30th Birthday

Just because her 30th birthday is at a bar doesn't mean DearSugar can't decorate. She'll head to Le Colonial hours before the party begins to set up a fabulous look. When done correctly, balloons, metallic streamers, and confetti can be fun. Cotton napkins make the event more sophisticated. Have the wait staff serve the appetizers on silver platters. Fill vases with lilies, the birthday girl's favorite flowers, and bowls with sour gummy bears, the birthday girl's favorite candy. Light hundreds of votive candles and use pretty rhinestones as shiny accents.

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The best thing about hosting your 30th birthday party at a bar is that you don't have to worry about making cocktails. Talk to the management and make arrangements for either an open bar, a wine/beer/specialty cocktail bar, or a no hosts bar in which guests pay for their own drinks.

For DearSugar's 30th birthday at Le Colonial, the bar will be open. One of the cocktails that's on the extensive cocktail menu is a delicious blend of orange flavored vodka and fresh passion fruit. To take a look at the recipe, read more

Every year for her birthday, DearSugar's best friend makes her the same carrot cake. Thirty will be no different, Dear is already looking forward to this moist, delicious cake! Her best friend makes it with raisins and a thick layer of cream cheese frosting.

To take a look at the recipe she will be using, read more

DearSugar is celebrating her 30th birthday at one of her favorite restaurants, Le Colonial. After 10, the restaurant turns into a nightclub complete with a DJ and packed dance floor. Dear has rented out the upstairs and will provide her guests with a plethora of appetizers. Le Colonial specializes in scrumptious Vietnamese food. Some of the dishes on the menu include chicken meatballs in lettuce wraps, mango shrimp summer rolls, and mini Vietnamese steak sandwiches. To take a look at these recipes read more

Whether you dread or embrace it, turning 30 is definitely a milestone worth celebrating. Later this month it's DearSugar's 30th birthday. To ensure she commemorates the occasion in style, I'm helping her plan the party. These ideas can easily be applied to any important birthday so take my tips and make them your own. DearSugar requested a simple, classic invitation in her favorite color: purple. To see how I made the one shown here, read more