This past weekend, my good friend, Lauren, celebrated her birthday by hosting a mimosa brunch at her North Beach apartment. When Lauren first mentioned it, I didn't even ask, I just told her that I was helping! The wheels in my party planning head were spinning out of control with ideas.
I was so happy that everything came out looking so great. I set up a mimosa bar with some trimmings and a mini candy bar. Lauren handled the decorations and the delicious food with the help of her boyfriend.
I can't wait for the next occasion where we can host another mimosa brunch!
mimosa bar
the mimosa bar with the trimmings.
a lot of the glassware and serving ware, including the tiny tongs, were purchased from the Japanese dollar/variety store, Daiso.
pink paper stripped straws were purchased from Dress My Cupcake.
pink paper stripped straws were purchased from Dress My Cupcake.
i've always associated mimosas with orange juice so it was fun to try out different juices.
we tried pineapple and grapefruit in addition to the orange juice.
grapefruit was, by far, the favorite of the day.
we included fresh strawberries and raspberries.
i planned on having blueberries as well but conveniently forgot them!
lauren made paper pom and garland banners for decoration.
paper poms are super easy to make but cheap to buy as well.
to make a pom, just stack a bunch of sheets of tissue paper, fold into a fan, tie in the middle, and fluff each sheet.
Polka Dot Bride provides an easy to follow tutorial. check it out.
or the easy route would be to order them online -- but beware, you'll still have to do all the manual fluffing!
Luna Bazaar has an assortment of colors at reasonable prices.
and check out, Prudent Baby for a quick tutorial on how to make a fabric garland banner similar to what lauren made here.
a little personalization touch with these wooden initials from Typo.
the candy bar was a mini-one. i figured just a few sweets here and there could tide people over for the day. besides, buying quality candy in bulk takes time! heed my warning for those who plan on buying candy in bulk for dessert/candy tables.
i like to buy my bulk candy from Candy Warehouse
*pictured: strawberry gummy puffs, pink rock candy, and cherry gummy pigs
No comments:
Post a Comment