What do you do when your little dude is obsessed with Mamma Mia? You throw him a very festive (and very musical!) birthday party, that’s what. Molly of Almost Makes Perfect threw Arlo a sky-themed birthday for his first trip around the sun, but now that Mamma Mia 2 is his fave flick, she and her hubs knew it would be the perfect creative challenge. Did we mention that A’s grandparents even performed their own ABBA medley for guests?! Keep scrolling for photos from Brandi Welles…

Molly designed a bunch of fun Mamma Mia themed posters and printed them through Mixbook.

And they turned the backyard into Hotel Bella Arlo, as inspired by the sequel.

Here we go again!

Salt & Flour created these cute Greek disco themed cookies.

Gotta have a Greek spread.

They had the other party goods custom made at For Your Party. Such an easy way to personalize your festivities.

And here’s Gram and Gramps with their ABBA renditions.

Grandparents of the YEAR.

Happy 2nd birthday, Arlo!

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Best summer party theme ever!

Photography: Brandi Welles Photo / Planning: Almost Makes Perfect / Custom Party Goods: For Your Party / Poster Design: Almost Makes Perfect printed from Mixbook / Cookies: Salt & Flour / Cake Topper: Everlaser / Striped Plates & Cups: Daydream Society / Wood Letter Board: Madera Modern

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Hope you all had a wonderful fourth, mamas! You know how we can never get enough unicorn themed birthday parties over here? Well, we’re pretty smitten with this “two-nicorn” party coming to us from mama and party planner Kaylee of Riner & Company, in honor of sweet Paisley Rae. It’s full of sweet surprises (read: real life unicorn and the cutest playhouse ever). Plus, bonus points for this pastel curb appeal! Read on for more photos by Jacqueline Aleace…

Paisley’s mama managed to find the cutest floral romper there ever was, from Boho Bloomers. You’ll see it in action, below!

Every unicorn birthday party needs a rainbow cake, don’t you think?

Kaylee was told throughout her pregnancy with Paisley that she would not live, due to a medical condition, so having her reach this milestone is major for this fam, and they wanted to make sure the celebration was extra extra sweet with artful touches like this quote above.

The unicorn favors were in this sweet playhouse, decked out with balloons. So fun!

A fairytale come true!

Didn’t we tell you little P’s birthday ensemble was the cutest ever?

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Such a special celebration. Happy birthday, Paisley!

Mamas, see more pastel unicorn party ideas here.

Photography: Jacqueline Aleace Photography / Planning: Riner & Company / Florist: Florologie / Cookies: Pastry Shells / Cake: Slice – Custom Cakes / Canvas, Lettering, & Macarons: Kcreatives / Invitations: Knoxham Co. / Balloon Arch: BAAM by Step – Balloon Art & More / Floral Romper: Boho Bloomers

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Who here loves a good Party Animal theme for a birthday? So so many ways to go about it, and a hit every time. Kelly Moore was behind this particular take, adorned with lots of fun hand-drawn details, mudcloth prints, and of course, animal-themed activities. Catch all the deets below!

Aren’t these life-size illustrations so fun? A change in weather threatened their decor, but it all looks super cozy in their tented area, huh?

Scavenger hunt time!

Cute, simply mudcloth plates from Target.

Love the animal track bingo, too.

 Dani Girl Cookie Co. created the custom cookies along their theme.

So many fun prints in this party.

Kudos to Kelly Moore on this modern take on a classic theme! See how she brought it all together in the credits below…

Photography, Design, Illustration, Favor Bags, Paper Goods, & Headbands: Kelly Moore / Cake: Jamie Oakland of Sugarshida Desserts / Cupcakes: Tracy Lea / Custom Cookies: Dani Girl Cookie Co. / Decal: Single Stone Studios / Rentals: Walker Lewis Rents / Binoculars, Wood Snakes, Mini Animals, & Magnifying Glasses: Oriental Trading Co. / Cups & Leaf Napkins: Shop Sweet Lulu / Paper Plates: Target / Paper Palm Fronds: Paper Pretty by Renee

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Mamas, this might be the most sophisticated Ratatouille themed birthday party you’ll ever see, as photographed by Alison Bernier. Tina of Miss Multee (remember her GORG floral maternity photos?) enlisted the Beijos Events‘ gals to design her little dolly Mila’s 2nd birthday around her first ever (and favorite, obvs!) movie, Ratatouille. It’s pretty adorbs!

Most adorable rats you’ll ever see ;)

Have you ever seen a baguette-embellished birthday cake? Kudos to Sweet & Saucy Shop!

Mama Tina of Miss Multee whips up the most darling signage for celebrations everyday. Must be extra special for Mila to see!

Little Folk Club brought the tunes.

Um baguette cardi, yes please.

Okay, does little M have an instagram? So cute!

HBD, chef Mila!

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So so fun, Beijos Events and Miss Multee! And did you see that their little kitchen setup was from IKEA? Too good.

Photography: Alison Bernier / Venue: Wolf Camp Studios / Design & Planning: Beijos Events / Signage by Mama: Miss Multee / Florals & Greenery: French Buckets / Rentals: Sweet Salvage Rentals / Kid’s Furniture Rentals: Beijos Events / Tabletop: L’entramise & Daydream Society / Catering: Cafe Maison / Desserts: Sweet & Saucy Shop / Entertainment: Little Folk Club / Kid’s Kitchen & Rats: Ikea

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We’ve seen some pretty darn cute kitty cat parties around here (you’ll find a few faves at the bottom of this post), but this party in particular reimagines the theme in the most adorable, whimsical way. The kitty cake and tablescape adorned with cat plates and balls of yarn are just a few of the fun details brought to us by a dream team of creatives: Danielle Keene of Sheila Mae, Kinada Events Co., Fleuretica, and Oh Shiny Paper Co, with photos from Eileen Liu. Take a peek!

One cool cat, eh? ;)

So much minty pastel goodness in this 2nd birthday!

How cute is this ‘adopt a cat’ station?

So many good moments here.

Find the rest of these colorful cat details below:

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What did we say? Dream team.

As promised, here are more of our fave kitty cat themed birthday parties:

Are you kitten me 2nd birthday party
Black and white cat party
Modern kitty party
Hello Kitty 2nd birthday
Hello Kitty donut birthday party

Photography: Eileen Liu / Styling, Concept & Design: Danielle Keene & Kinada Events Co., Fleuretica, & Oh Shiny Paper Co / Balloon & Fringe Garland: Kinada Events Co., Fleuretica, Oh Shiny Paper Co / Cake & Desserts: Danielle Keene / Signage: Droptop Backdrop / Florals: Lovesome Blossoms / Stationery: Paper Sandwich / Party Shop: Oh Shiny Paper Co

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