Shirley's 30th Birthday Party

I must start off by saying this party was so much fun to plan. I absolutely loved working with Shirley and the theme she came up with. Her guests were so warm and friendly, everyone just had a blast. The ambience was set to her liking and of course to my standards (and yes, including the bathroom in which I taped down the light switch so everyone was forced to use the candles I placed in there for mood lighting.) After 14 bottles of wine, 90 cupcakes, and a table of tapas all gone, it's safe to say that all 40+ guests left happy.

Dining Table: I showed Shirley a picture of a table linen with this same bustled look and she absolutely loved it. We did it in her colors and voile this was the result. The gray linen is a pintucked taffeta and the pink is a satin. In case you're wondering, yes that is bustled by hand!!

Gray tiles with pink paper behind it, 36 handmade paper flowers in total

Paper flowers on the table for decor

Shrimp and Chorizo phyllo cups.

Label reads "Shrimp Chorizo Phyllo Cups" in pink rhinestone sticker lettering.

An up close shot of the empanadas, also done with the same sticker technique.

Potato and Chicken Empanadas

Cheese plate

Dried roses

Centerpiece on the dining table: A mixture of glasses and goblets all filled with tea lights and a vase of dried roses in the center to go with the color theme.

Our Spreads...

Dessert Table: 90 cuocakes made by the famous Amanda. We had 30 of each flavor: Her ever fabulous red velvets, her chocolate ganache with nutella (yes it's as delicious as it sounds) and a vanilla cake with strawberry meringue buttercream frosting. YUM!

Manzanita tree with pink and white flowers (peonies, hydrangeas, cymbidium orchids and garden roses) as the main centerpiece on the wine bar.

Back View

Special wine charm and glass for the birthday girl

Wine claims with guests names on it. They were alphabetized to make for an easy find.

Tealights lining Shiley's wall

Entrance Way: There was a little alcove in her entrance way so we strung and hung flowers, put an uplight and a candelabra on the floor surrounded by a bed flowers.

Candelabra with flowers

We rearranged Shirley's furniture to make it more conducive to a lounge feel with couches facing each other and a table in the middle.

Simple candles on the table to add height but not take away from the space.