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A “Bittersweet” Valentine’s Party
Jen of Blush Printables and I teamed up for a dreamy yet humorous take on this romantic holiday. Inspired by lyrics of popular love songs and common “love” phrases, Jen designed all the party printables and paper goods for this shoot. I almost squealed when I saw it all – her work is outstanding. From the shimmer paper to the tiny details on each design, her work is divine. We chose a blush pink and champagne gold color scheme as we both find it simply dreamy.
Read on for a giveaway from some of the “glittered decor” used in the shoot!
Simple vanilla cupcakes with ruffle strawberry frosting set the tone for an arrangement of sweet desserts! These cuties are from Nashville’s Whole Foods but you can easily achieve a ruffled look with the Wilton ruffle tips! Top with a bit of crystal sugar, and you have a fancy mini cupcake!
The mini candy containers and scoops were a find from Michaels. The little scoops fit right down in the side, so darling! I filled these with Valentine’s M&Ms, but any little treat would be perfect!
I LOVED the signs that Jen made. She just has such an eye for design, working with her is a dream. Her work is fantastic. One of my favorite elements she made were the votive wraps! So easy to wrap around a candle and the candle glows so beautifully through the design.
Who doesn’t love anything mini sized?! Making cherry pie shots to go with the “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” was a breeze. All you need is little shot glasses (these are acrylic plastic ones from The Container Store) and Cherry Pie ingredients. You can make your own Cherry Pie or use cherry pie filling with puff pastry or ground graham cracker crumbs. I did the latter and they turned out delicious!
Sweet Lydia’s made the heart shaped smores with edible glitter in champagne gold and pink! They were such a hit when I served them at a Peacock Engagement Party that I knew I wanted to use them again! Sweet Lydia’s is part of our Gourmet Guide so be sure to check out her delectable treats!
The heart medallion tags with glittered edges were a fun find on etsy. Little Pumpkin Papers made them, and let me say, she is delightful and her products are quality (and reasonably priced)! I will be ordering again for SURE! I highly recommend taking a peak into her shop!
{GIVEAWAY} I’m going to give away 5 of the heart medallion tags used in this shoot to a lucky reader so leave a comment below if you’d like to be entered to win! HURRY! Deadline to enter is Wednesday, February 9th. Winner will be notified Thursday, February 10th!
Hope you enjoyed this Valentine’s inspiration party shoot! - Courtney
Vendors & Credits
Styling, Photography – Courtney Dial/Pizzazzerie
Place Cards, Invite, Signs, Votive Wraps – Blush Printables
Smores - Sweet Lydia’s
Heart Medallion Tags – Little Pumpkin Papers
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Absolutely love this! Shot through the heart…that is the best! =D I love it all and I hope I win!!
Love, Love, Love. Way too adorable!! I always look forward to seeing what you come up with for holidays! You ladies did a fabulous job!
Cammi
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I wish I had a bunch of girlfriends to have a party like this with! Maybe I’ll make a little mini-party for some family. Cute ideas without being gaudy or tacky!
No wonder you love your job, putting things like this together would be the MOST fun! What an adorable shoot. Fabulous photography, too, Courtney! :)
I love everything in this shoot. I am always looking for cute ideas. I work in an office with mostly women and a couple of men, so on Fridays I always try to fix something cute and good to eat. The women (and men)have started looking forward to see what I am going to bring in next, so I am definately going to use some of your ideas….Thanks a bunch!
Absolutely classy and gorgeous!!! Love love love it!!!! :)
Love this, Courtney!! You are so talented!! Very classy and gorgeous!!!
Super cute and sweet! Love the color combo. So much talent!
I love all the 80s songs references! So cute!!
I love this Courtney, GREAT JOB!. It’s so feminine and fun! The sayings are too cute!!! xoxo
This is amazing and so inspiring, love love! wish you a wonderful weekend
LOVE it!!! Very Cute.
This turned out *so* incredible, Courtney! It was such a pleasure working with you!
I love all the valentine stuff. I would love to know what tip they used to decorate the cupcakes.
I absolutely LOVED this tablescape because hearts are my absolute favorite! It is gorgeous and I can appreciate all the work that goes into it because I host a Valentine’s Day tea & dinner every year. Your website is VERY inspiring and I appreciate that you share it with all of us. I used to think I was creative until I started looking here :0 Love, love, love it!
Absolutely beautiful! Everything is soooo cute! LOVE it!! :)
LOVE this. Brilliant work as always from Jen!
way cute! i’d love to come to one of your parties!
These are great! I’d love to win.
Ok I’m obsessed! Look at those truffles! Every detail is perfect!