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Grace Tan In Life, Misc, Musings, Parties & Events, Portraits, Tips + Ideas

Planning a kid’s baking party

This year, my daughter turned 6. Every year, I tell myself to do something simple for her birthday, but it always ends up elaborate! I guess it’s too much fun trying to think of party themes especially since she is at such a cute, young age. Last year, I had a lot of fun planning a unicorn party for Krysta and a fire station party for Kyle. If you’d like to view those photos, click here.

Thank God I had the help of another mother this year. We planned a joint chef / baking party for Krysta and Sherisse who were born 2 days apart. If you’d like some tips on how to plan a baking party, here’s how we did it at a low cost: Continue Reading

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1st Birthday Portrait: Zoe, Calvin & Queenie

When you have a birthday party that has awesome props, why not reuse it for a family portrait session at the studio the next day? We love this pastel theme, perfect for a little girly-girl. If you would love to have a styled portrait session at our studio but do not have the capacity to decorate it like these, you can contact us – we do have some props at the studio, or we can point you to a planner that can help bring your vision to reality. The only thing we definitely cannot do is whip up a cake from our fridge! You would have to order one for your session if you are interested in having a cake smash session too.

Grace Tan In Family + Children Portraits, Musings, Parties & Events, Portraits, Tips + Ideas

Zoe’s 1st Birthday Party

Styled birthday parties are the rage nowadays, and we love all the little details that go into making it such a pretty event. Two years ago, we went to New Zealand to photograph Calvin & Queenie’s wedding, and now, we’re photographing their daughter’s 1st birthday! So much love went into planning this rainbow themed, colourful party. Queenie also went as far as to coordinate her shoes with little Zoe. As a mother of 2 myself, planning parties like these are fun, but can be pretty stressful. It definitely helps if you have a planner and decorator like Mint Events & Soirées to do the bulk of the work for you!

We also photographed their family portraits the next day. I’ll share more of that in a separate blog post! I’ve included lots and lots of detail shots as inspiration for mothers who want a similar theme for their parties.

Grace Tan In Family + Children Portraits, Parties & Events, Portraits, Promotions

Jungle Gym Promo

If you are a parent planning your kid’s birthday party, you can check out Jungle Gym at Atria Shopping Gallery or Bangsar Shopping Centre as they have a large play area that will make your kids go crazy! The good news is that for the entire month of May, we have a partnership with Jungle Gym, where you can enjoy discounts both ways, when you spend on a party with Jungle Gym or a portrait session with Stories!

PROMO 1

Spend minimum of RM2,000 in a single receipt on a party and receive a 15% discount from any Lifestyle Photography package from Stories.

PROMO 2

Purchase any Lifestyle Photography package valued at RM600 and above this month, and you will also receive these limited edition discount vouchers from us:

1. 30% off on one entry to Jungle Gym Atria/ Jungle Gym’s Roller Sports World @ BSC
2. 15% off on Jungle Gym’s Healing Touch Foot Spa’s a-la-carte treatment

Terms & Conditions for Promo 1

1. Voucher valid for minimum spend of RM600 at Stories.my and for bookings made by 31st October 2017.
2. Offer is not valid with other ongoing promotions, discounts or vouchers.
3. Booking is non-refundable, but fully transferable to another name.

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Family portraits: Brian, Marina and 3 boys

Brian and Marina warned us…both their 3 and 5 year old toddlers will not sit still for the camera. We’ve been told that their son James is shy and would definitely try to hide during the shoot! With this challenge in mind, Chi Yin and I headed over to Brian and Marina’s home for their family portrait. And hide he did! But that didn’t stop us from chasing them into the playroom for photos.

We even had to stop the shoot temporarily to play with them, so that the two toddlers James and Matthew would warm up to us. Chi Yin had the difficult task of luring them out of their really fun-looking playroom. We worked hard for every single image!

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