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Sweet Ella’s 1st birthday

Ella celebrated her 1st birthday in style! Can you tell she LOVES purple? Make it Happen Events sent all the details to make it a day to remember.
All photos were captured by Kristopher Jay Photography.

Better Than Love

Brittany and Kyle are such a fun, witty couple and it showed throughout their special day! The decor was clean-lined and classic and the reception was “over-the-top” fun! Everything from the dueling pianos for entertainment to Kyle’s peacock cupcake showed their guests how fun-loving they are.

Congratulations Brittany and Kyle. May all your days be filled with love and laughter!

Church: St John the Apostle Catholic Church

Reception: Downtown Des Moines Marriott

Catering: Downtown Des Moines Marriott

Cake: Creme Cupcakes

Photographer: Gorman House Photography

Entertainment: Dueling Pianos of Andy Anderson and Mike Leeds

Flowers: The English Rose 

Brave Knights & Kind Princesses

To celebrate Shemaiah’s 6th birthday we created a royal celebration for her! The kids were invited to “train dragons and be brave and beautiful” at her castle. The afternoon included crafts, princess and knight movies, cupcakes and loads of fun!

Stunning.

Stunning. The couple, the families, the flowers, the decor, the dress… oh, Kelly’s dress! All elements of Chris and Kelly’s wedding were STUNNING. We had the pleasure of teaming up with Tracy Fuller and her fantastic team at InnovativEvents to create the couple’s special day.

Congratulations and best wishes Chris and Kelly!

Church: First Lutheran Church, Milford, Ia

Venue: The Arrowwood Resort, Okoboji, Ia

Catering: The Arrowwood Resort

Cake: The groom’s grandma. What a special gift!

Photographer: Janine McClintock

DJ: Energy Productions

Flowers: Artistic Bloom

Decor: InnovativEvents

Stationery: BHappy Inc.

Classic.

Classic. The word that first comes to mind when thinking about Abby and Dominic’s wedding. The use of black and white, the attention to details, the “Sinatra” style cocktail hour, and their love for their family is what made their day classic and elegant, just how they dreamed it to be.

Congratulations Abby and Dominic! We wish you and your family the best!

Catering: Taste to Go

Cake: Creme Cupcakes

Photographer: Jill Brown

Videographer: Edited Visions

DJ: Puttin’ on the Hits

Flowers: The English Rose

 

Mama-to-Bee Baby Shower

My older sister, Anne, is expecting her first baby in October! She was able to make it back to Iowa this summer so I hosted a “Mama-to-Bee” baby shower for her. It turned out to be a beautiful afternoon with friends and family celebrating the soon to arrive Baby Thomas. Thank you Amber with Mimi & T Photography for capturing the day!

Congratulations Anne and Hollis!

Catering: Flarah’s and Gateway Market

Cupcakes: Creme Cupcakes

Custom stationery: BHappy, Inc

Photographer: Mimi and T Photography

Something sweet

I love the color combination of gray and yellow! I’ve been working on my sister’s baby shower (pictures to come soon!) with that color scheme and was then asked to make another cake similar to hers.

3 Cheers for Shelly!

Congratulations to Shelly on her graduation from Des Moines University with her Masters in Health Care Administration! What an accomplishment!

Rainbow fun!

What did the rain in April bring this year? RAINBOW FUN! Elizabeth turned 7 and celebrated her birthday with good friends and a houseful of bright colors! From the rainbow banister to the food and dessert, we had bright colors everywhere! The kids had fun guessing the number of skittles in the box, making rainbow bracelets and eating rainbow sprinkled cupcakes and layered jello cups. Happy birthday sweet Elizabeth!

“Mad”style Cocktail Party

We went retro for this one! In celebration of John’s birthday we hosted a Mad Men inspired cocktail party. The men were dashingly dapper and the ladies oh so retro glamorous. Not a detail was overlooked from the 1960′s food to the mini cocktail shakers and candy cigarettes as party favors to the classic cocktails. Enjoy all the wonderful pictures taken by Amber from Mimi and T Photography. You’d be “mad” to miss them!

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I've done things as simple as organizing the catering and setting up for a dinner party to much more detailed events and receptions for 150 people and up.

I pull inspiration from the very people I'm working with and enjoy bringing their vision to life down to the last detail. Throughout the process I give my clients easy, budget-friendly tips for creating events out of any occasion. I also match your style and tastes with the best venues, caterers, florists and vendors in the area.

At the end of the day, I want my clients and guests to feel relaxed and enjoy their event, knowing that all of the details are taken care of.

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