At Least the Decorations Are Pretty

The morning of my 10-year reunion I found (and plucked!) a lone, gray hair. I should have taken that as a sign for how the rest of the day would go. Goodness. It was rough, okay? A lot of things just didn't go right. Lesson learned- I cannot and will not take on another reunion again. The time, money and effort just aren't worth it- especially when I know there are other people who would enjoy planning it more than I would. It's hard, because I do enjoy throwing a good party, but high school reunions are just different. Hopefully a committee will form for any future get-togethers so the responsibility can be divided up and I will happily be in attendance, but not in charge.
I'll spare you the nitty-gritty details of what all went wrong and instead show off our decorations. The decorations turned out great and everyone likes to see pretty stuff anyway. Just believe me when I say behind the scenes it was not even close to pretty. We didn't need a ton of decor, but enough to make it look inviting with our school colors. I made trivia cards to put out on the tables as an ice-breaker of sorts; something for people to look and chat about as everyone was still arriving. They were a big hit and everyone had some good laughs over them.

I looked at quite a few party places but finally settled on the Party Pail for almost everything else. I will definitely be using them again! Awesome customer service (I had questions about the colors of a few items and they got back to me very quickly!) and I loved their prices too. I snatched up all the maroon and gold ribbon, balloons, crepe paper, napkins, confetti and the fun gold centerpieces I could. Party Pail honestly had anything you could ever want. Plus, I always enjoy when I can shop by color.
I also wanted to get a custom banner that we'd be able to use for years to come at future events/reunions. I searched high and low for this and purchased from BananaLala on Etsy. Again- I highly recommend them! Anna and Mikaelah are sisters from Indiana and were great to work with on this. I am absolutely obsessed with the quality and cuteness of our banner. There are tons of cute things in their shop but like my order, they will customize anything you want. We got compliments on the banner all night and it made for a cute photo-opp too!

The final highlight of the night? These DELICIOUS cakepops made by a local gal who does them out of her house. If anyone in the Cincinnati are needs affordable treats I will be happy to pass along her contact information. They were a big hit and I absolutely snagged a few extra to take home with me ;)

Thankfully, amid the chaos I had my main man AND my bestie there alongside me. We survived the class reunion and I couldn't be more grateful that I had those two with me. Sidenote- Lacey and I's husbands were refusing photos that night, but I promise they were there!

It's over, and I think the people that were there had fun, and that's what really matters. Maybe a dozen things went wrong, but if the crowd had a good time that's honestly all we should care about. Whew- I'm breathing a sigh of relief right about now. Cheers to finally feeling stress-free and cheers to a low-key week/weekend ahead!