How to Style a Princess Party (Castle, Crown and Cinderella Blue)

Every little girl (and plenty of little boys) goes through the princess phase, and when the birthday lands in the middle of it there is only one party to throw. The good news is that a princess party does not need to be a wall of licensed pink plastic. Done properly, with castle shaped plates, paper crowns and a palette borrowed from a certain glass-slippered heroine, it is one of the prettiest parties there is. 👑

Here is how to style a princess party that the birthday girl will love and you will actually want photos of.

Choose your princess party colour palette 🎨

Skip the hot pink and go for Cinderella blue. Pale ice blue, blush pink and gold is the princess palette that looks grown-up on the table and still reads as fairytale to a four year old. The Meri Meri Princess range is built on exactly these tones - pale blue carriages, blush castles and gold foil - and the My Mind's Eye castle pieces slot in alongside. If your princess has a favourite colour, add it in the balloons and keep the table in blue, blush and gold.

Create the princess party table 🏰

Shaped plates are the whole trick. A castle at every place setting does the styling for you, and the children spot them before they spot the cake.

For a bigger party, the Princess Party Large Plates x 8 from Meri Meri stretch the table further and match the carriage plates exactly. Put the swan in the middle, the castle plates around it, and the table is done in ten minutes.

Princess party crowns for every guest 👑

A crown at each place setting is the single thing that makes a princess party feel like a princess party. The Striped Party Crowns x 8 from Meri Meri are proper paper crowns with gold foil detail, one size fits everyone, and they survive the whole party. Set one on each castle plate so guests find them as they sit down, and watch every single child put it on before they have even said hello.

Princess party decorations and balloons 🎈

One big piece above the table and the room is done. The Princess Party Garland is a string of castles, carriages and crowns in pale blue, blush and gold foil, and it hangs along a mantelpiece or over the party table in a minute. Add the Princess Party Fans behind the cake table for the photo wall, and the Flower and Bow Party Garland if you want to soften it with blooms.

For balloons, keep it simple: pale blue and blush latex balloons in a cluster by the door, and a number balloon in the birthday girl's age. Nothing printed, nothing licensed, and the table still looks like a fairytale.

The princess party cake 🎂

A plain pale blue cake with the Magical Princess Cake Candles x 5 on top needs nothing else - a crown, a castle, a carriage and a pair of slippers in candle form. For a cupcake crowd, the Ballerina Cupcake Kit with twenty-four toppers covers the whole class and ties in beautifully with a ballet-loving princess.

Princess party games 🪄

Pin the slipper on Cinderella is the classic, and a printed picture plus a paper slipper is all it takes. A royal treasure hunt for a lost crown (one of the striped crowns, hidden before guests arrive) keeps everyone busy for twenty minutes. For the party table, let them decorate their own crown with stickers and gems while they wait for food.

Princess party bags 👜

The Princess Party Bags x 8 from Meri Meri are castle-shaped with a gold foil door, and the Princess Castle Party Boxes x 8 from My Mind's Eye do the same job for a bigger slice of cake. For a whole-class party, the Princess Crown Party Bags x 24 stretch to everyone. Fill them with a ring, a sticker sheet and the crown they wore, and nobody goes home without something to keep.

Capture the princess party memories 📸

Take the table photo from above before the guests arrive, with the swan in the middle and the crowns on the plates. Then get the birthday girl in front of the princess fans with her crown on. Tag us on Instagram at @littlebigpartyco - we love seeing your princess parties! 👑

Shop the princess party look 🛒

Everything in this post is in our Meri Meri Princess Party collection and the wider Princess Party collection. Free UK delivery over £40 and next-day delivery on everything in stock.