For my husband's 30th birthday I knew I wanted to do something extra special beyond the normal parties of hanging out in our backyard eating and playing bags. Once I decided on the "Dirty 30" theme, it all seemed to fall into place from there. I decided to have it at a nearby campsite where we could offer our friends the option of staying after the party and camping with us. I knew it would create the perfect rustic site for the party.
Since we are not rustic type people, I wanted to give it a more modern feel. I did this by adding bold black and white stripes to the invite, pennants, and all of the printables. It was such a fun event to plan, and makes it even better when you're doing it for someone you care about! I hope you enjoy the pics!
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I made lots of pennants using colored card stock and a black and white stripe card stock I printed myself. |
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I used twine and attached the pennants with clothes pins. |
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For the food table I made a banner that said "Happy Dirty 30 Matt!" |
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Matt's favorite dessert are cupcakes from Walmart...so I didn't even have to bake! I just created toppers that said things like "Matt is older than dirt" and "Dirty 30". Then just attached them with clothes pins. |
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For table decor I used mason jars filled with rocks and moss then created signs and attached them to popsicle sticks. |
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I also added some classic pictures of Matt growing up. |
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What camping experience would be complete without s'mores?! |
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For the party favor I made edible "dirt" and put it in small jars. |
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The tag says "Dirt" on one side and "Thanks for celebrating Matt's Dirty 30 with us" on the other. |
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In front of the dessert table I just hung pennants but added some pictures of Matt. |
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BBQ Turkey Sandwiches with "30" signs. Yum! |
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For food tents I created the lables, backed them with kraft paper, and then attached them to clay pots using cloths pins. |
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Birthday boy! |
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It was a perfect night! |