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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Blog Party {In Flight's 3rd Anniversary}

 
Yay!!! We are 3!
  Time sure flies by and it's gone fast since my first post on In Flight
but it's been an amazing experience.  I'm happy to share inspired photo shoots and
great Wedding Features as well as party inspirations and real parties!
 
Today I want to celebrate with you with a BLOG PARTY!
 
Edible Details helped me celebrate with the cutest fondant owl topper


So, What's a blog party to me?  I party with you sharing new ideas, tweeting, pinning and
you in turn comment here, pin from here, like and share on social media, tweet links to
the party and ENTER to win prizes!
I had to pick a theme for this awesome party and if you know me, you know I LOVE woodland
and owls and pink and gold and peach and all kinds of pretty stuff...so here it goes!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
How do enter the party? USE THE RAFFLECOPTER FORM BELOW FOR FORMAL ENTRIES.
Please remember to follow and support the amazing vendors and sponsors of our Giveaways!
 
EXTRA chances to win: Visit Instagram and Share or Repost the Giveaway.
Use
Twitter to Tweet a link to the party and ideas on Twitter or RT mine!
Comment on our
Timeline or share any pictures or links from today's party from our Facebook Page!
Remember to TAG @inflightideas #inflightisthree
Public posts preferred! IF yours is private make sure to comment on mine letting me know you shared!
(On Facebook, you can set a particular post to public if desired)
 
 
 
PRIZES:  There's a total of 10 prizes and 3 will be given on social media. 1 each to Instagram,
Facebook and Twitter. So share, share, share!
also 1 Grand Prize is available AND is perfect for local friends!!
 
WINNER - WENDY SYMONS ON FACEBOOK
 
WINNER - Stacy Geva Haycock
 
1 set of Decorated Cookies from M.Y. Dulce Delights
(these are available only for order after January 4th, 2014)
WINNER - Jennifer Couch
 
1 set of Chocolate Covered Oreos from M.Y. Dulce Delights
(these are available only for order after January 4th, 2014)
WINNER - Claudia McGee
 
1 "hi" colorful 8" hoop from Vintage Sunshine
WINNER - Jen Razz
 
WINNER - Patricia Flores
 
1 $20 Gift Certificate from Skylar Raine Accesories 
WINNER - Wendy Baron Byde
 
2 Personalized Bridal Hangers from Delovely Details
WINNER - Casey Barreto
 
1 $10 Starbucks Gift Card Courtesy of In Flight
WINNER - @CASADECREWS ON INSTAGRAM
 
1 $25 Target Gift Card Courtesy of In Flight
WINNER - @CHRISTIEKNAPPER ON TWITTER
 
GRAND PRIZE: One NEST boxed celebration - A party supplies packed box for a party of 10,
custom theme of your choice.  Including planning list and inspiration board.
If local, winner would be elegible for a party dessert table instead for 10 people
including 5 dessert items and theme decor of your choice.

I HAVE PICKED 2 WINNERS BECAUSE I COULDN'T RESIST: ONE FOR A BOXED CELEBRATION AND ONE FOR A LOCAL PARTY...
Boxed Celebration Winner - Crystal King
Local Party Winner - Jerry and Julie Burris
 
Good Luck! Giveaway is actually open till Saturday Morning!
and thanks for stopping by =)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Monday, October 28, 2013

October Celebrations!

What a special few weeks I've had and I am about to have! October is just such a special month for me. I had a BIRTHDAY this month and now I'm celebrating the blog's 3rd Anniversary this week! Yay!! So excited for this little space of awesomeness I share with all of you...Thank you!



I would like to share a few things I have been up to lately that I can mainly share by way of inspiration boards and sneak peeks, as they are still in the works for magazine features (yay for the 3 coming up!!) and future parties.

These are the inspirations with credit sources and their themes as I have named them!

Fall Owl Inspiration for Polka Dot Magazine
(Sneak Peek)
Cakepops by Sweet Whimsy Shop



Smoky Woods Inspiration for Everyday Party Magazine


Dreamcatcher Inspired Photo Shoot with Melissa Creates
(Inspiration Board)



Also this October I had the pleasure of working on a Wicked Soiree Birthday, and a fun Halloween Festive Owl Inspired Shoot along with creating a great drink recipe for an upcoming feature with
 A Sweet Spot: Home
(here's a sneak peek)
 
Hope you're October was just as awesome, I know most of you must be getting ready for trick or treaters....Happy Halloween!
 
