So now that that's out of the way, the party was held at the Lodge at Little Seneca Creek, and we had the difficult task of turning the WOOD lodge cabin (hence cabin!?!) into a beach themed engagement party!?! To do this, decor played a huge part in turning the party into our theme, but with a little smart thinking and total use of pinterest, we managed to pull it off.
I cannot emphasize enough, DECOR, DECOR, DECOR! Nothing transforms a party more than the decor! Without it, you'll just have a drab gathering without food and alcohol?! O_o So if you're budget allows it, totally splurge a bit on the decor to bring together your theme or just create the ambiance you want.
That said, here are some of the things we had at the beach themed engagement party. I don't have a ton of photos, especially not many of the decor (which I previously shouted was SOOOO important! FAIL!) because I didn't bring my camera, but here are tidbits! I'll definitely start to bring my camera more for future events!
Centerpieces - Very simple - Floating candles, seashells, sand, silk flowers, and glass containers. Sand first, shells laid on top, flowers, water poured on shells, then floating candles. VOILA!
Important Note: Pour water ON shells and not directly on the sand because then the water will get cloudy. If you have enough time before the event, then the sand will settle before anyone even gets there.
Cupcakes - Any type of cake mix, icing, food coloring, brown sugar, drink umbrellas.
Cake pops placed in extra glass containers, filled with shredded bag/basket confetti, and shells.
Favors - Mason jars with chalkboard paint strategically hand-painted in hearts, with the couples name written on the bottom in white Sharper.
Toodles!
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