Allison is 30!!!!!!!! Well I knew this day was coming.... wayyyy back in December, even though I was planning my BIG fat winery wedding, I knew this was the year my sister would be entering the tragic decade. Yes... the thirties! SO of course there had to be a party... a surprise party!
Well, if you know my sister, you know it is impossible to keep a secret from her. Allison is like that movie... Ally RULES!!! (oh doyle... the bully ahem). JK,\.... I'm her bratty lil sis so I'm allowed to tease.! So when we started to get the details going; Ally's hubby Joe says... unfortunately you can't throw her a surprise party, because she already knows, UGH!!! Farewell Back to School themed, cute chalkboards, & apples..... this will have to wait until she pops out a Baby Israwi. What she wanted was an 80s PARTY!!! (really?? neon, madonna, and well the brutal fashion trends of leg warmers and puffy sleeves???) Well, she's the birthday girl, so I went with it!
A quick google search, and I was blasting from the past!!! BOP magazines, Pop rocks, Boom Boxes, Big Hair, and the GHOSTBUSTERS!!! This was going to be a RADICAL, and if we were headed to go to the tackiest decade... I was atleast going to go ALL OUT!
Here is how we made the party totally AWESOME BLOSSOM, WACKO SMACKO, MURR (Charlie & Dani know where I'm going with this one)...
Costumes- CHECK! Luckily the teens actually are having an 80s moment, so a "back to the future" shopping trip to forever 21, is totally happening! Or if you are a guy... you can go to Target and buy the one tee-shirt that says 1981 on it! LOL
Cake- Great Dane is awesome! Planning this party in July (a.k.a. the busiest time of my life) , was so easy....:Hello!I need a boom box 80s themed cake" call... was easy & delicious!
Centerpieces= Rubix Cubes stacked & Neon Gerber Daisies were a fun & festive way to decorate.
Decor= 80s posters, air guitars, neon balloons, rocker rubber duckies bop magazines, a ph0to timeline of the Birthday girl 1-30 (so fun), and of course a Black & White Checkered self made PHOTO BOOTH were "like TOTALLY" a hit.
Candy Bar= A quick trip to the candy outlet; abaza candy bars, ring pops, runts, neon bubblegum, paper candy, pop rocks, and nik nips were a sweeeeeet way to our guests heart
DJ- one of Ally's best friend's husband is a DJ, so he offered to spin our favorite hits of the 80s for the afternoon. Madonna, Aerosmith, New Kids on the Block, and Blondie were the cherry on top!
Drinks= Tab soda, & rainbow sherbert punch, served with a scrunchy neon straw. Enough said!
Favors= Friendship Bracelets! This was a no brainer. What would you give a friend in the 80s? HELLO???
So, all the planning and stressing to make everything perfect was all worth it! With all the bumps you might face when party planning (heat, nothing to wear, and a collapsed table anyone?..), it was still so much fun. And most of all, we got to celebrate 30 years of the Awesome Ally! She truly is my role model, Loves ya Big SIS! Here is to 30 more Big ones. I wonder what kind of parties we will be planning when we are sixty~~~ maybe getting down to some Katy Perry "ET" 2011 themed fun :)
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