Our sweet boy had his First Holy Communion. It was definitely one of those best, big-moments that we will never forget. There was so much joy in this day, that I could post a hundred photos of smiling faces. Instead, I’ll focus on some of the details for our small celebration at home.
First thing we did was have photos taken for his announcement, that we mailed to family and friends. Corina Nielsen is my friend and also took photos of my daughter for her First Holy Communion, a few years back. She creates beautiful images and cares a lot about capturing the relevance of the moment. The images she took made for an incredibly special piece.
I wanted to have photos of my little man with his suit, and some close-up details with his adorable lashes and holding his Rosary.
These images will always be precious to me.
After the Mass, we had a great catered lunch, with some of our son’s favorite foods and of course there were cupcakes!
A couple of days before the party, my kids came with me to the flower shop (Franco’s in Encinitas) and we picked up bunches upon bunches of Baby’s Breath to fill the house.
There is something so sweet and special about Baby’s Breath. It’s humble and small but when you look closely, the flowers are so beautiful and innocent-looking. I really don’t like them in arrangements with other flowers, but I love to see lots of them on their own. I also used the same flowers to decorate our home for our daughter’s First Holy Communion.
I used gallon-sized Mason jars, a few blue vases, along with small glass vases and glass bottles and placed them all over the house with bunches of the flowers.
Then there were the party favors. As part of my Italian heritage, Jordan Almonds are a must in every favor that has to do with a Holy Sacrament. As most of you know, since my sweet boy is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts, they would not be an option.
Instead, we placed assorted salt water taffy inside cream-colored boxes. We tied them up with cream and tan twine and I used a sharp brown colored pencil to write the thank you on a wooden tag.
Everyone loved their little favors and I loved that they had a personal touch.
I love these photos of our youngest with our oldest – who was able to take a break from college to come down and enjoy this special day with it. It was such a blessing!
There were a lot of hugs and kisses and smiles on this day and everyone was all over the boy-of-honor. How could they resist?! For a moment, I did capture my love, all alone with one of my cupcakes. Being mom to this awesome kid is amazing!
