This special couple has been together since pre-school (almost), and somehow managed to make it all the way to the end of their 20’s without a surprise party. That ended with Bryan’s 30th, and what a party it was. Flowers (on every surface available), top notch food and A-list guests all came together for one heck of an evening.

Asked by the stylish hostess to create the invitations, LLB Designs incorporated blue and brown colors for a fresh and not too girly palette. And of course the number one fear when planning a surprise party is the honoree catching on, so a little reminder reading “Shhh….it’s a surprise” was printed on the back of the invites and positioned to be the first thing guests saw when opening the invitation. While all of these little details help, there’s no getting around the fact that the photo of the birthday boy steals the show. Just as it should.