Summer is upon us and tis the season for college graduations! This was our FIRST grad party of the season and this celebration was of particular significance, as we were toasting our nephew (the oldest Gimre cousin) as he graduated from University of Iowa. Iowa's school colors are yellow and black and I knew I wanted to utilize this bright and fun color combo throughout our feature table. I also wanted his special table to reflect his journey through life. I love the symbolism in Dr. Seuss's "Oh The Places You'll Go" and wanted to figure out a way to incorporate that. In an effort to keep the party modern and masculine we opted out of the traditional pastel Seuss colors, and instead incorporated a collegiate, vintage chalkboard angle with variations of black, yellow, tan and white. I created a timeline of sorts on our backdrop to show his progression into adulthood, complete with pictures of him from both high school and college.
Our sweets table was a medley of desserts that represented his journey through life -- a map cake, compass cookies and key/cap/chalk board chocolate covered Oreos. We also stocked the table full of coordinating candy, which kept the little ones happy and sufficiently sugared up!
The party was held at an upscale bocce ball/bowling restaurant. We dined alfresco and the guests enjoyed round after round of bocce ball. A PERFECT venue for college kids.
It was a blast of a party and an ideal way to celebrate the success of our nephew!
Party styling/design and planning: Charming Touch Parties
www.charmingtouchparties.com
Photography: Charming Touch Parties
www.charmingtouchparties.com
Printables and graphics: Three Little Monkey Studio
http://www.threelittlemonkeysstudio.com/
Chocolate covered Oreos: Love and Sugar Kisses
http://lovesugarkisses.blogspot.com/
Cake and cookies: Barry's Bakers Basket
http://www.barrysbakersbasket.com/
