Last weekend, Jeff and I threw a surprise party to celebrate Mom and Dad's 35th anniversary. Gina and Dwayne were gracious enough to let us use their rec center, which overlooked the golf course. Gorgeous view! Thanks Gina and Dwayne!
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Jeff took over the as decor stylist during the last stages of planning. He came up with the idea of using succulents, wood blocks, and other natural elements to give the party an organic look. We utilized whatever we had available, including the cylinder vases and leftover floating candles from our wedding. We also grabbed art from our wall and other decor things from off our shelves (our house is decorated in green, too... convenient, huh?).
For favors, I decorated mini canvas drawstring bags with hand-sewn felt flowers and pearls. We inserted travel tissue packs inside. The bags are re-usable (go green again!). I used my die-cut machine to make the other favors- scalloped circle bag with flowers on top- which contained green tea and cookies.
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Mom and Dad were genuinely surprised! For entertainment, Rachel danced a graceful hula to a lovely Hawaiian love song. The crowd played a few games which tested their abilities to speak Tagalog and Ilokano. With some coaching, they were able to relay some tongue-twisty messages to Mom and Dad. Another game gauged their understanding of their spouses' thinking and tendencies. That game drew a lot of laughs and surprise answers!
Jeff set up his equipment and took pictures of the our well-dressed guests. Everyone looked so snazzy and spiffy!
We topped off the evening with a slideshow that showcased Mom and Dad's 35-year-long history. Again, we owe Dwayne and Gina many thanks for letting us compose the slideshow at their house and for perfecting the final product.
Jeff and I are extremely grateful for all the friends who helped us set up the party!
Thank you thank you thank you!
Here are a few things that I learned about catering food and having it delivered to you:
a) Call them on the morning of the event to make sure that your order is marked for "delivery"
b) When the delivery guy arrives, make sure his van is not blocking traffic
c) While it is good to help him carry the food from his van to the party table, make sure to ask him which are your pans of food... Otherwise, you might end up taking ALL of his orders... Then the poor guy needs to run up the stairs and take food away from you. Then he needs to run down the stairs and put it back in his van. Then he needs to run back up the stairs to give you a container of sauce which he accidentally took away on his second trip down the stairs.
*On a random note: Costo now serves rugala at their bakery again! I've been missing that pastry for several years and am thrilled that it is back! Yum yum yum.
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