Have you wondered what you need to have a luxury picnic? Here (click the link) are our favorite items found on Amazon to create the perfect neutral picnic set up.

Wooden tables
Jute rugs
Floor pillows
Straw Poufs
White ceramic plates
Water glasses
Tea cups
Checkered table runners
Green linen napkins
White disposable forks
White disposable knives
Dried pressed florals
Glass hurricanes
White pillar candles
Tealight candles
White umbrella stand

If you purchase any of the items then make sure to tag @lumiaccents on social media!

We tagged as many same or similar items from Lexi's birthday and graduation party in our Amazon storefront. The items can be found Here.

Find more images from this event on our gallery page!

Happy picnicking! 

Congratulations your little one is turning 1 and it's time to celebrate this special milestone! It's a milestone that is celebrated with friends and family at home, at a venue, or outdoors. If you are throwing a party to celebrate your little one, here is the ultimate checklist and guideline to making the celebration memorable!

First, pick a unique theme and color scheme that fits your preferences and your child's personality. We created a One in a Melon 1st birthday party last August as baby Nora's favorite snack was watermelons and her birthday was in the summer. 








After picking the party's theme, it is time to decide on guest count and location of the party. We highly recommend a weekend party as most guests have obligations during the week. The location of your event can be either at home, in your backyard, a local venue, or local park. We recommend securing a venue 6+ months from the party date as event venues are booked by wedding parties months in advance. 

After that, it is time to find the vendors and rentals that go with your theme and venue. If you plan to have many guests or would like a beautiful styled party we recommend hiring a local event planner that can find local vendors, create color palettes, designs to go with your preferred theme. This will save you time and stress as you won't need to set up and clean up party items the day of the event.

Here is what we recommend to our clients initially when helping them plan for a 1st birthday party. Items can be removed or added on based on guest count, what the venue provides, and the event theme:

• event styling + coordination by an event planner
• digital invitations
• welcome sign
• floral arrangement and/or decorations by the welcome sign
• dessert pedestal with cake stand for cake
• dessert pedestal with small floral arrangement
• custom foam sign - milestone sign (birth weight, date, height, current weight, date, height, foods, words, etc)
• “one” high chair sign
• wooden high chair rental
• backdrop panels
• balloons to be attached to the backdrop panels, entrance of the venue, on other rentals
• sign on the backdrop
• kids picnic or table with chairs
• ground floral arrangement by the backdrops
• cocktail tables with linens, bud vase florals
• tables with linens, chairs or tablescape
• floral arrangements on tables, food tables
• bar services or self-pour drink containers, iced water
• smash cake or cupcake
• custom drink stirs
• charcuterie board or private catering
• unique food experience: cotton candy or waffle cart vendor
• detailed sugar cookies
• cake or desserts for guests
• cake topper
• gift favors
  
• custom signs
  
• photographer for 1-2 hours

Happy planning! If you use our list then don't forget to tag us @lumiaccents on social media.

Summer is around the corner and backyards will be busy with parties and events yet again. They are perfect outdoor venues for warm weather or during the crisp cool months in the fall. Here is everything you need to throw the best backyard party.
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Invitations
The first glance your guests have into your event is through invitations. Invitations indicate the theme of the party, what your guests should wear, and all the essential details. Make sure to add the time, date, location, what type of event it is, and how guests should rsvp. 

Menu
Backyard parties can be casual or upscale. Depending on the theme of the party, the menu will vary. For any party we recommend charcuterie boards or a grazing table as an appetizer or cocktail snack. Kids and adults can choose what to enjoy from the grazing table from fruit to cheeses and meats. For a casual backyard party pigs in a blanket, barbeque, or finger foods wil be a hit with your guests. If you have a more formal party, hiring a personal chef will have all the perks you are looking for such as a fully catered and customizable menu with salad, soup, and entree. 

