Birthday invitation cards, thanks to Rosario's auntie, Pesi.
Pinata time...go Linda!
Kids receiving their lollies bag
Some of Rosario presents for her quest of honor that was prepared by her Nana Noa
Rosario and her two grandmothers doing the tao'olunga
Aunt Pesi and Grandma Noa getting the B'day girl ready for her tao'olunga
Rosario's aunties Melenaite, Maggie and Linda doing the tao'olunga
Rosario's 1st year of life movie by Daddy & Mommy presentation
Grandpa, Tuina putting money on baby for doing the tao'olunga
B'day cake, seat and some of the pressies
Rosario's cousin Marlon doing the karate
Uncle Sione having a rest after all the hard work while Timoti and Erick put on the final touch to the wall..What a transformation!!! Looking all nice and beautiful.....
Grandma Noa, Aunt Ellie and Uncle Brandon trying to put the drapes up
This is how the room looks like in the beginning...
Our little family
I'm lost for words and I still can't believe how hard and time consuming it was to prepare everything for our daughter's 1st B'day party. Trust me it was a learning experience for Erick and I as we strive to do our best for our daughter's 1st B'day party.
Here how it all started...Erick and I have set the budget for the B'day party to $2000. The B'day theme would be Princess. We wanted a beautiful b'day party for our daughter because we know one day she would look at those photos and see how much we love her by preparing a beautiful B'day party for her.
We were hoping to do her B'day party in a function room but now a days everything are so expensive. The function room normally cost over $1000 to book and on top of that for the quest we would have to pay $34-$40 p/head for food. So we decided to just do it at the RSL Club where the room is booked only for $150.00 and then our families would just help us decorate the room and for food (Buffet) it costs only $18.50 per adult and about $9.00 per kid (5-12yrs old) and kids under 5 would only $2.oo per age.
Having settle that then we try to figure out how to do her B'day invitation cards. I did one but my sister Pesi (the expert) who did my wedding invitation told me that the one I did is ugly and she will do a better one!:):):) I wasn't hurt by what she said but grateful and happy that she offers to help out and indeed the invitation she did was way way hundredth times better....
With the invitation cards out of the way, Erick went around to our friends and families houses and gave them the invitation cards. Our next task was perhaps the hardest was the hall. I took a day off work and went with my mom, Elenoa, lil sister, Lili and baby Rosario to Cabramatta where we bought almost all the staff needed to decorate the hall. Erick and I have already bought 5 of Disney Princesses Wall Papers from spotlight which cost $39 for one. All together our expenses for the hall which includes the tablecloths, lollies, lollies bag, baloons, B'day girl outfit, shoes etc were about 500!! And for the B'day cake alone it costs $350...So the rest of the money $1000 will be for the guests fees. Whew that was a lot of money but at the end it was all worth it. Everything are all ready now to decorate the hall for the B'day party.
On Friday night the 17th October, 2008 ( Rosario actually B'day date) after work around 9.30pm everyone (my family and Erick brother in law) was in the hall helping out in the decorations. The kids were having fun helping out and the B'day girl Rosario was there just running around and having a good time. The decorations didn't finish until 2.00am in the morning. Everyone was all exhausted and we quickly go home to rest for the B'day party that will start in a couple of hours.
So the actual B'day party took place on Saturday the 18th October, 2008 from 11.30am - 2.30pm. Most of the quests were families and only a few of Rosario's friends from church and also some of our friends from both church and work. Everything was going wonderful, my dad was the DJ playing mostly Tongan music..lol. My sister Pesi was the MC and my mom has prepared her own gifts to give away to Rosario quests of honors which were: Tia Roxy (Rosario's aunt), Tato (Rosario's grandma), Aunty Lesieli (Rosario's grandfather's sister), Grandpa Tuina.
On top of that the entertainments were beautiful. A tauolunga from Melenaite, Linda and Maggie (Rosario's aunties) and Toti and Charlie (Rosario's uncles) were the tulafale. And also Marlon (Rosario's cousin) was doing a karate show. And a 15 -20min movie of Rosario 1st year was presented that her father Erick & I put together for her as her birthday present from us. And for the kids we have "Pinata" with so many lollies bag for them to spoil themselves. :)
All our quests and families were having so much fun, the B'day girl was tired and exhausted that at one point she was sleeping then woke up playing, dancing and more crying...lol. She received so many presents, money and most importantly LOVE from everyone.
