I like the bandana/bread basket idea. Hannah's 16th b-day party was a country/western theme. We used the ball jars for drinks, and I also used burlap for the tables + quart sized ball jars with sunflowers and baby's breath for simple table centerpieces. Her party was outside, so we did hay bales tucked up to the tables in lieu of chairs. Another cute country look is to use strings of bunting strung from corner to corner at ceiling height and across the fronts of tables. It's really easy to make with twine, a stapler and patterned scrapbooking paper. It's high impact if you use it all the way across the room--with minimal cost
If you want to avoid the cliched country look, go with colors that aren't traditionally country. Hannah's birthday colors were teal and yellow with some brown and pink here and there. Of course, it was for a bunch of kids planning to spend most of their time on football and 4-wheelers, so I didn't go very far with the outdoor decorations; I kept it minimal.
Paula had cute centerpieces for Barak & Robyne's reception--she had a *slice* of a stump in the middle with some moss here and there, a quart-sized ball jar with a strip of burlap + some lace around the middle + flowers. (I don't remember what the flowers were...she could probably email you a picture if you PM her on fb or text her.) You could do the same thing with burlap + gingham ribbon.
You could also make a cute photo-op area with hay bales. Considering that it's a mother-daughter banquet, you could dress them up by throwing antique tablecloths or other linens across them. Something we've done a couple of times is had 2-3 old ornate picture frames spray painted white for people to hold up in front of their faces for pictures.
Menu-wise-- Maybe skip salad and have slaw and deviled eggs instead. You could serve fried chicken in shallow galvanized pails lined with white napkins....
...or gingham:
I'm also a huge fan of these little mini-buntings stuck into desserts:
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I like the bandana/bread basket idea. Hannah's 16th b-day party was a country/western theme. We used the ball jars for drinks, and I also used burlap for the tables + quart sized ball jars with sunflowers and baby's breath for simple table centerpieces. Her party was outside, so we did hay bales tucked up to the tables in lieu of chairs. Another cute country look is to use strings of bunting strung from corner to corner at ceiling height and across the fronts of tables. It's really easy to make with twine, a stapler and patterned scrapbooking paper. It's high impact if you use it all the way across the room--with minimal cost
If you want to avoid the cliched country look, go with colors that aren't traditionally country. Hannah's birthday colors were teal and yellow with some brown and pink here and there. Of course, it was for a bunch of kids planning to spend most of their time on football and 4-wheelers, so I didn't go very far with the outdoor decorations; I kept it minimal.
Paula had cute centerpieces for Barak & Robyne's reception--she had a *slice* of a stump in the middle with some moss here and there, a quart-sized ball jar with a strip of burlap + some lace around the middle + flowers. (I don't remember what the flowers were...she could probably email you a picture if you PM her on fb or text her.) You could do the same thing with burlap + gingham ribbon.
You could also make a cute photo-op area with hay bales. Considering that it's a mother-daughter banquet, you could dress them up by throwing antique tablecloths or other linens across them. Something we've done a couple of times is had 2-3 old ornate picture frames spray painted white for people to hold up in front of their faces for pictures.
Menu-wise-- Maybe skip salad and have slaw and deviled eggs instead. You could serve fried chicken in shallow galvanized pails lined with white napkins....
...or gingham:
I'm also a huge fan of these little mini-buntings stuck into desserts:
Thanks. these are also great ideas! I love the idea of the galvanized buckets for the chicken. Wonder if I could find them at a price cheap enough to be affordable. Hmmmm.............
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Thanks, Lacey. I think maybe we might get some bales of hay and some cowboy hats. Then we can let the moms and daughters use the haybales for seating and put the hats on for fun. Altho, frankly, I'm not sure I want to use a hat that everyone else has had on their heads. LOL But that's just me. I have this thing about not getting lice - I think that stems from when we did foster care and got kids often with lice. Ewwwww.
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We are in the beginning stages of planning our Mother-Daughter Banquet for this year (May 10th). They have decided on a Country/Western Theme. We have some people who can come and provide some really good Bluegrass Music. I think maybe we will do that instead of having a speaker. We'll see tho. That decision remains to be seen We are thinking of decorating with red and white gingham. That's as much as we know so far.
I am in charge of getting the meal together. We typically have 100-120 ladies for this, so it is no small task. But we have lots of really good cooks in our church who I know will be glad to help. I'm thinking several directions for this meal........ Tell me what you think.....
Since it's a COUNTRY theme, I think we're going to use pint Ball jars for our beverages. And I guess that the logical drinks to go with the theme would be sweet tea, lemonade or water. Right?
For food, I'm actually considering ordering some fried chicken pieces from Meijers. Theirs is good and lots cheaper than KFC. And I wouldn't have to cook it myself
To go with the chicken, I'm thinking Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Rolls, Salad.
One of our ladies makes cakes every year. She makes a different kind of cake - all very fancy and VERY delicious! - for the centerpiece for every table. Then when it is dessert time, the people love getting up and walking around the room to get the kind of cake that appeals to them the most. So I think we'll go with that for dessert (kind of have to)
Soooo.............. here's my question........... Can you think of anything better for the menu? And do you have any great (but inexpensive) decorating ideas? And how about skits? Do you have any really good Country-themed skits that we could do?
I'd sure appreciate any help - not just from PO and Renda - from EVERYONE!! thanks!
EVERYONE?!?!?
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I like the idea and look of the galvanized pails also, but I wouldn't especially like them for an indoors theme. The cheapest I could find a 5-inch pail was $2.79 x 130 ladies, for anyone extra showing up. That would be $362 for what are essentially plates. Not sure I would spend that much.
We are thinking of decorating with red and white gingham. That's as much as we know so far.
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