Little girls love princess parties, and mine certainly are no exception to the rule, however an ordinary princess party simply wouldn’t do for my daughter…she wanted a Peacock Princess party.
And of course, I said yes! She was obsessed with a peacock costume she had gotten around Halloween and even though her birthday wasn’t until Jan, she insisted on a peacock party and I simply couldn’t resist. I liked the idea of having a unique theme that was posh enough for my fancy 5 year old, but also fun and sassy enough to match her bubbly personality. I took her ideas, searched Pinterest and planned a Posh Peacock style afternoon tea for her royal highness and her friends.
Guest were invited to help celebrate Princess Aubrey’s 5th birthday with beautiful invitations from Whimsical Printables. I added a peacock feather, ribbon and jewels to each invitation for an extra special touch and loved how they turned out.
Once guest arrived they were shown to their seats and settled in for an elegant afternoon.
Guest could order tasty treats from the menu, like the Tasty Tea Sandwiches, Charming Chocolate Mousse and Posh Peacock Punch. I kept the food simple, but added extra special touches like the chocolate A’s on the cheesecake bites and the dainty little forks with turkey roll-ups.
Everyone received a goody bag with supplies to decorate their own masquerade masks and then they showed them off in the Peacock Parade. My daughter loves playing games and suggested we play Pin the Feather on the Peacock, it was lots of fun and the kids waited patiently in line for their chance to make the peacock fancy.
My sweet princess really wanted a cake for her birthday, but she also saw a picture of cupcakes I had pinned on Pinterest and pleaded to have both. Thankfully, my mom agreed to make both and did a beautiful job. The cake was one of my favorite things about this party, it was simple, elegant and delicious! And for a sweet ending to a fun party, everyone went home with their very own fancy peacock cookie from Sugarlily Cookie Company.
A perfect Peacock Party for my sweet princess, Happy Birthday Aubrey!
My name is Rita says
Oh MY!!! What a beautiful party! you did such a great job, all the little details are just amazing.
Kim says
Holy ADORABLE! This is your cousin Kim, Seriously you AMAZE me and I totally want to be like you. What a darling party for a sweet little 5 year old. Great job!
Love & Sugar Kisses says
Everything turned out BEAUTIFULLY!! Seriously…so many gorgeous details!!! Love the table setting, the goody bags, the food everything! Fantastic job!
Elayne says
Very cute! You did a great job. Love it!
Carpe Artista...Seize The Artist says
This is sooo unique and adorable!! Love!
The Party Bakery says
I was signed in as the non profit I work with…lol..sorry…that last comment was from Candy @ The Party Bakery 🙂
Jenny from Crossing the Bugger-Dixon Line says
SO many stunning details! Love the invitation and menu!!!
Michelle says
WOW! I just LOVE this!! LOVING the colors and the tulle background is perfect!! Amazing job!!
Kristy {the purple pug} says
Beautiful. So many magical deets. Adore the idea of “ordering off the menu.” Sweetest. Ever.
Dani says
That turned out beautiful I love love love the colors!
Melissa C says
Stunning party! Love every details and the back drop is perfect. 🙂
Natalie says
This is a beautiful party! I love celebrations that combine themes together. It makes them even more original. Your unique touches and pretty color combinations are great. I especially like how you decorated the cups. What a wonderful touch to tie everything together.
dimpleprints says
Great job. My daughter would love this. She has been a peacock princess for 2 halloweens!
Tina Brown says
My daughter and I absolutely love this idea! Where did you purchase all of the peacock feathers??
Mariah says
Hi Tina, I was lucky and a friend of my sister's had a peacock themed wedding and had LOTS of leftovers she let me have. However, I did purchase a few…I bought some long single stem feathers and a package of small feathers (I used in the chocolate mousse)at Hobby Lobby. They can be expensive so wait for a sale or use a coupon! 🙂
Tina Brown says
My daughter and I absolutely love this idea! Where did you purchase all of the peacock feathers??
Bellenza Wedding Bistro says
Love how creatively and cleverly you glammed up even simple items to suit the fancy theme! It came off beautifully!
GodSon says
This is a wonderful post as it helps to get the idea about the creative designs. I am thankful to get this post when i was searching party favors
Kate @ A Creative Cookie says
Beautiful! Pinning this for future reference!
Heather L. says
So pretty! You did a great job!
DesignDazzle.blogspot.com says
Love the party! And love the photos! Thanks for sharing!
Lil Mama Stuart says
Love this. The colors, details, tulle backdrop, ordering from menus haha. So unique, definitely not your typical princess party, which is a plus!
Michele says
Looks so fun! You did an amazing job on this!
Natasha @ Fête Fanatic says
What a lucky little girl, Gorgeous party!
Coley says
I'm soo jealous of your daughter! haha, I LOVE peacocks and am equally obsessed with this party. Wonderful, wonderful job!
Coley @
whatyoumakeit-coley.blogspot.com
Susan @ Oh My! Creative says
Wow, what a beautiful party! Such pretty details!
keri @ shaken together says
Stopped by from A to Zebra … gorgeous party and I love some of the fun little touches and ideas! New follower 🙂
Carrie Doyle says
What a great theme – girly enough but not too girly as to scare the boys! The colours are beautiful – definitely one I'll be pinning!
Bird says
So many stunning details!! It's difficult ot pick my fave! 🙂
But I do like how you presented the ham rolls! Clever, simple and so creative!!
