Spa Day & a 2nd Birthday Party

On the horizon is a Spa Day and a 2nd Birthday Party for a special little guy. 

Could there be two completely different celebrations?  Spa Day is to celebrate friendship and take the time to relax and laugh with one another ~ Hudson's Birthday Party will be a celebration of this incredibly busy little guy with big blue eyes. 

I'm busy with yellow polka dots & daisies and dinosaurs & party hats. I can hardly wait to see it all worked out...the creative juices are flowing and I'm looking forward to these two very different groups of people enjoying themselves and one another.

Pictures to follow...

Brilliant & Cheap! Er...Inexpensive

This week I met with my Bride On A Budget - so much excitement!
In talking with the Bride and Groom I learned just how much of a budget they have for their fall wedding - their goal is to plan their dream wedding for $1500. That's quite a goal considering the average wedding cost these days is $27,800*. 

I feel like they're well on their way to get pretty darn close to that goal. 

• She bought her gorgeous wedding dress at a $99 sale at David's Bridal
• The Bride's brother is a chef & a close friends is a photographer whose spouse is a DJ
• The mother of the Bride is using part of her income tax return to pay the rental fee for the venue 
• They are planning on growing the mini pumpkins for their centerpieces

Where there's a will, there is most assuredly a way! Get creative people! Call on your friends to lend their talents ~ there will be a time you can pay them back with your own special talent. 

*Source: TheKnot.com