Celebrate a milestone birthday with this brightly colored Arabian Nights inspired birthday party. Gold accents and lots of easy DIYs bring this dream party to fruition. Guests are sure to appreciate the details of the beautiful dessert and party tables!
The Dessert Table
Celebrating a milestone birthday is always fun! When my dear friend's 40th Birthday came around, I knew I wanted to gift her the party of her dreams. When I saw the Arabian Nights themed party decor I knew it would pair perfectly with her favorite Moroccan and Bollywood-inspired elements to create her "Favorite Things" 40th birthday celebration.
As usual, we started the party planning around the dessert table. We created a gorgeous Dessert Table Backdrop to showcase all of her favorite desserts. I covered the table in glitzy gold sequin table linens and a satin purple runner.
We served a beautiful tiered cake that I embellished with paper flowers and paper borders. We also topped matching cupcakes with custom gold glitter cupcake toppers.
I made extra paper flowers to dress up the table and cake pop display.
Guests welcomed themselves to handmade cereal treats embellished with gold edible glitter and coordinating Arabian Nights Favor Boxes or gift bags filled with chocolate truffles.
We added gold washi tape to Rock Candy Lollipops and set up another table for extra desserts and fresh flowers.
The Party Tent
We also set up a large party tent outside to house cocktail tables dressed in matching linens. We decorated the tent with Arabian Hanging Lantern Holders filled with LED String Lights along with Hanging Paper Lanterns. We also added pink tulle along the tent to tie in the theme.
The Party Table
One of my favorite elements of the party was the elegant party table we set up for guests. Lined with bold purple linens and a sparkling gold table runner, the table was the perfect focal point under the tent.
The table was adorned with several DIYs that I made to match the theme. The birthday girl requested several Genie lamps, so of course I obliged with a few DIY Genie Lamps, you can find my tutorial HERE.
I also embellished Metal Lanterns to match the theme. Make sure to see the step-by-step tutorial to make your own DIY Tabletop Lanterns. We also served the birthday girl's favorite Twisted Pink Lemonade in beautiful Patterned Wine Glasses.
I made Genie Lamp Chargers and coordinating napkin rings for each table setting. You can find my charger tutorial HERE.
Another favorite detail on the tablescape were these DIY Genie Bottles that I made to sprinkle along the tabletop. They paired perfectly with the colorful Arabian Lantern Centerpieces and the DIY Paper Flower Tealights.
The birthday girl also loves elephants so I wanted to make sure we added a few here and there. Each cocktail table was adorned with an Elephant Tealight that my husband 3D printed. We topped each one with a Gold Battery-Operated Tea Light Candle.
The party was a blast and best of all, my dear friend had the time of her life celebrating her milestone party among family and friends. It was so wonderful to see her dancing her heart out and enjoying every detail of her celebration!
If you are planning an Arabian Nights party soon, you'll want to be sure to check out my tutorials for the DIY Genie Bottles, DIY Tabletop Lanterns, DIY Dessert Table Backdrop along with the DIY Paper Flower Tealights, DIY Genie Lamps, DIY Genie Lamp Chargers and the Twisted Pink Lemonade Recipe over on my blog!
