Inexpensive Table Decorations

She left for a gentleman. Also ideas for table service.

Memories of 1900, it would be cool. As photos of old cars and clothing. There is a magazine my grandmother is called Reminisce, and has many old photos in it. You will find that his favorite sports team was when he was a teenager, and what his favorite music was and what he liked to wear. Make a collage of photos and have them printed on place mats that the guests can take home after the game. I read somewhere that older people like bright colors (like we did when we were kids), so use primary colors for balloons and streamers.

100th anniversary? Portable defibrillators come to mind.

Do you have a theme?

Tablecloths (of course)
Floral decoration you can use a single rose in a vase or filling containers (baskets) w / medley, assorted nuts, etc. Place carts for each to add more style.

What about a framed photo of the guest of honor at various stages of life. Like a painting could be a pic of baby, that of high school pic of marriage, one of the grandchildren, etc. You can do it in these plastic frames that you can put things on each side (as they use on tables in restaurants) and the peak on one side and fun facts about him and moments in history from the time the photo was taken. Thus, her baby would you pick things like birth date, weight, length, time of birth, the mother and the names of fathers, and what happened in the history of that day. You can also add confetti on the tables and some tea lights in it.
For table service, compiling a bunch of different objects that relate to things about him and his life and either throw them on the table just to make an arrangement in the center and sprinkle a little more than confetti on table. As he was fishing, working with tools, sports, grand-children / family, favorite food, etc., then make an arrangement with a pole sighing, toolbox, baseball, football, photos family, and fav. food.

How about a Roaring 20's theme? He was a teenager then, and would have been a "wild" time to be young! Art Deco is a style popular at the time too, so simple, geometric vases with flowers or not, or only 1 or 2 ... Some models of cars (20's vintage) in the center of the table service ... If you serve an alcoholic punch, see if you can find a bathtub ", it may be bathtub gin" ... Amelia Earhardt, Charles Lindbergh, etc. .... Photos of the birthday "boy" at this time would be good to frame and put it around too ..... Remember, the people of that age remember the distant past much better than what they remember now!

How about lottery tickets ... scratch kind. Go to the theme we have the chance to share this day with you.

For my mother's 50th birthday party. I used framed pictures of her when she was younger, his family and his children.