The OTT recently turned the big 3-oh. To celebrate even further (he turned 30 while we were visiting the Panama Canal in February – talk about a cool birthday), we put together a party centered around one of his favorite sports – golf.

The party dishes were named after golf terms, like “Barbecue Birdie Sandwiches” and “Dip and Chip Out,” there were golf-theme cupcakes (idea courtesy of the ever-fabulous Martha Stewart), and we even instated a golf/preppy dress code. Favor bags included tiny round brownies and golf-ball look-alike Mexican wedding cookies.

Invites:

Menu:

- Divots and Hummus (veggies and hummus)
- Dip and Chip Out (black bean dip with tortilla chips)
- Green and Rough (warm spinach artichoke dip)
- Barbecue Birdie Sandwiches (slow-cooked bbq chicken on potato rolls with monterey jack cheese)
- Bucket of Balls (powdered donut holes in a metal bucket)
- Golf Cupcakes
- 19th Hole Special Drink

Favors:

- Mexican Wedding Cookies and Bite-Size Round Brownies

Decoration:

- Golf balls in tall, round vases
- Table backdrop made with colored paper

Sources:

- baking cups, white candy pearls, favor bags – Layer Cake Shop
- paper for invitations, food cards, favor cards, cupcake flags, and wall decoration – Paper Source
- green sanding sugar – Williams Sonoma