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moonctzeny · 3 years ago

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champagne sins

pairing: socialite! johnny x fem! reader

genre: smut

word count: 1,714

warnings: alcohol consumption, slight voyerism, slight degradation

a/n: I blame @sehunniepot for this

general taglist: @naomis-sins , @slightlymore-main , @jjaeyoonoh, @ichbinschnappi, @infnteen , @markresonates , @babyksworld

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You love the way your new designer dress hugs your figure tonight, sparkly fabric reflecting the light and making everything around you glow. You love the way the champagne bubbles tickle your tastebuds with their sour taste, on your third glass already and with no intention of stopping anytime soon. You especially love having Johnny eat you up with his eyes from the other side of the room, his honey-colored stare having an iron grip on you.

Letting your body move on its own accord and with a wobble in your step you walk over to where he’s standing, large body resting sideways on the decorated wall. Johnny’s a socialite, yet if you asked him what he did for a living you’d get a different answer every time. He’s a DJ at the biggest club in town, he’s a reality star, he owns real estate. Maybe he’s one of those pretty boys you pay handsomely to loop your arms around for the rest of the night.

And you don’t blame anyone that would want to have Johnny like this, hard to resist with this combination of tall height, dark locks, and even darker intentions. Tonight, he looks more expensive than all your jewelry combined with those leather pants that melt right over his thighs. He’d left the top button of his satin shirt unfastened, teasing you with his smooth, tanned skin, and you take the first leap of immorality by loosening the second one yourself. You’re endlessly jealous of those pearls for getting to loop around his neck.

“Undressing me before even saying hi?”

“Hi. Now can I do one more?”

He chuckles and you take it as a sign to hook your index on the third buttonhole, revealing the top row of his abs. They’re covered in small glitter particles from last night’s fun and you envision the masterpiece you could create with just some lipstick and your fingernails. A sweet smell hazes your mind further, a mixture of his cologne and that caramel-scented e-cig he likes nursing so much.

He hums while still frustratingly keeping his hands to himself, towering over you with his broad shoulders and crushing the surge of confidence caused by the liquid courage, “What has you so naughty tonight baby girl?”

“You”

He loves having people inflate his ego and you know how to take advantage of this fact very well. He pushes back his long bangs with his hand, wet from the heat in the penthouse and finally pulling you closer with the other. His rings dig right over the dimples on your back, just low enough to toy with what’s considered inappropriate in a room full of people. Not that anyone cares, really; everyone is high on the substance of their choice and Johnny is just simply your favorite of vices.

“Naughty, naughty girl”, he muses and you follow his lips like you’re hypnotized, enjoying the degrading way he kisses his teeth.

“You know, when you pretend to be all righteous it makes me wanna fuck you even more”, you bite back and something changes in his eyes, pupils expanding like a big black hole that’s about to swallow you entirely.

His fingers leave his scalp to now grab onto your jaw, thumb hindering the blood from going to your head and forcing you to look away from the tattoo on his chest. You’re so close now that you notice his tongue is toying with some blue-colored candy, its original spherical shape now being a mere wafer-thin piece of sugar.

“You didn’t have a mouth this dirty last time I saw you”

“I thought you loved my mouth”

He grins at your wits, flashing you the same million-dollar smile that gets him free drinks and pretty people at his feet at all times before finally planting his lips on yours.

You think that out of all Johnny’s beauteous features, his lips have to be your favorite ones. Bow shaped and soft, they beg you to suck, nibble, and bruise them, the other party invitees be damned. His right hand, previously resting on your waist, is now grabbing your ass shamelessly, and he takes advantage of the gasp you let out to press the remaining candy against your own tongue. You’re so preoccupied with the way he twirls in your mouth that you’ve pliantly allowed him to corner you between the wall and his body, and when he starts to lick right over the middle of your throat you don’t know if the room is spinning because of the champagne or him.

“Fuck”, you mutter as your half-lidded eyes stare into the ceiling, a familiar hardness poking the top of your thigh.

“Language”, he scolds you against your skin, with a tone so cold you don’t know how it spreads so much warmth to your body, “Good girls don’t swear”

“What if I want to be bad?”

“Follow me”

You weed your way between the groups of beautiful people, grabbing a glass of champagne on the way, until you reach what seems to be the door to the party thrower’s office. A big “DON’T ENTER” sign hangs from the knob and Johnny throws it to the confetti-filled floor without the slightest guilt, leading you inside the study.

It’s a spacious room, with full-length windows and a mahogany desk placed in front of a filled bookshelf. You don’t even manage to ask him where he wants you when he starts ravaging your neck again, his big body making you backtrack to the reclining leather chair in the end of the office. Unadulterated arousal pulses through you with every bite he leaves behind, and you push him down onto the seat, momentarily enjoying the view of him sprawled like that just for you.

Impatiently, Johnny grabs the back of your bare thighs, pulling you on top of him, and you quickly start to unfasten his braided black belt. Endlessly entertained by the thought of messing with you, he starts petting over the skimpy fabric of your underwear in an effort to distract you. It works, with your fingers shaking as they try to push his pants below his hips while his own start circling around your swollen clit.

A pitiful sob graces his ears as he pushes your soaked up panties to the side, petting your raw pussy that drips with a mess you’ve made just for him. You move your hand between his thighs in retaliation when he pushes two fingers inside you, working him into his full length as your moans harmonize into the most filthy of tunes.

“Tightest fucking pussy. Dripping wet too. Did I do this, pretty girl? Or was I just your victim for the night?”

“Just for you”, you moan out as you move along with his fingers inside you, your hand gliding easily over his cock with the aid of his precum.

He looks so fucking good like that; all messy and sweaty and all yours that you tug the bottom parts of his shirt away from one another, buttons breaking and dancing all over the floor.

“That was expensive”, he mentions playfully just to tease you, knowing damn well this shirt was nothing compared to Johnny’s net worth.

“And I’m priceless”

You take the glass of champagne that you’d left on the floor and start to spill some of the bubbly liquid over his chest, watching manically as it travels through the lines of his abs. The pale moonlight that seeps through the window kisses the wet skin, making him look irresistible as you lean down to suck the drink from the hollows where his muscles connect. Johnny weaves his fingers through your locks and giggles at the feeling, shivering when you reach his happy trail.

“Had enough of a taste?”

