Preppy + Girly Nautical 1st Birthday Party

I am in love with this PREPPY + GIRLY NAUTICAL FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Tracy Allen of Sweet Peach Paperie! Tracy did such a good job, there are so many cute ideas here! This could easily be a baby shower theme, too!

Tracy said- “I chose this nautical theme after deciding that we wanted to have my daughter, Eliza’s, 1st birthday party on the lake in our neighborhood. With a lakeside setting, a preppy pink and navy nautical celebration seemed to be the perfect fit! It was so much fun to design the invitations. The invites are always my very favorite part! I lined the navy envelopes with a coordinating pink stripe paper and sealed them with a personalized return address sticker. The liners are so easy to make yourself and way less expensive than purchasing lined envelopes. Simply create your pattern, adhere the liner to the envelope with a glue stick and that’s it! From the invite, I designed the rest of the collection around the diagonal stripes and quatrefoil patterns. The dessert table was set up in the lake gazebo and filled with the talents of so many! The pink cake was designed with a swirl “wave” pattern and contributed by Creations Bakery. It sat on my favorite white scallop stand from Pi er 1 Imports. The adorable anchor cookies were made by Sweet Goosie Girl and were just as delicious as cute! I couldn’t resist and ate one within minutes of the package landing on my doorstep! The fondant toppers were custom made by Claudia Cupcake Lady to perfectly match the sailboat and monogram used throughout. Claudia also kindly designed a sailboat fondant topper for Eliza’s smash cake. The pink stripe and navy stripe straws were courtesy of Fun Paper Straws. I just love paper straws! I designed straw flags and used glass bottles that were recycled Starbucks frappuccino bottles! The individual snack containers were filled with pretzel goldfish and topped with a “Catch of the Day” sticker. The containers were another fun freebie! While eating lunch at a local deli, those perfect little containers were served with the kid’s meal. I asked if I could purchase some and the kind manager gave me as many as I needed! The pink lunch bags held “Sailor Sandwiches”. The sailboat kabobs were filled with blackberrries and blueberries to match our navy colored theme. The skewers were topped with a sail and inserted into a glass vase of brown sugar to give the look of sand. All of the preppy party decor was designed by Sweet Peach Paperie. After dinner, our little party guests built their own sailboats. My dad cut all the wood and my mom made the sails with leftover fabric from the backdrop. It was so cute to see a table of girls and one little boy using their hammer and nails to build sailboats. We then set sail in the lake! It was such a beautiful night and the perfect evening to celebrate our sweet girl!”

Vendors and Credits:
Party Printables- Sweet Peach Paperie
Photography- Princess P. Photography
Cookies- Sweet Goosie Girl
Fondant Toppers- Claudia Cupcake Lady
Cake- Creations Bakery
Table and Chairs: It’s My Party Rentals

Items used in this party that are available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Paper Straws

Balloons

Pink Striped Paper Bags

Glass Milk Bottles

Jute/Twine

Clear Plastic Mini Parfait Glasses

Clear plastic parfait glasses available here.

Pink striped paper bags available here.

Jute/Twine available here.

Glass milk bottles available here.

Blue & pink striped paper straws available here.