Kensley's Love Shack Fancy Inspired 13th Birthday Glam-out

Thirteen. It feels like such a big number, the first step into teenagehood, but still young enough to believe in magic. For Kensley, we wanted this to be a birthday she’d never forget, even if it came month after her actual birthday, day. It was one last over-the-top, all-out celebration before both girls start choosing travel adventures over parties.

So we went all in.

This year’s theme? LoveShackFancy everything. Think ruffles, lace, bows, pink on pink, and every girly detail we could dream up. The whole night felt like stepping into a daydream. A soft, romantic mix of vintage charm and modern tween fun.

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We called it a “glam out” our version of a fancy campout. Kensley was dreaming up a cozy tent and twinkle lights, floral picnic blankets, and piles of velvet pillows. Each place setting looked like it could’ve been pulled straight from a LoveShackFancy window display & I think I did it!

Luckily, starting my new party planning business {www.theprettypartybytara.com} a lot of this will end up being rentals for future parties for clients! So, it was a win-win!

@mrsmumaw 13th birthday love shack sleepover! 🎀 everything came out so so cute and she had the best day, even if it was belated by like 2 months! Party done by the pretty party by Tara aka me 😆 #loveshackfancy #loveshackfancyparty #loveshackfancybirthday #13thbirthday #coquette #partyplanner #bows ♬ オリジナル楽曲 - ライディーン

A candy charcuterie board is always a must with girls!

For activities, the girls did a neighborhood scavenger hunt that ended in giggles and handfuls of clues tucked into pink envelopes. Afterward, they gathered at our “Stoney Clover–inspired patch and pouch bar,” where each girl decorated her own bag with patches and charms — their take-home gift and a little keepsake of the night.

Each gift bag also included lip masks, glow sticks for the sleepover, and the cutest pink flashlights (because even fancy girls need to find their way through the backyard).

As the sun set, the night turned into a mix of laughter and chaos — a DIY sundae bar, a water balloon fight, and finally, a backyard movie under the stars. And naturally, the movie choice was Now & Then — because is there anything more fitting for a group of girls standing right between childhood and everything that comes next?

When the girls woke up the next morning, I surprised them with a sleepover breakfast bar, a spread of mini pancakes, fresh berries, hashbrowns, eggs, donuts and syrup that looked straight out of a LoveShackFancy brunch. It was the perfect ending to our glam campout birthday, sleepy giggles filling the air, and tiny stacks of pancakes disappearing faster than I could bring them out. A dreamy, girly breakfast to close out the perfect 13th birthday weekend.