DIY – Leah’s Surprise 30th Balloon Birthday Party!
Photos: Edyta Szyszlo
Woweee my friend Leah turned thirty! It’s the busiest time of year for weddings/photoshoots and there’s lots of celebrating as well! So very excited to FINALLY talk about this surprise birthday party that I’ve been co-planning for months! We just returned this past weekend from quite the little diy bash. My bff from college, Leah, lives 2000 miles away from me, and she thought I had to photograph a wedding on her 30th birthday. Little did she know that her fiance and I had a little something up our sleeves! She had no idea that my man, myself and her Minnesota based family were going to be there with tons of food, diy decor and cheer! It all started with an invitation…
Absolutely fell in love with this idea and used as it inspiration. All materials from Paper Source except for chevron bags and custom balloons. The party was held at an art gallery and the decor was disposable/biodegradable, reusable/rented and handmade. Childhood photos strung for viewing and a diy photobooth for creating. Potluck style food!
We still can’t believe that the whole thing remained a surprise for months! Guess our fibbing was pretty good ;)
My dearest Leah: I hope this upcoming year is full of fun, laughter, growth and best of all….love. It’ll be the best one yet ;)
still can’t believe i didn’t know! nice work, lady!
Comment by leah — October 2, 2011 @ 8:43 PM
Wow! this is amazing! what size balloons did you order for the invites?
Comment by Ashley — October 19, 2011 @ 8:17 PM
i believe i ordered the 10″
Comment by Edyta — October 20, 2011 @ 11:31 AM
Did you design the invite yourself? What computer program did you design them on?
Comment by Ashley — October 20, 2011 @ 2:01 PM
yes i did design them myself! i used illustrator for the design because of the vector capabilities. but i’m pretty sure you can use most programs. check out fast balloons website for exact files they accept.
Comment by Edyta — October 20, 2011 @ 2:44 PM
oh my god…those invites are incredible!! actually the whole party is amazing!!
Comment by nuha — October 23, 2011 @ 5:33 PM
OMG! sooo fun. found this on pinterest. So how did you do the photo booth? Would love more specifics on that.
Comment by Rachelle — October 25, 2011 @ 8:42 PM
my intention for the photo booth was the decorate it with fabric strips. but last minute we had several balloon deflate from the humidity. so we push-pinned/taped the balloon strings onto the backdrop. backdrop itself is 2 stand-alone cardboard boxes stacked (about 8 inches in depth) that were sourced from a warehouse. fabric drapped over them
Comment by Edyta — October 26, 2011 @ 9:02 AM
This is adorable and I’m so inspired by those invites! Also, am I taking crazy pills or do I recognize Jeremy and Elsie Larson in one of the photobooth pictures??
Comment by Brigitte - Artsy Heartsy Events — October 26, 2011 @ 5:02 PM
I came across this via Pinterest and I love. The invites are amazing, love the chevron and love how happy your friend was. cute blog.
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Comment by Julie — January 20, 2012 @ 3:57 PM
These invites are absolutely adorable. Where did you order the balloons? Thank you!
Comment by Nicole — January 24, 2012 @ 8:19 PM
nicole – look in the text i’ve listed where i purchased everything!
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Thanks for the inspiration! That balloon idea is GENIUS! -Ashley with The Simplifiers!
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