#TeenLifeStyle: “Sweet 16” – November 3, 2015
Every 15-year-old looks forward to two things: turning 16 and getting their license. For me, I was dreaming about my Sweet 16 months ahead of time. In March, I told my mom, “I want to have an awesome Sweet 16.” She told me it was possible, and we began planning for a party around my September birthday… in March.
By: Stella Alverson @StellaAPSB
My party evolved from being a huge Sadie Hawkins dance to being a party of 80 friends and family at the Sugar Hill Golf Club. The first object of focus was my dress. I dreamed about wearing this Sherri Hill light blue and white polka dot two-piece dress with a pearl halter top. We made it happen. After that, everything else was planned around my dress: the cake, the invitations and the decorations. The venue came next. My mom and I spent days scouring over the internet looking for a place that could hold a party like I wanted. We found the Golf Club relatively early in our search, and after our first visit, we knew it was the right place. The venue was confirmed. We set the date for August 29th.
Then, the invitations were ordered with light blue and white polka dots, to match the dress of course, and they were sent out a month in advance, and then the planning really hit high gear. The DJ was hired, a fireman by day, DJ by night; the three tiered cake was planned and ordered, vanilla with buttercream icing with three different designs; this party was definitely happening, and no one was more excited than I was. Throughout August, the excitement built up to the point where people were constantly asking me what to wear or who was coming. On the day of the party, my parents gave me my present—a new silver Buick Encore. I couldn’t believe my eyes after being told I was getting my dad’s brown Passat for years. I’m SO glad that didn’t actually happen!
Then, my best friend Savanna and I went to get our nails and hair done before leaving to the party. My dad drove us to the party in his new Buick LaCrosse (yes, he also got a new car), and the party officially began. I made it my mission to take a picture with everyone so that I remembered truly everything that happened. One of my friend’s mom was the photographer, and I appreciated her so much that night. We danced all night long, took group pictures, group selfies (thank you Cody for the selfie stick), and had a blast dying our tongues different colors with the Kona Ice sno cone truck’s delicious flavors. All in all, Twitter holds over a 100 of those memories along with Dropbox holding hundreds more, gotta love limited phone storage, and I love looking at them every day.
ED’s NOTE: I’m still mad I wasn’t invited. Stella, you are having another party next year so I can come and be a part.
happy birthday preston!! love you! have a great day!! pic.twitter.com/7nFdGsWykQ
— stella (@StellaAPSB) September 2, 2015
Happy B-Day @AlversonStella Hope you have had a great day!!!💯🎉 pic.twitter.com/t4Bj6Czvzu
— #BigLed (@nkledford1321) September 5, 2015
Stella Alverson is a contributor to PSBPopCulture.com with her #TeenLifeStyle articles. Alverson has been around the PSBPopCulture.com Team since her early days and is well versed in how we do things around here. She is currently a Honor Roll student at Buford High School and is on her way to playing college volleyball upon high school graduation.