30th birthday dinner party

I taught myself to decorate cakes with buttercream using palette knives. I had seen buttercream artists decorate cakes on Instagram, and in my quest to learn just that, I’ve developed my own, unique cake decorating style.

As a Los Angeles event planner, I have the opportunity to plan a lot of really cool milestone birthday celebrations, this event in LA was amazing!

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…

classy thirtieth birthday dinner

Esther-Lauren on Instagram: "The birthday dinner of my dreams 🌸⁣🧡 ⁣ So blessed to enter another year of life using one of the many talents God has given me to host the most perfect & intimate celebration with my favorite people⁣ ⁣ #birthdaydinner #birthdaydecor #gardenparty"

Erin Silberman | Birthday Dinner Party - “A Tini Bit Older” Follow @seriousfoodfetish for more recipes, restaurant recs & food trends• Two of my friends… | Instagram

Erin Silberman on Instagram: "Birthday Dinner Party - “A Tini Bit Older” Follow @seriousfoodfetish for more recipes, restaurant recs & food trends• Two of my friends turned 30 this month & they really wanted to do a dinner party with a private chef. They saw some inspo on social for the theme “a tini bit older” so I took that & designed the tablescape off of it. I knew I wanted everyone to have a martini at their place setting when they arrived, so that gave me the idea to really use the…

So, you've decided to host your first dinner party? I've got you covered with my tips & entertaining essentials for the perfect party.