Bea is known for her quirky style. The invitation requested "Black tie... but make it disco." Sequins, metallics, and vintage platform shoes ruled. This gave the 70th birthday a vibrant energy that standard formal wear could never achieve.
: Start a new family tradition by planting a tree to symbolize Bea's growth and longevity. 7. Time Capsule bea cummins 70 birthday party16 top
Instead of a standard guestbook, there was a station where guests wrote "Advice for the next 30 years" or "My favorite Bea memory" on cards and tucked them into a vintage birdcage. 9. 70 Dozen Roses Bea is known for her quirky style
The guest list read like a census of Bea’s gloriously chaotic life. There was her ex-husband, Frank, now happily remarried to a man named Trevor. There was her college roommate, Margot, who flew in from Vancouver and immediately tried to re-park Bea’s scooter. There was the entire staff of the secondhand bookstore Bea volunteers at, plus a man named Gerald whom no one could quite place but who turned out to be the UPS driver Bea has been giving homemade shortbread to for seventeen years. This gave the 70th birthday a vibrant energy
: A curated gallery of 70 photos—one for every year—showing her journey from childhood to today.