Raizo Turns 1: Tazzy Cakes

Ok, 4 months later I'm still not yet done with R's party suppliers! Let's do this!

I was already set on having Raizo's cake to be made by Tazzy Cakes. I wrote about my niece's cake which is also made by Tazzy Cakes here. It was so pretty that I'm sure R's cake will also be as fab!

Catz, the owner and mother baker of Tazzy Cakes is super easy to transact with. I gave her my budget and some pegs and our invitation. Not necessarily copy the pegs but to serve as inspiration for the cake. 

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It was really hard to look for robot cake theme inspiration on the net. I initially wanted robot cake, a standing/sitting robot cake but Catz said the cake won't hold. Baka hindi din abot budget ko, ambisyosang frog lang hihi!

Cute noh? 

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And so the week before R's party, Catz called to confirm the colors of my theme and if it's possible na surprise na lang daw ang design ng cake. Of course I said YES! You can never go wrong with Tazzy Cakes! Wala pa ata akong naririnig na bad feedback from anyone who had their cakes made by Catz!

So on the day of the party, I was excited to see what Catz did. And here's the cake!!!

May sitting robot pa din!

I loved the cake! Galing mo talaga Catz!

I also had cupcakes made. Forgot how many I ordered. 24 cupcakes I think. But for the budget I've provided, it's super sulit! Her chocolate cake and cupcakes are super yummy! Seriously! My sister asked for four cupcakes, one of each color.

Super yummy promise!

Thank you again Catz for the cake! It was a super easy and smooth transaction! I highly recommend her to every mom! You won't be disappointed!

Tazzy Cakes

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TazzyCakes

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TazzyCakesPH

Email: cats@tazzycakes.com

Y's Birthday Series: Hi-5 Parties

Note: This is a lengthy post! If you just want to see the decors, scroll down to the bottom. If you want to know my encounter with Hi-5 Parties, sit down, relax and prepare to be bored. LOL! Haha.. I just want to share my experience! That's all.

Services I got from Hi-5 Parties were the decors (ceiling, backdrop, and centerpieces), candies for our giveaway, kiddie tables and chairs, and the dirty ice cream cart.

I really saved this blog post on Hi-5 Parties the last. We had a different party planner/decorator at first. I canvassed from three planners, mind you. I didn't get to confirm on our first party planner which made me panic and sad because it was two weeks before the party, I really wanted to get them and I didn't have a decorator anymore. So I had to contact whoever is available to do my decors and Hi-5 was the only one that was available on our date. We agreed to have a chat on YM to discuss what I wanted. I chatted with Kathleen dela Merced that same night, asked her if she's done decors in Mann Hann, showed her some pegs, our theme, that I wanted to have pompoms and lanterns as decors, and what we wanted her to do.

After chatting, we agreed to meet personally and discuss some more. Hubby was with me when we met up, she discussed how she'll decorate Mann Hann, what kind of balloons she'll use, how many balloons, lanterns and pompoms she'll use. For the centerpieces, I bought small plush toys to be used for the centerpiece, and I instructed her to use them. Her assistant or one of her co-planners, Sheila, was also there with her during our meeting and she quickly drafted the estimate cost of the decors, which I liked and gave us a good idea on how much we'll spent. They gave us two options with decors and also two options for the cost. Another things that I liked about Hi-5 Parties is that they sent us a digital layout of how the centerpiece or decors would mostly look like and giving us options! They mentioned what they did before was set-up the decors at 12MN in Mann Hann. After discussing with them, I felt relieved that decors for the party will be ok. That night or the night after, they sent an email on how the decors and centerpieces options.


For the centerpieces:

We chose the third one with the balloons.

Here's what we got for the decors:

• 20 pieces Pom Poms ( orange, white, and aqua blue)
• 15 pieces Lanterns (rental - orange, white and aqua blue)
• 150 pieces balloons in Balloonderitas
• Custom Styro (rental - 5 feet tall and 8 feet wide)
• 2 pieces Link-o-loons wall (as pictured)
• 12 pieces centerpieces ( flying balloon and custom base option only)

And here's another option they gave us for the decors. But we opted for the above.

