Showing posts with label theme party. Show all posts
Showing posts with label theme party. Show all posts
..A Tea Party Themed Bridal Shower
August 9, 2016 • bridal shower Currently Coveting Wedding Love Party Time tea party shower theme party Wedding
How lucky am I that I got to have another adorable shower? While I grew up in NJ and my entire extended family lives there, I now call VA my home and most of my gal pals (and fiance's family) now live here so I felt too bad to make that many people travel either up or down. The solution was to have two smaller ones in each state and I honestly can't even take how beautiful and thoughtful and how much love and care was put into each detail. I have to share these photos because you will just die at how pretty this "tea-party" themed bridal shower came together. From the little tea sandwiches, the custom labeled glass milk jars for the cocktails, mini sweets, and all the pretty flowers! They even gave out little "tub tea" favors that are basically potpourri for your bath. My heart can not even take how special they made me feel.
I know I've only been posting wedding stuff but I'm about a month out form my big day so just love me through it please! You can see all my wedding related posts here.
I know I've only been posting wedding stuff but I'm about a month out form my big day so just love me through it please! You can see all my wedding related posts here.
As I mentioned in my previous post I threw two themed parties last summer. The first one was the “Favorite Things” and the second one was a Surprise birthday party for my friend, Lauren which was a Hollywood style “Red Carpet Event.” I seriously suggest throwing one of these if you haven’t because it was just as much fun planning as actually attending.
1. I asked everyone to wear their most Victoria Beckham/Kim Kardashian outfit, and to be paparazzi ready. Great company along with the following steps made for a very successful night! And I must give credit where credit is due. Her now fiancé Anthony provided tons of help with the party and also with some of the following projects.
2. We created a faux “Step and Repeat” in one corner of the house where guests could take pictures as if they were walking the red carpet! We got the red carpet from Oriental Trading, printed (thanks Anthony!) out her favorite beer logo, team logo, and a “Happy Birthday” message which we then taped to white poster board. Voila! Everyone had a ton of fun with this and it made for some really awesome Facebook defaults.
3. Red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and chocolate “L’s” “24’s” and stars as toppers.
4. A “Walk of Fame” and “HOLLYWOOD” sign, of course.
5. Now for my most favorite part of the night and mostly what I mean when I say it was so fun to plan. I had recently discovered face-in-hole.com and went wild with funny pictures for a little “Award Show” we put on. I made a photo for each guest and gave out little tiny academy awards. I put them on a DVD and assigned a song to each picture for the whole effect.
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Now some of you may think these are solely for people under the age of ten or maybe you have abandoned the idea of throwing one since you've graduated from college and left the land of sorority/fraternity functions. Not I. There are few things I love more than letting my imagination run wild with ideas for a good themed party. Since I have been pretty much booked every weekend this summer with moving, bachelorette parties, beach trips, etc., I haven’t had the chance to throw one. Last Summer I had enough time to plan two and I thought I should share them since this is my first official post as a new blogger, and I think it’s a great way for you to get to know me and the purpose of my tiny space on the internet.
The first one was the “Favorite Things” themed party. I forget the exact location I read about this but it stems from the famous "Oprah’s Favorite Things" Episode she used to do each year. You invite a specific number of guests, and set a price point (ours was $20) for each person to bring a gift or their “favorite thing” that you can buy for that amount. My favorite place is the beach so that was the theme of the party. My gift was high heeled shoes for everyone (I collected tons of information from the guests upon RSVP including shoe, ring, and shirt size). I scoured the internet and found great deals to keep it at the limit. It was a really fun time!
Each guest was given a baggie with old navy flip flops, a Yankee Candle “Sun and Sand” scented votive, fun shutter shade glasses, and a hibiscus clip for their hair upon arrival. I made a beachy playlist, served daiquiris & margaritas, shish kabobs, coconut shrimp, fruit salsa, and adorable cupcakes with seashells on them. Some of the gifts other guests' gifts included, Aldo sunglasses, cookbooks, wine from a local vineyard, designer headbands, J.Crew necklaces, iTunes gift cards, and much more. Below are some pictures from the event. I hoped to throw one each Summer but didn’t have the time. Maybe next year!
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