1st Annual Daddy Daughter Princess Ball was a Success!

This past Saturday, A Sweet Event hosted the first annual Daddy Daughter Princess Ball in Duluth. It definitely surpassed our expectations, and we had a ton of fun putting it on.

Special thanks to Diamond MC Entertainment and Pretty Princess Parties for truly making it everything it was. Both of these companies, like us, are 100% LOCAL to Duluth. 

As per usual, our whole family was involved in putting this event together.

So why a daddy daughter ball? Well, like all of you parents out there can relate, our little ones go from this:

To this:

Overnight. I plan on sitting with that picture on my lap one day comparing it to her prom picture, sobbing my eyes out and hitting a box of chocolates like it's my last meal, but I digress.

These moments are fleeting and valuable. As you know, we also love families. And we wanted to try something to focus on families in our community and give them an option that was fun, yet affordable. 

We chose to try it out with a family dynamic that we love: daddies and daughters, and the Daddy Daughter Princess Ball was born.

Dads have tremendous value in the lives of their little girls. Did you know:
 

• Babies as young as six months whose fathers are present and active in the home score higher on mental development tests than babies whose fathers are not present and active (Source)
• Teenage girls who are close to their fathers are far less likely to become sexually active. (Source)
• Teenage girls are twice as likely to stay in school if their fathers are involved in their lives. (Source)
• Toddlers securely attached to fathers are better at solving problems. (Source)
• With dads present in the home, kids manage school stress better.(Source)
• Girls whose fathers provide warmth and control achieve higher academic success. (Source)
• Girls who are close to their fathers exhibit less anxiety and withdrawn behaviors. (Source)

 That's pretty important stuff.

So to all the dads, stepdads, grandpas, uncles, and other guys we met on Saturday night, thank you for recognizing the importance you play in your little girl's life. We at A Sweet Event, Pretty Princess Parties, Diamond MC Entertainment, Meadowlark, Misty Pelican Photography, the Radisson, and Cake Occasions consider it a privilege to come together and put on a fun event for you amazing guys and your little princesses. We sincerely thank you for coming, and making it a success. Because of that, you can look forward to another ball next year!

Photos courtesy of Misty Pelican Photography.

So what's next? Thanks to the success of the ball, two things we have in the works are a family luau set for July 25th. We are also in the very early stages of planning a mother son ball. Not only do we have a little princess in our family, but we also have an incredibly handsome son. 

We definitely hear you ladies, that you want a night out too! Look for that event, likely early fall.

We wanted to highlight some of the  people in our community that came out to make this event a success. 

To all you little ladies, we hope you never settle for anything less than the love, respect, and protection shown to you by these gentlemen in your lives. Thank you dads and daughters, we hope to see you next year!