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My Garden Party Birthday!

August 27, 2021 By Kari 1 Comment

Garden Party Birthday-1Hello and Happy August! Wowza this summer has flown by (as it seems to always do)! Here we are getting the kiddos all set for back to school!

I intentionally took a blogging break for most of this summer and haven’t been on social media as much. Most importantly, it’s been so nice to focus on family and have downtime but I’m super excited to FINALLY be sharing the details of my garden party birthday. Holy smokes – Ryan threw me the most beautiful celebration in our backyard for my 40th! I’ve got all the details here and in the weeks to come will be recapping Wyatt’s camping-themed birthday and my birthday weekend with my girls.

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My Garden Party Birthday

On the day of my birthday (July 28) Ryan came home right after his show wrapped and surprised me with a brand new white Vitamix! I’ve been dropping hints on this one for a long time. LOL! (Please reach out with any Vitamix tips and recipes). We enjoyed treats from Doughnut Party, had a family hot tub, and then I got ready to leave the house. My cousin Amber picked me up with a surprise guest – my Uncle Lor from Vancouver who I hadn’t seen in over a year! The three of us rented e-bikes from Pedego, went on a beautiful bike ride, and had a charcuterie-style picnic on Walterdale Hill before getting ready to come back to our place. Other than the dress code I knew nothing about what was about to go down.

Ryan has always known how to throw a spectacular party but this was a whole new level! When I walked around to our backyard and opened the gate I’m pretty sure my jaw actually hit the ground. There was a twinkle light walkway and high-top tables wrapped in white tablecloths decorated with fresh flowers. In the middle of the yard stood a stunning tree dripping with white flowers. The entire set-up was designed by Chelsea and Joe of River City Events.

The guest list was intimate (just the way I like it) with some of our closest friends. I I loved having our little dude as part of the party!

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Arguably the most important part, am I right?!  Ry worked with our friends at The Art of Cake who designed this quintessential garden party-inspired masterpiece decorated with pink, gold, and macarons and topped with fresh flowers! There were quite a few post-party messages about how freakin’ amazing the cake was. 🙂 Thank you, The Art of Cake!

Garden Party Birthday-6Garden Party Birthday-7Garden Party Birthday-8 The Food

To walk into our backyard and see Daniel Costa and Matt Guerin creating and plating food was actually a dream come true. Daniel is an incredible Chef and the Founder and Owner of Corso 32, Bar Bricco, and Uccellino and you’ll find the amazing Chef Matt in the kitchen at Corso 32. They put together an unbelievable experience including Smashed Pea and Mint Crostini, House-Made Goat Ricotta, Spring Onion & Parmagiano Arancini, and many other knock-your-socks-off dishes.

Garden Party Birthday-9 Garden Party Birthday-10Drinks

I feel a tad guilty leaving the drinks to the last because they were so unbelievable! Ryan and I have agreed to leave the cocktail bar set up and fully stocked in our backyard. Right, Hunny? 🙂

We were lucky enough to have James Grant-Worldclass Global Bartender of the Year and Worldclass Canada Bartender of the Year, join us for the evening. James designed several signature cocktails to complement the garden party birthday theme, including one named “The Garden Party’ which was garnished with fresh thyme.

Ryan worked with Ramon Miranda of Color de Vino to pair wine with each dish…and what 40th birthday celebration would be complete without a champagne tower?!

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Finally, just as the sun was setting, came the big show – a champagne tower! An amazing way to officially cheers to 40!

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Photos: Kelsey Nielson

It was such a memorable night! Thanks to my guy for making my day extra-special and to my beautiful friends for being part of it!

Feel free to ask any questions in the comment section below.

 

xx

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  1. Tammée Tackaberry says

    August 27, 2021 at 10:11 am

    Such a lovely Birthday Celebration! Clearly a great deal of love, care, and attention went into making your special day a momentous one. A wonderful start to the best and most eye opening decade in many women’s lives! Wishing you much success and fulfillment!

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when you feel like you've hit your max bump but th when you feel like you've hit your max bump but there's still nine weeks to go. 😳

It's truly amazing what our bodies can do. 💛

#31weeks #sunsoutbumpsout #beachball
Life update. ❤ I’ll be keeping this piece of Life update. ❤

I’ll be keeping this piece of art forever. Wyatt painted this for me back in January, when I was isolated with Covid. I taped it up on the wall beside the bed during my stay in our guest room. If you zoom in, you’ll see me in the front with the big baby belly. (Wyatt calls me ‘big belly’ these days!)

Rainbows represent promise, hope, and new beginnings. 

It's been a rough past few weeks for our family, hence my absence online. Thank you so much for your messages of love, concern, and support. They mean so much to us. I know I share a lot with you on here, but I’m not going to get into details this time. Just know we're doing alright. Junebug is great (and kicking and rolling around non-stop!), Wyatt is awesome per usual, and Ryan and I are rock solid.

I had to take a break from work. My main focus has always been (and will
always be) protecting the peace, health, and well-being of our family unit. 

Social media can be a beautiful place where connection and inspiration happens. Unfortunately, it can also foster hurtful and harmful attacks. I’ve learned so much over these past few weeks, and have deeply reflected on my presence and future plans online. I’ll share more soon, but for now, I just wanted to check in, say a sincere thanks, and let you know we’re all good. ❤️
The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll The moment I found out. September 22, 2021. I’ll be honest - the first trimester wasn’t great. There were moments of joy (like this one) but it was filled with anxiety, scary moments, and a few hurdles. 

🤰I’m playing catchup on some pregnancy blog posts but I wanted to make sure this was up, especially for those who have been following our journey. 

👉 Head on over to KariSkelton.com for ‘Pregnancy Q&A: The First Trimester’ where I get into all of it. Link is in my bio.

❔️Please ask any questions. That’s the whole reason why I share about this. I believe sharing our experiences and personal stories helps all of us feel less alone and often validates what we’re going through. 

(If you can believe it, I took a video of the exact moment I found out but it disappeared from my files. Poof! Gone.💨 Of all the videos to lose…. 🙈 But very happy to have this photo).

#pregnancystories #motherhoodrising #motherhoodunites #Canadianblogger #Canadianmom
Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_q Contest Closed. Congrats to our winner @michelle_quay! Thanks to all of you for entering! ❤

➡️ Giveaway! To celebrate @fresonbros first birthday tomorrow (Saturday, March 5), we’re giving away a $250 Freson Bros. GC! 🥳

You’re invited to pop down to the party between 11-5 to celebrate with us! 🎉There’s birthday torte, a whole bunch of perks, specialty tastings, and additional in-store giveaways, including a beautiful Camp Chef XT Wood Pellet Grill! 🙆‍♀️

To enter our $250 GC Giveaway:

👉 Make sure you follow me @kariskelton and @fresonbros.

👉 Like this post.

👉 tag some friends who would love this!

✨️ Bonus entry: Head to KariSkelton.com and leave a comment on my ‘Freson Bros. Turns One’ blog post (make sure to add your IG handle in that comment so we know who you are). 

*This giveaway is open to Canadian residents only and is in no way endorsed or supported by Instagram. The winner must be able to pick up the $250 gift card prize at Freson Bros. Edmonton 5139 Mullen Rd. Contest closes Friday, March 4 at 11:59 pm MST. The winner will be announced on this post before 9 a.m MST Saturday, March 5. 

🚨*PLEASE watch out for impersonation accounts that unfortunately sometimes pop up during giveaways. I will only reach out to you via DM from my account (@kariskelton) to confirm your win and then we’ll coordinate details via email only.
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