Fiesta Wedding Shower

Busy week for parties ... as the Maid of Honor for my good friend, I helped co-host her bridal shower this weekend. It was a Mexican inspired Fiesta with lots of good times and good company!

 

The tent with round tables, Mexican Papercut flags and large tissue paper flowers on each table.

 Nametags - I like fun, themed name tags at events where everyone does not know each other. They help break the ice and make everyone feel a part of the event.

 The clear boxes contained Mexican Wedding cookies as favors.

 Mexican inspired appetizers and desserts for guests to snack on. We also have maragritas, coronas and a Churro frying station.

Harry Potter Movie Dinner

As a Harry Potter fan, I couldn't let the release of the last movie pass without a celebration! A group of friends whom I've seen several of the movies with joined me for dinner and a chance to reminisce about Harry Potter. Although I waited to long to buy tickets for the opening night, I look forward to seeing the movie soon.

 Bags with Harry Potter buttons as favors and to hold Honeyduke's treats!

 Festive table

 Bertie's Every Flavor Bean for all.

 Owls, wands and lots of Harry Potter books for decoration.

 Favor bags.

 Dessert - English Sherry Trifle in a cake pop - so much fun!

More dessert - pumpkin juice too.

Decades Inspired Birthday Party

Last weekend, I helped host a party to celebrate two 30th Birthdays, a 60th Birthday and a 60+ Birthday. It was fun celebration with a mix of black and white sophistication and fun retro activities and decorations.

The velum overlay of the invitation introduced the theme: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and today!

Party was held outside on my parents deck - we set small round and square tables with white linens, black and white overlays and centerpieces.

Each table had a centerpiece which was a glass jar with candle and iconic toys from the 50s, 60s, 70s, or 80s. There were green army men, trolls, play doh, silly putty, Smurfs and Mr Potato Head.

As an introductory activity, we played a Flashback Scavenger Hunt. Each guest received a card with a list of retro toy related activities - guests mingled and interacted with decorations and reminisced!

The Flashback Challenge card:

Retro toy decorations and stations for the challenges:

Decorations also included paper pendants featuring photographs of the four birthday guests and of iconic TV shows, movies, toys and pop culture icons from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.

Appetizers were also inspired from the past 6 decades - deviled eggs, sausage rolls, cheese straws, shrimp cocktail, pea soup and chicken salsa.

After a delicious dinner of steak tenderloin, mashed potatos, salad, bread and more, we all enjoyed Birthday Cake!

Before guests departed, they filled their own bag of favorite retro candy from our special candy bar.

Dr Seuss Baby Shower

I helped a friend plan a baby shower for her sister with a Dr. Seuss theme! Because the sex of the baby is unknown, the bright primary colors and fun theme was perfect. The party was a casual brunch with onesie decorating, refreshments and gifts. We can't wait to meet the new addition to the family!

 The brunch table with Diaper Cake centerpiece

 Tables set for brunch with Book Centerpieces

 The Onesie making table and some finished results!

 The favors - tubes of Swedish Fish!

Royal Wedding Viewing Tea Party

We celebrated the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate with a simple viewing Tea Party! We gathered Friday afternoon to watch the recorded wedding, sip tea, enjoy traditional tea treats and visit with good friends. Thank you to my aunt for Union Jack items from England!