august september 2013 baby lifestyles magazine

Baby LifestylesSummer 2013 Magazine

Baby Lifestyles

LAUREN HALPERIN

Publisher, Creative Director

TARA STEINLEManaging Editor

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CONTENTS

August/ September 2013

Bia Schaefer

Featured not once but twice for

her beautiful photography of

baby celebrations. A sweet tea

party and an underwater fantasy

first birthday party showcase

what an incredible eye for detail

Bia has.

Alissa Melody

Baby showers at home can

sometimes seem homely. Alissa

shows how the right view behind

the lens makes an amazing

baby shower fantastic forever

in photographs.

Colleen Salmans

Nothing says summer time like

setting up a lemonade stand.

Colleen took some gorgeous

photographs of some little ones

enjoying a day the perfect

summer drink.

Emily Ku

Showing off one of the most

luxurious baby showers we’ve

seen, Emily shot this lavender

“bath time” themed baby

shower at the fabulous

Four Seasons Hotel.

Jessica Apple

Think of being little in the

summertime and being enter-

tained by balloons and beach

balls. This elegant child

photography shoot shows

the simple pleasures of playing

in the sun.

Jessica “Jaye” Kogut

The best baby celebrations are

the ones with meaning behind

them. Having a baby christening

is one of the most beautiful

moments in their life and their

parents. Jaye shares this one

of an adorable little man.

We Heart Contributors

Leslie Simmons

Doubling her pleasure, Leslie

both planned and shot an

incredible pastel hot air balloon

themed second birthday party for

her twin daughters. Get ready to

be lifted up and away at this

breathtaking spread.

Stefanie Harrington

Stefanie reminds us why

newborn photogrpahy shoots

should take place at home. So

parents can also show off the

details of their baby’s nursery

that they’ve poured their love

into.

Taylor Whitham

Four! This golfer in training

celebrated his first birthday

party on the 18th green with

a quick round before smashing

his birthday cake for a hole

in one.

Paisley’s Princess Room

When Heather purchased her home, she envisioned

from the first day that this room would one day be a nurs-

ery. It now belongs to her daughter Paisley and incorpo-

rates the rest of her home's style with a soft color palette

and crisp ivories and whites.

"I have always loved birds and how small and delicate

they are, yet they can do something that we all wish we

could: fly. I have known for years that if I ever was

blessed enough to have a girl, I would want to incorpo-

rate the aspect of birds into her room details."

Heather found one element to fall in love with an built the

room from there. She chosethe Kravet fabric on the pil-

low in her glider. "I saw the fabric in a magazine and

poured over the Internet trying to find someone who sold

it. When I did, I had it made into a pillow and just let the

color theme flow from there."

Heather loves the way the crib looks antiqued and

adores the little stone birds she found in a boutique shop

on The University of Oklahoma’s campus. "It’s also a

shop right next to the coffee house where my husband I

had our first date in college."

Paisley loves her Aden + Anais sleep sack and adoresher little A+A blankie so Heather knew she wanted a cribsheet made with the same material. Aden + Anais haveseveral solid shades, so she chose a shade thatmatched the Carousel Design items and it fit right in.

"Paisley’s Mimi, my Mom, made a little ivory canvas withher name in wooden letters and I found an old side tablein a family storage unit that we painted to match the crib.I also took some Nancy Drew books that I could neverput down when I was younger and wrapped them in bluepaper to tie in with the room and put them in a book rackon the nursery wall. I know she is much too young toread them now, but I hope someday that she gets asmuch joy from them as I did.”

"Besides my treasured books, I also had a beautiful mir-ror growing up that I was absolutely in love with. I took itwith me when I first got married and it hung in our bed-room for a few years. When Paisley was born, we put itin the nursery and I love it and all the memories it bringsback to me."

Heather's advice to other moms: find one element thatyou are absolutely in love with or that has sentimentalmeaning to you and build the room around it. "Never tryto copy someone else exactly, make it your own and areflection of your family, that way it will always be uniqueto you and that baby will always know that their room istruly something special and designed with love."

Modern Maison

By Stefanie Harrington

Caroline Grace’s Lovely Estate

1. Art Herringbone pattern @ Layla Grayce; 2. Armoire by AFK @ Available

upon request; 3. Sovereign Chandelier in White @ Posh Tots; 4. Nara Glider by

Babyletto; 5. AFK Crade @ Available Upon Request; 6. French Panel Crib

Upholstered Applique Versailles @ Available Upon Reqeust; 7. Crown

Rhinestone Knob @ Posh Tots 8. Petite Lapin Highchair

The Royal Room

Summertime LemonadePhotography by Colleen Salmans

Summertime LemonadePhotography by Colleen Salmans

Baby Vincenzo's Christening

Pictures by Jaye Kogut Photography

Bubbles and BalloonsBy Jessica Apple Photography

Baby Lifestyles: Where do

you find your party inspiration?

Joanna: Our inspiration starts

with the personality and tastes

of our clients.

BL: How much influence

should an invitation have for a

party’s theme or colors?

Joanna: The invitation is a

preview of the

party. It should

transmit the

concept that is

going to be

present in the

event.

BL: What are

some of your

favorite ways to add spice to

party décor?

Joanna: So many. We defend

that the details make all the

difference. We love to use

flowers, to choose the appro-

priate tableware and all those

graphic elements specific for

each event.

BL: How do you

feel about DIY

projects in par-

ties? What are

some of your fa-

vorites to do?