As I have said in the beginning everything was hard and time consuming but at the end Erick and I were happy. And we have learned that families are so important in our lives as they are the one who are there for us when we need help. Everyone has shows their love to our little family and we are grateful for them and we know that life without them will be nothing.
We truly hope that one day our daughter, Rosario will too realize how important family are and knows how much we love her and also her families who sacrifice so much to make her B'day a special day and also everyday of her life.
We love you and Happy Birthday to You Rosario Selena Delgado our little Princess.....
Here how it all started...Erick and I have set the budget for the B'day party to $2000. The B'day theme would be Princess. We wanted a beautiful b'day party for our daughter because we know one day she would look at those photos and see how much we love her by preparing a beautiful B'day party for her.
We were hoping to do her B'day party in a function room but now a days everything are so expensive. The function room normally cost over $1000 to book and on top of that for the quest we would have to pay $34-$40 p/head for food. So we decided to just do it at the RSL Club where the room is booked only for $150.00 and then our families would just help us decorate the room and for food (Buffet) it costs only $18.50 per adult and about $9.00 per kid (5-12yrs old) and kids under 5 would only $2.oo per age.
Having settle that then we try to figure out how to do her B'day invitation cards. I did one but my sister Pesi (the expert) who did my wedding invitation told me that the one I did is ugly and she will do a better one!:):):) I wasn't hurt by what she said but grateful and happy that she offers to help out and indeed the invitation she did was way way hundredth times better....
With the invitation cards out of the way, Erick went around to our friends and families houses and gave them the invitation cards. Our next task was perhaps the hardest was the hall. I took a day off work and went with my mom, Elenoa, lil sister, Lili and baby Rosario to Cabramatta where we bought almost all the staff needed to decorate the hall. Erick and I have already bought 5 of Disney Princesses Wall Papers from spotlight which cost $39 for one. All together our expenses for the hall which includes the tablecloths, lollies, lollies bag, baloons, B'day girl outfit, shoes etc were about 500!! And for the B'day cake alone it costs $350...So the rest of the money $1000 will be for the guests fees. Whew that was a lot of money but at the end it was all worth it. Everything are all ready now to decorate the hall for the B'day party.
On Friday night the 17th October, 2008 ( Rosario actually B'day date) after work around 9.30pm everyone (my family and Erick brother in law) was in the hall helping out in the decorations. The kids were having fun helping out and the B'day girl Rosario was there just running around and having a good time. The decorations didn't finish until 2.00am in the morning. Everyone was all exhausted and we quickly go home to rest for the B'day party that will start in a couple of hours.
So the actual B'day party took place on Saturday the 18th October, 2008 from 11.30am - 2.30pm. Most of the quests were families and only a few of Rosario's friends from church and also some of our friends from both church and work. Everything was going wonderful, my dad was the DJ playing mostly Tongan music..lol. My sister Pesi was the MC and my mom has prepared her own gifts to give away to Rosario quests of honors which were: Tia Roxy (Rosario's aunt), Tato (Rosario's grandma), Aunty Lesieli (Rosario's grandfather's sister), Grandpa Tuina.
On top of that the entertainments were beautiful. A tauolunga from Melenaite, Linda and Maggie (Rosario's aunties) and Toti and Charlie (Rosario's uncles) were the tulafale. And also Marlon (Rosario's cousin) was doing a karate show. And a 15 -20min movie of Rosario 1st year was presented that her father Erick & I put together for her as her birthday present from us. And for the kids we have "Pinata" with so many lollies bag for them to spoil themselves. :)
All our quests and families were having so much fun, the B'day girl was tired and exhausted that at one point she was sleeping then woke up playing, dancing and more crying...lol. She received so many presents, money and most importantly LOVE from everyone.
As I have said in the beginning everything was hard and time consuming but at the end Erick and I were happy. And we have learned that families are so important in our lives as they are the one who are there for us when we need help. Everyone has shows their love to our little family and we are grateful for them and we know that life without them will be nothing.
We truly hope that one day our daughter, Rosario will too realize how important family are and knows how much we love her and also her families who sacrifice so much to make her B'day a special day and also everyday of her life.
We love you and Happy Birthday to You Rosario Selena Delgado our little Princess.....
1 comment:
This 1st Birthday Party is so adorable plus very easy to copy. I just adore this theme and would love to make use of these ideas for my little angel’s upcoming birthday but it would not be a house party. I would be booking the prettiest event venue for that.
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