On May 4, 2019 Miami Moms Blog launched Bloom: A Celebration of Motherhood at Mercy Hospital! It was a joy to gather more than 100 Miami Moms and moms-to-be at our first ever Bloom event!
Miami Moms Blog exists to encourage and equip Moms with relevant content and a meaningful community. We are passionate about providing opportunities for Moms to connect. Check out all the fun we had at Bloom 2019!
{All images in this recap post are provided by Sasha deAlmagro Photography or Florencia Rizzo Photography unless otherwise noted.}
The Venue: Mercy Hospital’s Bayside Pavilion
We were excited to host this year’s Bloom Event at the Bayside Pavilion at Mercy Hospital. The venue provided a beautiful backdrop for moms to visit with more than 30 local vendors. The Bayside Pavilion is home to one of Miami’s most recognized OBGYN offices as well as a postpartum care center.
Bloom Title Sponsors: Mercy Hospital
Representatives from Mercy Hospital were on hand to meet with moms and provide tours of the labor and delivery facilities. Mercy Hospital provides outstanding prenatal and postpartum care.
In addition, for more than 60 years Mercy Hospital has been serving South Florida by offering a comprehensive healthcare facility. Its Centers of Excellence include: The Heart Center, the Maternity and Women’s Health Center, the Miami Cancer Center, the Minimally Invasive Institute, the Orthopaedics Institute, and the Surgical Weight Loss Center.
Mercy Hospital is affiliated with HCA East Florida Division, an HCA affiliate.
“Mercy Hospital is dedicated to providing excellent medical care, while remaining true to its mission of caring for the physical and spiritual needs of all the people it serves.”
Bloom Title Sponsors: Centner Academy
Centner Academy representatives were at Bloom to share about their new state-of-the-art preschool opening in August in the Miami Design District. Guests of Bloom were able to hear first hand about this exciting new school from Terrye Morgan during the panel discussion.
Centner Academy is a progressive independent school that offers foreign language immersion and a values-based education. The school is open for children ages two-and-a-half to five years old, with grades 1-12 coming soon. At Centner Academy students today get everything they need to be strong adults in the world of tomorrow.
Strategically located within a few miles of many great museums (Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami Children’s Museum, Philip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, Perez Art Museum, Museum of Art and Design, Margulies Collection and the Rubell Family Collection) and art collections, Centner Academy’s brand-new, 12,000-square-foot building near Miami’s Design District is custom-built to complement and facilitate the assimilation of their Five Pillars.
The Expert Panel Presenters
We were grateful to have Dr. Rolando de Leon, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Mercy Hospital, greet our Bloom guests and open our Panel Session.
Thank you to our presenters: Dr. Jaclyn Ferro (OBGYN), Dr. Alison Gold-Escobar (OBGYN), Dr. Bernardo Pimentel (NICU), Anita Jiha (Lactation Consultant), Dr. Beatriz Nazario-Lugo (Casa Smiles Pediatric Dentistry) and Laura Knecht (Pediatric Sleep Specialist).
Our Expert Panel Session was packed with moms eager to learn! From breastfeeding to postpartum recovery, sleep training, and pediatric dentistry, our presenters shared on a variety of topics relevant for our soon-to-be and new moms.
The Resources at Bloom
We are passionate about connecting moms with relevant local resources, great businesses, and products that we personally love. Bloom event attendees were able to engage with more than 30 local businesses and organizations that provide valuable resources for moms and moms-to-be.
Click the links to check out these outstanding local resources that help make Mom life easier!
Little Wooden Box Company | Koki Experience | Mama Lactea
Ashley Rodrigues Wellness | Allison Mark, PsyD, PA | Atelier D’Ocon
Sumy Cotton | 3-2-1 Framboise | One Rose FL | Paula’s Bake Shop |
Just Ask Domestic Help | Coconut Grove Chiropractic | Alex and Ani
Pure Barre Miami | Pigtails & Crewcuts | Good Little SleeperZzz
The University of Miami – Families First by The Children’s Trust | DT Chic
Selah Skin Studio | Nailed It DIY Studio | Skosh Shop | Natalie’s Juice
Josie’s Milky Goodies | Liz Carruana Photography | Akemi Designs
Caprilina | Savory Granola | Gables Pediatrics at Doral | Pottery Barn Kids
The VIP Experiences
VIP ticket holders had the opportunity to arrive before the event officially began to participate in a Pure Barre Pop-Up Class hosted by the Owner of Pure Barre Miami (Coral Gables). Moms enjoyed a good “lift, tone, burn” before the Bloom Event.
