Over the weekend we celebrated Chinese New year with family and friends. For the past 10 years we have either hosted a party or head to our favorite Chinese restaurant.
This year, a friend and I decided to host our party for 80 friends! We also decided to accept donations for the organization that cared for one of our friend’s daughter while she was in China, International China Concern.
Our party was held in a church gymnasium, so you will have to forgive the bad lighting. It is extremely hard to get pretty pics in such a “hard” environment, but overall we were pleased with how it turned out.
I was able to get so many fun Year of the Dog decorations from Oriental Trading…my go-to for party decor!
I think one of my favorite elements were our simple and easy table centerpieces. We took just a take out box, plopped in a primrose, and some chopsticks. The fabric on the tables, are from a pair of curtains that we cut to make table toppers. Red envelopes were on every table for our guests to place their donation for ICC.
Our highlight of the evening, were our Chinese Lion Dancers. This is so fun, and everyone loves it!
We will definitely call this party a success! It is so important to out families that we celebrate our girls’ heritage and traditions, so they will always feel proud of their birth country, and it means so much to share it with family and friends.
Xian Nian Kuai Le!!
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