Sire’s FortNite Galaxy Inspired Party

Stephany of Extravacant Events called me a week in advance to prep for an over-the-top FortNite themed event. After several text messages and a FaceTime conversation, she decided to use our white industrial chairs paired with our Bertoia inspired wire chair. For the table she wanted a black-on-black trestle table.

The Kid’s Tablescape

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Behind The Scenes

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Creative Director, Planner & Event Coordination: @extravacantevents

Custom Backdrop, character cuts outs: @printedgraphics

Cake & desserts: @sweetlilsweets

Custom graphic designs, signage, labels , prints & more: @_madebyme

Acrylic Cake topper: @design35ny

Custom favor boxes, kids utensils: @paperpaintlipstick

Lollipops: @sparkosweets

Black pedestals: @bigmamaspartyrentals

Balloons: @paperandfringe

Kids table & chairs: @petiteseats

Furniture rentals: @glampartyrentals

Crafts & space cotton candy: @allaboutplay

Cake stands: @tieabowrentals

Florals: @paintedladyevents

Game Station signage: @averylittleshop

Game station: @gametrucklongisland

Hostess: @yanayxo

Event production assistant : @ninalucci

Liquor: @bransoncognac @lecheminduroi

Venue: @envuehotel

Photographer: @dannidavinchi

Fortnite @fortnite videogames

BOHO CHIC in Brooklyn, NYC

Last week I was overly ambitious and participated in TWO styled shoots. The first I'll blog about soon, an outer space fifth birthday party. For second shoot I ventured to Brooklyn to provide Petite Seats, tables, and poufs for a dynamic collab with Bonnie’s Balloons, Pics + Petal, and Willow + Rose Petals. Bonnie say me several days before and ask if I would be interested in collaborating a small setup, you already know my answer was yes! She sent me her style board and I knew my new rattan bow chairs would be perfect. Without further ado, I present, what I’m calling Boho Chic In Bk.

Let’s get into this floral arrangement. Boho chic was the theme so we had to have pampas grass, hanging amaranthus, dried palm leaves, dried palmetto, dried lunaria, and dried sun palm.

Look Two

Shooting at almost twilight was pretty cool, the images had a nice natural filter. The rattan glass-top table was a curbside find in Deal, New Jersey. Paired with our new Moroccan poufs, the low table is perfect for the kiddies and adults.

Bonnie’s father had to put in work. Leatal need the storm light to be shut off to prevent shadows.

Let’s get into my new favorite Petite Seats, our rattan bow chair.

Our new pink clover table is available for rent.

Mermaid Party in Long Valley, New Jersey

From Balloon River:

“𝕃𝕖𝕥’𝕤 𝕓𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕕𝕤! Because I mean let’s be honest, being a human is a little scary nowadays! Here, on my side of the world, everything has stopped, no social gatherings until further notice. I have every intention in spreading some much needed 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 across your IG feed over this break. I hope that it can serve as a 𝒹𝒾𝓈𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝑒𝓃𝓉 & 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝒶𝓎𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒! ✨”

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 @theballoonriver

𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 @theballoonriver

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 @heartsandpixelsdecor

𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 @aridecor__

𝗖𝘂𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 @dreams_y_balloons

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 @lzr3sixty

𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 @petiteseats

Inspired by @bizziebeecreations

A Dinosaur 1st Birthday Party in Jersey City

Dinosaur themed parties are a popular favorite for little boy celebrations. Check out this colorful Dino party from Khaliah of The Party Muse in Jersey City, NJ.

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Party Styling: The Party Muse

Photography: F. Sly Photography

Cake: The Hudson Cakery

Balloons: Aureliza Events

Ball Pit: Berry Ball Pool

Tables & Chairs: Petite Seats

Venue: Antique Loft in Hoboken, NJ

A Secret Garden Party in NYC

Anne of Clafoutis transformed our pink Chiavaris with a beautiful floral embellishment for an over the top fifth birthday party.

Charlotte Sloan is One!

Happy Valentine’s Day!! I have special event to share today. Rachel Ostroy (@rachel.ostroy) reached out to me to assist with carrying out her vision for her baby girl’s Valentine’s Day inspired first birthday. Charlotte Sloan was in for a cerulean and azure hued Fête fit for a princess.

