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March 4, 2015

Walker’s Baptism and Dedication

Walker’s Baptism and Dedication 

By Sweet Georgia Sweet

Everyday Party Magazine Baptism and Dedication by Sweet Georgia Sweet Everyday Party Magazine

 

Walker’s Baptism and Dedication.  Bethany from Sweet Georgia Sweet is one of the kindest, most sweet, and loving people I have ever “met”, plus, she is crazy talented!   And, while we have never officially met in person, I can tell you I am thankful to call her a friend!  Her little family has recently grown to include an adorable little brother for Walker, and I may have cried some when I found out about little Oliver.  Walker’s baptism and dedication was an adorable party fit for any age or celebration! 

From Bethany:

My husband and I adopted our son, Walker, when he was 5, so we were a little bit behind on some of the normal “baby” religious traditions and celebrations. However, it was important to us to have a “baby” dedication celebration for him.

I knew that I wanted to use a navy & aqua color scheme, and I let Walker’s favorite animal be the jumping point for the elephant theme. He was a very active part of the party planning & prepping, & he had a blast!

Everyday Party Magazine Baptism and Dedication by Sweet Georgia Sweet Everyday Party Magazine

DESSERTS & DRINKS We served Walker’s favorite vanilla cake, cookies, chocolate-covered Oreos, push-up pops, & white chocolate dipped marshmallows. To balance out all the sugar, we also served pretzels & popcorn. Nicole of Crumbles by Nicole made the cookies to match our invitation perfectly; she even perfectly matched the font on the invitation! Maria of Love & Sugar Kisses also matched the invitation and made the preppiest, little fondant-covered Oreos with elephants, stripes, & Walker’s monogram.

My sister & I made the push-up pops using simple, no hassle ingredients. We put our favorite store bought sugar cookie dough into mini muffin pans, & baked until done. Once cooled, we layered the cookies with piped, store bought vanilla icing. The kids & adults alike loved them!

Everyday Party Magazine Baptism and Dedication by Sweet Georgia Sweet Everyday Party Magazine

For drinks, we kept it simple by serving milk and water. We used milk bottles which I tied with navy blue & white twine. We also had aqua blue Mason glass jars, which I wrapped in navy and white striped and polka dot ribbon.

Everyday Party Magazine Baptism and Dedication by Sweet Georgia Sweet Everyday Party Magazine

INVITATION I wanted to create the feel of love and family, and since I was unable to find an invitation for an older child’s “baby” dedication, I ended up creating the invitation myself. I used a mixture of stripes and polka dots in the navy blue and aqua color scheme, and being the Southern belle that I am, I simply had to include his monogram. However, the focal point of the invitation was a sweet, little elephant family graphic; Mommy, Daddy, & Baby – all holding each other’s tails & walking together. It was precious. It was us!

DECOR I decided to go with lots of bold, navy and white stripes, and sprinkle in a few polka dots here and there. Jaclyn of Peckled created the most beautiful paper pinwheels which I used to pop against the ribbon garland on the dessert table. I created a set of topiaries & ribbon garland to match the preppy, party vibe. I also designed a new kind of hand-tied garland which I used on the dessert table’s backdrop. The backdrop also featured a custom name banner made with love and glitter by The Purple Pug.

Everyday Party Magazine Baptism and Dedication by Sweet Georgia Sweet Everyday Party Magazine

For the drink station, we used monogrammed medallions designed by Kristin of Stampin’ Fanatic; she was even able to match the font from the monogram on the invitation. The drink station also featured a custom, hand-glittered elephant family banner from The Purple Pug. I also chose to use an inexpensive thick, white frame to display the party invitation; making it a party of the party decor really helped bring it all together.

Everyday Party Magazine Baptism and Dedication by Sweet Georgia Sweet Everyday Party Magazine

Inspired by our glittery banners from The Purple Pug, Walker & I also decided to add just a touch more glitter to the party. Using Modge Podge & glitter, we glittered the tips of the wooden party forks & a large “W” which we used at the drink station.

Everyday Party Magazine Baptism and Dedication by Sweet Georgia Sweet Everyday Party Magazine

We also wanted to tie in a little bit of something meaningful into the decor, so we borrowed an antique blue Mason jar from my mother-in-law to display fresh hydrangeas.

Everyday Party Magazine Baptism and Dedication by Sweet Georgia Sweet Everyday Party Magazine

When everything was all decorated for the party, I brought Walker into the room to have a look. He covered his mouth with both little hands and just stood there looking all around before exclaiming, “Mommy, it’s beautiful. I love it!”

Everyday Party Magazine Baptism and Dedication by Sweet Georgia Sweet Everyday Party Magazine

*****

VENDOR CREDITS:

–Party Styling, Ribbon Garlands and Topiaries: Sweet Georgia Sweet www.sweetgeorgiasweet.etsy.com

– Fondant Covered Oreos: Love & Sugar Kisses

– Elephant Cookies: Crumbles by Nicole www.crumblesbynicole.com

– Cake: Melanie McClelland

– Glittler Elephant & Name Banner: The Purple Pug www.thepurplepug.com

– Paper Pinwheels: Peckled www.peckled.etsy.com

– Monogram Medalions: Stampin’ Fanatic! www.stampinfanatic.etsy.com

– Monogrammed Popcorn Cups: When I Was Your Age https://www.etsy.com/shop/WhenIWasYourAge

– Giant Balloons with Tassels and Milk Bottles: One Stylish Party https://www.etsy.com/shop/onestylishparty

– Gumballs and Striped Straws: Smash Cake Studio www.smashcakestudio.com

– Monogrammed Water Bottle Labels: Product80 https://www.etsy.com/shop/Product80

– Wooden Forks: Kawaii Goodies https://www.etsy.com/shop/kawaiigoodies

– Baker’s Twine and Push-Up Pop Containers: Lemon Zest Co https://www.etsy.com/shop/LemonZestCo

Tags : Baptism, Christening, Dedication, Elephant, Sweet Georgia Sweet

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