ENTERTAINING

19 Jun
2012

Fleurs de lis and Italian Heritage Meet for Graduation Celebration

posted by ninahelleny in ENTERTAINING
We had a party last month to celebrate my sister-in-law graduating from St. Louis University! Our town hosts an Italian festival every Memorial Day weekend, and since our family loves Festa we decided to merge our heritage and the symbol, the fleur de lis, that represents St. Louis University and St. Louis in general to create the theme of the party! My sisters-in-law, mother-in-law and I all put our talents and ideas together. We had a great time planning this party together.The Annex Coffee & Deli was a fantastic venue for the party. The staff was excellent to work with and the location was right in the middle of the Festa action! I designed an invitation with the green lattice pattern and red fleur de lis. Once I had the invitations ordered, I contacted Sweet Birdie's Nest. They created menu tents, a banner, party rounds, and other matching pieces. Beverly and Heidi always do such a beautiful job. They are good eggs those girls!I'm including this picture for two reasons, you can see the adorable banner from Sweet Birdie's in the background and my Jack looks like such a little boy! I can't believe we'll be celebrating his first birthday in less than a month! I just go from one party to the next and I love every minute of it!

Polka dot balloons: MSR Balloons, wholesale resource.
  • Liz

    Yay for that great party and the talented photog who took that last pic! haha :) It was a great party and such an exciting time for a bright, new graduate! Great job to all involved in the planning!

  • rbs2

    what a great picture of such a beautiful family! each of us is made in the image of God, and thus perfect because we are fearfully and wonderfully made by our Creator! little jack is so cute i could just eat him up! love reading your posts.

  • http://deliciousmargaritablog.blogspot.com Miss Margarita

    You all look so Good! Love all the details! I Love to plan parties too!

  • landlocked mermaid

    YOU also look gorgeous in the picture :) love you baby sis.. I know they are growing up toooo fast!! slooow down babies!! xoxo

  • http://www.lavitaebellaamp.com Adrienne

    What a great idea! Love the color scheme and the mini bottles of vino!

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    I always see you recommend them and I’m thinking that I will DEFINITELY use them soon! Thanks for great recommendations Nina!