I am SO THRILLED to share this party with you all!  Our friend, Lara Shriftman, recently celebrated her son’s 5th birthday.  We met Lucas Bacardi Shriftman at the Venus Williams and Gigi Grazer Events in The Hamptons that we designed for last summer.   Lucas is the sweetest little boy and we were so happy to get to design all of his party invitations and goods for the celebration at Dylan Lauren’s new Dylan’s Candy Bar in Miami Beach, FL!

What a lucky boy!  Getting to celebrate his 5th birthday with Lara’s good friend, Dylan Lauren, at the opening of her new store in Miami Beach!

Lara sent out the custom invitation that we designed that was perfect for a party at Dylan’s Candy Bar!

Read on for all of the party photos and details.

We designed custom candy bar party printables for the event, including drink wraps….

Michael Michel, Dylan Lauren and Jbrandon

Izzy Koopman, Jonah Koopman and Dylan Lauren

Joey Shriver

Sarah and Quinn Harrelson

Alejandra Torres and Christina Barberie

Izzy and Jonah koopman

JBrandon and Lucas Bacardi Shriftman

Hani Al Malki

Lucas Bacardi Shriftman, Antonio Restrepo and Jonah Koopman

This March, Dylan’s Candy Bar hosted the fifth birthday of Lucas Bacardi Shriftman. Lucas absolutely loves Miami.  Lucas’ first time trying candy was in Dylan’s flagship store in New York City and Dylan nicknamed him the “Candy Boy.”  Dylan had asked Lucas to host some of his friends after the opening and coincidentally it was right around his birthday.

Design duo Anders Ruff offered to design the invitations and all the printables after they met and loved Dylan at the launch of Eleven by Venus Williams in the Hamptons at the home of Rita Schrager also produced by Lara Shriftman and Harrison & Shriftman.

Lucas celebrated with a three-tiered Krispy Kreme cake and a homemade cake made by his mom decorated with Dylan’s candies.  All the children received a custom Dylan’s flip flop to fill with candy.  Additional activities included decorating candy picture frames and making candy necklaces and bracelets.  They also had healthy snacks like Pop Chips, Vita Coco and gluten free cupcakes to decorate with homemade icing.

In lieu of presents, guests brought unwrapped toys to be donated to the Miami Children’s Hospital.  It is a yearly tradition for Lucas to donate somewhere different every year.  Many of Lucas’ friends were in attendance including Candy Girl Dylan Lauren and her husband Paul Arrouet, Antonio Restrepo with pregnant mom Christina Barberie and husband Alejandro, cousins Jonah and Izzy Koopman with parents Erika and Michel, J Brandon Rodriguez flew down with his beautiful mother actress Michael Michele, Quinn Harrelson, Hector Torres and mom Alejandra Torres, Joey Schriver with sisters and mom Alina, Hani Al Malki, and Monique and Fred Jr. Gonzales.  Post Dylan’s, Lucas headed to the Soho House for a small surprise pizza party hosted by his mother and father, Juan Bacardi.

Dylan’s Candy Bar, the new South Beach retail outpost located on bustling Lincoln Road presents a selection of more than 7,000 candies, a café with outdoor seating, full service bar and personal candy shoppers for the most customized experience.

Set inside the former Ghirardelli storefront, Dylan’s Candy Bar offers shop-goers a worldly blend of candies, including novelty, nostalgic, holiday themed, international imports and a Color Your World bulk candy display. An exclusive Miami gummy mix with alligators, sunglasses and palm trees will compliment fan favorite brands such as M&M Mars, Hershey’s and Jelly Belly.

A café, located on the main level of the store, features an indulgent menu with an assortment of sweet and savory dishes. Delectable ice cream sundaes, gourmet chocolate pizzas and white, milk and dark chocolate fondues will satisfy any sweet tooth. Mini pizzas and chip samplers play to the diner who craves a more salty flavor. A full-service bar transforms Dylan’s into a day or night destination with both traditional drinks and candy-inspired cocktails such as Chocolate Mocha martinis and Pop Rocks® Explosion being served. Seating for up to 80 guests will be available outside with table service open for late night munchies.

Dylan Lauren, known to many as the “Candy Queen,” is the founder and CEO of Dylan’s Candy Bar. Her stores in New York City, East Hampton, Houston and now Los Angeles are the most original candy emporiums on the planet featuring unique candy from around the world and decades past. Dylan has been credited with changing the face of the candy industry and the way people view candy. As the daughter of legendary fashion icon Ralph Lauren and author Ricky Lauren, Dylan was immersed at an early age in design, art and fashion. After graduating from Duke University with a major in Art History, she traveled the globe in search of the world’s most exciting confectionery creations. By 2001, she realized her childhood dream by opening her first candy store inspired by “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory.” Lucas’s mother Lara Shriftman has known Dylan for over 15 years and has hosted several book parties for her book, “Dylan’s Candy Bar: Unwrap Your Sweet Life” in Miami and Hawaii.  Harrison & Shriftman worked with Dylan Lauren to open and launch the new Miami location of Dylan’s Candy Bar.

Luxury, fashion and lifestyle expert Lara Shriftman co-founded Harrison & Shriftman in 1995 with Elizabeth Harrison. The agency specializes in public relations, marketing, branding and events. Harrison & Shriftman has offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami and a staff of 50.  In addition to Dylan’s Candy Bar, Harrison & Shriftman works on many other store openings in the city including the Prada Store in the Design District and the upcoming reopening of Chanel in the Bal Harbour Shops.  Harrison & Shriftman has been actively involved in Art Basel for the past ten years, handling press and organizing high-profile functions during the annual event, most recently the ShopBAZAAR pop up in the Design District and the VH1 Scope art fair opening party. The Miami office also works on many major real estate and hospitality projects including SLS South Beach, W South Beach Hotel & Residences, W Vieques Retreat & Spa, Mr. Chow, St Regis Bal Harbour, Paramount Bay, The Raleigh and 1 Hotel & Residences. The agency focuses on branding brands and developing PR, marketing and event strategies to implement on a national and regional level.

In addition to serving as a correspondent for Extra with her own segment, Party Confidential, Lara has authored four books on entertaining, Fete Accompli, Fete Accompli Workbook, Party Confidential and Party Confidential: New Etiquette for Fabulous Entertaining.

Lucas and Lara (Adorable!)

Happy Birthday, Lucas!  We hope you had a very SWEET 5th Birthday Party!

Find our Printable Candy Party Invitation and Printable Collection in the shop here!

Shop Dylan’s Candy Bar here