My Mother and Father in Law just celebrated their 40th wedding Anniversary! Kirby asked Ken and I to plan them a "shindig" to celebrate and he wanted to surprise Chris so not to tell her quite yet. SO, since January, Ken and I have been planning, planning and planning some more. It took me 2 months to do it, but I was able to get the church where they got married 40 years ago. It is a little chapel by Brighton Ski Resort - such a cute little ward house.
We decided we wanted photos to be the main decor. We wanted the whole event to be about them and their journey together. So, we set up 5 different display tables. I was able to sneak 2 boxes of photos out of their house and scanned roughly 300 so we had a lot to choose from. Once I got the photos and frames set, we brought in Ken's sister Amanda. There was still a lot to do and we knew she would be a big help. It took both of us to put this together. Here are a few pics of the final event.
This is the pet table. They have always had pets. their current pet is a standard poodle with a Mohawk!! 
The tt west table! They have an audi TT and love to drive it. Of course, they have always had some sort of race car. 
This is the pet table. They have always had pets. their current pet is a standard poodle with a Mohawk!! 
The tt west table! They have an audi TT and love to drive it. Of course, they have always had some sort of race car. 
The Christmas table - They build a tree every other year and wrap everything in tin foil! So much fun!!!
The Hawaiian shirt table! They always wear Hawaiian shirts. In fact, our only family photo has all of us in Hawaiian shirts. It was so fun. Kirby even wore a Hawaiian shirt and slacks to the event. 
AAh the food!! What fun. We decided that we didn't want to do a typical buffet. Kirby wanted finger foods so we racked our brains and came up with a Dip Buffet. 8 different dips (clam dip, Cajun shrimp dip, fruit dips, lemon thyme...) and TONS of dippers. It was a hit. It was perfect for the event. We wanted everyone up and milling so we did plates in several different places and little bowls for them to put the dip in. You could grab a plate of dippers and some dips then look at some tables, go back for more, chat with a friend... it was perfect!
Here is my baby boy snuggling with Grandma Chris. So cute! It made me cry, I had to duck into the kitchen for a moment. He crawled right over to her chair and played with the wheels then daddy put him in her lap and got this pic. So cute!!What wonderful examples they are to us. Thanks so much you guys. You are amazing people. We are so lucky. Thanks to everyone that helped make this happen! It was not easy to pull off and it took a lot of help from a lot of people.
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