Wednesday, August 11, 2010

40 Years of Wedded Bliss...


My 3 sisters and I were pleased to plan an Open House for my parents to honor their 40th wedding anniversary this past weekend.  We were working on a fairly tight budget so we had to get creative with the decor.  I'd say our theme was "Simply Special".  Love you Mom and Dad!


40 years ago my parents had a church reception, serving cake, coffee, punch and good ol' peanuts and pillow mints.  So guess what we served???  You got it :)



To add interest to the tables, instead of linens we had 11X17 and 8X10 photo copies made from their wedding photos and spread them out "hap-hazzardly" around...


My mom's favorite flower has always been Alstroemeria...and as kids she told us we could remember the name by thinking "I'll Still Marry Ya"...so it seemed fitting that they should be our flower for the day.



And of course there were a few pictures here...



And there...



This is a picture of me and my 3 sisters...my fellow party planners.  (Left to Right...Sarah, Anna, myself and Becky)
See that amazing view behind us?  Our party was on the 35th floor of a high rise downtown Minneapolis.  Sadly, we didn't spend too much time out there...it was about "a million degrees" that day.  Even more sad, I didn't get a single picture of the "happy couple"!  We all too busy socializing I guess...lots of old friends and family came to celebrate.
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10 comments:

  1. Laurel@ChippingwithCharmAugust 11, 2010 at 4:34 PM

    So somehow I ended up with an extra picture at the top...hmmm??? Now I can't figure out how to remove it...hahaha...I get this all figured out eventually!!!

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  2. judiAugust 11, 2010 at 5:31 PM

    you're doing well laurel...blogger has some blips every so often.
    nice post...and happy 40th anniversary to your parents! mine celebrated their 65th last month.

    judi ;)

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  3. GretchenAugust 11, 2010 at 6:29 PM

    Yeah Laurel. Go into editing posts, and than click on the photo you want deleted and below it a choice is given on size, remove etc. Click remove and it should go "poof".

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  4. Candy Allen - Junk SophisticateAugust 11, 2010 at 7:03 PM

    That is lovely, Laurel. I really liked how you served everything that was offered at your parents' reception so many years ago. Great idea! You ladies are just beautiful too!

    Take care and welcome to the blogging world!
    Candy

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  5. DonnaAugust 11, 2010 at 7:16 PM

    Laurel, I love all the ideas! Congrats to the happy couple. So glad you started a blog too. I will be visiting often! Hugs :)

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  6. Linda @ Itsy Bits And PiecesAugust 11, 2010 at 8:59 PM

    What a sweet post! Congratulations to your parents and so nice to have 3 sisters!!

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  7. PriorAugust 12, 2010 at 12:01 AM

    Great accomplishment for your parents, I'm on year 33. I love all your ideas. Lezlee

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  8. aliceAugust 12, 2010 at 9:07 AM

    Laurel,
    This is so wonderful! You all did a great job. I know your parents were pleased. I love the "theme". The little fence is perfect for pictures.
    smiles, alice

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  9. junkermidgeAugust 12, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    Oh, how awesome is that! Sounds like a great celebration and you girls did a great job "simply" decorating the place. Congrats all around.
    Midge

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  10. DianneFebruary 12, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    I love it!!! I too have four daughters and a couple of years ago they planned a celebration party for us..combining our 30th anniversary and both of our 50 th birthdays...daughters are the best!

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