With a new year comes new beginnings, new people and new experiences. For me, it also included a new stage in life - turning 21! My official birthday is on January 16th, but I had a super fun party a week beforehand to celebrate. Planning events is literally one of my favourite things to do and obviously I needed it to be perfect.
I wanted it to be huge, think Super Sweet 16... but I had to be realistic, we aren't quite millionaires haha. Between my parents and I (and a whole lot of help from Pinterest), we did a pretty good job even if I say so myself. I had all my closest friends and family there, as well as an array of entertainment (think magician, roulette, cocktail flairers) and one epic cake table because, let's be honest, who doesn't like cake?!
I wore the most amazing silver bandage dress from a designer I can't remember right now (I will find out!), with silver/iridescent heels from Office and jewellery from Huttons. I had my hair blow-dried at Harringtons, and my should-be-a-make-up-artist best friend Grace did my make-up. You may be surprised to hear that I don't dress up very often and tend to spend most of my life in gymwear, so it was nice to have such a formal occasion :)
Here are a whole selection of pictures for you to enjoy and imagine you were there with us, drinking to our hearts' content and adding more to the post-Christmas weight...
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| Just in case anyone didn't know which house it was at... |
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| Little goodie bags for the guests to take home - each including a cake pop, a water bottle & paracetamol (for the hangover!) and a little keyring with a cute message on it |
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| Cupcakes, gold macaroons, cake pops & a 2 tier-cake - got enough there? |
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| Me with my lovely parents who helped make the party a huge success (along with some amazing speeches that almost had me in tears!) |
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| A little beauty station with a selection of make-up, hair bits and perfume to top up with throughout the night |
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| My boyfriend, Tom, the first at the roulette table as usual! |
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| Reunited with my oldest school friends (and old PE teacher!) |
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| Being absolutely amazed by the magician (Mike Stoner, look him up!) - he even guessed my phone passcode, crazy! |
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| With my absolute bez <3 |
It really was one of the best nights of my life, and fully worth all the stress it took to organise!
Looks like you had the idealist 21st birthday party! Even my 21st wasn't that special! However, I wouldn't had changed it though. Pinterest is the most perfect place to get inspiration for anything! Ugh, I love it! By the way, I love your dress and the cupcakes! :)
ReplyDeleteYes I loved it! Thank you! And yes Pinterest really is the best for inspiration!
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