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Rob Jr :: Korean First Birthday "Dol"

Photos & Words By: Tina Chung



 
We wanted RJ's dol theme to be simple and elegant for us, but fun for him. So we chose a color theme of red and light blue, and a theme of a red balloon against a blue sky kind of grew out of it. Thanks to help from our friends and a lot of DIY work months ahead of time, our vision for the party came to life and we all had a great time, including the birthday boy!












My parents brought up dduk from Philly since there really isn't a place around Boston to get something as pretty as what they do down there. They got the traditional rainbow dduk cake as well as a platter of assorted pieces, all delicious even after traveling for a day!

















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Venue: Bamboo in Dedham, MA
Invitations: tinyprints.com
Balloons, hats, blowouts: Iparty
Dol Towers (go-im): DIY
Favors (cookies): DIY
Favor boxes: papermart.com
Banner, Favor tags, birthday hat: 10Candles on etsy.com
Cake and smash cake: Party Favors in Brookline, MA
Rice Cakes (dduk): Gayun in Philadelphia, PA
Raffle: DIY by friend
Kids' Goody Bags: DIY by friend
Fruit Display: DIY by friend
Han Bok (baby's): borrowed from friend
Han Boks (ours): ordered from Korea for our wedding
Photography: Brian Choi

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Amelia's Korean First Birthday Party :: Dol :: Doljanchi

:: Photos by Jennifer Kim Photography ::



:: Photos by Jennifer Kim Photography ::

Balloons by Cre8ive Chris
Location: Maggiano's of Little Italy / Tyson's Galleria

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Samuel Kim's First Birthday | Jea Lee Photography

Photos and Words by Jea Lee Photography

The day for me wasn't like any ordinary doljanchi [Korean first birthday celebration] that I've photographed in the past. Normally, the father of the baby would go around the room, greeting friends and family and leaving the wife behind to watch the child. This doljanchi was different. The father looked so proud, his son was turning 1! He would carry him around the room, saying hi to everyone. When it was time for the child to see what his future was in stored for him, he chose a golf ball. His father was even more happy!

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father - Joon Oh Kim | mother - Hee Kyung Kim
son + birthday boy - Byung Hyun Kim or Samuel Kim.
place - Noboru sushi buffet in North Wales, PA | date - April 16th 2010
photos by - Jea Lee Photography | www.jealeephotography.com | tel - 267.401.4349


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Desmond's Korean First Birthday | "Dol Janchi"

My friend Lisa did a great job creating a great carnival atmosphere for her son's first birthday celebration. With tons of sweets & snacks, games, and balloons, all the kid guests were having the time of their lives ... and parents were thrilled to be able to just sit back, watch and enjoy!


Lisa made the name signage using pieces of crayon ~ very clever! The dol go im towers were also personally made by a friend of hers using jelly bellies... too bad they were all glued on!


One thing I recommend to clients having an event with babies in attendance is to be sure the venue can accommodate stroller traffic... there is nothing more annoying for a parent trying to navigate your stroller through tight spaces. So I was thrilled to see Lisa's venue was large and spacious and we had no problem maneuvering our double stroller in the midst of 100+ guests. The most random things will keep your guests happy! Desmond, eemoh wishes you a happy first birthday!



:: Credits :: 
Photos courtesy of Nick Yutaka Photography
Post by: www.petiteproduction.com  |  [email protected] | tel: 949.378.9378

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Lila's Dol by Angie Bae

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

It’s a colorful “Dol” (traditional Korean first birthday celebration) that Angie Bae {from Meli & Angie Cookies} created for her adorable daughter Lila.

There are so many meaningful & handcrafted details in this party… from the creative cookie invitations and fabulous paper globe centerpieces (representative of family members) to handmade candy pillars (see below), a shimmery cake inspired by Lila’s hanbok, and more!

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

Read on for lots more images and all the party details, as told by Angela…

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contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

“For Lila’s dol/Korean first birthday party, the inspiration came easily when I first saw her hanbok (traditional Korean dress.) I loved the combination of pinks, white and lime green. They reminded me of Lila’s bubbly and happy personality, so we incorporated them into all the party details.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

Invitations/Cookies
Along with invitations from Tiny Prints, we included a set of “button” sugar cookies in pink and green from Meli & Angi. Guests either received a set that read lila/1 or chook/dol (1st birthday) in Korean characters.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

Cookies were placed in a plastic case and filled with white tissue shred for cushioning.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

Elevator Photo Greeting
Since the party was on the 4th floor, we printed out photos of Lila and taped them in the elevators to greet guests. It reads “Oh! You made it. I’m on the 4th floor!” I love Lila’s “oooh!” expression in this photo:

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

Photo Wall
When you enter the space, there is a blank wall so we filled it with large sized photos of Lila. They were from different months in her first year, and displayed like a gallery setting. We used 3M temporary hooks so we wouldn’t damage the walls/paint.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

What Will Lila Pick? Board
The “doljabee” is a traditional element of the Dol. Items are laid out in front of the baby for her to choose from. The item that she picks will foretell her path in life. Money = wealth. Pencil = scholar. Thread = long life. Rice = never go hungry. We also added in a Mic = musical and an Abacus = intelligence.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

Guests wrote their names on ballots and put them in the pocket they thought Lila would choose. From the selected item, we randomly chose guests to win prizes. Lila picked the abacus first, followed by the rice.

