You heard it here first, folks: Emily’s dohl party was the most beautiful, most fun first birthday party I’ve ever been to. If you’ve never heard of a dohl party, don’t worry, I hadn’t either. So, when Emily’s mama asked me to help her photograph this special event, I was excited to learn more. Dohl parties are traditional Korean first birthday parties, and in my humble opinion, they are the standard for how birthdays should be celebrated. Emily’s party featured lunch, dessert, a balloon artist, and a doljabi choosing ceremony where the birthday girl got to choose her future career path (she had some fun options like an academy award winner, a pro ultimate frisbee athlete, and a book jacket artist). It was honestly the cutest thing I’d ever seen.

Sally from Pretty Little Events planned this gorgeous shindig and worked with some incredible local businesses to pull it all together into an event that guests would certainly be talking about for weeks to come (I personally have told all my friends about it). Check out a sneak peek of Emily’s dohl party:

Event Planning: Pretty Little Events

Venue: Feast & Fareway

Flowers: Dogwood and fir

Stationary: Salt Paper Co.

Ricecakes: Rice Cake USA

Cake: Peggy Liao Cake

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I want to hear from you!

What did you think of Emily’s dohl party? Cutest thing you’ve ever seen, right? Are you familiar with dohl parties? Does it make you want to throw yourself as beautiful of a birthday party next year? Because same! Let me know in the comments below. I can’t wait to hear from you!

xo,

Jess