Restoring Us by Fabiola Francisco

Author:Fabiola Francisco [Francisco, Fabiola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fabiola Francisco
Published: 2015-01-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Ava

Katie’s all hell-bent about making my party a themed party. Honestly, I think it could be fun, but she’s so over the top sometimes, it scares me what she might come up with. We’ve just arrived to Susan’s boutique. She’s the party planner my family has been using ever since I can remember. She is amazing!

Her ideas are original and exotic. She knows how to combine elegance with eccentricity in a perfect balance, and her boutique displays that.

“Sweetie, I am so happy to see you! I’ve missed seeing you around. I know Europe was fab. Your mom kept me up to date.” Susan wraps her arms around me kindly. “Hi Katie, always a pleasure seeing you. Are you ladies ready to plan an out of this world party?” She claps her hands excitedly.

We head back to her office and talk details. I know she’s the best planner in the city and offers catering and bartending, but I want to discuss décor. What style to go for and what theme to do.

“Take a seat ladies.” Susan motions to the chairs in her office. “Tell me your plans. What day are you planning on having the party? You two always come up with fabulous ideas.”

“April 10th, the day of her birthday. We want to have a theme party!” Katie jumps in quickly before allowing me a chance to speak.

“I love it. What were you thinking?” Susan looks my way expectantly.

“Eighties theme. Think Madonna “Like a Virgin,” Cindy Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” Whitney Houston “How Will I Know.” We want to recreate the 80s. Not cheesy, but seriously go back to it. Make people feel like they’ve stepped back in time.” Katie has taken over.

“So you want neon lights, geometric shapes and some rocking cocktails. I can totally work with that. It will take place in your parents’ house, Ava, so how about we hang a slinky chandelier from the pergola outside, using different colored slinkies and small lights to shine inside them? We can also have a Polaroid photo booth with props for people to take photos with them. Definitely, a signature cocktail. You like Martinis. How does a Pop Rocks Martini sound?” She says as she takes notes on a pad.

“Wow, that all sounds great, actually.” I am surprised at how quickly she is drawing up images for my party. I know she’s talented, but the ideas are just rolling off her quickly.

We work out details of each of those ideas and add some more to it. The walls will be covered in black paper with neon paint splattered on it. The bar will be made to look like a big Rubik’s Cube and glow sticks will be available for the guests to use along with some black lights bringing out the neon.

We will have a few high top tables. Susan will use small square vases with short hot pink daisies and enclose the vases with old cassettes, creating a cube around them. From the middle of the flowers, she will place 80s phrases in word bubbles.

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