In late May, my younger daughter Emily graduated from
Salem College.We are so proud of her! At the end of the graduation ceremony, everyone throws confetti.
The night before, after the Baccalaureate service at historic
Home Moravian Church, there was a reception in the backyard of the
President's house in
Old Salem. Here are some pictures of the fabulous floral arrangements.
Salem's official flower is the daisy, so as gifts for her friends, Emily and I quilled daisies for a wreath.
Here is the graduate in front of Main Hall with her hand-painted mortarboard and daisy dress!
The next weekend, we had a party at our home to celebrate. The epergne in our foyer contained daisies (of course) and hydrangea and yellow yarrow.
On the mantle in our billiards room, I had my gold ornament tree with graduation ornaments and surrounded by a daisy garland.
Here is a picture of my dining room table, which was covered with a yellow cloth with paper daisies and graduation confetti all over it. The centerpiece arrived a day ahead as a very thoughtful gift from one of our neighbors!
I used yellow and blue plastic ware for the party.
The porch is always a popular gathering spot at parties.....
...especially when the gardenias are in bloom!
One more thing! Here is an edited copy of our Graduation Party invitations. The bottom has my address and phone number so I cropped it out, but it was beautifully hand lettered by a very talented friend with a stationery business! Please visit her site at
http://www.saintfolly.com/
And if any of this looks familiar, you may be remembering
this POST, from when my older daughter graduated from Salem College three years ago!
I will be joining
Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen and
Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch.
