REAL PARTIES: Fabulous Fall Party 2009
categories: real parties, thanksgiving
Event planner & “seasonal party” guru Courtney Toney is back with another gorgeous fall get-together to share! (Click here to check out her 2008 fall party.)
From the vibrant sunflowers, custom fall banners, and creative mason jar candles to earthy details like twigs & raffia, there’s so much great party inspiration here for everything from Thanksgiving dinner to Autumn cocktail parties!
Read on for TONS of lovely pictures and and all the DIY details, as told by Courtney herself…
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“A few weeks ago, we had our second annual Fall Party. I went for a bit of a different feel with the decor this year and loved the result! Here is a glimpse into our festivities, with photos by the wonderful Jenetta Lea Penner…
For this year’s decor, I found a few fabrics I loved from the Arcadia Line and built much of the design around that. I made a banner for our front porch and a larger matching one for our living room…
I got all of the flowers at our town’s Famers Market. I especially love the pumpkin branches!
I used the fabric throughout the decor. The little bottle tree below was one of my favorite pieces:
We have a large back porch, so we seated everyone outside. I went for a more rustic feel this year, utilizing mason jars, twine, bundles of sticks tied with fabric and organic feeling flowers. (Also see images 2 & 3, at top)
All linens were from Fusion Linens, with the exception of the brown linen overlay which I scored at Target for $7!
Here’s part of the food table set up (without any food yet!):
I filled a train trunk with wooden utensils by Paper Cup Design, purchased at Anthropologie, and eco friendly paper plates from Target.
I created a little dessert station on my vintage ironing board:
A little candy corn and pumpkins to start Fall off right, placed in cut mini cupcake cups from Layer Cake Shop:
I baked these cookies using my new favorite sugar cookie recipe, found on the Blonde Designs blog:
The rest of the menu included: cheese and crackers, risotto, salad, yummy bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, apple pie, homemade whipped cream and homemade apple cider.”
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Thanks for this fabulous new dose of fall entertaining inspiration, Courtney! Looking forward to your Winter recap already! =)
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Wow – this is gorgeous! I adore the fabrics and flower arrangements!
Oct 21, 2009 at 1:24 pm -
Thanks so much for featuring our party and for your sweet words! It always gives me a big smile when I get to see my work on your wonderful blog!
Oct 21, 2009 at 1:34 pm -
Love the flowers…the pumpkin branches are so cute!!
Oct 21, 2009 at 1:36 pm -
Oh wow… I’m loving all this great inspiration!
Oct 21, 2009 at 1:52 pm -
I am loving these party decorations. That sunflower arrangement is gorgeous! I LOVE fall and this makes me even more excited for it!
Oct 21, 2009 at 2:09 pm -
Oooh I love it! Very pretty! Thanks for sharing!
Oct 21, 2009 at 5:26 pm -
Is there anything else better than this? My answer is “NO”.
Oct 22, 2009 at 3:53 am -
Stunning, absolutely stunning!
Oct 22, 2009 at 4:13 am
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Oh I’ve been waiting for this!! I fell in love with Courtney’s fall party last year!! This one is equally as fabulous. So many great ideas! Makes me want to start this tradition!
Oct 22, 2009 at 10:49 am -
LOVE the banner! Where can I find those letters to make my own???
Oct 22, 2009 at 1:14 pm -
Love the decorations and beautiful centerpieces. What a great tradition! I work with ReadyMade magazine and thought you may be interested in checking out some of their diy ideas
Oct 23, 2009 at 7:43 am
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I actually hosted a Fall party this past weekend becase I had remembered the 2008 post! I love your banners, I will have to remember them for next year.
Oct 26, 2009 at 6:55 am -
I love the simple jar votive and the use real leaves as a centerpiece.
Oct 27, 2009 at 11:09 am -
Great inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
Oct 29, 2009 at 6:13 am -
Thanks so much for mentioning our website layercakeshop.com.. your party looks wonderful! Love your blog!
Oct 29, 2009 at 7:06 am -
I suppose you could print those letters out in a large font on legal paper and then use that as a pattern for whatever medium/material you choose to use. I would be just as interested to find out if those letters were available in wood.
Oct 30, 2009 at 5:20 pm -
Fall is my favorite season! I love everything about this party!
Nov 9, 2009 at 9:33 pm -
Great site! Thanks for sharing
Nov 15, 2009 at 11:36 am