“I need one more thing”, you purr and take a condom out of your purse. He strokes his cock lazily as you open the foil carefully, eyeing you hungrily in the meantime, as if he hasn’t taken a good look at you already. When you’re done slipping the condom over his shaft you line the throbbing member to your opening, mentally preparing yourself for the girth you know is about to come.

A breathy whine leaves your lips when he slips fully inside you, and the way Johnny stretches you out already has you seeing stars.

Languidly but full of pleasure you start to circle your hips over him, enjoying the blinking light of the city that falls to your feet. A fleeting feeling of panic surges through you when you see all the people on the road and the balconies of the lower buildings, feeling even more exposed than you already are.

“Johnny, what if someone sees us?”, you ask him innocently but never once do you stop grinding your hips, making him smile at the empty question.

“I thought you wanted to be bad? Not a good girl anymore?”, he teases and thrusts his hips forward without a warning, making you shriek with how deep he reaches inside you. “A naughty, filthy girl that wants my cock in a party full of guests and with the whole city watching.”

He lifts his hand to drag down the fabric of your top, successfully freeing your chest and exposing you even more, loving the way your boobs look as you ride him.

“You think that just because anyone that happens to look up to see you being all slutty for me I’m not gonna fuck you against every surface in this room?”

You whimper at this promise, and your experience with him vouches that it will soon turn into reality.

“Please”, he scoffs, “you better bounce”

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hiromisuzukimicrojournal · 5 years ago

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A Longer Trip Back Home

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Hey, have a cigarette?

She always asks me if I have a cigarette when she has emptied the last box. Of course I do not have it, she knows. My mother spends all her wages on cigarettes. My mother, a waitress at a café in the center of a suburban residential area at the edge of the world. In the afternoon, the café is filled with ladies. They are housewives coming from elegant houses at the edge of the world, killing time. Mother and the ladies play mah-jongg every Wednesday at the café, in the center of the town, where the smoke of cigarettes wafts stronger than the scent of coffee.

You must go straight home and study, Mother says, as a mother would.

I always stop by a used record store on my way home from high school. Music is the heart of my mind. Today, my favorite tune, “Running Away,” is playing in the store. The Raincoats’ version, not Sly & The Family Stone’s, which is actually called “Runnin’ Away.” I sing to the music.

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

The vinyl collector is smiling wryly.

Delightful tune, but ironical lyrics, he says. I have a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. I wonder how many more years I have to work. I want to sell this store and get away to San Francisco, the heart of the world. Why? You can see the ocean from the top of the hill. That is all.

His 11-year-old son, strangely mature, enters the conversation while listening near the cash register.

How about your boyfriend? No lover? If you are not in love yet, it is too late. But dad is too young for an affair.

The boy’s eyes twinkle with curiosity. There is a big Himalayan cedar in the back of the record store, and sometimes an owl appears on a branch. When I am staying in the store, forgetting time, I hear the owl tu–whit tu–whoo. A small river flows at the root of the cedar, and there is a small old church on the marsh.

When I was a child, a wedding was held by the side of this river. I was a bridesmaid, and the cedar was decorated like a Christmas tree. The guests carried an enormous red sea bream into the kitchen in preparation for the ceremony. My mother and the vinyl collector’s wife poached the eggs to a beautiful golden colour and boiled four dozen white asparagus as a side dish. On a Swedish glass dish in bas‐relief with dandelions, the butter slowly melted beside the radishes.

Yes. It was spring.

Someone knocked on the door of the kitchen. Ladies in aprons looked around. They thought the knock was the prank of a spring storm. But it was the bridegroom. He rushed to the kitchen sink and turned the tap to gulp down some water. An old woman named Eliza shouted to him from her house across the way.

Too late! The bride has gone somewhere! She is a wayward girl!

Too far! It took a million hours on a bus from Shibuya station! he joked, spouting water from his inflated mouth and soaking his bow tie. He was a chipmunk that came to this marsh on a gondola of chicory leaves.

The bride was beautiful. She was clinging to the cedar, and as she reached out to the star ornaments shining on the branches of the tree, a warm wind teased the hem of her champagne dress. Guests grew excited, little by little. The sky was getting dark. I was crouching alone on the bank of the river at dusk. The chipmunk ran away from the banquet and gave me a leftover chicory leaf like a tiny boat. The boat left my hand. The boat drifted on the river, far away.

Where does this river come from?　I questioned the bridegroom.

A mountain? I do not know. Ha! he answered.

Where does this river go to?

The river reflected the sunset. The chicory boat was floating freely on the water.

The sea? Ah, Tokyo Bay, the Pacific? Ha! Ha!

Tokyo Bay? Little did I know a small river in my small town flows into the infinite ocean. I had never seen the sea.

A girl in a swimsuit with a yellow floral pattern is swimming in a murky pool. Someone beckons her, seduces her. She becomes a little fish and approaches him trembling with fear. No. The girl dives in the ocean for the first time. Not the pool. A blowfish hides at the bottom of the sea. White round blowfish like clouds shine in the sunlight breaking through the faint waves. The blowfish has poison. She keeps swimming in pursuit of poison. A blowfish with white belly inflated does not move. Is he dead? As he opens his eyes slowly, he laughs, showing his teeth.

All of us have a place in history. Mine is in the clouds, he says *[1].

Dad! she cries with joy. Her father died a drunk at fifty years of age. Everyone says it was a slow-motion suicide. No. Certainly, he lives his life at the bottom of the sea, or as the shadow of a cloud floating on the surface of the ocean. There is a Japanese proverb: control poison with poison. Her father was fighting the evil in his mind with his own poison. She remembers his rounded back. Late at night, or on a Sunday afternoon, he headed to his desk with a bottle of Johnnie Walker and read the collection of poems. She cannot remember the titles of foreign books. The poems were written in English or French. The girl begins to swim toward the sun. Petals scattering from her swimsuit shine in the water. Like cherry blossoms dancing in a cloudy sky.

The memory of the wedding at the root of the Himalayan cedar raised for me the riddle of a small river in my small town. I decided to explore the headsprings and the destination of this flow. I bought a 1950s map of Tokyo at Jimbōchō. At the ward office, I found historical documents about Shibuya Ward. The map showed that the source of river was a marsh under the church. One more place. I found a pond on the site of an old mansion, the place I always see on my way to school. No one seemed to live there, and unmanaged trees grew thick behind the high wall. The map said Davies House. Once a British trading merchant lived here. Mr. Davies sold his mansion and returned home in the 1980s. During the Edo period, in the 1600s, it was a pleasure garden called Oyama-en. The garden was not a place for children to play. There were no merry-go-rounds, roller coasters or kiosks selling gelato. It was the place where poets gathered, in the gazebo at the pond. Intellectuals enjoyed tea and spent time meditating.

