- Posted on August 29, 2008

Last weekend my husband and I hosted our second annual family summer picnic/barbeque. We both have rather large families so we get a good turnout. We also invite close friends and neighbors so that adds to the list as well. Last year we had about 70 people. This year we had close to 90. Both years have been great successes. I love barbeques and picnics more than anything. They are inherently fun and relaxed. The kids play games and the adults get to sit back and relax in comfortable shorts and t-shirts whilst enjoying the beautiful sunny day, great food, and good drink. So many family get-togethers occur in the winter and early spring because that’s when the holidays come around. My husband and I started this summer picnic as a way to bring the family together in the non-holiday season.

Last year, I just used basic party supplies meaning I went to the local grocery store and picked up plain old white paper plates and cups and napkins. These are functional and work fine, but they didn’t look so nice. I think people underestimate how much the right party supplies can add to a party. I know I did until I saw how ugly all that plain white looked in my backyard, which is really nice if I do say so myself. I am an avid gardener and I take great pride in my landscaping. So, for my second year, I decided I wanted to get nicer party supplies – specifically, I thought it would be nice to get some floral party supplies to go with my gardens. My neighbor had used this certain online party supply store on two different occasions I had attended recently. She used it once earlier this year to purchase birthday party supplies for her son’s Batman themed party and again just a couple of months ago to purchase baby shower party supplies for her sister’s shower. Each time I was impressed with the party supplies.

I was even more impressed when she told me all the supplies offered on this website are either discount party supplies and/or sold in bulk. With the amount of people I was expecting, bulk was music to my ears. The night of my neighbor’s baby shower, I checked said website and let me tell you, it is as fabulous as my neighbor claimed. I could not believe the selection of floral party supplies alone! I found this really wonderful and very classy collection called Gerbera Garden tableware party supplies in one of their many bulk sections. I knew instantly it would fit my backyard setting perfectly. This collection offered invitations too, which was an unexpected find.

I think this year’s picnic cemented the tradition. It was a great party – even better than last year is the word on the street. Everyone commented on the beautiful party supplies too. They looked fabulous, just as I had hoped!

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