Kristin turned 40 with a birthday party that put 80s music and decor together with a travel theme, and old photos of Kristin made it personal.

A photo cube and forty reasons on a pink board

A clear photo cube held old snapshots, one of them a baby picture beside a teddy bear. A pink board titled forty reasons why we love you waited with markers and rows of blank circles. Macarons lined a red London double-decker bus stand.

Clear photo cube holding old family snapshots, including a baby beside a teddy bear
Confetti falling over a crowded, colorfully lit dance floor seen from above
Dark thank-you cards reading For tonight, tomorrow and next time, addressed to Dearest Friends
Pink board titled forty reasons why we love you with blank circles and black markers
Red London double-decker bus stand holding a row of macarons, with airplane window decals on the wall
Pink roses and baby's breath in a small glass vase on a red tablecloth

Cassette tapes and a Kiddie Korner menu

Cassette tape cutouts hung among black streamers, and guests danced in neon 80s outfits. A Growing Up Slowly menu offered KFC Bowls and Buckeye Dip with Graham Crackers beside a Buckeyes Fans Welcome sign. In front of a wall of real cassette tapes, Kristin's Kiddie Korner menu listed Lunchables (for adults!), 1985 Microwave Popcorn and Melody Pops.

Orange and blue cassette tape cutout marked A and 90 hanging among black streamers
Two women dancing with arms raised in neon 80s outfits, one wearing a wide-brim hat
Framed Growing Up Slowly menu listing KFC Bowls, Buckeyes and Buckeye Dip with Graham Crackers
Basket of Cheez-It packs behind a Buckeyes Fans Welcome sign, with football helmets under purple light
Snack table with popcorn boxes and Kristin's Kiddie Korner menu in front of a wall of cassette tapes
White lounge sofa with a glowing cube, wine bottles on a side table and balloons behind

A Rubik's Cube contest and a passport by the guestbook

A Solve the Rubik's Cube sign asked guests to write down their name and time to win a bottle of fine wine. The photo guestbook sign read Snap it, Shake it, Stick it, Sign it, and a pink instant camera, a passport and sheets of flag stickers sat beside the book. An old photo was projected on the wall behind the DJ, and red confetti came down over the dance floor.

Snap it Shake it Stick it Sign it guestbook with a pink instant camera, a passport and flag stickers
Red confetti raining over guests dancing in a colorfully lit room
Cups of skewered charcuterie with fruit and cheese on a table scattered with confetti
Old photo of two smiling young women projected on a wall above a DJ at the decks
Solve the Rubik's Cube sign offering a bottle of fine wine, with Rubik's Cubes and a giant cube prop
Chinese takeout boxes hand-lettered Delicious and Asia to go under purple light