third annual “happy as a clam bake”

while i love wedding planning, i love regular party planning, too! :)

for the last three years, my husband, devin and i have thrown a clam bake for our friends and family at our house. usually, we schedule it so we can all go to the browns game in the morning, but with the goofy schedule this year, we weren’t able to keep that tradition.

here is one half of our postcard invitation. the other half is an order form. the back includes a map to our house and then the address/stamp

we have FOOD galore… clams, chicken, corn, potatoes, clam chowder, cole slaw and rolls with butter are all included in the bake.

this year, devin also made ramaki, hanky pankies, and stuffed mushrooms.

then all our friends bring food too. our friend, mariah, makes the BEST cookies and brought us this awesome platter!

we were able to bust out our new wedding gift for the coleslaw

here’s some of my friends from home, and my mommy and aunt karen!

here’s devin and some of his friends from home

and here’s our kitchen the next day. always an awesome mess… and well worth it!