cupcake with handmade gold and pink bunting. The cake was made by Madam Chocolat in Morecambe - it was delicious!!

For food, I tried to cater for little fingers and kept it really simple, not wanting to spend too much time cooking and preparing beforehand.

I served sandwiches, soft crisps (Such as Wotsits, Quavers etc.), cupcakes, breadsticks, cubes of cheese, cherry tomatoes and cocktail sausages.

Little paper cups of raisins and cheerios were also a big hit with the children who liked to have a little bit more independence - even if they did end up everywhere!

​I also served fresh chopped fruit on kebab sticks - they were brilliant and the mummy's with younger children and babies could take the fruit off for them, or mush for babies.

​I added a few finishing touches to my daughters big day by doing her a birthday chalkboard, made up of her mini-milestones and getting her a little pink and gold birthday hat made by Bambini Bowtique.

​It was such a lovely day and I hope when she's older she will look back at all the photos and know just how loved she is! :)