In Canada, this pretty little girl had
two celebrations for her 1st birthday. Deanna's Cowgirl themed birthday parties
were all made and set by first time Mom Gerlie, a good friend of mine way back
from our first job in Asiatic.
The first party celebration was in the
family's ranch in Piapot Town, Saskatchewan. The second was held in Regina
City, Saskatchewan, where Deanna, Gerlie and Jamie, her husband resides.
The number signage was such a great party idea by Mom.
Gerlie said, "At first, I just wanted a number 1 prop so I can photograph Deanna showing that she is 1 year old. I asked a carpenter friend of mine to cut me the number. To my surprise, he did “2011”, “2012” and also numbers zero through nine! Now, I'm good to take Deanna's birthday pictures with her age number every year until she says, ‘not anymore.’"
The big event was the celebration at
the ranch where many of the family's relatives and friends came. The party was
complete with games and activities such as the Pony PiƱata and Pin the Tail on
the Pony. There was also a mini playground and a country-style jail signage
photo booth. Kids had a chance to ride Copper, Deanna's miniature horse. Mom
gave away bandanas and country hats for photo booth props as well.
Deanna and Lola |
I asked Gerlie why a Cowgirl Theme?
“My
in-laws own a ranch, so everything was ready for me. They bought a miniature
horse for Deanna; his name is Copper. When Deanna was 9 months old, her
grandparents presented Copper and they topped it off by giving her a complete cowgirl
outfit. I thought the ranch was a
perfect venue. She’s grandpa’s little cowgirl, so it was meant to be a
cowgirl party.”
Deanna at 9 months with Cooper |
Deanna and Grandma Brost |
The pony cake and cupcakes were made by
Mom and Grandma Brost. It's so cute that they put mini fries (picnic) to look
like haystack in front of the horses. Aside from these, they also served
western country-style food like Stampede Pork Ribs to spice up the theme and of
course, some home-cooked Filipino food like Pancit, Fried Rice and Lumpiang
Shanghai.
Since Jamie and Gerlie also wanted to
celebrate Deanna’s 1st birthday with their friends from the city,
they threw another party in Regina.
Here is the birthday studio set-up made
by Gerlie in their home. Also a nice job on this, Mom!
"My
inspiration for these parties came from professional portraits that I've seen
online. They are so adorable and I always wanted Deanna to have these kinds of
photos too. I know how expensive it is to get professional photographer
sessions so we bought ourselves a good DSLR camera. This way I can just do them
myself."
These lovely pony and pink cowgirl hat
cupcakes were baked and decorated by Mom, herself. The small round cake was
made intentionally for Deanna to ruin and play with for a nice photo shoot.
Indeed a perfect 1st birthday
celebration for Deanna with loving family, relatives and friends.
Gerlie, Deanna and Jaime Brost |
Thanks Gerlie for sharing this lovely
occasion with us.
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