 
 
 



Monday, October 21, 2013

Coral and Red Birthday Celebration {A Low Country Boil}

 
 

 I celebrated my 39th Birthday this past weekend and I'd like to share some of the images with you as I am just too excited of how everything came together!

I wanted a Low Country Boil and Peach Desserts. Brittany at Edible Details helped me announce the day's festivities and menu with the cutest low country boil fondant topper.
 
 
 
Low Country Boil
 

 The hubby did such a wonderful job with our first low country boil dinner and made my wishes come true by helping me set up a very cool and casual dinner table in our backyard.

My friend Wendy Symons made my day with a beautiful pumpkin cake because it's obvious I love Fall! Although I went a little back to Summer with the menu... I loved her cake and the amount of time and details she put into it. It was gorgeous and delicious too!
 
 

 On the peach desserts I had peach bourbon cupcakes which I created inspired on these. But let's face it, I am not a baker and I made mine with a yellow cake mix, fresh pureed peaches and 1 1/2 tablespoons of honey bourbon. That's it! Toppers also by the wonderful Edible Details.
 
 


 The peach cookies inspired on cookies by Bake at 350 are by KJ Cookies and I absolutely love how they turned out!! So peachy cute!
 
 
Fun, fun, fun! Cheerfully excited to kick off another great year!
 
 
 
 


Thursday, October 17, 2013

A Wicked Soiree

 
I styled this awesome fancy witch dessert table for a very special 14th year old birthday girl.  She wanted something glittery, fancy and with witches. It also happens that her favorite color is purple.  Perfect!
 
 
Megan wanted to see her name included and I thought it would be perfect to add it on picture frames, which I took the glass out of and cut the glittery letters out of stencils to add to scrapbook paper. They hung from ribbons and looked super cute! 
My favorite is the cake on this awesome stand with witches feet from a past Halloween Party, A Witch's Halloween . A friend of ours, Wendy, baked a gorgeous purple rosette cake including the cute hat and spider toppers!
 
 
Other desserts included chocolate cake push up pops with fondant witch's hats also by our friend Wendy. Cookies, cupcakes, cakepops and smores on little boxes because the girls were having a fire in the back later.
 


 



 
There was also Witch's Brew to go with some great pizza for the girls before they started on a fun line up of games including Pie Eating Contest and Apple Bobbing.
 

Halloween Scramble Word Game - Free Printable from Moms & Munchkins
 
 


 
 
I totally adored working on this party!
 
Check out the cool red velvet cake...
 
 
 
A very sweet ending indeed. Try these awesome party ideas and check out the link for the free printables above to top your cupcakes and sweets this Halloween!
 
CREDITS:
 
Styling and Photography: In Flight Celebrations
Cupcakes, Cakepops, Chocolate Push Up Cakes: In Flight Celebrations
Cake, Cookies and Fondant Toppers: Wendy Robinson
FREE Halloween Printables/Cupcake Toppers: Chickabug
 
 
 
 
 


Sunday, October 13, 2013

Happy Halloween from In Flight!

I love for Halloween to be fun around the blog. Last year I celebrated here on the blog with an awesome fun Hoot~o~ween. This year I'm celebrating again with an owl themed halloween with wonderful help by Lauren Mckinsey who created a really fun and cute owl ghost for us from a variation to her already fun Halloween Collection.
 
 
Fun, short and sweet it's what I like to call this one. It's a great small set up still full of sweets and treats and wonderful colors to compliment a fun theme.


I wanted a strawberry flavored cake and a cakepop topper on it. I thought a caramel apple would be the cutest thing and Sweet Whimsy Created the most cutest ones for us!
 
Original source for the balloon inspiration that I have been wanting to use for a while now, can be found here. I added scraps of fabric to make it fun!


Other treats included caramel corn, mini donuts, and cotton candy.


However you decide to celebrate this Halloween....have fun!

 
 
Printable Halloween Designed Collection ~ Lauren Mckinsey
Caramel Apple Cakepops ~ Sweet Whimsy Shop
Straws from Cotton Candy ~ Hey YoYo
Striped Cups and Black and White Baskets and Balloon ~ Shop Sweet Lulu