Joanna: We are

starting to use

some DIY el-

ements. We have

Around the World to

PortugalWe traveled all the way to Portugal to find Joana Nascimento of

Comcha Parties to see what the baby shower and first birthday party

trends are across the Atlantic!

recently made some cups for

tealights using a kind of a lace

and loved the result. The

trends in Portugal know are

decorated cookies and paper

flowers.

BL: What are some of your fa-

vorite parties you have thrown

and why? What did you love

about each?

Joanna: The are two parties

that have marked us. One

theme was Angry Birds. We

loved to see the look on the

boys faces that usually don't

pay so much attention to these

details, just looking at the

details with the characters

they like dazzled. The other

one was one theme ballet. It's

every little girl’s dream, every-

thing pink and very romantic.

BL: What’s the best part about

creating desserts for parties?

Joanna: Imagining the

desserts by colour.

BL: Are dessert tables popu-

lar in Portugal?

Joanna: Yes, in the past year

we have seen the concept of

sweet table design has in-

creased very much in Portu-

gal.

BL: What’s your favorite and

least favorite thing about

dessert tables?

Joanna: I love all the details,

the symmetry, the usability of

everything used individually.

The least thing is when I see

that people are not eating just

to not spoil the table.

BL: How do you incorporate

dessert tables into the theme

of the party?

Joanna: With the food, but

also with the decorations and

colors of the party

BL: Desserts come in trends,

like the cake pop for instance.

What is the dessert you must

have on your table in Portugal?

Joanna: Macarrons. They are

becoming more and more

popular every day.

BL: What trends do you see in

baby showers? In first birthday

parties in Portugal?

Joanna: Decorated cookies

are really big right now. And

clients are asking for person-

alized chocolate bar wrappers

to match the theme.

BL: What trends are on their

way out?

Joanna: Very elaborated

cakes. I believe the trend now

is to preserve the classic format

of a cake with a light touch of

the theme of the event. I see

many more cakes that are just

colored than highly decorated.

BL: What’s the best party

planning advice you ever got?

Joanna: To think of several

different activities for the chil-

dren to do. If you only have

one set aside for them, they

might like it. It’s always good

to have backup.

BL: What advice do you offer

your clients in the proces of

planning their party?

Joanna: Schedule the steps

of the planning as much as

possible and always keep

calm!

Tee Time on the Green

By Taylor Whitham Photography

Tee Time on the Green

By Taylor Whitham Photography

SummerPhotography

Showcase

Photo by Apple Rose Photography

SummerPhotography

Showcase

Photo by Apple Rose Photography

Photo by Blee Photography

Photo by Cary Diaz Photography

Photo by Images in Light

Photo by Daydream Weddings

Photo by Eli Photography

Photo by Laura Hernandez Photography

Photos by Laura Matthews Photography

Photo by Sandy Le Photography

Photo by POPography

Bath Time Baby Shower

By Emily Ku

Photographer: Emily Ku Photography

Planner: Little Posh Parties

Venue: Verandah at Four Seasons Las Vegas

Flowers: Enchanted Florist

Cake: Peridot Sweets

Photographer: Emily Ku Photography

Planner: Little Posh Parties

Venue: Verandah at Four Seasons Las Vegas

Flowers: Enchanted Florist

Cake: Peridot Sweets

Under the Sea Fantasy

By Bia Schaefer Photography

Big Dreams Baby Shower

By Alissa Melody Photography

A Shabby Chic

Tea Party

By Bia Schaefer Photography

Vintage Hot Air Balloon Fantasy

By Leslie Simmons

Vintage Hot Air Balloon Fantasy

By Leslie Simmons

Photographer Leslie Simmons had so much funplanning her twins' second birthday. She couldn't

wait to decide what theme she should choose for theparty and one of her favorite ideas was a vintage hotair balloon theme. By making the floating orb themevintage inspired, Leslie could incorporate the pastel

colors she loves like pink, yellow, and light blue.

Leslie used a good friend who is a graphic designerto help design the hot air balloon themed

invitations. Once finalized they were printed on watercolor paper.

Leslie used a good friend who is a graphic designerto help design the hot air balloon themed

invitations. Once finalized they were printed on watercolor paper.

e first piece of decor Leslie designed was thedessert table and branched off from there with

details and decor. "I gave the idea and color schemeand invitation to my cake decorator and knew she

would come up with something amazing! I love howthe hot air balloons cascade up the cake and are also

attacked by the string of flags!" Her father in law designed little wood baskets to hang on the Chinese

lanterns to create gorgeous hot air balloons to goover the cake table.

Leslie also served delicious cake pops floating over marshmallow clouds in basket-esque tins she foundat Michael's. “I also gave the invitation to the cookie

designer and she nailed my vision for hot air balloon cookies and cloud cookies.”

We had the party in our backyard so we brought in a tent. I ordered Chinese lanterns of all sizes to

hang from the ceiling of the tent to mimic the ideaof hot air balloons. We put the sides on the tent and had a craft table ready for the kids and we

were going to work with it. We had a bounce houseand huge inflatable ball for the kids entertainment!

We had hot and cold paninis, potato salad, chips as well as pizza for the kids. ere was also pink

lemonade for the kids and sangria for the adults. Everyone had a blast!

Photo by Ann Keen

“I cannot think of any need in

childhood as strong as

the need for a father's protection.”

Sigmund Freud