When I arrived for load in Leatal of Pic + Petal (@picandpetal) was meticulously using blue chiffon strips to hang blue roses. My jaw dropped when I saw how beautiful the installation was hanging from the chandelier. In addition, there were mini Venus et Fleur with their Eternity Roses in a light blue. In a word, AMAZING!

The desserts were expertly crafted by Zest Artisan Bake Shop in Lakewood, NJ. Each event I provide rentals for where the client using Zest I am always impressed at how well their desserts blend so well with the decor of the event. All of Zest’s products are Kosher, Pareve under the supervision of the KCL of Lakewood, NJ.

Rachel’s babies are THE best dressed children I have ever met. For this event they wore their couture azure colored ‘fits from Rachel’s new upcoming children’s line Olivia Sloan Petite (@oliviasloanepetite).

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2019: A Year in Reflection

December 2019 marks five and a half years in business! Today is the last working day for me with Petite Seats. We went out with a bang with six events. I will spend the next two weeks mapping out 2020. I will be going over my branding and marketing strategies as well as finalizing my inventory wish list.

All in all this year was awesome, we accomplished so much, just D and I. I look forward to expanding the team and slowly stepping into the role of entrepreneur full-time. Cheers to another year!

I am spending Q1 solidifying my strategic partnership and ordering new inventory for the Spring.

The Discussion To Visit China {Long}

Today marks my five and a half year mark in business with my Petite Seats brand. It has truly been a journey of perseverance, trial and error, leveraging strategic partnerships and just plain ol’ git and hard work. Today, I can confidently say our hard work has resulted in dominating the children’s party rental niche as an influencer. I feel confident in my brand, yet I’m unsettled in my company’s market share. So what’s a market share you ask? Simple, its the portion of a market controlled by a particular company or product. My goal has always been to dominate the NY + NJ area for high-end children’s event rentals. I have been purposeful in my branding, leveraging my ideal client, and my selected inventory. Which leads me to how I plan to increase my market share in the Children’s Special Events Rental industry.

“Market share is important to a business because the market is a pie and the bigger the slice of the pie the more profit potential. If a business is growing efficiently and continues to increase its market share they are keeping their competitors from taking business from them.” Source

When we discuss market share we are not only speaking of market dominance but also an increased familiarity with my brand which should lead to an increase in my profit coffers. To increase our market share I decided I had to make a sourcing trip to China… Guangzhou to be specific. I attended the Canton Fair Phase Two and was able to source each of the dozen chairs I have been trying to get wholesale.

Not to be facetious, but Petite Seats is the shit! I am manifesting all the things I asked for in business.

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I will be leading a trip to China in August or October, depending on my lil’ job. My goal with this trip will be to share my experience in souring in China with a small group of like-minded entrepreneurs who are hungry to scale their businesses and increase their market share. Check out the details below.

A ParTea for Two in Brooklyn, NYC

When Rachel (@rachel.ostroy) called me to remind me it was that time of year again I was ready. Her eldest daughter, Linda was turning two and we needed to collaborate to design a noteworthy event. She gave me the theme, Claris the Mouse, the color palette, and the type of Petite Seats and table she wanted for her event. I searched high and low for the round bistro kids tables using sites like Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist. I didn’t want to incur the costs of purchasing new tables retail so I began my search for tables I could refinish and paint. The chairs we used were my custom colored Chiavaris in a “Baby Dior Gray”.

The custom Chiavari Chair color Rachel coined “Baby Dior Gray”

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Let’s get into the details. First, I found a spray paint that was THE exact color of the baby Dior store while at Home Depot. It was a new color called”Winter Gray”. The tweed fabric I sourced at Mood Fabrics in the Garment District on Manhattan.

