A Céilidh should be... Green?

Even though the ball was almost 3 weeks ago (GASP!), I'm finally blogging about it. Hopefully, my readers will be gracious? :P

I always start my blog posts with one about decorations... and while I don't think tradition should be kept for tradition's sake, good traditions are worth preserving...

Planning a ball is almost as fun as the balls themselves. And one of our important questions is decor. What color should a Céilidh be? Considering the word has Gaelic and Celtic origins, green is the natural color.

But what would a ball in the autumn season be without some fall colors? I love those little pumpkins. :)

So, before our guests arrived, the Kincells and Powells set to work transforming the room into a ball room.

And the green and autumnal color palette came together beautifully, if I do say so myself.

Mrs. Kincell did a lovely job, as usual, on the food table.

And I love this new platter. It's weird to share a picture of it on the blog, but I couldn't resist.

While we set up, we take as many pictures as possible. A ball MUST BE DOCUMENTED! *grins*

Keely with the lovely centerpiece

Food! (Insert the "Thank you, Captain Obvious!" Hahaha)

I was really excited about the labels for the hot drinks -- with a celtic scroll...

The two dads had some help setting up the sound equipment.

The new banner over the drink table...

Soon the guests started arriving, and I scrambled to light the candle...

The Céilidh was wonderful. And this picture surely captures my thoughts...

More coming...