Intimate Backyard Tea

Pyxie Productions of Roseville: Photography

We threw a "Fall Backyard Tea Birthday Party" (that's a mouth full!) for our friend and client, Heather, this last weekend.  We spent many weeks planning this event and thinking about all of the little details. We met with Heather multiple time and had unlimited contact with her to keep the lines of creativity going to get exactly what Heather wanted with still a few surprises in store for her that day.

Nicole keeps telling me that God is on our side with this business because little things happen all the time to make each event special.  Before this specific event we worried about getting good photos of all the details and hard work we had put into the party, but luck was on our side that day.  We randomly got a call from Jaymie from Pyxie Productions Photography in Roseville.  She had seen our business card in Shady Coffee.  On the whim she decided to call us and see if she could work with us and she was willing to came out and take some pics of our party.  So, enjoy a few good pics below.

About this party:

Heather wanted a party in her backyard where she could invite her closest friends for a tea. She wanted a fall theme and she wanted some fun details like an option for her guests to dress up.  Heather was a great client because she basically let us take creative license with the decorations.  She just wanted a great menu, pumpkins incorporated, and some fun games.  We were on a limited budget so we came up with some fun inexpensive ideas.  We incorporated a tea time trivia game and a game about the Birthday girl.  We spent time on a lot of little details like gold framed pictures, gold painted pumpkins, gold framed mirrors, and lace and burlap in other areas. Lace & burlap lined the tables, and pumpkins hid in many corners.  We also handmade tags for all the tea pots and food.  We found some great gold fabric leaves that we stamped with the word 'Joy' and put under each tea cup.  Each setting of tea had a classic original china setting that has been around for years in Nicole's family line.  As always, we love to rent from our dear friend Marci from Sacramento Vintage Crockery Rentals for all her cute unique things that add flare and fun to our tables.  We were able to get some crystal jam jars and extra tea pots from her for this event.

Pyxie Productions of Roseville: Photography

The favors for the guests were mini pumpkins signed with fun saying from the birthday girl.  We decided to make a mini pumpkin patch to display the cute pumpkins.  Each guest was asked to go pick their favorite and take it home with them.

We had a delicious fall menu that included butternut squash soup, Fat Cat scones, classic tea sandwiches, pumpkin cookies, and some amazing teas.  We found the most yummy Chocolate Mint Black Tea that was so delish it didn't even need sugar.

Heather did not want a traditional birthday cake so we ended up having an amazing cake from Ettore's Bakery of Sacramento.  It was a Tiramasu Birthday Cake with some Cherry Kissed Flare!  We made a special birthday flag that was displayed on a cute twig.  We also paired the cake with a tea cup full of flowers and fall leaves.

We put so much time and effort in all the details of this special party. We wanted the perfect touches that showed Heather's guests just how much they meant to her.  Many of the guests commented on what a great party it was and Heather was so pleased at how everything turned out!  Some even said it was the best party they had ever been too!  We could not ask for a better compliment.  We want to thank everyone who came and our great vendors for helping us out.


Celebrations Rentals of Roseville: Chair Rentals

Ettore's Bakery of Sacramento: Tiramasu Birthday Cake with Cherry Kissed Flare

Pyxie Productions of Roseville: Photography

Sacramento Vintage Crockery Rentals: Jam jars, tea pots, vintage rentals

-Kendall Burley

Enjoy the pics:

Pyxie Productions of Roseville: Photography

Pyxie Productions of Roseville: Photography

Pyxie Productions of Roseville: Photography

Pyxie Productions of Roseville: Photography

Pyxie Productions of Roseville: Photography

Pyxie Productions of Roseville: Photography

Fall High Tea and DIY Frame Projects

This was a fun weekend for us.  Both of our husbands were out of town so we decided to take advantage of the opportunity and get busy with business plans, details, and crafts.  Not only did my house turn into craft central but we turned into kids again with a sleepover, chick flicks, & junk food.   We spent many hours on crafts for our upcoming Tea Party photo-shoot and High Tea Birthday party for our dear friend and client, Heather.  We also made some time to go to a charity fundraiser, where we meet some great people that we hopefully will be working with in the near future on some great fund-raising events for a special cause, The Children’s Tumor Foundation.  It’s always good when you can work with passion for a good cause.  At the charity street fair, we met many vendors, Steve Hillier with Dogs on Wheels, and Kenn Serrano with Aloha Balloon Company who makes amazing scenes out of balloons.  Below is a picture of us in front of some amazing balloon flowers.  He also is a magician and great entertainer.     

Steve Jillier with Dogs on Wheels

Kenn Serrano with Aloha Balloon Company

The fall season is calling our name this year. We are excited for pumpkins, candy corn, and deep colored decorations.  We are excited to incorporate the fall in our High Tea birthday party we are planning.  We are wanting to bring in pops of the seasons colors (oranges, yellows, gold’s, and greens)!  We want to incorporate a mini pumpkin patch and fall leaves to bring fall into the tea.  Some of the crafts we worked on this weekend were old frames we found at garage sales that we painted and decorated (pictures to come soon).  We took apart an old mirror and painted the frame and we are turning the frame into a magnetic moonstone colored chalk board!! This will be a fun way for us to write out menus at events or fun inspiration sayings.  We also took the labels off of green wine bottles and put lace around the middle and attached twin. We will be able to hang the bottles and fill them with flowers.  This creates a beautiful vintage look.  We also found some fabric fall leaves for super cheap and stamped an elegant stamp on each one that says “joy”.  This will be something we can use at each place setting.  We have many other projects and crafts that we are working on and you will just have to wait for the pictures. They should be up in October.  

We have been busy. Keep checking in for more details and fun things we are working on.  Next week we will put up a video on how to make candy corn rice crispies!  Yum!

The Holidays are Around the Corner!

I love the holidays.
In California it is always so hot and right around October things start to cool off, the days seem fresh and sweet, and i start to get excited.  The trees start turning pretty colors, apples come into season, and the holidays are right around the corner.  One of the best thing about the holidays are the festive foods, crafts, and great decorations that come into season.  Nicole and I are going to start making YouTube video blogs on simple ideas for food, decorations, and crafts.  We will post them here so stay tuned.

Get ready for candied apples, kids in costumes, turkey, and the smell of pine trees!

Don't forget to book us for your holiday parties now! 25% off if you book us before the end of October!~