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Monday, June 11, 2012

Congratulations Graduate!


It was a beautiful day for a backyard party! The weather was perfect as we gathered to celebrate my son’s High School Graduation!

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I have been planning and posting about this party for the last few weeks and today I want to share a few pictures of the celebration…

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I made a lot of the decorations myself…using book pages was a fun way to incorporate the color scheme of red, black, and white.

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I even used some news print to make a few paper pom-poms…cute! As seen in my last post - Red & Black Attack - I made several banners to place inside the house and outside in the yard…

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We set up the catered food station under our backyard pergola…

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The food was delicious…they cooked the meat for the tacos on a rotating spit, and the aroma was devine!

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The backyard looked so festive with all of the white tables, chairs, and umbrellas…

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I decorated each table with the dollar store candles I posted about here

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I love the look of simple mason jars filled with fresh cut flowers…

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I used more mason jars on the dining table display, along with some fun books like dictionaries and an atlas, all in the red & black color scheme of course…

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More book page décor…

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and tissue paper pom-poms…

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In my haste during the last minute preparations…I did not get a picture of the drink table and a few other fun decorations…argh! Oh well, most importantly, we thoroughly enjoyed spending the evening with all of our family and friends.

Congratulations Alex and Good Luck as you begin college this fall!

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10 comments:

  1. AMAZING! Everything was just perfect. The food looks so yummy!! You really put a lot of time and effort into making his day special. Okay, my next door neighbor just put her house up for sale...I so would love a neighbor like you!! Know anyone looking in Atlanta????? LOL Congrats to Alex!

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  2. How nice Laura - everything looked so great! I love that you used the book pages and incorporated those into your decor for the party. And a taco station?! YUM!! You really did a great job with the party - and that's a great picture of you and your family too.

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  3. You did a great job! Such creative ideas! I'm your newest follower!

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  4. Congratulations Alex! Great job Laura, I know you worked really hard on your son's graduation party and it paid off, everything looks incredible. I love the pom poms you created out of old books, that is so cool.

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  5. What an amazing party!! You did a wonderful job Laura! I love all the book page decor you used. So great.

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  6. Wow! Your son is so lucky to have had such an amazing graduation party! The decor is awesome and so appropriate for graduation and also for a boy! And that food looks amazing :)

    Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I'm off to explore the archives!

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  7. Stopping by from {Primp} your stuff - I love your graduation decorations. Congratulations to the Graduate!!!

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  8. Wow, Laura! Your decorations are fantastic and so creative using book pages for the banners. I can tell a lot of love went into this special day! You're home is beautiful too, love the set up in the back yard and all the yummy food! Congratulations to Alex! :)

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  9. Hi Laura,

    Thank you for stopping by today. Time to start planning the going away parties...where does the time go. Love your blog!!!

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  10. What a great party, your decor creative decor adds such a festive touch. I love your dining table display and the food looks delish, I'm sure evertything was a bit hit!

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