Our Denim & Diamonds 60th Wedding Anniversary Celebration was a lot of fun. It was a beautiful day however a cool breeze picked up late in the morning which made setting up a little tricky. My nephew came to the rescue though and placed rocks on the denim pockets to hold down the plates which worked great. By the time the guests arrived the wind was gone and it was sunny and warm just as we had hoped.
Over the past several months my sisters and I planned and exchanged ideas for the party through phone calls, meetings and even photos, such as the one below, so that we were all on the same page. As our plans developed we began dividing up the tasks which included crafting, cooking and shopping.
Mason Canning Jars painted to look like denim was something on my decoration to do list. My youngest sister offered to take on that project which helped a bunch. She collected some of our mothers canning jars before the party so the finished jars were extra special. During one of our meetings we decided to create a crossword puzzle and came up with meaningful words related to our parents. We placed copies on the tables along with pencils which I placed in repurposed Oui Yogurt jars from our Queen Bee Tea Party that I had decorated with diamond trim.
Party favors are always fun and can be easy to make. I found these cute little snack cups at the Dollar Store which I could not resist. At first I was going to fill them with Hershey® Kisses but later decided to make white chocolate covered mini pretzels for the cups and scatter the Kisses on the table instead.
I designed some personalized labels to fit the lids and had the cups finished but few days before the party our head count increased and I needed more cups. Unfortunately both stores that were close by were sold out of the round cups so I picked up a package of the square and made a slightly different label which coordinated with the others.
And of course more Bling!
Our middle sister sent me pictures she took of photos in our parents wedding album so decided it would be fun to frame them and set one on each table. I picked up a variety of different sized picture frames and more diamond trim at the Dollar Store and had the photos printed in black and white to fit the frames.
The pictures worked great on the tables next to the pretty Mason Canning Jars filled with flowers.
There is more to share so I will be back tomorrow with details about the food and dessert.
Have a Fabulous Friday!
