Few things beat a table of great food surrounded by your closest friends, which is why Friendsgiving has become such a popular tradition in recent years. This year, spice up your annual Thanksgiving celebration with a colorful Friendsgiving Fiesta! The gorgeous jewel tones of this party paired with elements like succulents and pumpkins will make everyone feel welcome around the table.
I've always wanted to host a Friendsgiving celebration, but the past few years our travel schedule hasn't allowed it.
This year I'm excited to have our friends over for a unique Thanksgiving meal. Growing up in south Texas I have always loved a good fiesta-inspired party. Just like with our recent Girl's Fiesta Night, I decided to incorporate lots of colors. I also infused the party space with cozy fall elements like pumpkins, pom-poms and succulents.
In November the weather in Texas is usually quite delightful, so I decided to set up this Friendsgiving Fiesta in our backyard. Hanging lights, white cutout paper banners, and a geometric sphere chandelier perfectly framed the dining area. When you are entertaining a crowd feel free to mix and match chairs, place settings and tablecloths, if needed, especially with a colorful fiesta theme!
Bright colors like pink, yellow and aqua complement the orange in the fall pumpkins, which make this dinner party perfect for a Thanksgiving feast.
Layer kraft paper down the center of the white table cloth and create a low-key centerpiece with pumpkins, succulents and pink flower blooms in teal textured glass vases.
Each place setting features scalloped orange paper plates rimmed with gold and layered with Thankful and Grateful Dessert Plates. Metallic Gold Cutlery and pink napkins with DIY Fiesta Napkin Rings are the perfect finish to a festive place setting.
Whether your friends all know each other or you're bringing different groups of people together to socialize, use DIY Pumpkin Succulent Place Cards to help everyone find their seats.
The DIY Macrame Fiesta Backdrop not only served as a colorful backdrop for the dessert cart, but also made the perfect spot for friends to snap photos too! Small touches like a pumpkin and pom-pom garland help it feel more like fall than Cinco de Mayo.
I gave the Fiesta Mi Casa Mi Familia Sign a makeover by painting over the middle party with white paint. I used my Cricut and vinyl to create the new colorful Friendsgiving Fiesta sign and love how it serves as both decor and a photo booth prop.
Friends are the spice of life and without good friends, life wouldn't be complete! After of an evening of good food, laughter and fun be sure to send your friends home with a colorful party favor. Fill Mini Fiesta Drawstring Bags with Fiesta Tassel Earrings, candy, and photos from the evening.
So if you've always wanted to host a Friendsgiving celebration, spice it up this year and make it an unforgettable fiesta! Make sure to check out the tutorials for the DIY Fiesta Napkin Rings, Pumpkin Succulent Place Cards and the Macrame Pom-Pom Backdrop to create your own colorful Friendsgiving fiesta!
