Look who’s one

Outfit by Rachel Riley. Photo by Emma Rolfe

http://www.rachelriley.co.uk

This weekend we celebrated a pretty momentous milestone.

One that felt a long, long way off this time last year.

We had planned for a garden party but with the typical British weather and forecast of rain we decided it was a safer option to hold the event indoors. The event was held at Southampton’s new cocktail bar and restaurant , The Mailrooms.

We invited Isla back from A grazing platter to create both the sweet and savoury food platters for our guests. Isla has a wonderful eye for details and uses only the finest of products.

http://www.agrazingplatters.co.uk

A Greek rotisserie and salads were provided by the fantastic Sotris from blue island restaurant in Southampton.

http://www.blue-island-restaurant.co.uk

Our patisseries where sourced from a Italian patisserie in London. We asked Nicoletta owner of Meraki baking studio to surprise us with a selection of sweets and she totally pulled it off.

Nicoletta Loiacono

Merakibakingstudio@gmail.com

07757791445

Www.merakibakingstudio.com

46 cornford grove, London Sw129JG

Carrot cake with buttercream by Meraki baking studio. Styling by A Grazing platter.

Lemon churd eclair by Meraki baking studio.

Pistachio Choux puffs by Meraki baking studio.

Pineapple and honey cakes by Meraki baking studio. Styling by A grazing platter.

Chocolate vegan brownie with berry ganache and peanut butter by Meraki baking studio. With Chocolate and Raspberry Cupcakes with gold edible leafs by The dotti cake company. Styling by a Grazing platter.

Peter rabbit Cake pops by the pop bakery. Styling by A grazing platter.

Clare O’Connell

clare@popbakery.co.uk

02089607018

POP Bakery

348 Kilburn Lane

W93EF

http://www.popbakery.co.uk

An assortment of personalised biscuits by Sarah B. Styling by A grazing platter.

Biscuits by Sarah B

biscuitsbysarahb@yahoo.co.uk

07950522725

Bournemouth BH6 5PL

http://www.biscuitsbysarahb.co.uk

An assortment of white chocolate and raspberry, lemon and orange and salted caramel buttercream cupcakes decorated with organic edible flowers from Maddocks Farm and edible gold leafs. Styling by A grazing platter.

By dotti cake company

Julie Marron

The Dotti Cake Company

julie@thedotticakecompany.co.uk

http://www.thedotticakecompany.co.uk

07445211884

To keep the kids entertained we called in Carley from my little tent adventures. She set a corner up with the cutest of teepees, fairy lights, balloons and cushions fully equipped with plenty of toys, arts and crafts and story books to keep the kids busy throughout the event.

Carley Barker

Little Tent Adventures

12 Douglas Road, Poole, Dorset. BH12 2AX.

07899987584

Www.littletentadventures.co.uk

Hello@littletentadventures.co.uk

Tables were laid with adorable peter rabbit stationary by Meri meri and a first birthday baby blue balloon display by bubble gum balloons.

http://www.bubblegumballoons.co.uk

For the table displays we sourced flowers from blend and bloom. Kirsty created eight wonderful displays which filled each table with the feel and scent of Spring despite what the weather was doing outside.

http://www.blendandbloom.co.uk

For the sweet table the very talented Alex from blow up created a balloon arch to frame our beautiful display of sweets. She used a beautiful palette of pastel colours to tie in with the peter rabbit theme. Blend and bloom provided us with foliage whilst our two tier cake took centre stage.

Alex reed

Balloons by blowup.south

6 hawkeswood road So181AB

07718133367

Now last but not least I have to credit the fabulous Julie from the dotti cake company. She created Theodore the most beautiful two tier peter rabbit celebration cake. The cake in itself was a piece of art that you dare not put a knife to…but lucky I did because it was honestly the most delicious cake I (and all of my guests) have ever tried. The bottom tier was banana with salted caramel buttercream and the top tier carrot with Sicilian orange buttercream.