First Birthday Luau

Ellie turned sixteen one in July, and to celebrate we brought a little Maui to Massachusetts!

(I hate myself too.)

We threw an absolutely LIT first birthday luau party, by which I mean eight masked adults, six being over the age of 70, socially distanced and sipped weak mojitos at 3pm. We’ll do better next year.

But I really was darn proud of my entertaining. I needed something to distract myself from the fact that we’re living through two pandemics and my baby is a toddler so I may have gone a little overboard for such a tiny fiesta. Like the coconut room spray may have not been necessary.

[ menu ]

• Mojitos
  Southern Living supports making them by the pitcher
• Tropical Fruit Plate (Similar shell platter)
• Chips +Pineapple Salsa
• Pineapple Fried Rice
  I used this recipe minus the ham and we’ve made it twice since!
• Hawaiian Pulled Pork Sliders + Kings Hawaiian Rolls
  Your favorite slow cooker pulled pork recipe; swap out traditional BBQ sauce with Sweet Baby Ray’s Hawaiian Style
• Pineapple Smash Cake
  Good old fashioned Betty Crocker boxed cake mix + whipped pineapple frosting

[ decor ]

• Seagrass Tumblers – Similar
• Seagrass Pitcher – Similar
• Palm Print Pillows
• Meri Meri White Blossom Garland
• Rainbow + Green Fern Leis
• Highchair Grass Skirt
• Table Runner Palm Leaves
• Flamingo Cake Topper
• Tropical Party Supplies Kit
• Light Blue Tablecloth
• White Felt Letterboard + Pink Letters
• Net Market Bag
  

[ attire ]

• Monogrammed Palm Tree Bib
• Mahi Gold Face Masks
• Lilly Pulitzer Donna Romper – Similar
• Lilly Pulitzer Baby Shift Dress – Similar
• Bonobos Toucan Shirt – Similar

First birthday luau, second birthday toga? Until then xo

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