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Cinco de Mayo Dinner Party

May 3, 2016

It all started with my husband and I wanting to invite some friends over for dinner… except when you are a blogger, you can’t handle just hosting a potluck like a normal person. Instead, I wanted to spoil my guests with a four course dinner and I decided on a mexican theme to unite the menu.  Of course, I got a little carried away ended up planning an entire Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini piñatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

A bright diy Cinco de Mayo dinner party fiesta complete with mini pinatas!

I knew I wanted to combine succulents with fresh florals to create the centrepiece for the table and I decided to plant the succulents inside classic clay pots.  Playing with flowers is seriously one of my favourite things, so stopped by Academy Florist to pick up some gorgeous blooms and then arranged everything myself.  I originally had imagined peonies and protea to be the star of my centrepieces but neither ended up being available. Instead I found the most incredible ranunculus that stole the show and paired beautiful with the pincushion protea & pink hypericum berries I picked out.

Whether you bake it yourself, or order it from a bakery, a cake can be a beautiful part of your tablescape! Not only does it add visual interest to your table, but it also gives your guests something sweet to look forward to (and is a subtle reminder to “save room for dessert”). For my cake, I baked a simple tall cake and drizzled it with tinted white chocolate ganache. I topped it with some fresh fruit & florals left over from the centrepiece.

I had planned on creating a stacked vanilla tall cake filled with fresh lime curd. However, a friend of mine asked me to bake her a red velvet cake for her anniversary and I mixed up the dates (I was literally a month early haha!!!) So, since I had already made a red velvet cake, I scrapped my original dessert idea and served the red velvet cake instead. Although it didn’t really go with my Mexican theme, most of my guests ended up having second servings of cake so no complaining there!

The diy mini piñatas are my favourite element from the dinner party. Together with my friend Danielle (who is seriously amazing btw!), we cut out donkey shapes from cardboard then carefully taped them together to create 3D forms. We filled each piñata with candy then covered them with tissue paper we cut into fringed strips.  The other diy element I included was the fringed stir sticks. By cutting strips of brightly coloured tissue paper and wrapping it around the top of simple wooden skewers I was able to create simple but festive stir sticks!

Cinco de Mayo is only two days away!  How will you be celebrating? I’d love it if you’d leave a comment letting me know if you plan on doing something special.  Hasta Luego!

Cinco de Mayo Dinner Party was last modified: March 15th, 2017 by Jennifer Ashley
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20 comments

Ashley May 4, 2016 at 7:49 am

Oh my gosh girl! This is INCREDIBLE! Can you come host a Cinco de Mayo party at my place?! Love all of your fabulous DIYs!

xo Ashley

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fairyprincessjord May 4, 2016 at 2:34 am

Your table settings are insanely gorgeous! This looks like a perfect Cinco de Mayo party!

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Sybil May 4, 2016 at 5:26 am

omg!!!! how amazing is that table spread!!! you always have the most creative set ups! 😀

Have a great day!
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Allie Bigoness May 4, 2016 at 6:17 am

WOW so this is incredible. I’m in awe that you made the mini pinatas, honestly they are so adorable. The flower arrangement is GORG, this literally looks like perfection.

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Bella B @ xoxoBella May 4, 2016 at 8:03 am

Everything about this is simply stunning and perfect! You are so creative and inspiring.

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Albertine May 4, 2016 at 6:27 pm

This looks AMAZING!

Especially love the mini pinatas at each table setting 🙂

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Sara Kate Steadman May 4, 2016 at 7:11 pm

Oh my gosh!! How cute! I can’t believe you made the pinatas!! What a beautiful table setting and stunning pictures!

xo,
Sara Kate Styling

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Elana May 4, 2016 at 7:36 pm

This is absolutely stunning!

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Lucy May 4, 2016 at 8:33 pm

What an amazing party, I love the piñatas so cute, your friends are very lucky Lucy x (FoodieForce)

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Laura May 4, 2016 at 9:37 pm

You have a serious talent for this!! That whole tablescape is stunning!

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Raydant May 4, 2016 at 11:06 pm

Happy Cinco De Mayo, the table setting looks gorgeous!

Raqda x

RAYDANT Blog

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sami moore May 5, 2016 at 4:41 am

Your table setting is absolutely stunning. I would love to come to one of your parties!!!!

But seriously- this is #goals & feels like a Pinterest board!

XOX,
Sami || sparkleandshinesami.com

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Chronicling Home May 5, 2016 at 6:18 am

Absolutely adorable! I love love this gorgeous table setting!

Nicole // Chronicling Home

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Savannah Ward May 5, 2016 at 9:13 am

Those little pinatas are the CUTEST. I’m throwing a surprise Cinco de Mayo party for my roommate since its also her 21st birthday and will definitely use these pics as my inspiration!

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Allison Jones May 5, 2016 at 9:21 am

This looks so fun! My friends and I are going our for dinner and drinks tonight to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and I can’t wait.

LiveLIfeWell,
Allison

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Kayleigh May 5, 2016 at 10:16 am

Love those piñata place holders!
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katelyn May 6, 2016 at 7:00 am

this is soooo beautiful! Looks like something from a magazine!!
~katelyn
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Oksana | FOXYOXIE.com May 9, 2016 at 7:07 pm

Oh goodness, I can definitely relate to the sentiment of not being able to just “have some friends over…” Haha! This is a gorgeous spread; following you on Insta now because of this post!

Where’s your top from? Love it! XO

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Jennifer Ashley May 9, 2016 at 11:48 pm

Thanks so much Oksana! I purchased my top over a year ago at Urban Planet. Sadly I don’t think it is in stock any more.

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Nita Sharda May 11, 2016 at 10:51 pm

DROOL! Everything looks great!

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