Claryse's 21st Birthday Party

(also entitled "The post with the most pictures ever" and "The reason I haven't blogged in FOREVER - because uploading all these photos takes time"!

A few weeks ago in January, my friend Claryse celebrated her 21st birthday by throwing a "Hollywood Glamour" costume party.

Everyone who came went to lots of effort with their costumes, as evidenced by the (many) pictures below. (I was Official Photographer for the night)


The venue:
(looking out onto the river)






Claryse, the birthday girl

Claryse's family

The guests arrive...

Laura (Audrey Hepburn), Elisha (Charlie Chaplin) & me (Ava Gardner)



Keisha & me



Claryse, Keisha, Me

Elise & Claryse on the red carpet

Haylee, me, Claryse (we went to New York together in April)





Elise with James Dean

Claryse with family friends Adam & Sam (Grace Kelly)

Claryse & Bella (Shirley Temple)

School friends



Girl friends from school: Keisha, Elise, me, Claryse, Laura, Sam, Katy

Dancing friends

Darcy, Gemma, Brooke (from dancing)

Ashlea, Elise, Jacinta (more dancing girls)



Caitlin & Shannon (both from dancing; Caitlin tore her ACL a few weeks ago!)

Church friends

Girls from church

Jess & Polly



Elisha & Laura

Sam & Mitch



Polly & Alex

Adam & Keisha (I'm going to be a bridesmaid in their wedding in April)

Alex with his alter ego

Luke & Alicia (Claryse's sister; yes we have the same name!)

Charlie Chaplin x 2 : Eric (Claryse's stepdad) & Elisha

The fun begins... we take over the dance floor!

Claryse & Laura

Elise & me

Me & Laura

The cake

Blowing out the candles

Cutting the cake

Eating the cake

Bella (Shirley Temple) tries out a cupcake

All partied out: Elise, Claryse, me, Laura