I love the 80s...it's all in the details!

Where, oh, where do I begin to explain how much preparation went into Brett's birthday party? Wait...that's not what I meant to say...where do I begin to explain how much FUN I had helping plan Brett's birthday party?!

It was such a freaking blast! Gen made all of these amazing plans and I am so honored that I got to help her execute it all...that's why they call me "the executor." Not the most flattering nickname, but whatever. It works.

Anyway, we had so much fun! We made tablecloths and photo booth backdrops by spray painting "gnarly," "rad" 80s words on drop cloths and then splattering paint all over the place. At one point in time, it looked like I had been splatter painted myself.

Richard Simmons!

Look at these awesome costumes! :)
The photo booth was a hit!!

We also made "Brett Says Relax" floppy disc coasters by gluing cork board to the back of rainbow colored floppy discs. By the way, do you know how expensive floppy discs are these days? I think they might be more expensive than they were when they originally came out. Shocker! But we found them for a pretty good price!

Next we decided some beautiful signs were necessary. We made a whole bunch of them...my favorite is the cocktail sign. :)

Pretty sure that Evan and I were the only ones who played this game...
but with all the couples (and the few singles) it might have been awkward
if more people had played...

Throw in some antique store finds and some super creativity on Gen's part (she did the poster collages all by herself!) and you've got some fun!

Then we come to the chalkboard signs. I found a bunch of metal platters at Goodwill and we covered them in chalkboard paint. Gen found these awesome chalk paint markers. Doesn't it look AWESOME?!

Note that there is only one thing on the scavenger hunt list...

Yes...that's an original Hulk Hogan doll!

Now we come to the part you've all been waiting for: The inside of the cake...

It's NEON TIE-DYE! How oh how did I do that? Simple, I divided the batter up into 4 parts and used neon food coloring to make it super vibrant. Then I poured in about 3/4 of a cup in each pan of alternating colors. That's it. That's all there is to it. :) Here are some additional pics of the cake taken by Rachel and Lauren. Thanks for remembering your cameras, ladies! I can't believe I forgot mine!!

I love the 80s by Shelly Kapowski

Today marks a monumental day in my best friend's husband's (also known as my faux big brother) life...

Brett is 30! And how do we celebrate birthdays? WITH THEME PARTIES, of course!

Now, when someone was born in 1981, what is the most logical theme ever? 80s party!

As always, Gen comes up with the cutest ideas and I have to say that the party looked great! I can't believe how much work she did and how fantastic she made everything look!

I did the cake. :) I'm pretty proud of this one. I'm not gonna lie and say that I'm not feeling the effects of my one-too-many "MC Hammered" cocktails last night, so this post is going to be pretty short. I'll have more amazing pictures uploaded later, but for now, some simple cake images are going to have to suffice! Here ya go, 1981...a tribute to you and all of your neon-colored glory!

And yes, I did dress up as Kelly Kapowski. I would now like to be known as Shelly Kapowski. I think it's only fitting.