The gate of the abandoned mansion had been closed for about 40 years. One fine Sunday, I found out that the site of the mansion was open to Shibuya residents, but only for the day. The garden was already full of people strolling with flowers in their hands. The petals shine with droplets, because the night before was rainy. The faces of people are shining with curiosity. Not only the vines of feral trees but also the ferns are crawling at my feet. I have difficulty walking. In the deep green woods, a lacquered bridge is painted a particularly bright shade of red. I stand on the bridge. Under it, spring water bubbles in a dry pond.

A chipmunk of about 12 centimeters fills his cheeks with buds and jumps off the zelkova tree. The chipmunk is eating mock strawberries growing around the pond.

This is cute Fraisier de Duchesne. Mock Strawberry is also called poison strawberry, but it is not poisonous. Try it. Ha! the chipmunk says to me proudly and plays in the pond using the red fruit as a beach ball. The bright red strawberry slips through his fingers and is swallowed by invisible swirls on the water. It disappears into the drain of the pond. There is a river, a culvert, beyond the drain. It was buried in concrete beneath the Metropolitan Area when the Olympics were held in Tokyo in 1964.

Fraisier de Duchesne left itself to the water. Sunlight melted into the Kōhone-River. The water was warm. Kōhone Flowers–East Asian yellow water-lilies–surrounding the river were swaying gently in the wind. Leaves were floating on the surface. Fraisier de Duchesne came out of the darkness in the groundwater and bathed in the sunlight on a leaf. A little boy and his father held hands and passed by Fraisier de Duchesne. They were singing a song.

A small river in spring is flowing smoothly *[2]

To violets and milk-vetch flowers on the shore

While flowering gently in beautiful colour

Bloom please, bloom, While whispering

Fraisier de Duchesne, pretty in red, has no poison and knows nothing about poison. It will leave itself to the stream of water and time as ever.

I am standing on Inari-Bridge near the Shibuya Station. All rivers leading to this bridge are culverts. Buildings are towering on both sides of the bridge, a forest of department stores, restaurants, brothels. Shibuya River flows under the bridge. I can see the water with my eyes. The river passes through the downtown. Various people come and go. Various voices are confused with various languages. The clear stream has revived on the Shibuya River before the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. I am moved by the truth that there is a sea called Tokyo Bay, if I will swim about 6.8 kilometers from here. The orange colour of the sun floating on the Shibuya River is the same as it on the nameless small river in my small town. The murmur of a stream whispers.

Shall we run away to the ocean?

I have forever heard it. The music was played repeatedly on a late-night program on the radio. Maybe it is a melody signaling that a passenger ship is leaving port but is not suitable for departure. Colourful flags on the mast are fluttering in the blue sky. On the surface of the sea, reversed flags shimmer like stained glass. Their shadows are waving to the pulse of engines. I recall that this was my favorite song while looking at the port far away. On my way home, on the bus, I am listening to “Runnin’ Away” on my mobile phone. Sly & The Family Stone’s version, not The Raincoats’, which is anyway called “Running Away.”

San Francisco is too far. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Murmuring aloud, I can see from the window that the huge rain cloud chases the bus. The cloud seems to be as high as Montmartre. The front window of the bus is sprayed with heavy rain and becomes completely white. Lightning and the sudden shower cut off my music. The bus has no choice but to stop at the station square. The smell of rain invades. I hear footsteps of seasonal changes. I know that I was pretending not to notice the change of seasons. A mother and child in the seat across the aisle are talking.

We left our umbrella in grandma’s home, but it will clear up soon.

They are looking at brand new shoes they just bought at the department store. Desert boots which are made of suede. I wonder if they are trying to transport themselves by supernatural force to a desert planet 900 light years from the earth. There is no sea on the other side of the moon. I am thinking of the sea.

Yes. Summer will come soon.

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image: hiromi suzuki

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*Quotations:

[1] The Tokyo-Montana Express, 1980 A collection of short stories by Richard Brautigan

[2] Small River in Spring, 1912 A song for schoolchildren Lyrics: Tatsuyuki Takano Music: Teiichi Okano (Translation: hiromi suzuki) Takano had his residence near the Kōhone-River (Yoyogi 3-chōme Shibuya-Ward, Tokyo) when he wrote the lyrics of Small River in Spring. At that time, Kōhone-River was running as a stream that supplied water to the fields, and joined the Shibuya River.

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A Longer Trip Back Home

published in 3:AM Magazine (February 11, 2020)

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via 3:AM Magazine

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I am grateful to have been given this opportunity by Mark de Silva, the Fiction Editor for 3:AM Magazine.

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erhel3891jon-blog · 4 years ago

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VALENTINE’S DAY DECORATIONS

It's actual: We'll never grow out of the warm and fluffy emotions that Valentine's Day rouses, particularly when we're toasting the event with our dearest companions. V-Day falls on a Friday this year, so what better pardon is there to impart the affection to your number one parents by tossing a mixed drink party.These Valentine's Day enrichments are ideal for equipping any fête this February!

1.Red And Pink Tinsel Fringe Garland

Our #1 go-to tip with regards to brightening for any occasion? Put a festoon on it. At 6 feet in length, this fun, bordered pick is a glitz expansion to any limit, shelf, or clear divider at home!

2.Pink Heart Swizzle Sticks

These are our sort of discussion hearts! Blend things up at your V-Day blender by setting out these charming swizzle sticks at your home bar.

3.Byredo Burning Rose Candle

Candles are a fundamental Valentine's Day embellishment for setting the temperament, and Byredo's Burning Rose may be the day's particular aroma. It sets flower petals and cowhide for an inebriating impact.

4.Coterie Love Balloon Banner

What's a gathering without inflatables?! This foil swell from Coterie blows up in only a couple puffs with its included straw, and it very well may be fastened to the divider to make the least demanding Valentine's Day embellishment ever!

