Andy couldn't turn 30 without some celebration, so I surprised him with a backyard barbecue party. I didn't really have a theme, just a color scheme that I stuck to- red, blue and green. It was inspired by some fantastic Alison paper plates that I got from Crate & Barrel. Frank Hedley, our local BBQ genius, provided the amazingly delicious pulled pork and beef brisket, the cake was from Laramie's fabulous bakery, Home Bakery, and was a white cake with strawberry filling. Vicky Cass let me use her gorgeous backyard- which was full of flowers and an incredible koi pond that it was hard to keep people away from. I made the rest of the food (fruit pizza, stuffed strawberries, baked beans, queso sauce, bean salsa, etc.) and decorations and did the simple but pretty flowers. Favors were clear boxes filled with (of course) red, blue and green Jelly Belly jelly beans and a customized sticker that wished Andy a happy 30th!
Andy couldn't turn 30 without some celebration, so I surprised him with a backyard barbecue party. I didn't really have a theme, just a color scheme that I stuck to- red, blue and green. It was inspired by some fantastic Alison paper plates that I got from Crate & Barrel. Frank Hedley, our local BBQ genius, provided the amazingly delicious pulled pork and beef brisket, the cake was from Laramie's fabulous bakery, Home Bakery, and was a white cake with strawberry filling. Vicky Cass let me use her gorgeous backyard- which was full of flowers and an incredible koi pond that it was hard to keep people away from. I made the rest of the food (fruit pizza, stuffed strawberries, baked beans, queso sauce, bean salsa, etc.) and decorations and did the simple but pretty flowers. Favors were clear boxes filled with (of course) red, blue and green Jelly Belly jelly beans and a customized sticker that wished Andy a happy 30th!
