Not any surprise elements involved for the theme to be Minnie Mouse since Zelyn is very big on it. Anything with Minnie Mouse simply result in her shrieks of "meemee".
The preparation turned out to be rather tricky all because I am totally nether IT nor design savvy thus honestly the above invite is a major project which I am really glad it turned out well. Not withstanding the numerous search engines went through and figuring out the different program of editing and identifying editable or non editable downloads. One would have exclaimed "aren't minnie theme stuff supposed to be in abundance?!" but to my horror, they are not as easily available as it can be, probably due to copyrights issues? Can I just say I am very proud to achieve the above mentioned. Geez, the extend mummies go to for the kids.
Invite is basically the very beginning of what's more to come. I have been pretty indecisive on the decorations and dessert table which are gaining loads of popularity in the recent parties. SO at the very last minute, it was decided that dessert table is a must but the headache of food tents and labels stepped in. Thankfully over a casual conversation on Whatsapp with a friend proved to be my savior. Coincidentally her daughter's 1 YO party was along the same theme with ours thus she generously loan us her artworks and decorations.
Party favors have been decided as soon as the invites are established and it took quite a while to source out the materials for economical reasons. Day in day out when time can be afforded, it's off to party stores online or physical stores to sniff out ideas. It was a very very rushed project and the three poor adults have to burn midnight oil to complete them partly as it was not as simple as assumed and time taken was considerably much longer. They are completely handmade from scratch and I got all excited looking at the end products!
Okay back to the party. Zelyn's Godma Sue Lin was very kind to help us book the venue, thanks Godma! Her cake was picked up en route to the venue and it was really challenging balancing the cake, crossing fingers and toes it will not collapse during the journey. Trust me, I had aching arms upon arrival at the venue and get to breathe normally again, yes it is that exaggerating. Serve me right for trying to be special, not ordering the conventional cake but it was all worthwhile when the birthday girl and the guests go all ga-ga over it, tasting good too according to feedbacks from the guests.
When we reached the venue about an hour before the party, we received a great shock! The remains of the earlier party is still present and we needed the space for our caterer supposed to be due in a short while. Helpful Godma who came earlier to offer help with the setup was quick to contact the clubhouse staff and the guys actually remove the stuff themselves. One hiccup down and receiving a call from our caterer confirming they are reaching in a few mins set my mind at ease to concentrate on the decorations. To avoid any confusion, gave them very precise directions as to where our party room is located. So we busied ourselves with the decorations which was completed in less than 10 minutes.
Major boo boo happened next and it is totally embarrassing and ridiculous. The caterer have yet to arrive and my guests are trickling in by the minute. Big embarrassment of a party without food or so it appear, much more on us, the hosts. Called them repeatedly but nobody answered the call. When I did managed to reach them, they claimed that the food had been setup and payment made?! My relatives then suggest on the possibility of wrong delivery to another venue at the seminar room that they pass by. We rushed to take a look and indeed the food is exactly the same as what I have ordered. Ridiculously the host of that party did not even verify the caterer and food, blindly accepting and paying for it. If we had not make the attempt to verify with them, they have no idea at all it was a wrong delivery! I had to blast at the caterer for them to be back immediately to settle the mistake, FAST. My guests are without food and drinks, can you imagine how bad the situation is. It was great that my relatives decide to take matters into their by hand carrying the trays of food, walking the distance and down the flight of stairs that resolved my major crisis. If you do wish to know who this lousy and irresponsible caterer is, I will be more than glad to share. Please avoid them at all costs.
The rest of the evening went on beautifully without a hitch even though we were really behind schedule. Despite the hiccups and crisis, we had a wonderful party. A big thank you to all whom attended for your presence amid your busy schedule and the generosity with the gifts and red packets. Do accept our sincere apologies if we have not been good hosts.
As I am recapturing all these moments and uploading all the pictures, the smile on the little princess bring a smile on me. All the efforts are definitely worth it.
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