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Video: @visionandhart Balloons: @bonniesballoons Desserts: @frostingsandco

Photographer: @byshelly

Girls Attire: @sorafrank @ageofinnocencebrand

Stationery: @alpha_1_studio

Personalized Favors: @frostings_by_vee

Florals: @bircheventdesign

Bike + Plinths: @bigmamaspartyrentals

Linen: @the_table_nj

Planning: @perfectplansbylisa
Kids Furniture: @petiteseats

Honey Bee Upsherin in Upper West Side NYC

Megan of Megan Auerbach Events designed and styled a super sweet upsherin in NYC’s Upper West Side using our newly constructed semicircle wooden cart and six-foot farm table with wooden crossback chairs.

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Design + Styling: @meganauerbach

Desserts: @zestbakeshop

Florals: @willowandroseflorals

Personalization: @thestampstudio

Colorful Third Birthday Party Upper West Side, NYC

Megan of Megan Auerbach Events styled and designed a colorful third birthday party. Using our white trestle tables and ghost chairs for a chic and clean aesthetic, Megan designed and styled a very attraction event.

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Styling + Design: @meganauerbach

Kids Tables + Chairs: @petiteseats

Printing + Custom Stationery: @thestampstudio

Baked Goods: @zestbakeshop

Balloons: @bonniesballoons

A Pinkalicious Party in Connecticut

Anne of Clafoutis NY designed and styled a beautiful Pinkalicious themed birthday party complete with all the bells and whistles. There was pink everywhere!

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Design + Styling: @Clafoutisny

Photography: @monikasaturphotography

Florist: @gothamflorist

Baker: @mariencarolyn2013

Kids Pink Chiavari Chairs: @petiteseats

Flamingle First Birthday in East Hampton, NY

Valerie + I ventured “Out East” to East Hampton, Long Island to style a tropical themed first birthday party for a sweet little baby girl. Our color palette infused soft shades of pinks with apricot and peach with touches of gold. Pineapples and flamingos were used to complete the decor elements. Paula of Bu! Fotos made the journey to capture the lively event.

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Style + Design: @konfetti_boutik + @petiteseats

Photography: @bufotos

Donuts + Macs: @sweetlilsweets

Cake: @cakefairymagic

Pool Floats: @MichealsCraft + @ChristmasTreeShops + @PartyCity

Baby Kulture's First Birthday Party at Canvas NYC

We received an inquiry from Mindy Weiss Party Consultants to rent our pink industrial kids chairs and white trestle tables for an upcoming event in Manhattan. In a word I was stoked! I knew MWPC produces high end kids’ events for A-list clients so I was super excited to have Petite Seats included on their vendor lineup.

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Event Planning + Design: Mindy Weiss Party Consultants

Venue: Canvas Events, LLC

Audio Visual Equipment Rental: AV Workshop

Catering: Neuman's Kitchen Events & Catering

Balloon Installations: Lovekins Designs

Kids Tables + Chairs: Petite Seats

Cakes + Desserts: @KedbyKCakes + @bcakeny

Sunshine + Lemon Petite Styled Shoot in Andover, New Jersey

Before the upcoming cooler weather and the end of the season, V and I collaborated to produce a styled shoot inspired by the citrusy lemon. We wanted to capture the essence and spirit of an outdoor soirée for my littles and their besties on a perfect summer afternoon.

V visited the Hunts Point Flower Market to purchase the flowers to achieve these centerpiece looks. I added my two-sense with a halved fig ;-)

We wanted to use lemons as the focus point of our shoot, but not in an over done way. White with shades of yellow and pink were used to show the vibrancy of the season and to add more dimension.

V styled each place setting with a yellow gingham cloth napkin as a place mat, as is her signature design element for kid's’ tablescapes only one piece of cutlery was used.

Now let’s get into the awe-inspiring desserts, especially the cake. Kedby outdid herself with these treats. Our cake was made with a lemon infused buttercream with vanilla bean filling. The cake was decorated with lemon macarons, gold leaf, a sprinkling of pistachios and dehydrated lemon slices. The dehydrated lemons were also used in the caksicles and the lemon curd tarts. All were beautiful and tasted even better.

What a sweet surprise, do you see the white embellished rectangular box? Well its a custom made candy bar box created by D’Yulz Kreations.

Yosi of Favors And More designed and built this wooden lemonade stand that was the perfect complement to our theme. The lemon yellow end table was from Claudia of Tie A Bow Rentals.