5.Champagne Balloon Kit

This set accompanies a bubbly pink-champagne swell as the highlight Valentine's Day enrichment, alongside 12 pink and clear inflatables. It even incorporates "swell paste" so you can stick them up any place you please as a shoddy photograph setting!

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southernchicstyle · 5 years ago

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I Scream You Scream

Photos by Daniel Ortiz Photography

When thinking of ideas for our daughter’s 3rd birthday party, she was on a major ice cream kick (I mean, what kid isn’t... but she was extra excited about it all of the time). So, ice cream party quickly became the theme.

And, with her birthday falling on a week day and Sunday Funday on my brain, “Sundae Funday” just clicked and came together! There was already a gold letter banner for it and everything. Plus, it was nice having all of Saturday to get everything ready for the Sunday party.

I pinterested the heck out of ideas to find what would really stick for our party. Ice cream cone centerpieces, a sundae bar with lots of toppings, and an ice cream cart were MUSTS from my research.

Etsy came through with the best banners, printables (invites, signs, etc), and balloon garland kit (linked everything at the end of the post but also attempted to link throughout the post).

There are so many fun ice cream themed ways to serve food. I found this great clear acrylic cone stand and served fruit in sugar cones. And, our sweet nanny made popcorn balls on sugar cones that turned out so cute!

Another Etsy find were the ice cream food tents that were a great accent to the decorations.

The table centerpieces were a combination of a few ideas I saw online. The glass containers themselves were finds from our local Ross. (The gold bottom was not my favorite at first but I’m so glad I got them!)

Then sprinkles went in the bottom with a waffle cone for the flowers. Carnations and hydrangeas give a good ice cream scoop appearance and we added in some wild flowers to liven it up.

Not everyone will care so much about sprinkles matching throughout the party, but I was a bit crazy about the specific colors. So, I found a huge container of them online and used them from the cake to the centerpieces, etc.

Ice cream cone cookies and 3s were an easy cookie decision in the party colors... with sprinkles, of course. Ours were made by Paulie’s Cookies in Houston. They tasted as delicious as they looked!

And, these honeycomb ice cream cones were an easy addition to the party.

I really loved so much about the birthday party, but I’m SUPER proud of the ice cream cart. Unable to locate one to rent or purchase, I tasked my handy husband with making one. He bought the wood, I found the wheels, we had the umbrella, and I bought the letters (and lined them up ever so carefully). He knocked it out of the park!

The balloon garland kit was perfect for recreating this look I found on pinterest (we added in the lavender balloons to pull it in from other parts of the party) and the inflatable ice cream cones were one of the first things I bought for the party!

The ice cream cart photo spot was popular, too. And, thanks to the balloon garland kit I now can create a balloon garland with ease!

Since the kids would no doubt end up on the playset, it got a little ice cream party touch, as well. A mini ice cream banner was the cutest along with mini 3D cones.

Our talented nanny also created the awesome balloon ice cream cone that she also knocked out of the park. She even managed to add balloon sprinkles!

It was SUPER windy during the party, so it was quite difficult to capture of a photo of the awesome ice cream cone balloon piece completely upright (its even on a sturdy metal pole...).

Two things:

1) Who remembers the ice cream poppers/shooters (in my daughter’s hand below)? We HAD to have them for the party and the kids LOVED them!

2) The pieces on the floor in the photo below are frozen rose petals. I’d never seen anyone freeze flowers like this! Keep reading for who made that happen.

Scooping ice cream from tubs was the last resort for the party. My first idea was to rent a soft serve machine. Oddly enough, that was a difficult task (finding a company who rented one and would deliver it to our area). Sharing this with a friend, she recommended trying a local ice cream store for catering.

So, I reached out to Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream. You know, the ice cream spot where they make the ice cream in front of you using science. Not only would that provide entertainment, but it would be one less thing I have to attend to during the party.

Sub Zero to the rescue!

The owner was great to work with, and he had a great set up complete with science experiments for the kids like the frozen roses. Perfect option for a party!

For the Ice Cream Sundae bar, toppings were the hero.

But, the set up included two “ice cream sundae” arrangements (white and pink hydrangeas bundled to look like ice cream scoops with burlap wrapped around the stems to look like a cone, and a cherry on top), the ice cream cups each child could take home with them, and our wooden back drop covered in vinyl sprinkles and finished with the “Sundae Funday” gold balloons.

Toppings on the bar: Marshmallows, crushed Heath Bar (toffee), cherries, mini M&Ms, gummy bears, strawberry wafers, almond slivers, Teddy Grahams, strawberries, sprinkles, cookie dough, peanut butter cup, caramel, chocolate syrup, white chocolate syrup, and whipped topping.

Clear scoops for the toppings aimed to keep little hands out of touching everything. No telling if that was successful, but they looked great!

Even though ice cream was the main attraction, you can’t have a birthday without cake.

Sweet Marie’s made the cutest “ice cream cone melting” cake for our girl’s party. And, we ordered some chocolate and vanilla cupcakes from the local grocery store with white icing and added the cupcake holders and cherries to look like ice cream sundaes.

The birthday girl wore a tiara made of sprinkles (a little pricier than I wanted, but it was perfect) and a custom Cuteheads dress with the most perfect ice cream cone buttons on the back.

The candle for the cake is simple a “3″ I found online that we put adhesive on and sprinkled sprinkles on to match the cake and other decor.

Oh how I wish I could take credit for the melting ice cream cone on the craft table, but I only found the idea on pinterest. Our nanny recreated it!

Rough instructions: Inspired by Pinterest. We didn’t have specific instructions, but took brown butcher paper to make the cone and added a sheer tan ribbon for the lines. The white “ice cream” is a filler you would use when stuffing pillows or crafts for kids with pink table cloths (I believe we used the plastic ones you can get at any party store) bunched up around the base with craft pom poms sprinkled all over. The cherry is a bunch of sheer red fabric balled up with pink string making the little pink ball on the cherry and a cotton ball on top of that. Used a combination of hot glue and fabric glue to secure things.

In addition to the jump house, our playset, and the trampoline, we had a necklace/bracelet activity for the kids.. These ice cream cone charms paired well with the two sets of beads I ordered for stringing.

And, the bean bag toss has become a consistent activity at our parties. It was painted with flowers for the first birthday, bubbles for the second, and ice cream for the 3rd. You’ll see the next iteration when I get our son’s 1st birthday posted!

