Put your seat belts on! Cathy of Party Unwrapped got this plane-tastic party ready for the runway and from take off to landing it’s preformed absolutely stunningly. With a perfect venue overlooking the Van Nuys airport, Little Ryker’s 2nd birthday party literally took new heights. Tiny co-pilots got to taste yummy treats like cloud decorated cupcakes and get their “passport photo” taken behind a world map. Read on below to get all the beautiful details.
The 94th Air Squadron, a restaurant that overlooks the Van Nuys airport, was basecamp for this celebration. Cathy kept the colors a classic combination of red, blue and khaki as the main palette throughout the party. Guests got their itinerary at the “check-in” table, which was covered in vintage postcards, cameras, vintage typewriter, and a metal letter box. There was also a photo book of Ryker’s photoshoot with a real plane – what a nice present for the birthday boy!
Other tables had fun decorations like old suitcases, metal planes, crates (which were from Cost Plus). Each individual table also had big globes made from bamboo bowls with hand painted words: Explore. Cathy used wrapping paper as placemats, personalized utensils and napkins with a “R,” and added a pop of color to each table with bold red planes to really up the fun factor.
With so much to see and so many intricate knick-knacks, Cathy opted to decorate the dessert table minimally. This smart choice allowed the bright blue birthday cake and cupcakes, by Jill’s Cake Creations in Santa Clarita, to stand out on their own. Along with these treats, flyers got to enjoy cake pops by Sugar Babies, blue cotton candy and clouds made of white chocolate.
Of course the guests also ate in style!
As expected from such an elegantly decorated party, the passport photo booth was also a source of great fun. The backdrop was a large scale map of the world, and old suitcases played their part as props. We would definitely be smiling from head to toe for our photos, so we’re sure the guests got plenty of happy souvenirs to bring home.
For all those little ones itching to be Tarzan and Jane for a day, the run-down rustic of this side of the vnue look really lends to the vintage theme. The picture below fully captures how few decorations Cathy needed to capture imaginations big and small. We bet our tiny fly boys and girls would have loved to have a run around this “play space” during the festivities.
Party favors included chic military shoulder bags, hand painted with a star and the numbers 607 (Ryker’s birthday), which were filled with goodies like a handmade travel journal, a t-shirt with aviator glasses, a handmade airplane color pouch and aviator glasses. Just what every young airman and airwoman needs!
What did you think of this amazing vintage plane party? To see close-up photos of all the decorations, visit Party Unwrapped by clicking here.
— Christal Yuen
All photos by JR Anderson Photography
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