Author: Royale Ziegler

Royale Ziegler is a stylist, entertaining expert, and the chief marketing officer for party supply and home décor business Bonjour Fête.

Celebrate with a Dessert Birthday Bar

From winning gift ideas to card message suggestions, “Birthdays Reimagined” provides tips to help you make your loved one’s birthday wishes come true. This dessert birthday bar from Royale Ziegler of Bonjour Fête is the perfect way to make your next celebration go down in history.

Do you find just having cake at a birthday party a bit boring? It’s time to go big at your next birthday bash with a wide variety of sweet treats. Make it happen with this delicious birthday dessert bar that offers everything from cake to cookies to chocolate-covered strawberries.

How to Create a Birthday Dessert Bar

Here are three simple steps to creating a birthday dessert bar.

Layer it up

Mixing patterns, colors, and textures for any setup is a great way to make an impression. For this dessert birthday bar, I chose a sampling of yummy treats, including the Birthday Petit Fours, Candy Craves Tray, Birthday Strawberries, and a Confetti Cake. I created a treat tower with a few of the smaller treats and added a cake topper for a dash of flair.

  • Picture of decorations from a birthday dessert bar
  • Picture of a tray of sweets from a dessert birthday bar
  • Picture of a dessert birthday bar

For the décor, I layered some fun party fans onto a birthday banner and finished it off with a quick link balloon garland. The entire setup can be set up in 15 minutes and lets every guest know that it’s time to celebrate good times (come on!).

Embrace color

Adding a floral arrangement is a brilliant way to bring a splash of color to any spread. I used the Personalized Birthday Bouquet, which is overflowing with bright and happy colors. For an extra dose of fun, I tied some iridescent tassels to the vase to make it sparkle, because why not?

Picture of pastel plates from a birthday dessert bar

Pick paper goods to match your theme

Whether it’s your first birthday or your 18th, using versatile décor products and treats, such as the ones above, will make it easier for future celebrations. Just change out the paper plates and napkins to fit your specific theme, and you’re good to go.

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How to Host a Fourth of July Party

Summer is here, and it’s time to begin planning your summer parties. Whether you want to enjoy the warm weather out on the patio with family, during an at-home date night, or with a few friends for 4th of July, a beautiful tablescape filled with everyone’s favorite foods is a must. It may sound intimidating, but a tablescape like this is actually very simple to create!

How to Host a 4th of July Party at Home

Setting up the perfect 4th of July party tablescape

I’m celebrating this summer with a cherry on top! There’s something so charming about big, bright red cherries, so much so that I couldn’t help but build my summer tablescape around them. They’re hand-picked and taste amazing, and are the perfect way to set the tone for a day of delicious memory-making at home with family.

When styling a table, I always look for a way to play with contrasting colors and textures. For this 4th of July party theme, I started with the traditional summer classics of red and gingham. Incorporating blue tones and floral patterns on top of that creates that eye-catching contrast.

Equally as important when designing a celebration is creating a cohesive food story. You want something that works with the theme, as well as looks good visually on the table. Because my jumping off point for this 4th of July party was cherries, I let fruit and sweetness guide the rest of the menu.

What’s a more classic summer dessert than a tart cherry galette? This galette was buttery, flaky, sticky perfection! If any galette could taste like summer, this one would be it.

Rose Cake with summer cherries at 4th of july party
summer snack board at 4th of july party

The rose cake complements the cherry galette perfectly. It has three layers of vanilla cake, sweet raspberry filling, and buttercream icing––what more could you need? I popped some cherries on top for extra fruity flare.

The final dessert I chose was a gluten free marionberry pie. At my house, it’s important that everyone gets dessert. My son isn’t able to have gluten, but like any child, he still very much enjoys sweets! This gluten free pie was the perfect way to make sure no one was left out.

Finally, no summer party would be complete without a snack board and some wine! I set out a little grazing board full of fresh pears, nuts, and dried fruit. For the wine, I used Harry & David’s Chardonnay and Pinot Gris, which both pair great with the summer snacks and warm weather. You could also use the wine to mix up this festive red, white, and blue sangria!

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