I'm Back! Sharing our 25th wedding anniversary party.
With tips & tricks for a DIY stress-free party
Hello everyone, I’m back.
Life has been quite busy. We’ve added four male Khaki Campbell ducks to our flock, my 85 year old mother moved in with us and we decided, on very short notice, to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary by throwing a garden party for our friends and family. To all the people who say that you need a year to plan a party, it’s not true! I did it in 3 months with a live artist and a food truck and everything. And we’ve had the best of times.
We’ve kept things really simple. As it was a garden party the garden itself provided us with decorations. The tables and chairs were rented, I used my collection of white linen table cloths and filled bud vases with flowers from the garden. We randomly placed tables where there was space and we used our own terrace table and garden chairs.
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We turned my studio into an open bar as there’s a fridge and a sink in the room and the doors can completely fold open. The room also provided people with shelter as it rained a bit on the day. I printed out a list of our favourite cocktails so that people could mix their own drinks. It was a success and people loved it.
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The food was catered by La Cookaracha in a pink VW van and it was a delicious mix of Azian street food. Monique, the owner, parked the van on our drive and people could walk up and down to get the food they liked. So yet again, I didn't have to do anything but dance on the dance floor we’ve made in the garden on the bit of grass that’s still left. I think I’ve danced all evening as I had so much fun and I was completely stress-free.
As Bo and I both love the music from my mother’s home country, Suriname, I found Moksi Live on Google. He even happened to live just around the corner. He came equipped with a saxophone, keyboard and a sound system and had everyone on the dance floor in no time, even the people that normally don’t dance where dancing.
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The dress code was pastel and light colours and I so appreciate that almost everyone stuck to it. It all looked so friendly and so us.
Even my bestie Daan, who always wears dark colours, looked so lovely in her Cos suit. My dress is by Stella Nova and Bo’s sister looked lovely in pastel blue.
Oh my I’m reliving all the love and all the laughter.
Love, Yvonne