Lynda Collins & The Chocolate Factory

So a lot of hard work has been put into this engagement party to make it really special. And I have to recognize my Mom because she is awesome! Not only did she hand make all the beautiful damask runners that will be on the tables, she also made me 0ver 100 royal blue napkin rings to bring a little splash of color to the table settings. I think everything is going to look so fabulous!

Since we are having over 100 guests at the party, the manager said it would be best to have place cards for arraigned seating. So I decided to made matching damask place cards myself! I was able to do it on my own computer at home. I just googled imaged of damask borders and adjusted the size in Microsoft paint. Then I put the image in Microsoft Word and added every ones name & table number in a pretty blue color. I printed the place cards on card stock from the craft store and then cut them out myself. I added a royal blue jewel at the top for an additional sophisticated detail. The card stock was about $3.95 and a pack of jewels was $1. So for less than $5 I made these pretty Place cards. What do you think? I love them!!!

As a thank you gesture, Mike & I wanted to send everyone home with a little goodie bag that would reflect our interest & taste. So we decided on beer & pretzels!

So Mom went to work and hand-dipped 300 pretzel rods in chocolate & about 3 dozen chocolate chip cookies as well!!! It was like Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory up in here!! She tied them up in clear bags with little ties at the top and then we paired them with a Spaten Oktoberfest beer for the adults and Organic Chocolate Milk for the kids. I made the Thank You labels for the bags & Mike glued them onto each bag, then Aunt Donna & Mom tied blue bows on each bags handles...and Viola! The perfect parting gift! Checkout everyone's hardwork.