For the adults, I found a fun ice cream champagne idea on pinterest and put my own (easier) spin on it. The post I found suggested scooping vanilla ice cream ahead of time and putting it in the freezer on a pan, which definitely helped get the drinks out quickly. And, we served them in fun gold rimmed champagne flutes that I also used for flowers on the kids’ table.

To make the ice cream drink, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to the flute then pour champagne over it. Add a raspberry flavored drink on top... just a little more than a splash. We used the black raspberry Ice Water, but the original recipe called for a homemade raspberry sauce. I did not have the time for it, and the raspberry sparkling water was easy and delicious!

And, last but not least, the kids all went home with some fun ice cream themed goodies. The favor tags were a printable download linked here that was personalized with our girl’s name. And, the cellophane wrapped cups were printed with a similar ice cream cone as the signs and invite. Inside the cups we put ice cream pens, mini sundae shaped lip glosses, stickers, and lollipops.

Then we wrapped cellophane around the cups, tied it with ribbon, and added the favor tags. The kids also took home bath bombs shaped like ice cream scoops with sprinkles. My friend Beth (who owns Manor) made them and they were a hit!

It may have taken me a while to get this comprehensive post together for you guys, but I loved reliving every single detail. My last tip from the party is related to the balloon garland.

Get a balloon pump for blowing up the balloons, use balloon tape, and enlist help for blowing up balloons. It’ll go much faster with help! And, the balloons will hold air and typically look good at the least for 24 hours. We assembled ours the night before.

All things party related including some not pictured:

- Assorted Beads for Stringing $14

- Balloon Garland Kit, Ice Cream Dream $30

- Balloons: Gold and White 12″ Balloons, 100 pack $10

- Balloon Tape, 25′ length $7

- Cake by Sweet Marie’s

- Candle (gold trim 3) $4.50

- Cherries: Pack of 25 Artificial Lifelike Red Black Cherries $5.60

- Clear Acrylic Ice Cream Cone Stand $15

- Clear Scoops for Toppings, 16 pieces $9

- Confetti Sprinkle Beverage Napkins (48 count) $7.50

- Cookies: Custom by Paulie’s Cookies

- Dress: Custom Cuteheads Dress

- Elastic Thread Beading String, 0.8 mm $7.60

- Ghirardelli Caramel, Chocolate, & White Chocolate (3 pack) $18

- Gold Plastic Silverware (300 piece) $30

- Gold Rimmed Champagne Flutes (clear hard plastic set of 50) $20.20

- Gold Rimmed Plastic Cups (set of 50) $14.20

- Happy Birthday Ice Cream Banner $20

- Honeycomb Ice Cream Cone Hanging Decor $6.50

- I Scream You Scream Instant Download Sign, 8x10 $5

- Ice Cream Birthday Party Printable Invitations, 5x7 pdf $16

for those in Houston, I print mine at Katie & Co.

- Ice Cream Birthday Party Favor Tags (1.75″ x 3.5″) $10

- Ice Cream Cone Shooters, 12 pack $12

- Ice Cream Cone Charms (set of 9) $9

- Ice Cream Dessert Bowls and Spoons, 12 pack $14

- Ice Cream Party Balloons with Sprinkles $13

- Ice Cream Party Cups (with lids and straws, 16 oz) $12

- Ice Cream Parlor Food Label Table Tents, Printable set of 8 $10

- Ice Cream 6″ Pens (6 count) $12

- Ice Cream Scoop Bath Bombs (made by Beth of Manor)

- Inflatable Ice Cream Cones, 36 inch $8

- Lavender Balloons (12 inch, 12 count) $4.17

- Mini Ice Cream Banner $10.40

- Natural Rainbow Sprinkles, 1.6 lb $18.99

- Pastel Lunch Napkins (150 count) $15

- Photos: Party Photographed by Daniel Ortiz

- Rainbow Sprinkles Lace Tiara $30

- Self Adhesive Vinyl Letters, 4 inch $9.50

- Sprinkle Number 3 Balloon $6

- Sprinkle Paper Lanterns (set of 3) $11

- Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream (catered locally)

- Sugar & Cloth 5 inch Oval Dessert Plate, Mint with Gold Trim (24 count) $10

- Sundae Funday Gold Balloon Banner $37

- Sundae Lip Gloss Party Favor, set of 12 $16.55

- Tablecloth: Round Raised Petals in Taffeta, 120 in. $40

- Wire Spoke Wheel, 16 inch for cart $33

- Vinyl Sprinkle Stickers (used on backdrop) $18

Sugar & Cloth 5 inch Oval Dessert Plate, gold plasticware, and cake by Sweet Marie’s

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Birthday Archives:

2nd Birthday: Bubble Bash

1st Birthday: Garden Party (I guess its possible in my baby brain state I never posted the garden party... Will remedy that as soon as I can)

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Scouted Miami Calendar May 2019

photo by Matt Rice Photography at R.F Orchids

Bloom 2019: For New and Expected Moms May 4

Bloom is a celebration of mother happening in 50+ other cities. In Miami the Miami’s Mom Blog is hosting at Mercy Hospital from 9-4 pm. Bloom is a kid-free event with the exception of nursing infants and is all about taking a morning off and getting away from the routine for a celebration that is all about YOU. Guests will enjoy pampering, interacting with other local moms and engaging with vendors relevant to motherhood. Tickets are $30 and VIP Swag tickets are $45. Get your tickets here!

The Lion King at the Arsht Center May 8-26th

The longest running broadway show, the Lion King is coming to the Arsht Center. I was mesmerized by this musical when I saw it in 2001... I can’t wait to take my children to see it at the Arsht! Get your tickets here.

New Times Brew at the Zoo: May 11

Throw a few cold ones back and enjoy live music at the Miami New Times’ and Zoo Miami’s annual BREW AT THE ZOO. From 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., sample more than 100 kinds of beer from all around the world. General admission tickets start at $40 in advance and $50 at the door. VIP tickets start at $50. Grab them here!

Treat Mom to a Garden Brunch at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden: May 12

There’s nothing more elegant than a delicious brunch in the garden, at a beautifully set table with mom. FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN in Coral Gables invites mothers of all ages to a spring buffet brunch with omelet, seafood and carving stations, seasonal salads and decadent desserts, all from Le Basque Catering. There are two seating times, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets $90 for adults, $45 for children. To book, call 305-667-1651.

