Big Birthdays: The Party Planner Celebrates Life's Milestones

by David Tutera

Tutera lends his expertise on how to throw an unforgettable party on an everyday budget, coming up with fun themes, how to arrange the decor, planning the menu and addressing every detail for a wide variety of events. Each chapter covers a different party and each event is planned to consider the five senses."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082126172X
• ISBN13: 9780821261729
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Bulfinch Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.9" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Great Book!

This book is great for many ideas when planning big birthday bashes. David Tutera is a genious when it comes to decor and innovative ideas. I purchased this book to get ideas for my 30th birthday bash and it was very useful!

Happy Birthday to Me

Really fun Birthday ideas. I especially liked the African safari party for the retired man going on an African safari. He had really creative ideas for making an African theme that didn't really have anything to do with Africa but still came together to form this perfect ambiance.

a MUST read

Having a summer birthday has never been much fun, it somehow always goes uncelebrated. This year I was inspired to throw my own festivities. What was supposed to be a quick search for party ideas turned into a total body experience after delving into David Tutera's book Big Birthdays. In his book he executed and fabulously captured five birthday parties exploring the five senses (look, scent, texture, sound and taste) through each event. His tips ('Tutera Tips') were the most helpful; it was almost as if he could hear my questions and answer my thoughts concerning each party scenario. After my celebration they will have to reprint the book, Tutera's ideas were truly an inspiration. This book is a must-have for any status of event planner.

The Small Things

When I decided I was going to throw a dinner party, I went online to find a party planning book and when I came across Big Birthdays by David Tutera I went right out and bought it. It gave me great ideas for how to set up the table arrangements at a low cost and what dishes to serve. Some of the ideas that I used were so simple and were a huge hit with my guests like the Spin Art Invitation and the Spools of Thread Seating Cards. When planning any party it always seems to be the small things that WOW the guests and if you need some ideas for those small things then this book is perfect for you. I also have to say that I loved the layout of this book. It was divided into several different parties and each party was then divided into sub categories including; The Look, The Texture, The Taste, The Scent, and The Sound. These categories after all are what truly makes the atmosphere of any party great and having it broken down made planning for my own party that much easier. Big Birthdays had great pictures and easy directions that helped me, so I recommend this to anyone that is in need of some help in order to plan a birthday party, anniversary, or even a small dinner party.