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Hot Dog! It’s a Party

weekend

March 15, 2011

Yes, when I ventured into the grocery store to buy balloons for the birthday party, the florist kindly asked “oh how old is your little boy?” to which I replied “he’s turning 27″…haha! Oh yes, Jeff went on and on about how I never make a big deal about “his” day so I went above and beyond this year to show him just how loved he really is.
He wanted a gourmet hot dog bar and ladies and gentlemen, that is what we delivered. We stocked up on all the party goods for two weeks leading up to Saturday’s festivities and I stayed up to the wee hours Friday night making sure everything would be ready for our shindig. Someone was looking out for us as we had perfect cookout weather on Saturday–70 degrees and sunny skies!
That morning, I made sure to finish tying all the utensil sets up, putting together the mason jar tags for each sauce and topping, picking up fresh tulips, and making kraft paper cones for our sweet potato fries. Here are some pictures of our spread:

Red Velvet and Cream Cheese Cupcakes–Yummy!
Fully Stocked Party Fridge
Once the “help” arrived {AKA Meg, Aaron and Sam–thank you again!} the fun officially commenced… we got down to business baking and chopping and getting everything ready! Fast forward 2 hours and the guests started to arrive for a night full of fun…
Look at all those dogs!
Me and the Birthday Boy
Jocelyn, Meg, Heather, and Me
Dinner is Served!
Make a Wish Jeff!
Jeff and Meg’s Dance Party
Crazy Crazy!
Put the Lime in the Corona!
We had a fabulous night and I know Jeff was thankful for so many of our friends making it out to celebrate with him and watch him embarrass himself with his uber suave dance moves…now he better plan something REALLY good for my birthday—hmmmm…. 
  1. Candace says:

    I love this! Looks like you know how to throw one heck of a party! Such a cute idea. I might have to have a hot dog party myself!

  2. Holly says:

    That is the best "guy-themed" party I've seen! Good job!!

  3. Annie says:

    how fun!! looks like so much fun!! and you got a ton of cute pictures! 🙂
    i'd also like to have my own hot dog party 😉 haha, i'm a hot dog lover!

  4. What a fun idea for a guy's party! I really like the mason jar idea. Where do you buy yours?

  5. Meredith says:

    That is a great guy party!!!

  6. You are such a great fiance and can put together what looks like an amazing party! The mason jar idea was genius!

  7. Very cute idea! I Ddn't know how I managed to spell my name wrong up there lol. Looks like a lot of fun!

  8. Apparently I'm having trouble typing/spelling today…

  9. Miss V says:

    This looks AWESOME! I am totally stealing this idea for baseball season!! Great party and such a sweet fiance!

  10. Sarah Wyland says:

    What a great idea!!! I'm filing this one away for use later. 🙂 And wasn't Saturday just perfect in Nashville? I spent it at Arrington Vineyard – it was heavenly!

  11. Jesica says:

    Love it! A grown up hot dog party, such a good boy party idea!

  12. That is adorable… when I saw your tweet, I thought it was so cute! Your house is beautiful, too!

  13. Tess says:

    How cute! You did a great job – it looks like everyone had fun!

  14. Lindsay says:

    What an awesome idea for a party! Looks like everyone had a blast and you did a great job planning!

  15. Shasta Anne says:

    LOVE THIS! I may have to steal this idea from you for my husband's next party! I love all of the pics! It looks like you all had a great time!

  16. Oh it all looks so fun and so good! i love the part about the woman at the grocery store! My husband is the same way about his b-day because it is 6 days after christmas! I need to throw him a surprise party this year! XO
    Jessica

  17. jayme says:

    amazing!! you did an awesome job and i bet he is one happy boy! per usual, i'm loving your outfit and y'all are cute as ever!

    xo

  18. The party looks like so much fun! You did an awesome job. 🙂

  19. Rachel Gray says:

    Cute cute cute!! Hate we missed it!! Glad you guys had fun!

  20. MJ says:

    How fun!! What a cute party 🙂

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