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Backdrops & Buttercream
E v e n t S t y l i n g
Backdrops & Buttercream is an event styling and creative celebrations company based in Mid Lothian, covering Edinburgh and the Lothians.
We specialise in creating beautifully styled celebrations, from balloon installations, backdrops and prop hire to birthdays, baby showers, hen parties and special occasions, with every event tailored to suit your style and celebration.
Alongside our event styling, we create a collection of gifts for life’s special moments, including fresh flower bouquets, balloon gifts and celebration cakes, perfect for birthdays, new arrivals, anniversaries and those occasions that deserve something special.
Our Backdrops & Buttercream Workshops offer relaxed, hands-on creative experiences, including balloon styling, bento cake decorating, buttercream cake decorating and seasonal workshops. Workshops are available as scheduled events as well as private group experiences for birthdays, hen parties and get-togethers.
We also host seasonal pop-up experiences, bringing together our own workshops alongside guest creatives, instructors and wellbeing practitioners in unique temporary spaces across the Lothians.
From event styling and gifts to workshops and creative experiences, Backdrops & Buttercream is all about making life’s celebrations memorable.
Event Styling
From birthdays and baby showers to hen parties, engagements and special celebrations, we create beautifully styled events designed around you.
Our event styling service brings together everything needed to transform your space, including balloon installations, floristry and foliage, backdrops, plinths, prop hire, linens, tableware, glassware and cutlery.
Whether you’re planning an intimate gathering or a larger celebration, we can style individual statement areas or bring together the entire event, from tables and finishing touches to floral displays, balloons and bespoke focal points.
With an extensive collection of styling pieces available, every setup can be tailored to your colour palette, venue and celebration, creating a finished look that feels cohesive, considered and completely personal to you.
Gifts
Make someone’s day a little more special with a beautifully curated gift, created just for them.
Our bespoke gifts can bring together fresh flowers, celebration cakes and personalised balloons, styled and presented as one beautifully coordinated gift. Choose a single piece or combine several elements to create something a little more memorable.
From soft and romantic to modern and minimal, bright and playful or understated and elegant, each gift can be created in a range of colours, styles and finishes to suit the person, occasion and season.
Perfect for birthdays, new babies, engagements, anniversaries, congratulations, thank yous or simply because, we’ll work with you to create something that feels personal, thoughtful and beautifully put together.
Workshops
Discover our creative workshops, designed to bring people together for a relaxed, hands-on experience in beautiful surroundings.
From seasonal wreath making and floristry to cake decorating and other creative experiences, our workshops give you the opportunity to learn something new, get creative and enjoy a little time away from the everyday.
Each workshop is thoughtfully planned around the season, with all the materials and guidance you need provided. Whether you come along with friends, bring someone special or join us on your own, no previous experience is needed.
Our workshops take place at carefully selected venues across Edinburgh, East Lothian and the surrounding areas, with new dates and experiences added throughout the year.
Bell Tents
Create something a little different with one of our beautifully styled bell tents, perfect for celebrations, gatherings and special occasions.
With one spacious 7 metre bell tent and two 4 metre bell tents available, we can create everything from intimate garden setups to larger celebrations, with the flexibility to style each space around your occasion.
Our bell tents can be hired on their own or transformed into a fully styled experience, with rugs, cushions, low-level tables, linens, tableware, florals, balloons and decorative details available to bring everything together.
Perfect for birthdays, children’s parties, hen celebrations, baby showers, sleepovers, garden parties and relaxed gatherings, each setup can be tailored to your chosen style, colour palette and season.
Whether you’re looking for simple bell tent hire or a complete styled setup, we’ll create a beautiful and welcoming space ready for you and your guests to enjoy.