Take a Champagne Cruise Along Biscayne Bay at Deering Estate: May 12

Miami’s scenic and historic DEERING ESTATE knows exactly what mom wants: bubbly and water views. A popular choice for families who want to roll out the red carpet for their leading ladies, the Mother’s Day Champagne Bay Cruise is the way to go. With two departure times to choose from, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., plus a bring-your-own picnic brunch under the property’s Royal Palms, mom is sure to be thrilled. To book, visit DEERINGESTATE.ORG, $45 per person.

Inaugural Shop and Stroll, Coral Gables, May 16, 2019 6:00- 9:00 p.m.

The Shops of Merrick Village and the Coral Gables Community Foundation will present the first-ever “Shop & Stroll,” a progressive evening of shopping with sips, specials and surprises at popular retailers . The event at Shops at Merrick Park (358 San Lorenzo Ave.) will benefit Beaux Arts, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, The Motivational Edge, Junior League of Miami and Neighbors for Neighbors, in addition to co-presenter the Coral Gables Community Foundation. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door Get your tickets here!

REDLAND INTERNATIONAL ORCHID SHOW - MAY 17 - 20, 2018 9- 5 pm.

Fruit & Spice Park in Homestead: 24801 SW 187th Ave. Homestead FL 33031

Over 50 booths of colorful blooms at this 3-day event which features the largest annual orchid show in the country.

Along with the beautiful and exotic flowers there will be supplies for sale, lectures by experts in the field, raffles and a great atmosphere to enjoy all sorts of international delicacies.

Admission is $10

More Info: REDLAND FRUIT AND SPICE PARK.

SURFSIDE’S SECOND ANNUAL PADDLETOPIA FESTIVAL

MAY 18-19 2019, 96th Street Park at 9580 Bay Drive Surfside

This groovy two-day affair will transform the 96th Street waterfront park in Miami’s Uptown Beachtown into a weekend-long festival with paddle boarding, wellness brands, fitness demos, healthy snacks and family activities.

Paddletopia will feature stand-up paddle boarding along the intracoastal including complimentary paddle boards in partnership with Miami Beach Paddle Board and kayaks available to the public at a pop-up dock on the waterway bordering the park.

There will be a wellness expo with fitness classes and family boot camp, eco-fashion shows, live DJ, “chill out” lounges and much more. Stay fueled with healthy fare available for purchase from a retrofitted vintage trailer, as well as free smoothie and juice samples and more.

Activities for the kids will include an eco-friendly ball pit, a graffiti “train” where children can decorate an inflatable subway car, and a fishing pond. Participants can also enter into contests for a chance to win neat prizes and giveaways

Admission is FREE; open to the public. You must REGISTER FOR PADDLETOPIA.

More Info: WWW.VISITSURFSIDEFL.COM.

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guideseeder67-blog · 6 years ago

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17 Fun And Easy Ways To Celebrate New Year’s Eve At Home

Does anyone out there have any energy left after Christmas has come and gone? I’ll be the first to admit that I’m usually all partied out by the time New Year’s Eve rolls around. So for me, the best way to ring in the new year is from the comfort of my own home! (While wearing my pajama pants, preferably.)

If you’re also looking forward to spending New Year’s Eve at home, then you’ve come to right place! Because today I’ll be sharing 17 simple and festive ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve from home. From decor to snacks to party games, these ideas are sure to turn your “quiet night in” into a New Year’s Eve to remember!

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1. Countdown Bags

Ringing in the New Year with your family? Make some quick and easy “countdown bags” to keep everyone busy! Just fill a few bags with fun activities or toys, and open one every hour leading up to midnight. You could fill your bags with treats, disposable cameras, a new DVD, supplies for a small craft, noisemakers and confetti, etc.

2. New Year’s Resolution Cups

Whether you’re hosting an adults-only party or staying up with the kids, make your drinks extra festive by adorning them with your resolutions for 2019! Just jot down your resolution on an adhesive label and stick it to your drink cup.

3. Good Luck Grapes

Many Spaniards usher in the new year by eating 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight on December 31st. The tradition promises prosperity and good luck throughout the coming year, and who couldn’t use a bit of good luck?

The challenge is that you must eat all 12 grapes before the clock stops chiming at midnight. If you don’t have a clock that chimes out the hour, there are smartphone apps you can download to supply the chimes. Make sure to get your grapes down in time—you don’t want to risk an unlucky year!

4. Bubble Wrap Stomp

Ring in the new year with a fun and festive bubble wrap stomp! Just lay out a big sheet of bubble wrap (the bigger bubbles work best), and stomp away when the clock strikes midnight. It sounds like firecrackers, and it’s a fun way to start the year off!

5. Wishing Wall

Every year, visitors from around the world write a wish for the new year on a piece of paper and stick it to the Wishing Wall in Times Square. Their wishes are then added to the confetti that rains down on the crowd in Times Square at midnight on New Year’s Eve!

You can add a Wishing Wall to your own New Year’s Eve festivities! Provide a few pads of sticky notes and some pens, and watch as the wall fills with hopes for the new year. (You could even shred them into confetti if you wanted to go all out!) :-)

6. Confetti Bar

Inspiration from Kojo Designs

You can make your own confetti shooters, or just take the easy route and set out a big bowl of confetti. Either way, making confetti available to everyone at midnight is sure to make your celebration special!

7. Printable New Year’s Resolution Cards

Inspiration from Lia Griffith

Setting goals and intentions for the year to come is a great way to celebrate! Set out some of these printable resolution cards, and invite everyone to take a moment to set a goal for the coming year.

8. Resolution Party Hats

Inspiration from Walk in Love

Take your resolutions to the next level by turning them into party hats! Your guests will have a blast checking out each other’s goals for the new year. You can get the printable party hat template by clicking the link above!

9. “Minute To Win It” Games

Plan a few easy party games to help pass the time until midnight! These fast and furious games don’t take much by way of set up or supplies, but they are sure to yield plenty of hilarious memories! Check out 6 different “Minute To Win It” games at the link below.

Related: 6 “Minute To Win It” Games That Will Liven Up Your Holiday Parties

10. Confetti Throwers

Inspiration from Oh Happy Day

Confetti-filled party poppers can be fun, but anything that explodes is always a bit risky! If you’re looking for a safer alternative, check out these homemade confetti throwers. Filled with tissue paper confetti, these tubes make it easy to fill the air with confetti (without the risk of injury!)