VIP guests also enjoyed a special skin treatment from the ladies of Selah Skin Studio.
Each VIP guest received a custom wooden sign from Nailed It DIY Studio. They also received an additional swag bag filled with goodies including the best selling children’s book Made For Me by local author Zack Bush.
The Giveaways and Swag
In addition to great resources, all Bloom guests also had the opportunity to enter to win some amazing giveaways.
Each attendee received a beautiful reusable canvas swag bag designed by City Moms Blog Network!
We are thankful for our giveaway and swag sponsors:
Koki Experience | Sumy Cotton | Yumble Kids | Little Hometown Team
LÍLLÉbaby | Tom & Sherri’s Iron in a Bottle | Busy Baby | Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit
Motherlove | Nanno | GoSili | Babo Botanicals | Ergopouch | Pediped | Kiinde
Stuck On You | Covered Goods | B.Box | MAM baby USA | Andy Pandy Kids
Kendra Scott | Baby Banana | 3-2-1 Framboise | LaVie | Boppy | DT Chic | Children’s Depot
Nailed It DIY Studio Miami | University of Miami – Families First | Sleeping Baby
Blo Dy Bar | Coconut Grove Chiropractic | Just Ask Domestic Help | Kickee Pants
Selah Skin Studio | Wee Squeak Shoes | Alex & Ani | Artsy Hive | Pottery Barn Kids
Bug Soother | Three Lollies | Green Shield Organic | Bare Republic | Whipped Sugar
SnoofyBee | Travel Tray | Skiddies USA | Earth Mama | LYNQ | Paula’s Bake Shop
The Mini Miami | Some Dogs | College Sitters & Nannies | Good Little SleeeperZzz
Casa Smiles | Inchbug | Familius | Siete Foods | Granite Gold | Safari Ltd.
The Cookie Room | Caprilina | Atelier D’Ocon
One lucky Mom walked away with the grand prize: a pair of rose gold diamond earrings courtesy of South Miami Jewelers!
The Event Details
Beautiful events like Bloom do not happen without an outstanding team working behind the scenes. A HUGE thank you to our Event Planner, Ailyn Quesada of Quintessential Party Planning.
Thank you to Soiree Party Rentals for providing the gorgeous flower wall as well as tables and chairs for the event.
Kelsy Valencia of Miami Writes Co added the finishing touches to all of our signage with her gorgeous calligraphy.
Our florist, Johana Lorefice, of One Rose FL created the most beautiful arrangements to make Bloom, well, BLOOM!
Our “Oh Baby!” Celebration Station was a special space featuring our favorite event design vendors to help make party planning easy for Moms. Check out the work our team created to showcase what they can provide Moms for Baby Showers, Gender Reveals, Birthday parties, dinner parties and more!
Cakes and Treats by Sweet Treat Designs | OH Baby Sign & Drapes by Soiree Party Rental | Vintage High Chair by Jazzy Detailz | Balloon Design by So Pretty Balloons | Flowers by One Rose FL | Event Design by Quintessential Party Planning
The Cravings Bar
Moms enjoyed fueling up at our Coffee Bar provided by Threefold Cafe.
Our attendees quenched their thirst at our Hydration Station thanks to RedBike Studios.
Our Cravings Bar provided everyone with the opportunity to satisfy their sweet tooth. Thank you to our Cravings Bar Sponsors:
Bunnie Cakes | Sugar Bowl Bakery | Isla Canarias | Costco | The Cookie Room
Clasica Victoria | Sardinia Ristorante | The Fresh Market | Bitsy’s
The Events Team
A huge thank you to our amazing Events Team. Thank you for leading and serving behind the scenes. The Miami Moms Blog team is made up of more than 30 women. We cannot do what we do without their help and support! Many of them were on hand to help during Bloom. We value them so very much!
The Photographers & Videographer
We love documenting all the fun we have at events. We have the best of the best behind the cameras documenting everything. Thank you to Sasha deAlmagro for capturing the event details perfectly!
Our Flower Wall Photo Booth provided by Soiree Party Rentals and OneRoseFL made the perfect backdrop for Florencia Rizzo to work her magic. Thank you to Florencia!
We are grateful for our friends at PopSigns.Co for providing the fun signs to make our photo booth extra special!
To see all the photos from this event, visit our Facebook photo albums at the links below.
Bloom Photos by Sasha deAlmagro
Bloom Photos by Florencia Rizzo
A special thanks to David and Renso of 8Filmz. They documented the Bloom Event so beautifully. Click below to watch the full recap!
We hope to see you at our next event!
