50th Anniversary - Part 2: The Set Up

I talk write too much.

I will keep the commentary down in this post as much as possible.

We decided to go with a purple-with-yellow-accents party theme because of this picture:

Fashions and styles come and go, and while wedding colors went through the dusty rose then peach then seafoam green then maroon then evergreen then... whatever stages, my mom had lamented her choice of purple. But it all comes back around, you know?

Before I begin, let me just say, "Yes, you've seen this on Pinterest," because we obtained all many of our decor projects from that magnificent idea-sharing/storing site. It's the best for an uncreative mind like mine!

Jill is the tissue-paper-poof-ball queen. She whipped these babies out in no time. I think I made one.

Utensil holders / name cards (names typed with an authentic roll-the-paper-in-then-count-your-letters-then-backspace-by-half-and-pray-you-don't-make-a-mistake old-fashioned typewriter).

Table flowers.

50 Fun Facts (with facts on both sides... 50 is a big number!)

Straws.

Cake Toppers.

Love Notes table (Jill's cool typewriter was a hit - Mauri has asked for one for Christmas).

Paper banner. Wedding Day photos.

Jill and I had a vision of one big long family table. Outside. It was a little tricky to pull off.

A few days prior we stood in the backyard around 6pm to see what the conditions were like. We thought the long flat area furthest from the house would be the ideal spot for the overall party aesthetics.

It was too hot. Too sunny. We would need to cram the tables in a shady area next to the central air unit for dinner to be comfortable.

As the party drew closer, however, the sky became overcast. The air was breezy. It did, however, look like rain. Jill insisted that the weather was going to cooperate, and we proceeded to set the table in our desired location.

About 30 minutes before six a little rain fell. Then a little more.
Thanks to some brilliant minds (not mine, btw), a speedy solution was found.

Around 6:15 the rain stopped, we finished the set-up, and the meal was ready.

It was a perfect evening.
Cool, but not cold. Light, but not sunny. Breezy, but not windy.

Up next: The Party