super fancy super hero 1st b-day party

My fabulous friend Lisa of my innerfashionlogue blog, put together an adorable super hero themed first birthday party for her son Miles on Saturday! I had the pleasure of attending and photographing this fun gathering of friends, family and lots of food!

There were many fun details throughout the party and some of the most delicious birthday party food I’ve ever enjoyed! The peanut butter cup cupcakes from Sweet Retreat Cupcake Boutique were to die for! So good! A close-up shot is below to make you drool.

Noteworthy—Sweet Retreat will compete on Cupcake Wars on The Food Network tomorrow night at 7 p.m. They are THAT good!

So many cupcakes, so little time! Lisa offered five different flavors of cupcakes! It was tempting to try one of each, but I stuck to one! Word from all of the party guests was that they were all amazing!

Photos from top left clockwise—A fun coloring wall for the little ones, Lisa and her super hero Miles as guests sang happy birthday!, Miles showing off his fabulous cape, and that lovely dessert table.

Above—Miles enjoying his first birthday cupcake with his dad, and his mama looking on from the distance!

Photos above from left to right—Miles and his grandma (who made a lot of the food from scratch!), the party logo and my little super hero Bodhi!

One more peek at the dessert table before I share all of the vendor info! So excited to plan for Bodhi’s first after this inspiring party!

Party vendors:

Graphic Design and all printable party elements including invitations—Anders Ruff

Miles’ Custom Cape—Sew Plain Jane

Super Hero Masks—Sew Plain Jane

All printing including dessert table background sign—OfficeMax

Treat bags, cake stand, red plastic cupcake plates, candy jars—Target

Balloons—Corner Balloon Shoppe

Custom Cake—Lunds

Cupcakes—Sweet Retreat Cupcake Boutique

“Pow” fondant cupcake toppers—Two Sugar Babies

Indian- Daal, Matar Paneer, Aloo Gobi—Lisa’s mom

Filipino – Pancit, Pork BBQ, Egg Rolls —Lisa’s mom

Rotisserie Chicken, Pork Sandwiches, Yellow Rice and Black Beans, Creamed Spinach, and Rustic Grits—Brasa Premium Rotisserie Restaurant

published: Wisconsin Bride Magazine

It’s a beautiful summer day in Minneapolis. I spent most of the day enjoying a walk around Lake Calhoun and had lunch in Uptown with a good friend! Lovely!

On to the point of this post… I am a public relations professional in my day job and I do some freelance writing on the side. Besides my love for home design and blogs, I am also OBSESSED with weddings ever since my 2009 wedding! I am excited to share two articles that I have published in the Fall/Winter edition of Wisconsin Bride Magazine. I was able to interview a wonderful group of Wisconsin wedding vendors for both. Check out the stunning cover!

I enjoyed helping brides solve a few planning dilemmas in the first article “Ask Us Anything” and got to write all about beautiful wedding cakes for the other!

And you can view my article on black and white cakes by visiting the Wisconsin Bride website here.

Photo credit---Stenten-Rowe Studios for Wisconsin Bride Magazine

Don’t forget to grab your copy at news stands in Wisconsin and check out pages 14 and 64!