Happy 65th Ev!–Vintage Inspired–Backyard Birthday BBQ!

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We recently celebrated my MIL’s 65th Birthday!   Stu and I had such a blast planning and throwing this party and it turned out to be a wonderful and heartfelt day with family and friends.

We really wanted this party to be a full DIY event and Ev insisted that we keep it simple, so we did. I found my initial inspiration at the local Salvation Army and it snowballed from there. I found all sorts of more goodies during my thrift shop run and was able to pull most of my resources from around our homes. A trip to Michael’s and the flower shop and it all came together beautifully!

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This was the inspirational piece that brought it all together. Ev told me she loved this color blue and she loved pink flowers. How perfect are the 2 together? All the arrangements were simply done with fresh cuts from my local flower shop.

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These cute little birthday tags were made with my Big Kick Cutting Machine. I mounted the printed photo on the back of some pretty cardstock. It came out perfect, nice and thick, good quality!  Isn’t she a doll?

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We hung various pictures of Ev with all of  her family and friends around the trees.  It added such a great flare and personalized touch for Ev to enjoy at the party.  She loved it.

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A handmade birthday banner for the guest, using my new cricut machine. What fun that was! I can’t wait to make more!

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The best part of her day was celebrating with all 4 of her grandgirls!

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These little pies were so much fun to make and super yummy!

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Best wishes Ev for many more birthdays to come!

I usually use wedding resources as my main resource and inspirational guide. You can pretty much take any of those ideas and minimize them for smaller affairs.  Here are some of my favorite sites:

Style Me Pretty

Hostess Blog

The Knot

Thanks to Stu for being the best party planning assistant! Ev…You’re Fired! 😉

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