1st Birthday Party Directory: See All the Cute Details!

We’ve been asking moms to share their party directory with us! This one is a first birthday party inspired by a children’s TV show. (Have older kids? Check out our directory for a 7^th birthday party here.)

Lee and Tinette Coquia married in 2013 but did not think of having a baby right away. By the time they were ready, Tinette’s ob-gyn advised the couple try IVF (in vitro fertilization) after she had a hard time getting pregnant. The couple did not push through with IVF so imagine their surprise when they found that they were pregnant a month later. Their baby Cal was conceived naturally.

“From the day he was born, Cal never gave us a hard time. He is a very happy baby,” Tinette tells SmartParenting.com.ph.

For Cal’s first birthday party, Lee decided to go for a Sesame Street-inspired theme, since he grew up watching the popular children’s TV show. Both working in the corporate industry, the couple didn’t have time to DIY and instead relied on party suppliers to make their party a success.

Tinette’s number one advice: “Do your assignment and research on this because there are actually good ones who might not be famous in the party industry yet but can really do a good job.”

Here's her party directory:
(Click on the name of the party supplier to go to its website or Instagram/Facebook page)

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Event: Cal’s first birthday party
Theme: Sesame Street

FOOD:

The Creamery Catering  #18 Alfonso XIII St., Brgy. Corazon de Jesus, San Juan City
Call +632 477-8528 or +63 917-8800203 and +63 925-5800203
Email: creamery.cater@gmail.com

Pizza Pedricos 
Call +632 411-9444
Email: info@pizzapedricos.com

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The couple splurged on three suppliers: food, photography, and entertainment. Tinette was able to save on dessert. “Instead of getting dirty ice cream which will cost around 4 to 5 thousand pesos, or other branded ice cream party suppliers which were way more expensive, I got Nestle instead and that was a lot cheaper,” she says.

PHOTOGRAPHER:

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Ren Faustino (Ren Faustino Photography)
Call +63 998-5323422
Email: renfaustino_d3rd@yahoo.com

STYLING:

Confetti Warehouse One Legaspi Place, Rada St., Makati City
Call +63 917-6545837 or +63 917-8220101
Email: confettiwarehouse@gmail.com

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ENTERTAINMENT

Balloonboy Creation (Nhell Chua)
Call +63 906-5859904

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The Party Project
Call +63 916-6614168
Email: thepartyprojectmail@gmail.com

Interview by Sheila Osmeña Go and directory by Lou Velle Mariano and Michaela Dino.

This story was updated on April 24, 2018 at 7:05 a.m. An earlier version of this story misstated how the couple conceived their baby. He was conceived naturally, not through IVF.