Harps is an award winning blogger who shares her remarkable journey of motherhood after experiencing post natal depression and an unexpected diagnosis of Down’s syndrome. Her readers have often coined her words “relatable” and “warming”.
After the success of the first Baby Brain Tea ‘n’ Talk event, we hosted another! Though I love party planning, taking centre stage is definitely not my forte! But after seeing just how much of an impact getting a group of different women in a room together had, I wanted to use this platform to do it again.
We all walk very different paths in our lives, but somehow we all have something in common. Be it a feeling, be it an experience or be it a learning – we can all relate someway, somehow. And when we come together and talk, the energy we create is phenomenal – I received so many messages afterwards from women that hadn’t quite felt themselves for a while, sharing how elated and uplifted they felt after the event having met so many inspirational ladies.
Thank you to Kiran of Koko Events who was once again my event planner and right hand woman – I drive her mad at the best of times, but I honestly never would have embarked on this journey of hosting events if it wasn’t for her! She’s more than just an event manager – she’s pushed me out of my comfort zone and always encourages me to step out of it that little bit more every time! Kiran takes the stress out of planning any event and her calm demeanor and focused approach means your event runs efficiently.
A big thank you to my mummy who helped me pack the goodie bags, to Dina, Bhav and Saijal and Harv for being my beautiful helpers on the day – so so grateful!
The event was sold out with over 2 months to go … I was so excited to have such a diverse range of women in one room – some single, some newly married, some with children, women with challenges that have thrashed misconceptions, women that have experienced loss of some kind recently, mother in laws, grandmothers, business women – so many different women all bringing something so unique to the table. There were talks, group activities, shopping opportunities, complimentary massages, mocktails and tea and nibbles!
I shared my journey over the last year since the last event – talking about some of the things that I choose NOT to share on social media. Delving in to the different realms of “life” and sharing what I’ve done well and what I could have done better. I spoke about wearing the many hats of being a woman – being a mother, a daughter, a daughter in law, a wife, an employee, a sister, a friend to name a few. I shared the unexpected life events that have occurred in our lives over the last couple of months and reflected on my growth over the last year.
We were also joined by my psychotherapist and saviour, Emilia Brewer. Emilia is trained in reprogramming unhelpful behaviours and helped me to come out of my deepest darkest funk when Saajan was first born. Emilia did a talk on challenging unhelpful thinking styles and really got the room thinking about the root cause of some of our behaviours – I know from the table I joined, we all had a very common root cause surprisingly!
We also had a fun team building exercise – thank you to the
following companies for gifting prizes for the winning team!:
Sahib Jewels: a beautiful Indian statement set
Something Flora: a voucher for beautiful handmade bows by the very talented Mandeep
Funjabi Tuition: brilliant Punjabi learning books by the very clever Kiran
Life with Petals: a lovely “Life with Me” book capturing precious memories over the years for our little ones.
This year, we wanted to enhance the experience for those
that joined and introduced a handful of exhibitioners to come and showcase
their products and services. Many of my most loved small businesses joined us
including:
Jewels by Karishma: if you follow me on instagram, you’ll often catch a glimpse of my most loved evil eye jewellery courtesy of Karishma!
Sahib Jewels: Dal offers the most stunning statement Indian jewellery – each and everyone is so unique!
Harmeet Kaur Bharya: The lovely Harmeet joined us to showcase her inspirational poetry work – my favourite product is definitely her positivity jars!
Arbonne: The lovely Amrit was there to showcase Arbonne – botanically based personal care and nutrition products. I’ve just started the fizz sticks to improve my energy levels and will let you know how i get on!
Brows & Beauty: The talented Amarjit who ombre powdered my brows was there to showcase her magical work and offer patch tests and advice.
Glamtail: Tina and her team very kindly put together some gorgeous mocktails which were personalised with our brand new logo!
Sparties: I knew many women had attended the event as an afternoon off and it was important for me to give something back – we had Sparties join us to offer every lady a complimentary shoulder massage.
Baby Brain Apparel: my beloved leggings – you can still grab yourself a pair at BabyBrainApparel.com. Once they’re gone, they’re gone! Thank you to the lovely Bhav for managing the stall.
We had brilliant feedback from the attendees and also exhibitors and were really pleased with the success of the enhanced experience!
A huge thank you to the lovely Rav from Signature Soirees who kindly sponsored the beautiful floral backdrop – perfect for our group shots! And to Sabrina from Party Giant for the gorgeous branded balloons – they were brilliant for launching my new logo!
Images were captured by Roop Khural |who ensured she understood exactly what I was after imagery wise prior to the event.
We were very grateful to Harps Bains who donated her beautiful videography skills to capture highlights of the event! She worked so discretely and was so unintrusive and really understood my requirements beforehand. You can find the trailer here:
https://youtu.be/-5dyHVkUH0w
Also a big thank you to Ritzy Music for donating the AV system.
We had such lovely goodie bags again this year, full of
gorgeous products by small independent businesses, a big thank you to all those
that contributed!:
Nikaza Couture: a voucher for beautiful Asian couture with a contemporary flair
Something Flora: discount vouchers on beautiful handmade hair accessories and cultural frames
Beauty Divine Clinic: discount voucher on beauty treatments with Jasdeep – she comes armed with a wealth of knowledge on skincare! I was kindly gifted a red carpet facial just before the event – it really helped my angry skin!
Party Giant: a free balloon on all orders over £30
Baby Brain Memoirs: tote bags with our brand spanking new logo designed by Chocatee!
Thank you to all those involved – both companies, friends and family and all of those you that attended for making it such a successful event!
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Hi, I’m Harps, an award winning blogger who shares my journey of motherhood after experiencing post natal depression and an unexpected diagnosis of Down’s syndrome. Readers have often coined my musings “relatable” and “warming”. I have gone on to turn my passion of connecting people into working with brands ranging from household names through to small businesses and sharing with my engaged audience.
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After the success of the first Baby Brain Tea ‘n’ Talk event, we hosted another! Though I love party planning, taking centre stage is definitely not my forte! But after seeing just how much of an impact getting a group of different women in a room together had, I wanted to use this platform to do it again.
We all walk very different paths in our lives, but somehow we all have something in common. Be it a feeling, be it an experience or be it a learning – we can all relate someway, somehow. And when we come together and talk, the energy we create is phenomenal – I received so many messages afterwards from women that hadn’t quite felt themselves for a while, sharing how elated and uplifted they felt after the event having met so many inspirational ladies.
Thank you to Kiran of Koko Events who was once again my event planner and right hand woman – I drive her mad at the best of times, but I honestly never would have embarked on this journey of hosting events if it wasn’t for her! She’s more than just an event manager – she’s pushed me out of my comfort zone and always encourages me to step out of it that little bit more every time! Kiran takes the stress out of planning any event and her calm demeanor and focused approach means your event runs efficiently.
