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Summer Beach Party

A Midsummer beach picnic hosted by Copy Cat Chic and HejDoll. Picnic ideas for a summer beach party. | The Blog Exchange Bay Area blogger network

You guys might remember the tea party I co-hosted a couple of months ago…well, we did it again! My friend Jessica and I, together with our squad, The Blog Exchange, had our quarterly party. We wanted to celebrate summer so we decided what better way to enjoy that sunshine than to have a picnic…on the beach. Am I right? Those of you who follow me on Snapchat (my username is copycatchic) and on Instagram (also copycatchic) you got to see a little sneak preview! We gathered up some local blogger friends and partnered with some fun sponsors to make it all happen. On to the pictures and pretty details!

A Midsummer beach picnic hosted by Copy Cat Chic and HejDoll. Picnic ideas for a summer beach party. | The Blog Exchange Bay Area blogger network
A Midsummer beach picnic hosted by Copy Cat Chic and HejDoll. Picnic ideas for a summer beach party. | The Blog Exchange Bay Area blogger network A Midsummer beach picnic hosted by Copy Cat Chic and HejDoll. Picnic ideas for a summer beach party. | The Blog Exchange Bay Area blogger network A Midsummer beach picnic hosted by Copy Cat Chic and HejDoll. Picnic ideas for a summer beach party. | The Blog Exchange Bay Area blogger network A Midsummer beach picnic hosted by Copy Cat Chic and HejDoll. Picnic ideas for a summer beach party. | The Blog Exchange Bay Area blogger network
DECOR
Minted 
Did you know that Minted has home decor? Yep. They have an amazing selection of soft goods all custom printed and ready for you. It’s pretty fabulous. Their selection of patterns and colors is just as amazing as their print selections, which, as we all know is crazy good. We used their coordinating shibori prints in throw pillows and runners.
world market 
Ah, World Market is one of my first stops for event decor. They just have so much to choose from. They didn’t disappoint! We found all sorts of goodies to use for our picnic.
food
We kept the food simple with handmade sandwiches, chips and a greek salad. We also had some delish homemade pickles and some olives to snack on.
sweets
MOONFLUF 
Organic cotton candy anyone? It comes in tasty unique flavors too! I got watermelon and mango and even though I’m not the biggest fan of cotton candy…it tastes like pure sugar to me with no flavor. I actually really liked Moonfluf. It was so tasty!
SURF SWEETS 
I first found Surf Sweets when trying to find a more natural alternative to typical Halloween candy. Surf Sweets are free of high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors and flavors, and the major allergens. My favorite are the peach rings and sour gummi worms. I now buy them for Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Easter and whenever else I can get away with it 😉
drinks
SUJA JUICE 
Suja kept us nice and refreshed in the hot sun with their Green Delight juice. Sweet, delicious and kind of addicting 😉
flowers
For the florals, I just ran to my local Trader Joe’s and picked up some white freesia. Simple yet elegant.
gift bags
A Midsummer beach picnic hosted by Copy Cat Chic and HejDoll. Picnic ideas for a summer beach party. | The Blog Exchange Bay Area blogger network
For the gift bags we bought these plain totes and Jessica’s husband 3D printed a custom The Blog Exchange stamp to customize them. They turned out so cute! You can also enter to win one of your very own! We’re giving away three! Check out the rafflecopter widget below!
FLEEPS 
These are super cute rubber flip flop alternatives. They definitely take it up a notch. AND for every pair bought, one day of education is provide to a girl in need all over the globe. Pretty amazing idea right? My fleeps are super comfy too. Usually cheap rubber flip flops give me blisters. Fleeps hasn’t! 
LUCKIES OF LONDON 
Luckies of London has such fun products! They gave everyone a super cute pocket tin speaker and a scratch globe to keep track of your travels.
ARIEL GORDON JEWELRY 
Ariel Gordon Jewelry gave each attendee a colorful friendship bracelet. 
80 ACRES 
80 Acres sent us some of their luxurious lotion and lip balm.
DRYBAR 
Drybar provide us with some of their Sparkling Soda Shine Mist. Can’t wait to use it!
BOUDIN 
Free bread and a Boudin mug 🙂
A Midsummer beach picnic hosted by Copy Cat Chic and HejDoll. Picnic ideas for a summer beach party. | The Blog Exchange Bay Area blogger network
attendees

A Midsummer beach picnic hosted by Copy Cat Chic and HejDoll. Picnic ideas for a summer beach party. | The Blog Exchange Bay Area blogger network

Front: Me, Sally of Little Hiccups, Hannah of Hannah Suh, Christina of Closet Luxe, Brett of Decorotation, Celine of 24 East, Kate of JetKat Photo. Back: Cristen of The Bucket List Mom, Ashley of A Lady Goes West, Jennifer of Our Urban Playground, Shari of Savvy Every Day, Melissa of Savvy in SF, Carla of Alyssa & Carla, and Jessica of HejDoll.

 

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  6. LIz Mays says

    Wow what a beautiful set-up you had, and your sponsors were so generous with the gift bag contents. That was a wonderful beach picnic!

  7. nancy l. says

    oH MY! YOUR PARTY ON THE BEACH SET-UP COULD NOT LOOK MORE INVITING AND BEAUTIFUL! I absolutely love the lanterns and flowing sheers. truly looks like something out of a magazine! gorgeous!

  8. Pamela Kuhn says

    Oh my, eye candy for the soul! I could lose myself in these pictures and just the love EMANATED from the pictures was like a picnic on one!

  13. RUSS says

    Ooooh. That is just very pretty – the set-up looks like it’s from a scene in amovie! good job. That is a dream beach picnic.

  14. Lexie Lane says

    I like your beach party theme! I will try to host a beach party for our family next weekend, thanks for the idea.

  15. Kathy Kenny Ngo says

    Awwwww … I wish i could hold something like that in here. you looked like you all had a lovely time and its such a great thing to bond with people you just see online.

  18. Lisa Rios says

    My goodness, this sounds so exciting for sure & it is a good idea to have some fun in the beach. I am sure the party was a wonderful experience to cherish & the pictures are quiet amazing enough that I would love to attend one such gathering anytime.

  20. Shaylee Field says

    Oh wow this looks so amazing and the food looks delicious! I’m going to have to do this with my girlfriends sometime soon down by the lake!

  21. Enricoh Alfonzo says

    WOWWOW! I want your life haha this is absolutely bliss. amaing photo journal. so pristine and delicious looking.

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