Lily's 50's Elvis Birthday Party

This past Saturday, Lily had her 3rd birthday party (she turns 3 November 28.) I always start planning in July every year and this year when we asked her what she wanted, she always said an Elvis party. (My mom got her to loving Elvis and she loves Jailhouse Rock.) An Elvis party with a 50's theme was our plan and it turned out wonderfully.

We couldn't have asked for a prettier day and it was so easy to have a fifties party, so many ideas out there to help me out.

Here is Lily all dressed up in her poodle skirt from Ebay. She was so pretty and so grown up.


Here is some of the decorations and Lily's cake. The lady that made her first bday cake made this one and it turned out perfect. Very yummy too!


Here is Lily with her cousins, Erin and Jayla before the party.


Lily posing with her cake.


Closeup of the cake


We had a hula hoop contest and the kids were so funny! Lily loved it!


BJ and I in our 50's attire

The birthday tent before everyone arrived.


We had a very special guest at the party - Elvis himself dropped by! I found his outfit at a local discount store (Dirt Cheap) for $7!!

Elvis and his mom



Our family pic with Elvis


Elvis and his favorite little girl. Elvis was a hit and everyone thought he was so funny. We had a fun time watching him dance and entertain everyone.

Time to open presents. She got so much and was so sweet and thanked everyone individually.



Excited over her iron crowns that she got from Aunt Sue and Uncle Jackie. She thought they went on her head.


Posing with some of her friends


Some of her best friends - Lily, Jancie, Aimree, and Allie Jewel


Everyone posed behind this car stand-up that my handy dad built.


It was a great party. Everything turned out perfect and it was a beautiful day.

Show Us Your Birthday Parties - Lily's 1st Birthday - Princess Style

Kelly at Kelly's Korner is having a special spotlight on children's birthday parties today on her blog. I absolutely love planning Lily's parties each year. I am already starting to plan her 3rd party and I was so excited to get to blog about her parties.

Her first party was a big one. It was great and went perfect. I always knew I wanted to have her a Princess party because she was our little princess.

We ordered her party supplies from Birthday Express and picked up coordination decoration at several party supply stores in our area. This was Lily's invitation. (You can click it to see larger.

I made these myself and thought they turned out cute!

I borrowed a huge tent from the company I work for and we went wild with lots of balloons and decorations.



Here is the cake and some of the desserts that I served. I loved, loved, loved her cakes. I had found a picture online and a local lady made them. They were wonderful!

The birthday girl and her cake. I found a dress with a 1 on it that match perfectly.

Centerpieces on each table


One of the food tables, the gift table, and the favor table. (I did crowns for the girls and swords for the boys. I also made personalized Hershey square wrappers for bite sized candies.)
It was very windy so the tablesclothes did not want to behave.

Balloons in the center of the tent


Lily's High Chair


Extra decorations on our deck

There was so many details that I am leaving out, but this is a taste of the great party that was Lily's 1st Birthday. We had over 50 guests and it was a wonderful day!

Watch next for Lily's 2nd Birthday to be added soon.