Hi All
I am so excited to share with you how I organised a surprised 40th birthday bash for my husband early this month. I am so in love with anything vintage, glamour and festivities as you all know. How can I miss the opportunity to celebrate all things Gatsby-style! They are only a few steps on how to throw an incredible party where you can celebrate with your family and friends in style. After all, a little party never kill anyone...
Invitation and Printable
I wanted the whole party reflecting back to the invitation, so I googled all the art deco inspired invitations online but couldn't find what I want, due to the tone and the wording like Roaring 20s or Fabulous 40s were not what I had in mind for my husband. I had a version to cooperate gold, white, blue and a little bit black into the whole decorations because I had some beautiful blue vases and jars, that I want to arrange the white feathers with, in order to create that luxury setting of The Great Gatsby party.
Hence, I bought some clipart from different artisans to form an invitation of my own. All these images were later using on the design of the cake, dessert table tags, The Great Gatsby famous quotes, favor tags, bar menu etc. I then arranged the invitation inside a laser cut gatefold pocket with gold insert as the backdrop.
Hence, I bought some clipart from different artisans to form an invitation of my own. All these images were later using on the design of the cake, dessert table tags, The Great Gatsby famous quotes, favor tags, bar menu etc. I then arranged the invitation inside a laser cut gatefold pocket with gold insert as the backdrop.
Venue and Decor
I looked for a venue that the existing furnishings can actually reflect on the theme, so I could save more from hiring bigger setups for the party. I was lucky to found my local Tavern offered that quality solid leather couches, red plush dining chairs and dark timber flooring. It's perfect to accommodate my blue jars with white feathers and vintage martini glasses centrepiece.
You could also see the vintage illuminate marquee letters spells the word "PAUL 40" at the background one side and the lighted sign box with the message says "Happy birthday Paul #40" the other side of the background.
I will take this opportunity to thank the venue "Runcorn Tavern" for their cooperation. It was such a successful celebration. Paul was totally shocked and surprised. I will definitely recommend them to you for their services. The food was great and generous too. The staff and the chef were friendly and the party was running smoothly.
Game Station
I did consider a few options to entertain our guests but with some restraints from the venue, I finally settled on bringing over my own casino table for the adult guests. The little guests got a great time with the bubble machine you could see in the photo.
Cake, Mocktail and Dessert Table
Please check out bakingmummy's website for more information. Could you tell that the cake stand was kind of unique? It's one of a kind because I made it just for this party. The vintage car next to the cake unfortunately was a 1930s model because I could not find a 1920s model, as I only realised I had a vintage car in the invitation and I wanted one for the party.
I did have several breakages while arranging everything into its place. However, every dessert was still nicely displayed on the beautiful serving trays and plates.
Menu
It was an open bar on the night. We didn't run out of champagne and it's the number 1 rule for organising a Great Gatsby party. We had a waitress serving champagne all night. I had a giant champagne glass with some rocky candy sticks so the guests can put into their champagne, besides kids love to eat them. It's a win-win situation.
The only difference I had was to choose BBQ for dinner instead of having canapés and little bites. I really don't like our guests to go home hungry. The guests were very happy with the menu.
Others
There was something extra and special too. I had a station for people to type their birthday messages for Paul using my vintage typewriter. The poloroid camera was out of the era but the guests had a great fun with it too. All the warm messages and photos were great fun to have and we would definitely treasure for life.
I also had some beautiful mini champagne to give our guests at the end of the party. They were absolutely adorable and perfect bomboniere for a Great Gatsby party.
If you want more information about how to organise a Great Gatsby party for yourself or your beloved ones like mine, you can find more information from "Vivo Masks".
It look me months of planning, collecting decorative items, arranging them, hiding them from Paul and implementing them without him finding out. He was totally stocked and told me how could he top that when I am 40??? Blah, blah, blah...I told him he can hire me to plan my own party.
I love my job although working from home with two young kids, which some people think it's not a job. Or I should say I love planning, baking, living in a dream, being a good and loving person. ;-)
Creditors:
Until next time, thank you for reading my story.
Happy partying
Beth xo
You could also see the vintage illuminate marquee letters spells the word "PAUL 40" at the background one side and the lighted sign box with the message says "Happy birthday Paul #40" the other side of the background.
I will take this opportunity to thank the venue "Runcorn Tavern" for their cooperation. It was such a successful celebration. Paul was totally shocked and surprised. I will definitely recommend them to you for their services. The food was great and generous too. The staff and the chef were friendly and the party was running smoothly.
Game Station
I did consider a few options to entertain our guests but with some restraints from the venue, I finally settled on bringing over my own casino table for the adult guests. The little guests got a great time with the bubble machine you could see in the photo.
Cake, Mocktail and Dessert Table
Please check out bakingmummy's website for more information. Could you tell that the cake stand was kind of unique? It's one of a kind because I made it just for this party. The vintage car next to the cake unfortunately was a 1930s model because I could not find a 1920s model, as I only realised I had a vintage car in the invitation and I wanted one for the party.
I did have several breakages while arranging everything into its place. However, every dessert was still nicely displayed on the beautiful serving trays and plates.
Menu
It was an open bar on the night. We didn't run out of champagne and it's the number 1 rule for organising a Great Gatsby party. We had a waitress serving champagne all night. I had a giant champagne glass with some rocky candy sticks so the guests can put into their champagne, besides kids love to eat them. It's a win-win situation.
The only difference I had was to choose BBQ for dinner instead of having canapés and little bites. I really don't like our guests to go home hungry. The guests were very happy with the menu.
Others
There was something extra and special too. I had a station for people to type their birthday messages for Paul using my vintage typewriter. The poloroid camera was out of the era but the guests had a great fun with it too. All the warm messages and photos were great fun to have and we would definitely treasure for life.
I also had some beautiful mini champagne to give our guests at the end of the party. They were absolutely adorable and perfect bomboniere for a Great Gatsby party.
If you want more information about how to organise a Great Gatsby party for yourself or your beloved ones like mine, you can find more information from "Vivo Masks".
It look me months of planning, collecting decorative items, arranging them, hiding them from Paul and implementing them without him finding out. He was totally stocked and told me how could he top that when I am 40??? Blah, blah, blah...I told him he can hire me to plan my own party.
I love my job although working from home with two young kids, which some people think it's not a job. Or I should say I love planning, baking, living in a dream, being a good and loving person. ;-)
Creditors:
1. Great Gatsby Clipart: JSdigitalpaper, HappyDesignStudio, ChiliPapers via Easy
2. Photography: Dimi Brisbane Photography
3. Invitation/Prints/Signs: Our Sweet Events/Officeworks
4. Venue: Runcorn Tavern, Brisbane
Feel free to contact me if you want to hire some pieces of our Great Gatsby decorations.
Until next time, thank you for reading my story.
Happy partying
Beth xo
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