During our meeting I asked them if they have orange and blue candies since I knew they also make dessert buffets for parties. It took a lot of follow-ups by SMS before they got to reply on my request on the candies. We met another night for the contract signing, me giving them the plush toys, and getting the 5.5 kilos of candies from them! Kathleen told me that on the day of the party, Sheila will be there to see over things. At this point, I was happy and lax since I had nothing to worry about until the day of the party. NOT!

Eto na ang climax...
At 10:30PM the night before the party, Mann Hann's manager texted me to call them. So I did. They said that Hi-5 Parties was there at Mann Hann ready to set up, and they don't allow that. They told them to come back the next day at 7AM to set-up. I was freakin' panicking a day before the party. If you follow me on twitter, you would have read my live tweets. GOSH. If Mann Hann didn't text, I wouldn't know about it. So I called Kathleen to check, she said they were "making pakiusap" because they were already there and she already paid the workers who'll set up the balloons. I was the one who had to talk to the manager and the manager to their boss and convince him to allow them to decorate for at least an hour. After a few more calls, they allowed them to decorate, but if they exceeded the one hour they gave us, I will charged for a set-up fee. I WAS CHARGED for Php1,500. I can't get mad at the manager because he was just doing his job. Hi-5 Parties didn't inform Mann Hann that they'll be setting up that night, they didn't coordinate with them. It was partly my fault too as I was supposed to inform Mann Hann pala (based on Hi-5's contract), I only assumed because they've done decors at Mann Hann before. I was a bit disappointed. But! They did a GOOD JOB decorating the ceiling! I loved it. I arrived around 2:30PM at Mann Hann, they were still setting up the backdrop and inflating balloons for the centerpieces. I liked the backdrop too, they copied the Tiger! Yay! Sheila was there, she helped me set-up the dessert buffet, she also checked everything. Another thing that disappointed me that the ice cream cart came late! Oh well. But nevertheless, I liked how it turned out!


Oh, and our dirty ice cream cart came an hour late! But I didn't bother to complain anymore. I was ngarag already from all the preparations and entertaining guests, I couldn't care less anymore. Sayang lang ang daming leftover and we weren't able to take it home. Anyways!


Here's how the venue looked liked.

 

They did well!


Guests even got to take home the lanterns and some balloons. Oh well. Pikit-mata na lang ako nagbayad sa Mann Hann ng extra charges. All in all, I love what they did with the decors. They are affordable! I would get them again on my next party (baby#2's birthday or maybe when Y turns 7!), I would just make sure to check everything!



Hi-5 Parties
Kathleen dela Merced
http://hi5parties.multiply.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Hi5.Parties
+639178950017
ask.hi5parties@yahoo.com

Y's Birthday Series: Y's Outfits

Of course, the outfits had to be planned also!

For her christening...

Dress from Occasions; Shoes from Florsheim Kids (Both gifted from my SIL) These were given two days before the day. Headband from Celestina and Co.

At the party...

First Outfit

Dress from Twilo (gift from Ninang Z); Gold Shoes from Pediped. She looks so angelic with this dress! I want to take her to a studio and have a photo shoot with her wearing this!

Second Outfit

Top from Gingersnaps; Tutu (Customized) from Erin et Vivien; Gold Shoes from Pediped; Headband (Customized) from Celestina and Co.

Y's Birthday Series: iSnap Photobooth

We got the photobooth thru the friend of BOS who also did our invitation designs. She also made the layout for the photobooth. Can't say we got a good deal with the photobooth with all the group coupon deals coming out but iSnap did their job, guests were happy, I'm happy.

They had problems setting up the booth, it took them about forty-five minutes to set-up. Yeah, that long. I had to follow up several times. I was getting anxious at the start of the party because of this plus our ice cream cart was late and most of our guests came late.

Their set up was only ok, it wasn't the usual booth that I've seen and used from parties I've been to. Two personnel were manning the manually taking the pictures which was making the photo-taking slower. The venue name in the print outs were even wrong at first. Good thing my sister noticed and changed it to the correct name. The photo paper they used is good, that was one of the things the BOS had to consider. Backdrop was just a simple monogram of Y's name. The layout was made by BOS's friend who also made our invitation, cupcake toppers, and giveaway labels.

