Recently I've had an *epiphany*. I like to throw parties.
Seriously if there's a party I'm planning I think about it 24/7. I stay up until 4am thinking about the guest list, the decorations, the food, and any other nit picky detail you can think of. I recently planned my wedding to this lovely man
and it was incredibly fun. I loved planning every minute of that day from the food (BBQ made by the same man who cooked at the 4th of July BBQ we met at 2 years ago) to the personalized vintage items (I wore my grandmother's wedding dress for the reception, we used our ancestor's wedding photos as table identifiers, we hung our parents and grandparent's wedding photos from the tree we got married under, I used antique windows as the seating charts...I could go on but I won't bore you to death).
If you'd like to see more of the wedding pictures go here------ www.amberbeckham.blogspot.com
So what's better than planning a party with all the fixings? Planning a party without paying for it :)
I plan to use this blog as a way to organize my thoughts/ideas for parties without necessarily throwing the party. For example, I'm throwing a baby shower at the end of the month and I came up with 4 different themes before settling on "Rainbow Owl" (more details later), and it kind of makes me sad inside that I don't get to throw all those other parties I dreamed up. Hence, the blogging. Yesterday we did have a 4th of July BBQ. It was pretty low key but we did do a few things.
So I'm not the craftiest person or the best chef, but I am who I am and I like what I like right Dr. Seuss?
Seriously if there's a party I'm planning I think about it 24/7. I stay up until 4am thinking about the guest list, the decorations, the food, and any other nit picky detail you can think of. I recently planned my wedding to this lovely man
and it was incredibly fun. I loved planning every minute of that day from the food (BBQ made by the same man who cooked at the 4th of July BBQ we met at 2 years ago) to the personalized vintage items (I wore my grandmother's wedding dress for the reception, we used our ancestor's wedding photos as table identifiers, we hung our parents and grandparent's wedding photos from the tree we got married under, I used antique windows as the seating charts...I could go on but I won't bore you to death).
If you'd like to see more of the wedding pictures go here------ www.amberbeckham.blogspot.com
So what's better than planning a party with all the fixings? Planning a party without paying for it :)
I plan to use this blog as a way to organize my thoughts/ideas for parties without necessarily throwing the party. For example, I'm throwing a baby shower at the end of the month and I came up with 4 different themes before settling on "Rainbow Owl" (more details later), and it kind of makes me sad inside that I don't get to throw all those other parties I dreamed up. Hence, the blogging. Yesterday we did have a 4th of July BBQ. It was pretty low key but we did do a few things.
I made this for the front door
I like to use this grape vine wreath form because I can add/remove the decorations so easily. It's nice to change things up without having to start over every time.
Threw in a small summery flower arrangement I made
And cooked some delicious food including potato salad, grilled zesty corn, cowboy caviar, and these sweet treats
Some other random tidbits from last night...
Okay so my chairs just happen to be red white & blue I did not plan this!
Sadly I think this is the biggest firework we had.
So I'm not the craftiest person or the best chef, but I am who I am and I like what I like right Dr. Seuss?
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
― Dr. Seuss,
― Dr. Seuss,
Hope everyone else had an amazing 4th!
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