THE perfect addition to any kid’s event are concession stand food carts. Tasha of All About Play brought her Puffection cart to give the kids a taste of her organic lemon cotton candy.

If you’ve been following me for a while you’ll remember these chairs were found on Craigslist. Sorry they are not for sale, they are used in my little ones’ toy room.

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Concept + Creative Director: @konfetti_boutik

Concept + Producer: @petiteseats

Decor Styling + Design: @konfetti_boutik

Photographer: @AidaMalikPhotography

Kids Tables + Chairs: @petiteseats

Desserts: @kedbykcakes

Florals: @konfetti_boutik

Balloons: @kahveevents

Puffection Cotton Candy: @allaboutplay

Lemonade Stand: @fandmevents

Yellow Side Table + Wooden Wall: @tieabowrentals

Lemon Headband + Decorative Candy Bars: @dyulzkreations

Ooh La La Zuri is One!

Makini of Makini Regal Designs produced an award worthy first birthday celebration for her little daughter @zurirosemartin Makini’s Event Designing + Floral prowess were on full display for this event. Check out the video and images below. For more details check out Makini’s new lifestyle blog post here. Words of inspiration from Makini:

“My bestie Lauren, and I came up with a Parisian theme while on a girls trip to France. From the Crêperie station, Laduree themed Pâtisserie and the Angelina inspired Chocolat Chaud (hot coco) cart, I incorporated some of my fave things about Paris into the decor.”

— Makini

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Planning @elleaudreynewyork 
Event Design: @makiniregaldesigns 
Venue: @jloftevents
Draping: @perezevents

Furniture: @glampartyrentals 

Kids Rental: @petiteseats

Photo: @bufotos
Video: @maebfilms
Makeup: @danieandthebloom
Cake: @bcakeny

Desserts: @mayrascakepops

Desserts: @sweetlilsweets

Balloon Decor: @poparazziballoons

Fabricator: @jmvalentino1
Linens: @bbjlinen
Caterers: @two_crepes

Stationery: @noirstyle

DJ: @djexeqtive
Perfumer: @tijon_newyorklongisland

Printed Goods: @gbdesignhouse

Pillow Decals: @partypresentation

Tutti Fruiti Second Birthday Party in Manhattan

Simply Perfect by Keren Precel debuted our white crossback chairs for this Tutti Fruiti themed second birthday party in Manhattan. The fruit inspired tablescape was super fun and colorful. Check out the details below:

I am inspired by the faux fruit table runner and complementary plates + cups from Meri Meri.

This naked cake was created with strawberry buttercream with fresh strawberry filling.

Beauty + The Beast Inspired Kids Party in Brooklyn

I received a call to rent tables and chairs for a Disney inspired Beauty + the Beast party. We rented our white linen, gold chiavari chairs with red satin cushions, and six foot kids table. Check out the pictures:

Summer BBQ feature in Whisk by Ami

I made the journey to Monsey, New York to deliver our newly designed low table for Rachel (@Rachel.Ostroy). D and I are constantly looking for inspiration for kid sized tables. This design was a 15” high Japanese inspired kotatsu. The table is 40” wide and 7’ long, perfect for kids and adults to share a meal or just relax around. For Rachel’s shoot she used two table (long side together) to create a massive setting for a BBQ celebration.

Rachel and her team took bar-b-quing to a whole new level. Everything from the boxwood centerpieces to the galvanized steel serving platters was thoughtful executed. Rachel partnered with the Ami Food Magazine for execute this shoot.

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Styling + Design: @rachel.ostroy

Photography: @chayphotography

Food: @foodmakesthemood

Venue: @tobyeisenreich

Personalization: @thestampstudio

Table Setting: @parciparlahome

Floral Decor: @suri_golomb

Table: @petiteseats

Published in @WhiskByAmi Issue 425 (July 10,2019)

Scarlett’s Carousel The Pier 62 Carousel NYC

Anne of Clafoutis reached out to us to provide tables and chairs for a Thursday birthday party at the Pier 62 Carousel in Chelsea, NYC. The decor elements combined gingham, florals, and stripes to achieve a whimsical carousel themed sixth birthday.

Design + Style: @Clafoutisny

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