THE BIG 5-0, 007 STYLE!

My husband turned 50 last fall and he wanted a big party to celebrate this milestone birthday. We settled on a 007/Casino Royale theme. Everything was awesome from the food to the decorations to the casino games. It was awesome but it took a lot of planning, organizing and help from friends and family. We pulled off a stellar event. Here's how we did it. INVITATIONS Since we were doing a 007 themed party, I wanted the invitation to start off that theme. I had my husband put on his tux, get his little pistol out and we did a photo shoot around the house until we found the perfect picture for the invitation. I created the invitation in Microsoft Publisher and did a "washout" on his picture so it would be in the background. Here's how it turned out. In case you can't read it, it says. "He's aged to perfection, he's shaken not stirred, Joseph Lindsay is 050." CENTER PIECES Since there was so much to do, I did...