Jan 14, 2016

Event: Roman’s First Birthday Party | Hawaii Child Event Photographer

Has it been a year already?! I can’t believe how fast time flies by.  It doesn’t seem like an entire year has passed since Roman’s newborn shoot (click HERE to see his Newborn Shoot). Little Roman went from a sleepy little newborn, to an active, extremely handsome, little man!  Roman’s party was held at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii‘s Manoa Grand Ballroom. His party theme was Disney’s Planes.

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The table centerpieces, favors and room decor all represented the Planes theme…and the delicious cupcakes were baked the morning of the party! It doesn’t get any fresher than that…

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How cute was the airport themed table signage?:

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Our Man of the Hour took one last tour of the room before the doors officially opened.  He seemed pretty happy with the pre-party preparations 😉

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Guests were welcomed at the sign-in table, and were invited to write a short message to the birthday boy:

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Entertainment included beautiful music, balloon art, fun photo booth pics, and air brushed stencil tattoos (fun for kids of ALL ages…):

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The Lego Man brought his plethora of Legos (some structures were pre-made, others were constructed by party guests). Kids and adults were magically drawn to the Lego tables…some for the majority of the party:

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Kids (and some adults) also had a custom made Dusty Crophopper to play on (how lucky to know such a talented family friend!).  It was a big hit, and we all thought it was so creative! I really want to hire him to make some newborn props for me  😉

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Of course, some guests provided their own entertainment  🙂

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After a moving invocation, the buffet line opened. Guests enjoyed a variety of delicious dishes and desserts:

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Finally, it was time for all of us to celebrate Roman. Little letter candles adorned the top of his cake (Mom and Dad decided on his initials). Somehow (during the course of the birthday singing), an extra red “H” candle made it’s way into the very front of the cake’s lowest tier…I Photoshopped it out for this post  :).

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It was a day spent with family and friends, all graciously addressed by Mom and Dad:

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…and the birthday boy finally fell asleep after a morning full of excitement. How cute is he?!

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Happy Birthday, Roman!  Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your special day  🙂 We love you!

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