Drinks + Bar
Every party deserves a beautiful bar and a signature drink. For any party remember to have ice, an ice bucket, water, and drinks of your choice. For a casual backyard party canned and bottled drinks in an ice bucket are an easy way to go. However, for a formal event hiring a bartender and bar cart is a must. The bartender will serve your guests throughout the event and create delicious drinks with beautiful garnishes.

​Seating
Choose picnic seating, dinner seating, or a combination of both. There are also tables and chairs for kids as well. Luxury picnics are a unique experience for kids and adults as they allow for comfortable, on the ground seating. This is great for a casual event or when the guests are 40 or less. 
Formal dinner table settings are great for formal lunches and dinners with tables, chairs, and all the items seen in the above photo. The decor and items can be customized to your event theme.

Decorations
For formal and casual events florals are a must. The amount of florals will depend on your budget and type of event. For a casual event, smaller bud vase arrangement suffice while formal events require larger centerpieces. For evening and formal events candles are a great addition. A mixture of different types of candles such as tea candles, long candles, and thick candles in hurricanes bring height to any tablescape.

Signage
Add custom signage on backdrops, table settings, and to welcome your guests. We recommend a welcome sign, sign on a backdrop, food and drink menus, name place cards, and more personalized touches such as drink stirs and custom stickers.

Lights
Add light bulb lights or string lights to add light to the party and keep the party going until the sun goes down.

​Games/Activities
Have activities for your guests such as a dj for dancing, bounce house for adults and kids, and lawn games. Here are some activities kids would love: coloring pages, watercolor cookies, ball pit, face painting, and balloon animal twisting.

Music
Depending on your budget there are a few options for music. You can either create a Spotify playlist, hire a dj or musicians.

Prepare the Space
If you plan to use your grass in your backyard then remember to cut your grass a few days before your party, powerwash and clean all outdoor seating and furniture, remove all the toys, and random items lying around.

Pest Control
The downside of outdoor parties are the bugs that can come out of nowhere. We highly recommend mosquito and bug spray, fans, and citronella candles to help keep bugs abay. In addition, keeping food covered or indoors will keep bugs from having a feast on your food.

First Aid
Have a first aid kit on hand, life happens!

Backup Plan
It may rain. That is what back up plans are for. Tents help protect you from the rain, the sun, and wind. They are great if the tents are near a door to the house as guest will need to come inside to use the restroom. If you have space for guests indoors then have a space cleared off indoors in case if it rains.

Clean Up
After a great party it is time to clean up all the decorations, tables, chairs, and everything that was set up. Here are a few things to have on hand for an easier clean up: trash bags, trash cans, laundry bags for linen items, oxiclean and cleaning sprays. If you plan to clean up the party yourself then having a variety of cleaning supplies on hand will be a must.
If you have a larger event budget then I highly recommend hiring a service to clean up. Hiring a company such as ours that cleans up all event items helps you enjoy your night without having to end the fun.

It has been nearly 2 years since the idea of Lumi Accents LLC was born; however we have created events long before then. The first memory I have of decorating is my 7th or 8th birthday party. I helped my mom pick out pink decorations as I had invited my classmates to my small home birthday party. There have been many events decorated since then.

Throughout the years I would find inspiration from magazines, Pinterest, pictures, Instagram, Facebook, nature, window displays, and wherever I saw something creative or beautiful. I was inspired to create or recreate displays, backdrops. balloons after seeing how unique they could be. At a young age I started decorating cakes, painting, assembling floral arrangements, creating custom cards, and diying anything I could for events. Even then it was my passion to create something unique and beautiful. Today I am lucky to do so at a much larger scale with many more skills I have learned since then. 

I love traveling, exploring, shopping, hosting, baking, beautiful trinkets, eating delicious breakfast or chocolate  chip cookies. I love creating memories and beautiful things to remember amazing moments by.

This blog is my take on how to create beautiful events, desserts, and the things that make life shine. I hope you enjoy following along and learning new skills along the way.

These photos are old archives of events I created years before Lumi Accents. They may seem like a disaster now but they brought me to where I am, and I can not be more proud of that.