I first learned about the online invitation site, Cocodot, from watching the Techcrunch 50 conference, an event put on by the tech blog, TechCrunch, highlighting some of the newest technology startups.
I thought Cocodot’s invitations looked cool, but what hooked me was the free trial.  After having used Evite so many times, I wasn’t going to [...]

One of Lainey’s friends brought rocket balloons to her party and they were such a huge hit, I had to write about them.
Rocket balloons are really simple.  They’re just colorful long balloons and a hand pump.
You use the pump to blow up the balloons.  Then you let the balloons go and they fly super high [...]

The party went off without a hitch!!  Lainey had a great time, we had a great time.  It was a lot of work, but well worth it.  Here are some pictures to show you what it looked like.
Setting up before the party.  Everything was in Lainey’s favorite colors — pink and purple.  The day couldn’t [...]

I came across this blog post and thought this was a great way to throw a party without having to pay for it.
Instead of an official Sweet 16, with invitations, food, and the lot, this guy sent out a text,  said that he was having his Sweet 16th birthday at a certain local skating rink [...]

So Lainey’s 3rd birthday party is this Sunday and I’m excited.  Even for this “nothing special” party at a local park for 25 kids and 35 adults, it’s amazing the number of lists I have going, and the amount of time I’ve spent planning instead of blogging.
Now that it’s all set, here are the details… [...]

If I were having a Quinceanera, I would want Hugo Benson of Hugo Benson Photography to be my photographer.  He’s based in San Diego and doesn’t come cheap (his packages starts at $2,000), but he gives his Quinceaneras the experience of a lifetime and turns them into bona fide celebrities!
Hugo is one of the main [...]

So the invitations to my daughter’s party are out.  The responses are trickling in.  While my intention was to keep it small, I don’t think I’m going to be successful.  Now I’m planning on about 30 kids, 45 adults.  That’s a lot of mouths to feed.  So for my menu…
45 inch sandwiches from Bay Cities [...]

Every time I plan a party, I’m always amazed at how many details there are and how much work the whole thing is.
For my daughter’s 3rd birthday party, my goal is to create a hip, fun, and relatively simple shindig, with low stress.  A tall order, I know, but here’s how I’m thinking of doing [...]

I love this… an entire blog dedicated to people throwing Twilight-themed and New Moon-themed parties.  It was started by Tara who was turning 30, wanted to throw a Twilight-themed dinner party, couldn’t find a lot of ideas on the web, so she started her own blog.
Some pictures from her Twilight-themed 30th birthday party.
And some other [...]

I was just talking to Christine Long-Plotkin, who recently added her wedding photos to our site.  She got married in November 2009 in Los Angeles, and threw a $30k wedding on a budget of $13k.
How did she do it?  With a “can do” spirit, by finding people who were willing to work within her [...]