REAL PARTIES: Khaki is the New Blue
categories: birthday party ideas, theme parties, wedding
I’m just loving this khaki & blue party that Noel Culbertson put together to celebrate her husband’s birthday and recent promotion! The color palette is so crisp & chic… this look would also be gorgeous for a wedding or engagement party, or any nautically-themed celebration.
Read on for all the details, as told by Noel…
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“My husband went through the grueling six week induction process upon being promoted to Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy. The process culminated just before his birthday, it seemed only natural to celebrate both.
I went with a khaki theme for the party since all of his new working uniforms are now khaki. I used the B is for Baby Shower party on HWTM as a springboard. For a fun touch I ordered custom fortune cookies, which started me on the road to filling these apothecary jars along with several milk glass jars from local antique stores with khaki goodies.
I picked up khaki table cloths and mini paper bags at Target, and found fabric for the table runner at Joann’s. With so much khaki on hand, I ordered some blue candies to throw a little color in the mix.
To speed up cupcake baking I ordered these wrappers that you can set on a cookie sheet and bake as is. I printed and cut the flags then glued them to lollipop sticks I picked up at Michaels. The rest of the goodies came from Costco, which helped keep costs down.
I designed the jar labels, flags and party “logo” in Photoshop and printed it off for the party favor bags, frame, and a large vinyl “congratulations” sign i had made for the house.
I also hung sepia-tone pictures of the induction process in rustic wood frames behind the table to show off the process and to keep the look unified.”
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Thanks for the inspiration, Noel!
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Really wonderful. Executed to perfection!
Oct 1, 2009 at 10:36 am -
I love this party!!! Great job keeping it fun and manly at the same time
Oct 1, 2009 at 10:36 am
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Love the colors
Oct 1, 2009 at 11:54 am -
What a great theme and use of color – love this idea!
Oct 1, 2009 at 12:05 pm -
What a great theme for a party! I bet he was happy to be congratulated in such a way! The colors work amazing together! How lucky he is!
Oct 1, 2009 at 12:38 pm -
I love the colors!
Oct 1, 2009 at 12:44 pm -
Everything is beautiful! Well done Noel!
Oct 1, 2009 at 12:52 pm -
My 2 favorite colors are navy and khaki..love this!
Oct 1, 2009 at 2:09 pm -
Love it! You know I have two soft spots: Well executed parties like this and military-related posts!
Great job on this party. Everything looks so nice. Thank you and your husband for your service and sacrifice!
Amy
Oct 1, 2009 at 2:15 pm
That stem parties and Operation Shower Chick : ) -
gorgeous! I love it!
Oct 1, 2009 at 2:34 pm -
Really nice job! It looks great!
Oct 1, 2009 at 2:52 pm -
This is AWESSSOME! I never in a million years would have thought of this! I love how you find ways to make parties chic, yet still appropriate for the occasion.
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Oct 1, 2009 at 3:11 pm -
fabulous as always Noel! I love every detail. and thanks for leading me to this website!
Oct 1, 2009 at 5:59 pm -
This is an awesome party…that any man or boy can appreciate, fun and not too girly. hehehe
Oct 1, 2009 at 9:24 pm -
Really nice color combination…I like the tealight candles in the “nest” very cute!
Oct 1, 2009 at 10:27 pm -
hi,
Oct 1, 2009 at 10:45 pm
nice party,keep it up.your blog looks cool. -
What a great job.
Oct 2, 2009 at 10:22 am -
Nice! I love the Tags! They are AWESOME!!!
Oct 2, 2009 at 3:30 pm
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It’s a really beautiful spread
Oct 3, 2009 at 9:06 pm I like the theme much more than I thought I would. -
thank you so much for the feature. just proves how great your site is for inspiration!
Oct 4, 2009 at 10:07 pm -
Noel, this turn out looks fabulous! Wonderful way to use his new colors and it’s nice to see some masculine party ideas!
Oct 5, 2009 at 2:00 am -
Ahh I absolutely love this! My husband is also in the Navy, and I so rarely see well-executed, non-cheesy military decor
Oct 7, 2009 at 9:19 am He is so lucky to have you! -
I absolutely love, this looks great. Very well executed!
Oct 21, 2009 at 7:03 am
