The father of the party honoree contacted me in July '07 to design and plan the ultimate party for his daughter. The theme "Backyard Carnival". There were going to be logistical issues due to the fact that he wanted a real carnival in the backyard of their home. This was no ordinary backyard, but there were still going to be challenges. I immediately got to work since there was only three months to plan and made it happen. The invitations were a custom package design collaboration between myself and our graphic artist. They were clear Lucite boxes filled with
real candy apples and the custom illustrated paper invitation with a drawn image of the ferris wheel we were going to have in the backyard. The whole carnival thing was a total secret to the guests so this invitation set the tone without giving it all away. I mean, who would get an invitation with a ferris wheel on it and think that was going to be at the party.
Next on the list was organizing the outdoor concert that was happening at this party as well. We had a local band Skyrocket open and close the show. John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting played an amazing solo set for the whole party. hearing songs like "Superman" and "100 Years" live overlooking Lake Austin at sunset was amazing!!
If that wasn't enough, we had a super cool Teen Disco going on in the media/game room of the house. The kids had a refuge from their parents to party and cut loose.
This was a super fun event to design and plan and the family I worked was amazing. I feel so fortunate to work with such wonderful clients. We all end up feeling like family members by the end of the party. Enjoy the photos!
Posts