11. DIY Balloon Drop

You can have your very own midnight balloon drop in the comfort of your own home! It’s quick and easy to put together, and the kids are sure to love it! Check out how to assemble your own balloon drop at the link below.

Related: DIY New Year’s Eve Party Ideas

12. New Year’s Eve Bingo

Inspiration from Thirty Handmade Days

For a fun activity, print out a few of these cute New Year’s Eve bingo cards! The spaces are full of festive items like confetti, noisemakers, party hats, and more. You can either watch NYE coverage on TV to mark off your spaces, or throw your own party at home! (Click the link above to download and print the cards.)

13. New Year’s Eve Donuts

Inspiration from The 36th Avenue

These sparkly donuts would make a perfect New Year’s Eve treat, or a great breakfast for New Year’s Day! Serve with plenty of edible glitter and a big glass of milk to wash them down.

14. Printable Party Bottle Labels

Inspiration from Bespoke Bride

These printable party labels for mini bottles are an easy way to make your drinks more celebratory! They would also make a great addition to just about any party or celebration all year long.

15. New Year’s Conversation Starter Game

Inspiration from Alice and Lois

While New Year’s Eve is a great time to look forward to the coming year, it’s also a good time to reflect on the previous year too. This printable conversation starter game is all about reminiscing about the last twelve months! Everyone is sure to have a blast discussing all the highlights from 2018.

16. New Year’s Bell Noisemaker

Inspiration from Paging Supermom

It just wouldn’t be a New Year’s celebration without making more noise than necessary. And these DIY bell noisemakers are an easy way to do just that! Scroll to the bottom of the linked post to find the instructions for making your own bell noisemakers.

17. Photo Booth

Inspiration from Etsy shop Pomtree

A photo booth makes a great addition to just about any party! All you need is some sort of backdrop (whether it’s a sheet, some paper, or even a blank stretch of wall), some props, and a camera. You can find special New Year’s Eve props like this inflatable champagne bottle on Etsy!

What’s your favorite way to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home?

Source: https://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/new-years-eve-at-home

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Large Inflatable Champagne Bottle for Bachelorettes | Party Poofers

Celebrate bachelorette parties in style with our Large Inflatable Champagne Bottle from Party Poofers! This eye-catching decoration adds a touch of glamour and fun to any bachelorette bash. Make your party pop with this standout inflatable. Discover more here:

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lauriecgarcia · 6 years ago

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17 Fun And Easy Ways To Celebrate New Year’s Eve At Home

17 Ways To Celebrate New Year’s Eve At Home

1. Countdown Bags

2. New Year’s Resolution Cups

3. Good Luck Grapes

4. Bubble Wrap Stomp

5. Wishing Wall

6. Confetti Bar

Inspiration from Kojo Designs

7. Printable New Year’s Resolution Cards

Inspiration from Lia Griffith

8. Resolution Party Hats

Inspiration from Walk in Love

9. “Minute To Win It” Games

Related: 6 “Minute To Win It” Games That Will Liven Up Your Holiday Parties

10. Confetti Throwers

Inspiration from Oh Happy Day

11. DIY Balloon Drop

Related: DIY New Year’s Eve Party Ideas

12. New Year’s Eve Bingo

Inspiration from Thirty Handmade Days

13. New Year’s Eve Donuts

Inspiration from The 36th Avenue

These sparkly donuts would make a perfect New Year’s Eve treat, or a great breakfast for New Year’s Day! Serve with plenty of edible glitter and a big glass of milk to wash them down.

14. Printable Party Bottle Labels

Inspiration from Bespoke Bride

These printable party labels for mini bottles are an easy way to make your drinks more celebratory! They would also make a great addition to just about any party or celebration all year long.

15. New Year’s Conversation Starter Game

Inspiration from Alice and Lois

16. New Year’s Bell Noisemaker

Inspiration from Paging Supermom

17. Photo Booth

Inspiration from Etsy shop Pomtree

What’s your favorite way to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home? Looking for even more creative New Year’s Eve Party ideas? Click here.

from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8302119 https://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/new-years-eve-at-home from The Top Cleaner https://thetopcleaner.tumblr.com/post/181714535997

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gdolowokandi214-blog · 6 years ago

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17 Fun And Easy Ways To Celebrate New Year's Eve At Home

Does anyone out there have any energy left after Christmas has come and gone? I'll be the first to admit that I'm usually all partied out by the time New Year's Eve rolls around. So for me, the best way to ring in the new year is from the comfort of my own home! (While wearing my pajama pants, preferably.)

If you're also looking forward to spending New Year's Eve at home, then you've come to right place! Because today I'll be sharing 17 simple and festive ways to celebrate New Year's Eve from home. From decor to snacks to party games, these ideas are sure to turn your “quiet night in” into a New Year's Eve to remember!

17 Ways To Celebrate New Year's Eve At Home

1. Countdown Bags

2. New Year's Resolution Cups

Whether you're hosting an adults-only party or staying up with the kids, make your drinks extra festive by adorning them with your resolutions for 2019! Just jot down your resolution on an adhesive label and stick it to your drink cup.

3. Good Luck Grapes

The challenge is that you must eat all 12 grapes before the clock stops chiming at midnight. If you don't have a clock that chimes out the hour, there are smartphone apps you can download to supply the chimes. Make sure to get your grapes down in time-you don't want to risk an unlucky year!

4. Bubble Wrap Stomp

5. Wishing Wall

You can add a Wishing Wall to your own New Year's Eve festivities! Provide a few pads of sticky notes and some pens, and watch as the wall fills with hopes for the new year. (You could even shred them into confetti if you wanted to go all out!) :-)

6. Confetti Bar

Inspiration from Kojo Designs

7. Printable New Year's Resolution Cards

Inspiration from Lia Griffith

8. Resolution Party Hats

Inspiration from Walk in Love

Take your resolutions to the next level by turning them into party hats! Your guests will have a blast checking out each other's goals for the new year. You can get the printable party hat template by clicking the link above!

9. “Minute To Win It” Games

Plan a few easy party games to help pass the time until midnight! These fast and furious games don't take much by way of set up or supplies, but they are sure to yield plenty of hilarious memories! Check out 6 different “Minute To Win It” games at the link below.