Thanks for linking up to Bird's Party Blog!! Hope to see you there next month?! 😉
TheBraleys says
All I can say is wow!! What an amazing party! When my girls saw it they it were so excited because they decided thats what they want for their upcoming 6th birthday! Thank you for the great inspiration! I just have a quick question, can you share pictures or some detail about how you set up for pin the feather on the peacock game? I'm also trying to figure out some activities for younger and older kids to accommodate the cousins. Would appreciate some pointers!!
Mariah says
@TheBraleys thank you for the sweet comment, I love that your girls want to have they same theme for their upcoming birthday. I drew a simple image of a peacock with feathers and left one space blank (which is where they were trying to “pin” their feather. I used long peacock feather with double stick foam tape to make it stick to the board. I would be happy to send you pictures just send me an email or post a message on FB.
TheBraleys says
@Mariah, Thank you! I sent you an email 🙂
Unknown says
What an awesome party!! I decided to go with peacock theme for my baby girl's first birthday. Where did you get the goody bags?
Mariah says
Hi! I made the goody bags using a brown lunch sacks, peacock feather stamp and a scallop punch from Hobby Lobby. Hope that helps!
Latha says
Wow.. you made them by yourself. i am not a crafty person, but the tools you used making me tempted to give it a try. Thanks again
Also, if you do not mind helping me one more time, i am looking for peacock place card holders like this one
http://www.partycity.com/product/jungle+animal+place+card+holders+4pc.do?sortby=ourPicks&pp=60&size=all&navSet=116320
But i could not find one with peacock.
PS – Not sure why my name was displayed as unknown in my previous message
Mariah says
Latha, you would be surprised at how easy there were to make, give it a try!
I'm did a quick search and found these place card holders, but not sure if this is what you are looking for or in your budget. http://ow.ly/auRVa
I've also seen origami peacocks used as place card holders, you may give that a try. Good luck planning your party, I'd love to see it when you are done!
Latha says
Origami peacocks!!that sounds like a plan.I subscribed to your posts on facebook. Sure i will share the party pictures. Her birthday is on June 21st.
TheBraleys says
Hi Mariah, just wanted to see if you got my email about the pin the peacock game pic?
thanks 🙂 Annie
Chic Sugar says
Love this SO much! Please let me know if I can feature it on my blog: chic-sugar.com
Chic Sugar says
I featured this party in a post: http://www.chic-sugar.com/2012/05/peacock-everything.html
Check it out!
Lupe says
What an Awesome Party!! I'm planning on a peacock theme for my daugter's birthday. She is facinated with anything peacock right now. I would love to know where did you get the peacock cupcakes?
Lupe says
Love Everything! Can you tell me where did you get the peacock cupcakes??
Mariah says
Lupe, my mom made the peacock cupcakes with icing and fondant. I am sure you can find someone that can help you recreate them, Edible Details does great fondant work if you think you could do the icing part. 🙂 Good luck, can't wait to see your daughter's party!
Niyeda Suliveres-McDougal says
Hopefully you can help me. I love the look of the tulle backdrop and would like to use it for next Sat. June 30th. How did you secure it at the top and bottom? Would appreciate any help!!! Thanks
Laiba Abbas says
Wow! That is one lucky little girl! My daughters are flower girls at an upcoming peacock inspired wedding. I would love to know where you got your daughter's dress from?
mimisays says
Beautiful! I'm definitely borrowing some of these ideas!
nagi says
Love love love every detail! How did you make the tulle fabric back drop? How many yards of fabric? How did you secure it to the wall?
Mariah says
Nagi, thanks for the comment. I used tulle fabric and bought 2 yards of each color, cut it in half, bunched it together and tied it with a rubber band at the top. Then I hung it on a nail and fanned it out. Hope that helps!
Mrs Smiley says
You lucky girl…… I’ll love to have that party
Jillian says
I love this! Everything is so beautiful! I am planning a princess party for my daughter’s 4th birthday and it’s been so much fun! Can you tell me where you got that beautiful cake stand?
Mariah says
Thank you Jillian! That cake stand is from Pier One, the ruffled cake stand and I believe they still sell them. Good luck with your daughter’s party!
Penelope says
Everything was just PERFECT!! What a lucky little girl! I’m planning a Masqurde Ball for my 10 year old. I want to have a DIY activity for the masks. Where did you buy the actual masks from?
Mariah says
Thank you! I found the masks at the Dollar Tree, they were part of their Mardi Gras stuff but you might be able to find them now that it is Halloween. Good luck and have fun planning your daughter’s party!
satya says
I am thinking to do peacock theme party after seeing your gorgeous decor:-) ,back drop was awesome how many yards does it require for the whole backsetting ,I bought 15 yards of all blue and green colour of each yard 6 incjea width ,Is it ok with these material
Mariah says
Thank you, it is one of my favorite parties. I bought 5 or 6 yards of each color, but it was 36 inches wide. I am sure you will have plenty with what you have, just fan it out more if you need to make it look fuller. Good luck planning your party!
Marie @ Substance of Living says
Mariah,
GORGEOUS!!! You thought of everything from the beautiful decor to the masks.
I bet it was a magical day for everyone. How fun.
Cheers,
Marie
Substance of Living
wendy steenhuizen says
I love your theme and how you presented it!
I have a question: i love the rolls on the forks. Where did you put the forks in, so that they stand up?
Mariah says
Thanks Wendy! I found the mini forks and a tray that they stand in at Hobby Lobby several years back. I’m not sure if you can still find them, but if not another great way to make them stand would be to use a block of floral foam (you can get it at the Dollar Store) cover it with coordinating paper for your parties them and then poke the forks down in it to make them stand up.
Debra @A Frugal Friend says
So beautfiul…….such attention to detail for this party. I’m impressed!