CALM,
COOL,
COLLECTED
photography ANALICIA HERRMANN
styling PRISCILA BARROS
article ALLYSON HAAS
ICE CREAM
RAINBOW BALLS
HULA HOOPS
BUBBLES
A LAID-BACK SUMMER PARTY
SIMPLE SUMMER MATH:
1 + 2 + 3 = PARTY
It’s summer and school is out! This means no more PTA meetings,
field trip permission slips, or homework projects which somehow
are forgotten until the eve before they’re due. To us, this feels
like cause for celebration. And maybe because we spent all year
over-planning, over-scheduling, and over-committing, we’re feeling
the need to take a break from the over-styled, over-orchestrated
-- and, frankly -- over-budget style parties of the past. We’re
keeping it simple. So pull up a lawn chair, follow this easy equation,
and join us on the sunny side of the street. This party will keep
you wishing daylight would last, so the street lights wouldn’t need
to flicker on at dusk (the old-school cue it’s time to call it quits).
dress (above) VELVETEEN CLOTHING
cake CONFECTION DECEPTION
plates MERI MERI
tissue balls + palm leaves ORIENTAL TRADING COMPANY
1. STAY LOCAL
Do you have a park in town, a cul-de-sac, or even a backyard? Put
it to good use. Reserve the spot, and send out the invites. For this
celebration, we took to the neighborhood sweet spot where they
had a splash pad, a play structure, winding paths and a shaded
picnic area. With so much natural action there wasn’t much more
we needed to provide in terms of entertainment. Just a few colorful
balls, bubbles and some hula hoops.
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