40&Fabulous

This was a surprise party for my mother. It was my first hosted event. She definitely does not look like she's going to be 40, so black was not an option. I wanted to emphasize her elegance and femininity using her favorite color, Tiffany blue. This party was enough for 40 guests, and I did it for under $180! All graphics and paper products were designed by myself.

• Desserts

  cupcakes

• Activities / Games

  Hot potatoe, signature bingo game (bingo squares say things like "find someone who has never eaten sushi/been out of USA/etc..." The first one to get all of their squares signed wins., musical chairs

• Budget

  I did it for under $180!

• Party Favors

  packagesd sugar cookies (I used the same blue sprinkles on the sugar cookies, pretzels, and cupcakes to carry out the theme.)

• Best Moment

  It was a surprise party, so the surprise!

• What People Ate

  cucumber-dill tea sandwiches, PB&J tea sandwiches, fresh fruit, chocolate covered pretzels

• What People Drank

  peach tea, water bottles

• Most Touching Moment

  I had everyone stand up and introduce themselves, and tell how and how long they've known the guest of honor.