My Husband's 50th Birthday Party

by E. Annette Forsythe
(Dickinson, TX)

When my husband turned 50, we did the funeral theme...death of his youth. We had the RIP tombstone cake and the traditional gag gifts.

The one thing that made this party unique was the casket that we constructed out of plywood. I hot glued a white satin material inside to look like a casket liner and we placed the 'coffin' on the counter and put the dishes of food inside to serve as the buffet.

We place flowers and a blown-up pic of my husband (from the early years) at the head of the coffin.

He thought it was a hilarious touch to the evening.

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Apr 16, 2009
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This is great!
by: Samantha

I'm throwing a 50th bday party for my mom and want to do a funeral theme. We actually have a friend that owns a funeral home and we may be able to borrow an old coffin from him. Did you have any other ideas that worked well? I like the coffin buffet idea.