If there’s one thing we know about MPR, it’s that she loves any reason to throw a party! And celebrating her son Teagan is one of her favorite excuses. Every birthday, she finds a way to combine whatever Teagan is loving at the time with whimsical themes creating birthday celebrations that are as creative as they are memorable! From his first “Sweet T” birthday party to his Chugga-Chugga Two Two joint party to his most recent Three-Rex theme, every party has been carefully thought out and designed to feel unique to him.

Continue reading Jump & Crash // Teagan’s 4th Birthday Party at Shades of Pinck.

With summer right around the corner, it’s officially time to start planning those outdoor parties—and no soirée is complete without a crafted cocktail!

The Cocktail Bandits, a spirits specialist duo based right here in Charleston, SC, crafted a custom cocktail just for the PINCK team and named it what else… ” The Shades of PINCK” — and trust us, it really is the drink of the summer!

Follow the recipe below:

• .75 oz lemon juice
• .75 oz agave
• 1 oz of cranberry, strawberry, or grapefruit juice (pick your shade!)
• 1.5 oz Bulldog Gin
• Topped off with a sparking rose
• Garnished with pink edible flowers or lemon peels

Photographer: Margaret Sullivan Photography 

Location:  The Mills House Hotel

Continue reading The Signature Cocktail of the Summer at Shades of Pinck.

You know we love any excuse for a party here at the SoP HQ, so we weren’t going to let the semester end (yes, we still count semesters bc we have interns on our team) without celebrating the holidays with our entire office.

Not everyone is in the office at the same time, so the trick was figuring out when everyone could attend. We landed on 11am one Wednesday morning, so since that didn’t really feel like “party time” we though it would be fun to turn it into a pj party.

Continue reading Christmas PJ Party @ the HQ at Shades of Pinck.

I would say it’s hard to believe we have a 3 year old on our hands (because honestly– where does time go?!), but we’ve been experiencing a new level of tantrums and the start of the threenager phase ..so I can comfortably say we are in the midst of the toddler years. But these will become the good ol’ days, right?!!

Nevertheless, I’m always going to celebrate the little boy that changed my life whenever his birthday comes around!

Continue reading 3-Rex // Teagan’s 3rd Birthday Party at Shades of Pinck.

When I attended my friends’ annual Progressive Park Street Party last year, I knew I wanted PINCK on Park to be a stop this year!

The idea of a progressive party is so fun. Guests arrive at a starting location and then, as a unit, they all move (or progress) to the next location! We used a vintage trolley to transport us to three locations this year, but our HQ was the first stop!

Continue reading Balletcore Holiday Nutcracker Party at PINCK on Park at Shades of Pinck.

It’s hard to believe it, but not too long ago we celebrated Teagan’s 2nd birthday!

Time is so weird after you have a baby. It’s like it moves super fast + super slow at the same time …which I guess is why they say “the days are long, but the years are short”.

We went all out for his first birthday party last year, but if I’m being totally honest– that party was for us and our friends.

Continue reading Chugga Chugga Two Two // Teagan’s 2nd Birthday Party at Shades of Pinck.

Once a quarter my girlfriends in Columbia and I plan a dinner party for our group to gather, catch up and enjoy each other’s company. When Summer Supper Club hosted our latest event at the end of June, I got a lot of questions about how/why we do this and I realized it deserved an explanation because it truly has evolved over the years.

Still living in your college town comes with its own set of challenges, one of which being that most of your college friends move away.

Continue reading What is Supper Club? at Shades of Pinck.

We talk a lot about hosting, but there are responsibilities of a guest too! Of course the number one expectation is to let loose + enjoy yourself. But a close second is to thank your host for all the trouble they went through to entertain you. Hopefully you’ve had a great time and are full of gratitude, but even if not, here are 5 ways for a guest to say thank you(…and get invited back)!!

Continue reading 5 Tips for a Guest at Shades of Pinck.

Now that we’re entering the early summer months where the afternoons are warm, but the evenings are too humid, we can’t help but look for excuses to gather, enjoy the outdoors, and hopefully find something to celebrate. If you’re hoping to do that around a table here are 6 tips for setting a beautiful tablescape!

By this point, y’all know how much I love to set a beautiful table! I truly believe the point of one is to make guests feel comfortable + relaxed enough to engage in good conversation.

Continue reading 6 Tips for Setting a Beautiful Tablescape at Shades of Pinck.

At SoP, we love celebrating every occasion and there’s no better way to do so than with a signature cocktail! Of course, you know we had to have a special drink for our PINCK Hour party at the HQ: The Pink Gin and Tonic. This drink made with Atian Gin perfectly fit our PINCK aesthetic for the party. Not only is this cocktail great to serve at your next happy hour, but it also makes a great Galentines drink.

Continue reading Cocktail Series: Pink Gin and Tonic at Shades of Pinck.