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I'm obsessed with the swan wedding cake in Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Swan Princess Party
A magical black and white swan princess party with pink, of course!
The idea of a swan party was inspired by the swan pool float we have had for a few years. It just so happened my daughter was into Barbie’s Swan Princess movie when I started planning her 4th birthday.
So, the swan idea came to life around swans and princesses - feathers, ballet shoes (as an ode to Swan Lake), swans, and black and white accented with pink. Cake by Wink by Erika with added “4″ candle, photos by Johnny Than.
Black linens on the table with our white charivari chairs pulled in the colors perfectly! And, the cute swan plates looked great on the black linens. To turn the swan plates into swan princess plates, I found gold crowns and added them to the plates. Ta-da! Swan princess plates. We added the gold crowns to the swan masks, as well.
Behind the kids’s table, we hung silk wisteria on fishing line to have a hanging floral accent. It took way more pieces than I imagined (and I still wish I’d done more of them), but it was a fun photo spot.
The centerpieces were one of my all time favorites! I found the set of three swans in different sizes and ordered 2. My mom arranged the fresh flowers for the party and put them in the swan planters.
The food even reflected the black, white, and pink theme! Black licorice, chocolates, and chocolate goldfish were spread with yogurt covered pretzels, vanilla sugar wafers, iced animal cookies, vanilla ding dongs, white M&Ms, mini white chocolate Oreos, white chocolate covered mini Rice Krispie treats, white swirl suckers, white chocolate truffles, and pink M&Ms on my favorite melamine platter.
Another tray had the almost black colored grapes and an assortment of white cheeses, marcona almonds, macadamia nuts, and Pirate’s Booty.
We also used black rock candy in a container with more of the white chocolate pearls. And, I found a great jewelry stand to display powdered donuts and chocolate donuts. Now the jewelry stand holds my daughter’s headbands.
White feather boas were great for draping around platters and decorations. And, we used the same flowers from our daughter’s Garden Party first birthday to add pink accents to the feathers (seriously the best faux peonies I’ve ever found).
For decorated cookies, I chose a “4″ for the 4 year old along with a feather and swans. These were done by Sweets by Shey and were tasty and on theme. She even added a little sparkle to the 4s.
The tiered serving piece has become my go-to piece for the decorated cookies at the parties, so I’m linking it here.
Another tray of food included White Cheddar Cheez-its, Pirates Booty, white cheddar popcorn, Chicken-in-a-Biscuit, Wheat Thins, and pink Goldfish to continue the white and pink foods.
I really enjoy carrying a theme all throughout the party, if you can’t tell.
I found the cutest swan cups for all of the kids that we kept on the beverage table alongside “Swan Lake Lemonade” (pink, of course!) and the cutest swan mugs from Manor used for additional florals.
The floral swan printable sign was perfectly on theme and is linked here.
In addition to the feather and floral decor, we used swan stuffed animals like the ballerina swan pictured below from Manor.
Isn’t she a beauty with her crown and ballet slippers?!?
Now to discuss my sweet girl’s dress!
Every year Cuteheads makes a custom piece for the birthday girl to wear. This year, Esther must have read my mind because she created this piece that was perfect for a Swan Princess Ballerina party - light pink tulle with swans all over accessorized with ballet flats and a peony hair piece.
Our swan princess ballerina was overjoyed when Rapunzel showed up to let her know Odette from Swan Lake sends birthday wishes! Fairest of All Parties has the BEST princesses in the Houston area. They worked with me tirelessly to try to have Odette from Swan Lake, but the costume was nowhere to be found and there was not enough time to create one.
My daughter’s favorite princess at the time was Rapunzel, so it was a welcome surprise for her. Rapunzel sang (beautifully) with the kids, told stories, and shared a treasure chest of treasures. She even did face painting on the kids.
We loved her so much, we used Fairest of All Parties for the 5th birthday (post coming soon) and are now planning number 6 with another Fairest of All Parties princess.
Favors for the kids included a swan princess holder, swan princess “Thank You” sticker, princess crown full of candy, princess lip balm, princess rings, princess bracelets, and stickers tied with tulle.
Here’s a complete source list of all of the party things:
Ballet Slippers $35
Ballet Shoes (on birthday girl) $14.59
Balloon Garland (used black, silver, & white on balloon tape accented with greenery and feathers)
Black linens (pintuck taffeta): Round $28, Rectangle $30
Candle (pink number 4) $6
Cake: Wink by Erika
Ceramic Swan Mugs: The Manor $20
Cookies: Sweets by Shey
Dress: Cuteheads
Feathers: 12-14″ $12.99, 5-7″ $7.50
Feather Boas $8.59
Feather Garland $11.69
Flowers (hanging silk wisteria, 6 pieces) $12.99
Gold Crown Stickers (pack of 100) $11.85
Invites $8 (pdf & printed at Katie & Co.)
Ostrich Feathers (12-14″, 10 pieces) $12.99
Peonies $9.99 per bunch
Peony Hairpiece $15.98
Princess: Fairest of All Parties
Princess Crown in Favors (12 count) $12.99
Princess Lip Balm (8 count) $7.32
Princess Ring (36 count) $13.99
Rose Gold Cups, Plates, & Silverware (150 count) $27.99
Rose Gold Crowns (12 pack) $8.99
Swan Backdrop $18.90
Swan Ballerina: The Manor
Swan Cake: Wink by Erika
Swan Centerpieces (set of 3) $34.99
Swan Cupcake Toppers (12 pack) $12.07
Swan Cups with Straws (set of 8) $20.58
Swan Lake Lemonade Printable Sign (Invite designer made it at my request)
Swan Masks/Photo Glasses $4.99
Swan Plates (set of 6) $2.39
Swan Princess Favor Box (set of 6) $3.77
Swan Thank You Stickers (40 count) $8.99
Swan Yard Signs (10 count) $39.99
Photos by Johnny Than
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BIRTHDAY ARCHIVES
3rd Birthday: Sundae Funday
2nd Birthday: Bubble Bash
1st Birthday: Garden Party (I managed to never share these... will have to post them once I catch up on parties for you all)
Swan Cake
From the FB pg of Connie Ken Lee
Swan cake X Santa Meatloaf
They are my OTP
Another Swan Cake. This time with lemon and hazelnut meringue pieces
Fresh Raspberry and Vanilla with white chocolate and coconut profiterole Swans
The amazing swan lake cake I got for my birthday. Owo; A little later than the day, but, I don't mind! So beautiful!
It's chocolate orange inside. owo;
Made by Cinderella Cakes.