40th Birthday: Fountain of Youth Treat Table

Fountain of Youth Treat Table
40th Birthday Celebration
This year, I was busy planning a black tie 40th birthday celebration for my brother who recently burst my bubble by telling me that he would rather not have a party. Instead, he asked that I just help gather up our family to have a vacation at a beach in Virginia. As I hesitantly stopped planning, I was encouraged by my photographer Elisha Akram to continue with my plans. As an Event Planner, it did not take much to twist my arm. Since we would be staying in a beach home, I decided to change his party concept into something more modest. I also wanted to be mindful that some people don’t like a big 40th birthday party but I believe everyone deserves to be celebrated. So, after stumbling across a small fountain I used for a previous party, I decided to create a Fountain of Youth Treat Table for my brother which incorporated some of his favorite treats and television shows.
I used an old desk in my house as the foundation of his treat table since as an attorney, he is often found working at a desk on a computer. Next, I went to Hobby Lobby and purchased burlap table runners, a football picture frame, a wooden block calendar, and 2 yards of dark teal fabric for the wall backdrop. I purchased printables from Emily Andrews with Busy Chickadees via Etsy which included the banner, labels, and cupcake toppers. She had a cute design for a 1 year old in her shop and I asked if she could customize the printables to say the Big 40!
Everything on the Fountain of Youth Treat Table were things that he has loved ever since we were children and the things he currently enjoys as an adult. Such as cookies & milk, apple pie & ice cream, coffee & donuts, rice krispies, cupcakes, chips, beer, scotch, the Simpsons, Futurama, the Walking Dead, and I could not resist tossing in a remote control.
The biggest challenge was incorporating all of these items without it looking like a cluttered mess so every cupcake topper and sign had to coordinate with the banner colors. The final challenge was incorporating the Walking Dead piece without it being gruesome or bloody but I lucked up with Drinking Water and Food Rations signs that had a vintage appeal that I found on Etsy from Party Scribbles. I had a ball pulling it all together for something simple and thoughtful for my brother.
VENDOR CREDITS:
Event Styling- Helena Paschal http://helenasplanners.com/
Photography—Elisha Akram http://www.kustomkreations4u.com/
Printables—Etsy—BusyChickadees and Party Scribbles

• Desserts

  Cookies & milk, apple pie & ice cream,donuts, rice krispies, and cupcakes.

• Party Favors

  Food ration bags filled with mini candy bars

• What People Ate

  Potato chips

• What People Drank

  Coffee, beer, scotch, water