A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of styling and photographing a party for Emma-Lee and her daughter Azaelee. Emma is the owner of Emma-Lee Cake Design and as you can see from the beautiful items on the table she is a master in the kitchen!

Together Emma and I decided on the themed after lots of back and forth on the email and looking at pinterest and other parties I had put together.  A baking themed seemed perfect seeing as Azaelee loves being in the kitchen with mum helping to bake and decorate.  We then spoke to Nicole from Pretty and Print for printables.  Nicole had designed these printables for a previous party so with a few colour changes we were able to match it in with Azaelee’s favourite colours.

The mini kitchen that we used as a prop on the day was a birthday gift for Azaelee and let me tell you Azaelee most certainly has her mothers decorating skills –  I have seen a five year old pipe frosting onto a cupcake like it before!  All the kids had a fabulous time creating mini masterpieces on cookies with edible markers and decorating cupcakes with frosting and sprinkles (some more sprinkles than frosting!).  They also made beautiful garlands to hang on the wall out of cupcake liners and doilies.

Here are a few of the many photos I took on the day – please see the list of lovely vendors at the bottom of the post. Thanks Emma and Azaelee for asking me to be part of your special day.

The venue for the party was also the perfect blank canvas for me to work with!  I do wish there were move fabulous simple spaces around like to create beautiful parties in.   The venue for this party was My Hullaballoo in Engadine, Sydney. 

Styling, Cake Stands, prop hire & photography – Leanne Ambrogio for Sweet Style
Cakes, Cupcakes, cake pops & cookies – Emma-Lee Cake Design
Macarons – It’s a Cake Think by Jhoanne
Printables – Pretty & Print
Venue – My Hullabalo

Earlier this week I attended the most wonderful and for me inspiring workshop.

A workshop that combined two of my greatest passions :: photography + organisation

There was so much more to the workshop though – the amazing hosts whose blogs I have followed, the incredible space in which we spent out day, lovely participants who were so enthusiastic to learn and fabulous food to keep us nourished all day.

I came away feeling energised to create even more beautiful memories for my family (and myself) and be even more on top of my photo organising systems than I already am : and I am a pretty obsessive organiser – just ask my family and friends.

The workshop was help by two amazing ladies – Trish and Ronnie.  Trish a photographer who loves documentary style shooting and Ronnie a graphic designer an amazing memory keeper who loves to document her life and share her systems with others.

The tips and tricks I learnt just fuelled my love of both photography and being organised.   With the number of photographs I take in a week on both my DSLR and my iPhone things can become overwhelming so just having some new ideas in place is wonderful.

I love sharing images from life with my family but all too often I feel as though too much time as passed so I have lost the moment to share them.  Hopefully I will now be able to share more regularly and enjoy the process!

If you would like more information about the Life Captured Workshops then visit Trish or Ronnie‘s blogs to find out more.  Here are some of my photos from our amazing day.

We also received a fabulous goody bag (which included something special from Sweet Style)! – so much loveliness in a cute calico bag!

Off for another photo filled weekend!  Hope you have a great one also.

Today I have a really really pretty Ballerina Party feature for you, created by Dalia from Tiny Tots Toy Hire. Dalia has recently joined the Sweet Style Blog as a blog sponsor and to introduce those of you that don’t know her I thought the perfect way would be to show one of her recent parties.

The details of the party are just wonderful and the photography dreamy!  Ballerina parties are always so popular for little girls and this one has lots of perfect ideas for those putting together their little ones party.

Please enjoy these stunning images of this pretty party and don’t forget to visit Tiny Tots Toy Hire to see their incredible array of party products to hire for your next event.

Concept, Design, Styling, Props & Toy Hire: Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Assistant styling & Croquembouche tower: Styled by Linda 
Rose cake pops: It’s a Cake Thing
Pinwheel arch backdrop & party hats: The Pink Giraffe Fair
Macarons: Her Macarons
Wooden cutlery: All in All Party Boxes
Cake: Cake Von Dee
Tulle Pom POS: Pom Pom Princess
Cookies: Sweet Couture
Disposable party goods: Love to Celebrate
Cupcake Tutus: Fantasy Kids Parties
Ballerina tutus (teacher & mannequin): Little Chiyo
Ballerina dancer: Little Ballerinas
Children’s lunchboxes: Catering for Kids
Ribbon Wands: Maddison’s Flutterbyes
Birthday girl’s headpiece (handmade): Bespoke by Renee
Photography: Silk Truffle Photography
Flowers: Kobayashi Flowers