Her first paying job was designing a baby blue balloon garland for a 2-year-old’s birthday party. Now, her client list includes the Cavalier resort. The hotel hosts big events or corporate ...

She has made these for several celebrations, such as balloon garlands for birthday parties ... to pick up the garland the day before and hang it themselves the day of the party.

While the birthday party wasn’t a bat mitzvah celebration ... “It could be Instagram: ‘Who has the better balloon garland?’ Everyone has balloon garlands. It’s a party staple,” says ...

"I want these balloon backdrops to be the talking point of the party, and not just an afterthought," says Porter. "We're in Texas, so the bigger the better, baby." It wasn't long before customers ...