Rita was born and raised in beautiful Lisbon. She left the sunny capital of Portugal in 2010 to move to Madrid with her husband and two kids working as a journalist. In 2014 Rita packed her bags again and headed north to London. Here she embraced a new challenge as a Digital Marketer and Social Media Manager.

She is a proud mum of a 9 year old boy and a 5 year old girl. Together they love to do art projects, watch movies and cook pizza. When a tiny bit of sun comes out, she loves to cycle in the park (she complains a lot about the London weather though…)

Rita has a sweet tooth and she just can’t resist having a slice (or two) of a chocolate cake. She loves to organise parties but after years of baking cakes (that didn’t turn out that well!), she turned to ParentVille!

“When I finally admitted that baking was not my thing, that I’d rather spend my time decorating the party table (which is what I really love to do!) I found ParentVille Parties the easiest, most quick & helpful way to arrange the perfect birthday cake for my kids. Adding balloons and candy, the party is on!”

For the birthday cakes, Rita loves Jennie’s and Wonnie’s creativity and the fun Cake Kits from Kate and Louise. For a class treat on a special day, she recommends the Mini Cupcakes from Jennie and as an absolute “must have” on a kid’s party the Giant Candy Jars from Candy.

Read Rita’s blog post on “How to prepare a Birthday Party in Week”

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