Birthday dinner table setting ideas

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Call it a marketing strategy, or call it just wanting to contribute to the Christmas mood, but one thing is sure. Songwriters keep releasing holiday hits every year like there’s no tomorrow. Not that we’re complaining, of course. Mariah Carey, Michael Bublé, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, gosh, even Justin Bieber. It’s an endless list, and we’re loving every minute of it.

I do love planning parties for my kids, but recently I had the great privilege to throw a much more grown up party for my husband! Sean turned the big 5-0 this month so we had to have an extra special celebration for him. I decided on a moody black and gold theme with tons of candles. I had so much fun putting it together with the help of my mom and sister-in-law. Mood Board These were some pictures that caught my eye when I was thinking about what Sean would like and what would be special…