Related: 6 “Minute To Win It” Games That Will Liven Up Your Holiday Parties

10. Confetti Throwers

Inspiration from Oh Happy Day

Confetti-filled party poppers can be fun, but anything that explodes is always a bit risky! If you're looking for a safer alternative, check out these homemade confetti throwers. Filled with tissue paper confetti, these tubes make it easy to fill the air with confetti (without the risk of injury!)

11. DIY Balloon Drop

You can have your very own midnight balloon drop in the comfort of your own home! It's quick and easy to put together, and the kids are sure to love it! Check out how to assemble your own balloon drop at the link below.

Related: DIY New Year's Eve Party Ideas

12. New Year's Eve Bingo

Inspiration from Thirty Handmade Days

For a fun activity, print out a few of these cute New Year's Eve bingo cards! The spaces are full of festive items like confetti, noisemakers, party hats, and more. You can either watch NYE coverage on TV to mark off your spaces, or throw your own party at home! (Click the link above to download and print the cards.)

13. New Year's Eve Donuts

Inspiration from The 36th Avenue

These sparkly donuts would make a perfect New Year's Eve treat, or a great breakfast for New Year's Day! Serve with plenty of edible glitter and a big glass of milk to wash them down.

14. Printable Party Bottle Labels

Inspiration from Bespoke Bride

These printable party labels for mini bottles are an easy way to make your drinks more celebratory! They would also make a great addition to just about any party or celebration all year long.

15. New Year's Conversation Starter Game

Inspiration from Alice and Lois

While New Year's Eve is a great time to look forward to the coming year, it's also a good time to reflect on the previous year too. This printable conversation starter game is all about reminiscing about the last twelve months! Everyone is sure to have a blast discussing all the highlights from 2018.

16. New Year's Bell Noisemaker

Inspiration from Paging Supermom

It just wouldn't be a New Year's celebration without making more noise than necessary. And these DIY bell noisemakers are an easy way to do just that! Scroll to the bottom of the linked post to find the instructions for making your own bell noisemakers.

17. Photo Booth

Inspiration from Etsy shop Pomtree

A photo booth makes a great addition to just about any party! All you need is some sort of backdrop (whether it's a sheet, some paper, or even a blank stretch of wall), some props, and a camera. You can find special New Year's Eve props like this inflatable champagne bottle on Etsy!

What's your favorite way to celebrate New Year's Eve at home?

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loradmurphy · 8 years ago

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Hen Party Activities Your Mother-in-Law Will Enjoy

This post Hen Party Activities Your Mother-in-Law Will Enjoy first appeared on The Wedding Community Blog

Your hen do may be a huge celebration, but not every mother-in-law wants to come face to face with a stripper, or anything else. If you are trying to make a good impression, Last Night of Freedom has thought of everything. Lauren has rounded up the best hen party activities your mother-in-law will enjoy. But, feel free to book those strippers…

London Bus Afternoon Tea Tour

Capture the capital’s charm on board a red, double-decker bus.

Afternoon tea on a bus is quintessentially British, and this vintage vehicle will take you around London’s greatest sights – with the addition of lashings of tea.

You’ll go on a whirlwind tour of The London Eye, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St James’ Park, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, The Royal Albert Hall, Marble Arch, Piccadilly Circus, Nelson’s Column and even more, under the guidance of a uniformed London bus driver.

Of course, this is all going on whilst tucking into a selection of tasty sandwiches, pastries and cakes – in the delightfully kitsch interior, boasting red booths and twinkling lights. Your mother-in-law will have never been so happy.

ABBA Dance Class

Take the Mil (mother-in-law for those not in the know) all the way back to her youth on your hen weekend, with an ABBA dance class.

The swinging 70s were a better time – all flares, perms and hairy chests – and ABBA was the very best. That all-singing, all-dancing husband and wife (recipe for disaster) group spawned some of the best moves of the decade, and we’re still trying to emulate them. This class will take you from 0 to Dancing Queen, and the winner really will take it all, as the star dancer wins a bottle of bubbly.

Bubble Mayhen

Perhaps you’ve got an active mother-in-law, or you are trying to build a solid relationship – so chuck her in an inflatable zorb.

Bubble Mayhen, one of our most popular hen weekend activities, is the classic Bubble Football, but with a twist. You’ll all be encased in the giant zorbs and let loose on the pitch during various games. There’s also forfeits for those that think they can get away with minimal effort.

Your mother-in-law probably won’t thank you for it, but you’ll have snapshots of the day to treasure, as well as a bottle of bubbly to drink as soon as you leave the venue.

Cocktail Workshop

Cocktail workshops are a staple of all god hen weekends.

This is not your usual class – we’ve arranged a boozy afternoon in one of the best bars in Manchester. The Fitzgerald is a speakeasy-style bar, dedicated to the dazzling 1920s. The interior is Prohibition inspired, and Great Gatsby himself would be proud.

Speaking of the man, this cocktail workshop is based on his vicarious life, with exclusive use of the venue, whilst making and (most importantly) drinking two cocktails each. You’ll even sit down for a showing of the film before getting entry to several spectacular bars.

Chocolate Making Workshop

Craft a whole load of delicious treats on your hen do.

Everyone loves to bake – we have Mary Berry to thank for that – and you’ll get to know the subtle art of chocolate making with an expert. Said pro, Jane Williams for short, will go through her history and all she knows, before imparting her wisdom on how to temper chocolate. You will also produce professional (as much as can be) strawberry and champagne truffles, pipe and decorate chocolate heart-shaped lollipops, and even create your own unique ‘friendship chocolate plaque’, to eat immediately.

As if all of that isn’t enough, you’ll dine on a scrummy chocolate fondue, with strawberries and marshmallows, during the class.

Private Cinema Experience

There’s nothing more VIP than your own cinema, and we’ve got a private cinema experience to put all other activities to shame.

You and your hen group will have exclusive hire of the viewing room, with unprecedented access to those all-important aisle seats (you know what we mean). You can screen any film you choose from the library, or even bring in your own DVD. It’s the ultimate in comfort, and there’ll be popcorn, sweets and soft drinks throughout the showing. Alternatively, as it’s your hen do, bring your own drinks for a small corkage fee.

Guest post by Lauren Green of Last Night of Freedom

This post Hen Party Activities Your Mother-in-Law Will Enjoy first appeared on The Wedding Community Blog

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