Centerpieces & Banner
These paper globes were made by following Heather Bailey’s template. Each centerpiece includes globes of varying height to represent our family of 3.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

The “planter” is a white bakery box with green scrapbooking paper and pink ribbon arranged to look like 3 stripes of varying widths. The “stems” were trimmed down wooden dowels (purchased at Home Depot) and bbq skewers wrapped in green tissue paper. We stood them in floral foam and topped each planter with green crinkle cut paper shred (from Michaels).

The globes themselves were made from various scrapbooking papers found on Amazon. For Lila’s birthday banner, we used the same scrapbooking paper to have consistent colors.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

Birthday Cake
Lila’s “hanbok” cake was made by Ruth Shin of Brooklyn Cake. It was strawberry shortcake with buttercream filling, and so delicious! We love that she was able to translate Lila’s hanbok into a cake… especially the ribbon detail.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

Go-Ims
The birthday table traditionally has go ims (pillars) on display. To personalize them, I used red beans and Korean rice puffs to make: 1) a mouse because Lila was born in the year of the mouse, 2) “Sora”, her Korean name and 3) “chook dol” in Korean characters.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

I also made 2 more using white, green and pink Mentos in stripes and flower designs.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

In front, we have plates of fruit and dduk (Korean rice cakes) which later get packaged for guests to take home.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

Dduk To Go
To package the dduk for guests, we used plain white take out boxes and printed out thank you labels with pink stripes from Avery.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

Lollipop Garden
Guests were also welcome to take lollipops from this “garden“. All the materials used to make it were found at Michaels – a wooden CD crate, floral foam, green crinkle cut paper shred, individual letters that spell out her first and middle/Korean name, paint and craft glue.

contemporary Dol - traditional Korean first birthday party

We are so glad that Mary Jane Photography and some of our very talented friends (Albert, Sandy, Susan and Sam) were able to help us remember Lila’s dol through photos. I still can’t believe Lila’s 1st year has come and gone. It really did fly by, but I remember every moment like it just happened.

I love you Lila!”

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Originally posted on Hostessblog.com


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Mom's Balloon - baby's 1st Dol

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    < Baby SW's 1st birthday - Fleming's, Edgewater, NJ>

In the past two years, I've set up more Dol parties than I would have ever imagined in my entire life.  And every time I get approached by a mom facing 1st Dol of their little precious, it is my duty to guide them in staying within the budget, setting up a nice decor, and most of all, making sure that the birthday child and the family become the main star of the day.  

1st birthday is an occasion to show off how well you have taken care of your child through the very 1st year of their life and how healthy & well they have grown.  It definitely is an occasion when all moms deserve to be recognized for their efforts.

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   < Small silver stand with crystals>


These days, it seems to be a trend to add much of traditional elements to the Dol table setting.  But, dilemma with this is that most of the modern table is not suitable for traditional set up and may or may not be perfect match with the intended look.    For moms seeking to incorporate traditional elements into general Dol setting, I recommend that there be a simple traditional set up for photo taking & Dol jabi purpose.

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 <On the side... A Simple Traditional 'Low-Rise' Setting>

You can easily set up the 'low-rise traditional table' by displaying any item you'd like.  This table can be displayed by putting baby's "go moo shin"  which is worn with Han-bok, Bok ju mu nee, or even a traditional fan...  decorate it to your taste. 

Center piece  

<Simple & low key guest centerpiece>

Depending on where the Dol party is held, guest centerpiece should be set up accordingly.   Another factor which determines the type of guest centerpiece to set up may be the hour of day.  


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<Dol Jabi Event Set Up & flower decor>

If you use fresh flowers on the Dol table, it's always a great idea to 'share some' for either the photo table or dol jabi table.   Even if it just a small amount, this becomes the finishing touch for the Dol set up

For inquiries on Balloon or Dol package, e-mail : [email protected]

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Mom's Balloons - An Introduction

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Hello! Moms~!    

I'm Soo from Mom's Balloon, the founder & owner.   Thanks to KoKoLiving I was offered an exciting opportunity to share with mom's all over about planning that special 1st birthday.   I've been specializing in Korean 1st birthday & events for little over 2 years, truly appreciating and enjoying every moment of it. 

In the beginning, when friends first heard that I was working on setting up Mom's Balloon, some thought that it was actually my mother's operation and some thought that it was not a chic name.  Had my share of 'advises' from many different people to say the least.   But at last Mom's Balloon came about and surprisingly enough, still in business and doing well, keeping busy every weekend of the year!

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It's a great pleasure to be a part of such exciting & significant moments to say the least.   As I start to blog / post pictures and share ideas & items you can apply to Dol parties, please feel free to do so. It is my goal to walk with moms on the path to successful 1st Dol party through pictures and ideas, so hang on and enjoy the blog~!

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