My and David's vacation was capped off with a surprise birthday party for my Mom's 50th! We shooed her out the door on Friday morning and got to work - she had no idea what we were doing!
A few years ago when we were planning my wedding, our caterer and friend, Leon Holloway, told us about a dinner party where he re-created the final meal served to the first class passengers on the Titanic. He had the reproduction china for us to see, and told us about all these gorgeous food courses, flower arrangements, music - it really got our wheels turning. So, I slipped the idea into my mental file folder, and decided to do that for my mom's 50th birthday. With much help from my Dad, we planned a fun night where she would be surprised and surrounded by all of her best friends. I will have lots of photos of the party when the photographer sends them to me, but wanted to share a sneak peek at the night's festivities!
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| Me and my date! I am a lucky girl! |
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| My other date for the evening...I really thought Brince looked sharp in his top-hat! |
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| The walkway at night! |
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| Its toast time! |
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| Check out my Grandfather in the white coat....doesnt he look handsome, and happy! |
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| The FriendGirl's toast |
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| Amanda looked great...can't wait for yall to see her in her hat for the night. |
But before all of the fun began, here's how the whole thing came about.... ![]() |
| After Mom left, we cleared out all the furniture from the living room to make way for her birthday present - a new piano - and the long banquet style tables for the dinner. |
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| Oooo, its coming along! |
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| The photo area! |
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| We later had lanterns hanging from these...it was lovely at night as the guests were arriving! |
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| Its all ready! All we need is the birthday girl! |
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| I met her in the driveway with an invitation to her own party! Boy, was she surprised! |
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| I was so happy to finally get to this point...I had been planning this for so long!!!! |
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| She was so excited to get her present! |
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| And she got to check everything out before the guests began to arrive. |
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| I even had her clothes ready for her! |
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| Asa and his cute girlfriend Sydney! |
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| The Birthday girl, and the Captain for the night! |
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| My beautiful Aunt Jill! |
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| My cousin Benjy, brobro Brince, and me - can you tell we're excited! |
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| My fabulous mother in law and my super handsome hubs! |
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| The favor table |
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