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30 BRAVA MAGAZINE | MARCH 2014 COWGIRL CUTE FIRST BIRTHDAY, (MID)WESTERN STYLE 4ˬRˬH4ˬRBˬCKERSPENDSHERDˬYSDESIGN INGOTHERSmWEDDINGSˬNDEVENTSTHROUGH $HERRY#LOSSOM&VENTSWHICHSHECO OWNSWITH"NDREˬ7ˬNDEBERG4OITmSNO SURPRISETHECREˬTIVEDUOHˬDGREˬTIDEˬS INSTOREFORHERDˬUGHTER#RˬELYNmSǠRST BIRTHDˬYPˬRTY7INTˬGECOWGIRLINVITˬ TIONSTIPPEDOFFFRIENDSˬNDFˬMILYTOTHE 8ESTERNTHEMEDBˬCKYˬRDPˬRTYŀ EN on party day, decorations inspired by THEFˬMILYmSDˬIRYFˬRMRUSTICˬND%*: TOUCHESPLUSCHˬRˬCTERSˬTHOMEONTHE RˬNGEr(RˬNDPˬ IN ˬ COWBOY COSTUME and Braelyn's dad in Western wear—set THETONE THANKS TO… CHERRY BLOSSOM EVENTS | Event planning and design. Madison. cherrybevents.com. ELLE MEREDITH PHOTOGRAPHY | elle-meredith.com. A LA CRATE VINTAGE RENTALS | Decoration rentals and chalkboards. 4601 Monona Dr., Monona. alacratevintage.com. GARDEN LAURELS | Flowers. 7800 Dairy Ridge Rd., Verona. gardenlaurels.com. OLD WAYS FUSS & FEATHERS | Invitations. | oldwaysfussnfeathers.etsy.com. CRAIGS CAKE SHOP | 604 W. Verona Ave., Verona. craigscakeshop.com. THRIVE GATHER Soft pink peonies and lace lent a girlish flair to the country shindig. Kids received goodie boxes fi lled with snacks, and grownups got small bags of chocolates tagged "Giddy Up." Sarbacker, shown at right with family, including birthday girl Braelyn (front), set up a photo-booth—a fanciful frame hanging from a tree—so party goers could snap a keepsake memory.