Decorating for Brice's 30th B-Day Party

Here is the invitation that we sent out for Brice's party:
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Please join us to celebrate, weep, and to cry
To mourn the lost youth of a real special guy
For our dear friend Brice is leaving his 20’s
We can’t make this easy, he deserves to be punished.
For youth is so fleeting; and now Brice’s is done
It’s only fair that we tease him, and at his expense have some fun
On January 19th, a Friday night
A wake will be held to honor Brice right
So please come at seven and plan to stay late
We will eat, drink, and be merry, and on his youth close the gate
Please come dressed all in black, from your head to toe
For this is the way for your condolences to show
The doom and gloom party’s at 192 BobbieLynn Lane
Brice may greet you at the door with his false teeth and cane
We might attempt karaoke (if the lyrics Brice can still read)
And celebrate properly the life Brice will lead
‘Cause he’s turning 30, and we’re all his friends
It’s time to party and ensure his youthfulness never ends!
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With a dress in all black, and come to mourn Brice's lost youth theme, the party decorations had to transform our otherwise bright and cheery home into the mournfest we hoped to have for Brice.

We started with a wreath on the front door...

and a Welcome To The Party sign on the front porch. Then we covered the house with candles and dimmed the lights. Added some tombstones and black dried flowers and branches, and covered the tables in black fabric and 30's of every shape and variety.
And of course to top it all off, I ordered in fresh snow(Okay, I had nothing to do with the 6+ inches of snow we got that night, but it was a nice effect!)