Posts under ‘Birthdays’

Chloe’s Birthday: Modern Rooftop Garden Party, Part 1

Garden party before

Remember this invitation? Today we’ll be showing you Chloe’s first birthday, a rooftop party with a modern garden party theme styled by Make Merry! and photographed by Marisa Matluck.

Here’s what the rooftop looked like before. Big open space, modern industrial feel, patio tables and umbrellas for furniture.
 

To bring the space to life, we [...]

Game Night, part 2

Game Night treat jars and bags

Continuing on with our Game Night recap, here are some of the handmade details we incorporated throughout…

Guests took home candy in miniature jars and clear bags decorated with coordinating labels and tags that we designed.

The food was all chosen to be “game-friendly” – no utensils required and very little grease or mess. We designed the [...]

Game Night: Dots, stripes & primary colors, part 1

Game Night invitation

As promised, here is some eye candy from our Game Night birthday party this past weekend.

We were inspired by vintage board games – like Monopoly, Scrabble, Sorry, Clue – which drove our color story of saturated red, blue and yellow. We designed custom invitations with a fun twist: Each guest received a red polka-dot [...]

Birthday candles

birthdaycandles

How about some fun, funky candles for your next birthday cake? Don’t overdo the icing decorations… a streamlined, simple cake will let the candles shine.

{Clockwise from top left: Birthday Candleabra, miniature numbers, Colorflame candles, Roman Candles, Happy Birthday letters set}

Birthday Ticket & Sneak Peek

Birthday Ticket

It’s my husband’s birthday today, and I couldn’t think of a better gift than One Perfect Day. He deserves it!

Also, here’s a little sneak peek of the party we’ll be featuring next week.

Who doesn’t love a fun Game Night – especially when it’s filled with vintage board game inspiration and an over-the-top dessert buffet? [...]

Bright Butterflies

Butterfly children's parties

Make Merry! was recently asked to put together a design plan for a bright & cheerful butterfly children’s party – here’s a little snippet of the multicolor inspiration we found.

{Clockwise from top left: Butterfly centerpieces and place cards by Martha Stewart via The Seattle Times, cake plates from Birthday in a Box, cupcake toppers from [...]

custom invitations paper goods favors for weddings and events