Pawpaw Gene's Fishing for 90 Birthday

It’s not everyday you get to turn 90. It’s a really grand occasion. So for my Pawpaw’s 90th birthday I knew I had to make it one to remember. Here we are weeks later and he’s still talking about it. Unfortunately, the day of the party we had horrendous weather. We rarely have terrible weather in October here in Louisiana, in fact all week before the party had been pretty nice. But nevertheless we were having a party and making the best of it no matter what. Luckily we have awesome family and friends and most showed up anyway despite the weather. We even had family come from out of town to celebrate with the birthday boy.

So how did I throw together such a momentous occasion? I chose my theme wisely. My grandfather loves fishing. He has always been a fisherman. Since a young age he spent many days trying to catch the “big one.” And there have been many big fish tales over the years. Some I can vouch for and others, well, lets just say I wouldn’t bet anything on those. So fishing was the theme. I scoured the internet for ideas for the last several years. Yes, you read that right, years…thats how long I’ve been thinking about this event. He said 2 years ago he wanted a 90th birthday so I started my search and my Pinterest board. It took me about 6 months to get everything finished. I’d work on things here and there between my Etsy shop orders. Then about a month before the party I really pushed hard to nail down all the details and finish it all up. I worked on things just about every day for 4 weeks so lots of love went into creating all this.

So, here are the pictures and all the details from the party. Some items can be purchased through my Etsy shop. Drop me a line if you have any questions, I’ll bite to answer them! Okay that was a little cheesy, but hey, this is all in fun right?!? Enjoy!

Special Thanks to the following:

Photography: Southern GAL Photography
Big Huge Thanks to Ms. Fonnie at Southern GAL Photography. Go visit her Facebook page and give her some love. And if you need a local photographer for an event then she’s your gal! She does fantastic work and really captured some great memories for us!

Food: La Maison Creole
Thanks Ms. Courtney and Mr. Glenn and the La Maison Creole staff! Y’all rock!

Staff: Marrero Lions Hall
Thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who helped serve the food to our guests and the Police Officer on duty who just happened to know my grandfather! They worked together on the railroad. A small world indeed!

Cake: Nola Voodoo Cakes
Thanks Ms. Midori! It’s one thing to make an amazing and awesomely detailed cake, but to have it taste as good as it looked is truly a gift. You knocked it out of the park! Best. Cake. Ever.

Cookie Favors: Baking in Heels
Thanks so much Ms. Giselle, Your cookies are little miniature works of art, but not only are they so amazingly detailed they taste delicious too!

Drink Can Coolers (Coozies): Sip Hip Hooray
Ms. Meagan, Thanks so much for the custom artwork, definitely will be using you guys again in the future!

Guestbook Autograph Pages: Themed Guestbooks
Ms. Debbie, we loved the autograph pages! Everyone had a great time signing their names and leaving memories. Even the kids enjoyed these, and my grandfather loved reading what everyone wrote!

Fish Birthday Banner, Centerpieces, Utensil Sets, Trail Mix Bar and Signs, Fishing Garlands, Gone Fishing Decor and Accessories, Drink Signs, Party Styling: Southern Lady Gifts

Also a special thanks to everyone who helped make this happen with the setting up and taking down and everything in between, especially while dealing with the torrential downpour that day: My wonderful husband Rob for building all of my ideas and creations that required the use of powertools, my parents Cindy and Dennis, my brother Dennis and sister-in-law Richelle for the great music, my cousin Janet and Michelle, my Nanny Celeste and Parrin Arnold, my cousin Greg who came in all the way for North Carolina, my cousin David, my cousin Jamie for being my picture announcer ;), Mr. Les and Ms. Debby, Uncle C.J. and Aunt Linda, my cousins Clay, Melissa, Emily and Katie, and I am certain I am forgetting people, please forgive me, but THANK YOU all! Couldn’t have done it without you!
I hope one day I'm in as great of shape as my grandfather and that I can make it to 90 too!

For more details on the party please visit: http://www.southernladygifts.com/pawpaw-genes-90th-birthday

• What People Ate

  Jambalaya, Shrimp Fettuccine, Artichoke Balls, Meatballs, Muffalettas, Pasta Salad, Finger Sandwiches, Fruit Tray

• What People Drank

  Brackish Water (Sweet Tea), Soft Drinks and Beer

• Desserts

  Cake, Fishing themed cookies, and Chocolate Fish Lollipops

• Party Favors

  Fish Cookies, Fish Lollipops, and Custom Can Coolers (Coozies)

• Activities / Games

  Dancing, Line Dancing

• Southern Lady Gifts

  Party Planner/ Stylist, Custom Decor

  www.southernladygifts.etsy.com

• Southern GAL Photography

  Photographer

  https://www.facebook.com/SouthernGALphoto/

• La Maison Creole

  Food/Catering

  http://www.lamaisoncreole.biz

• Cypress Gardens Marrero Lions Hall

  Venue

  http://8smarrero.com/Rentals.htm

• NOLA Voodoo Cakes

  Cake designer

  http://www.nolavoodoocakes.com

• Baking in Heels

  Cookie Party Favors

  http://www.bakinginheelscookies.com

• Sip Hip Hooray

  Custom Can Coolers (Coozies)

  https://www.etsy.com/shop/SipHipHooray

• Themed Guestbook

  Custom Guest Book Pages

  https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThemedGuestbooks