Tablescape Ideas for a 75th Birthday in the Fall
Celebrate your loved one's 75th birthday with a fall tablescape that reflects her style. Rich, warm colors, along with thoughtful centerpieces and fragrant accents will make the party festive and welcoming, and customizing the table decorations is another way to show the guest of honor how much you care. Does this Spark an idea?
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Color Choices
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Since the birthday part takes place in autumn, hues like burnt orange, cranberry red and hunter green are appropriate to include in the table decor. Choose shades that the guest of honor likes best, and decorate the birthday tables with the fall versions of these colors. If your grandmother prefers neutral shades like brown, a deep cocoa table cloth or cinnamon-colored table runner is best. Metallic hues like bronze and copper will make the fall birthday decorations appear especially elegant. A balloon bouquet featuring a plastic or paper image of the number 75 will look striking in a bronze vase, particularly when the balloons and numbers are a burgundy or pumpkin shade.
Photo Centerpieces
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Choose frames in fall colors to feature meaningful photos at each of the 75th birthday tables. For example, choose a maize yellow frame to display a photo of your grandfather as a young man, and a deep green frame for the picture of him and your grandmother on their wedding day. Select deep red and medium tan frames to showcase candid photos of the guest of honor with the family during the holidays, or pictures of your grandfather holding one of his children or grandchildren. Place a wreath of synthetic flowers in fall colors around the frames, or purchase table confetti shaped like the number 75 to sprinkle around the centerpieces to make them more noticeable.
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Diamond-Themed Decor
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The diamond is the gemstone associated with 75, so table decorations that feature this theme will add sophistication to the party. Choose diamond white tablecloths for each table, and sprinkle gold, silver and iridescent table confetti on the table to give it a sparkly effect. In small glass frames, place an invitation card that says "Happy 75th birthday" or "Joe's 75th birthday celebration." Position the frames in the center of the table. Behind the frames, place cylinder-shaped vases filled with plastic diamonds that you can purchase from your local craft store. Choose synthetic stones with a red or green tint to include fall color in the decorations.
Decade-Specific Decor
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Create a tablescape that features things that were popular during the 1930s, when the guest of honor was born. For instance, the '30s was the decade Snickers debuted as a candy bar. Filling bronze, hunter green and deep orange bowls with mini Snickers bars is fitting, and will keep guests occupied until the main course is served. Include small dishes of mini Hershey's bars and Tootsie Roll Pops, as these candies were presented to the public during the 1930s as well. Include small frames filled with pictures of the guest of honor as a baby or young child, and framed posters of celebrities from the decade, like Shirley Temple or Clark Gable.
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