My yaya, helper and my sister's yaya got a lot of prints! Grabe as in. Sinulit nila ang photobooth! Haha!

iSnap
239 Salcedo Street cor Benadivez Street,
Office 4 Island Tower, Legazpi Village, Makati City
+6327527062
www.isnapcreatives.com

Y's Birthday Series: My Chocolate Heaven

Our menu package from Mann Hann didn't include any desserts (if I were to add a dessert, that's Php100 additional which I thought wasn't sulit) so I made the dessert buffet, got My Chocolate Heaven and a dirty ice cream cart.

The package I got from them is their Silver Package which includes:

– 4 hours service (inclusive of setup)

– Your choice of 2kl chocolate fondue on one 2-layer chocolate fountain

– Your choice of 7 dippings

o         4 regular non-fruit and

o         3 regular fruit

– Free colored sprinkles and honey coated crispies

– Good for 80-100 pax

We communicated thru email only. It was easy and fast. I emailed them what package I wanted, the dippings, type of chocolate (I got the bittersweet), and sprinkle colors. They require an initial of 50% downpayment upon confirmation of your reservation and they will send you an agreement/contract. I re-confirmed a week before the date of our party just to be sure.

On the day of the party, one personnel from MCH was there to set-up and man the chocolate fountain. He got there an hour before the party. The set up was simple, nothing fancy. The chocolate fountain was a hit with the kids! Not so much with the adults though, they just ate the fruit dippings haha! The bittersweet chocolate was good and we still got leftover chocolate from the party!

If you're planning a party and you got the luxury and time to DIY, I suggest you just DIY your chocolate fountain. You can always borrow a chocolate fountain from a friend, buy your own chocolate, fruits, marshmallows, and what nots, paper plates, and toothpicks. Easy! Would I still get them on my next party? Maybe, maybe not. What got me decided to get them for Y's party is that they're not expensive. I would still recommend them to you!

They offer chocolate fountain packages ranging from Php1,500-Php10,500, they also offer dessert bar packages. Email them to get their updated price at list of packages!Website: www.mychocolateheaven.multiply.com
Email: mychocolateheaven.info@gmail.com
Contact No. for Metro Manila:
Mobile : 09178007215

Y's Birthday Series: Arts N' Faces

Yes, almost four months later and I'm still not yet done with Y's party series! Hopefully I'll get to finish posting by this week!


At first, I didn't want any additional entertainment besides a host/magician/entertainer but when I chatted with a friend and she mentioned the entertainment she was getting, I thought why not add a face painter?! Both kids and adults can enjoy! I read up on forums on who's good and mostly recommended by moms but also budget friendly. Then I read about Arts N' Faces which offers discounted prices on their packages. I got the Php1,750 package which is good for two hours of face painting and glitter tattoo. Check their site on how to reserve a date thru text. They also require a 50% down payment.

The artist arrive early at the party. It was a guy, I should have requested for a lady artist because I didn't really like how the guy looks, not kid-friendly. He wears those earrings with a hole in the middle, basta. But he's good and friendly, still lesson learned! All of the materials they used are hypoallergenic, very safe for kids! Most of the kids got to have their arms or hands painted. I myself got a flower painted on my hands!

The service was sulit. I didn't hear any complains on getting any allergies after the party. I super recommend them!


Check their site: Arts N' Faces

Y's Birthday Series: Chai Mungcal

This is a month late already.. I still got posts on Y's birthday on my draft folder. Pictures from the other photographer is still not with us :(


The BOS was the one who is in charge of getting the photographer and he got Chai Mungcal as one of our photographers. She's not actually an events/party photographer, she's a fashion photographer and the BOS likes how she takes photos, I saw her work on some the blogs I follow, and I like her too. She's a fashion blogger and cosplayer too, I think. I trust hubby's eye for photography so we got her!


She came early on the day of the party. Good. She's shy and quiet. Hehe :) I think this was her first time to cover a party. We got the pictures a week and a half later. She gave us the edited photos.


Here are some of the party photos! Enjoy!

 The centerpiece. I provided the small plush toy.

 Dessert Table

 Y in her 2nd outfit

 Buffet Table

 The Chubster doing his tricks!

Thank you Chai for covering our party! Super love the photos!