Semi DIY: HOORAY & hearts Cake Toppers

In preparation for Hannah's 1st birthday, I have been buying lots of party details like tassels, confetti, paper flowers, and cake toppers. When I saw the HOORAY Cake Toppers by Oh Joy, I knew I had to have them. The colors are so great, andI wanted to spice them up just a little bit more. I thought about dipping the bottoms in gold paint or doing glittered polka dots on the letters, but I was drawn to some pink heart confetti I purchased for a Valentine's Day project years back.

Glue was added to the bottom portion of the letters, then the mini heart confetti was generously sprinkled on, and then shaken off. 

HOORAY!!

Can't wait to add these to Hannah's dessert table.

Baby Shower Recap

My mother threw me a baby shower a few weeks ago. It was a beautiful Spring day, full of lots of family and friends, and great food! It was more of a party than a shower, a wonderfully warm celebration, and we definitely felt showered with LOVE.

Planned with great care, my mom took reign of the location, guests, food, and drinks, but I took reign of the design. It's hard to let go of all control, and since I have a lot of decor (poofs, tassels, fringe, etc) from all the shows we do, it's only natural to want to want to use them again and again! The room was full of bright colors and happy details. Below are a few of my favorite shots.

Our wedding cake toppers made a re-appearance on the dessert table. This time accompanied by a little addition :)

Pastries topped with hearts.

Our gift table. I am still overwhelmed with the outpouring of generosity and support.

A little vignette of flowers in baby's initial.

Similar to the hearts that topped the pastries, we had hearts on straws, too!

Baby shower games are pretty fun. We played a few games, my favorite being the guess the belly size game. All the men cut string and my aunt helped with seeing who was closest.

Here is a fun video Sonja shot during the game.

With cousin D :)

My sis sharing fun facts about pregnancy and birth.

Heart over belly photo with mine and husband's hands. My hands are swollen now. It's a bit much and I can't wear rings anymore.

With the amazing photographer and my cousin, Nicole Espina Photography. All photos but the last 2 are shot by Nicole.

And the fam! Pops took the photo.

I Eat SF

As we gallivanted around the City two Saturdays ago, we ate at almost each place we visited. And how could we not? There is just too much yummy goodness to be enjoyed. Here are a few of my favorites!


Salumi cup from Boccalone! I loved all the different cured meats.


Crab breakfast burrito from SF Fish Company. Fresh sea food is so great.


Cupcakes from Citizen Cake were a must. The cookie cupcake was like eating a cookie with extra cake and frosting. We loved it.


Since the Nom Nom Truck opened a new truck in SF, we had to stop for some grilled pork bahn mi! It's always so nom worthy.


And since the truck was parked 10 feet from Smitten Ice Cream, we had to get a little sweetness to end the meal.


A small salted caramel made right in front of us with liquid nitrogen! Loved how light the flavor was.


Sushi in Japan town. Uni is my fave.


And our last meal of the trip was curry at Osha Thai!

Hooray for so much deliciousness, and for walking everywhere so that we could eat everywhere ;)

What are your favorite eateries in SF?

I Heart SF

We headed to SF last weekend to participate in the Fizz & Frills Wedding Pop Up Shop. Since we were selling on Sunday, our Saturday was free so we explored the city! It is such a beautiful city.


AT&T Park. Wish we had time to catch a Giants game.


We arrived in the city and it was sunny and beautiful. Here's a view of the bay from behind the Ferry Building. Fog is starting to roll in on the left and the Bay Bridge is on the right.




Art sculpture/fountain.


Patricia's Green.


Brighter Faster. This is one of my favorite street art pieces of the trip.


Cute corgi spotted waiting in line for the Nom Nom SF truck. There were so many dogs on walks around the city. I loved seeing them.


Strolling through Fillmore and passing by Citizen Cake! More on this and the other food we enjoyed in a later post :)


Fresh flowers from Le Bouquet on Union Street.


Mural at our J-pop style hotel room at the Hotel Tomo.

I love SF and have been day dreaming all week about returning for a visit real soon, hopefully for a longer stay. And I do think I left my heart there :)

A Los Angeles Wedding

We celebrated the wedding of a dear friend last Saturday. Theresa married her love, Mike, and it was beautiful!


The ceremony took place at the Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels in downtown LA. It is such a beautiful, modern, bright, and open space.


Bride and her happy parents!


Some prayers. Note the bridesmaids in dresses of varying style and shade of green. They wore nude flats and carried the most luxurious pink peony bouquets.


A blessing.


Rings.


Lighting of the unity candle.




The Mr. and Mrs! Hooray.


Directly following the ceremony, we headed over to the Museum of Natural History for the reception. It was another great location.


I love the dinosaurs that greet you at the entrance.


Guests were ushered into the whale room to for guest book signing and to pick up table assignments.


Thumb print tree guest book. I loved this idea! The tree looks so full after everyone signed :)


Ceiling of the rotunda room where we enjoyed cocktails.


Wedding cake in front of some buffalo in the North American Mammal room.


I absolutely adore these corgi cake toppers. Theresa and Mike have 2 cute corgis, so this cake topper is just perfect for them.


Ready to throw the bouquet.


Our mini hs reunion :)


Photo booth fun.

I really love weddings and was so happy to attend another wonderful one. This post makes me reminiscent of my wedding blogging days :)

Happy Tuesday everyone.