Sweetest 16!

My niece had an amazing Sweet 16 last spring.  It was a Mardi Gras theme which was so fun, colorful and pazzazzy--perfect for a sweet 16!  She had someone make this candle holder for the candle lighting ceremony, shown below.  The balloons were made from a local vendor, which spelled out her name in large letters and looked so cool under all the disco lights.  Each table had a set of mardi gras balloons shaped like masks.  There were also glittery mardi gras masks at each place setting for each guest to wear.  For party favors, there was a photo booth is the big trend now for this generation (they didn't have that during my era).  There was also a T-shirt station with graffiti artists which custom designed each T-shirt for all the guests.  They even had a little onsie saved for my baby daughter- how cute was that!  It doesn't end there!  My niece gave out these custom made ritzy cupcakes topped with tiny candied mardi gras masks!  All the items are pictured below.  Her custom made mardi gras cake is featured above!  If you want any information about the vendors, contact me.  Of course, this was a rather high-budget party, as you can see.  But you can easily adjust your party ideas based on your budget.  Just be creative!  I'm sure you can find mardi gras masks at the 99 cent store.  Know a friend that loves to bake?  Have her make the cupcakes!  Instead of hiring a live graffiti design station/artists (which costs an arm and a leg,. btw) , have the T-shirts pre-made with your logo and pre-set them at each table setting!