As a wedding photographer, I’m used to big parties and celebrations. It’s one of the reasons why I love throwing theme parties, especially during the Fall season.

Which brings us back to last Friday where we hosted our first Tom-Hanks-Giving party! We wanted to do a spin on the traditional Friendsgiving and also showcase our love for our favorite actor of all time, Tom Hanks. Because who doesn’t love Tom Hanks?!

We decorated the entire house with photos of Tom in his many different movies. Guests dressed as their favorite Tom Hanks character and we played his movies the entire night. We hosted a fun little Tom Hanks trivia quiz and had everyone vote on their favorite movie of his. I think the best detail of the night though were the adorable Tom Hanks themed cookies that Yield Bakehouse created for us! I would love to see the next wedding I photograph have cookies like this! They were almost too cute to eat!

I’m obsessed with ’80s and ’90s Tom Hanks, so it was only natural that I dressed as Josh Baskin from the movie Big, complete with the FAO Schwarz piano. Matt dressed at The Conductor from The Polar Express, his favorite Christmas movie. Thankfully, everyone dressed up too and we celebrated T.Hanksgiving into the night.

Maybe I can convince one of my wedding couples to have a Tom Hanks themed reception at their wedding? Or at least a fun, themed welcome party? A girl can dream!

Thank you to everyone who attended! I think Tom Hanks would have loved this! Maybe he’ll join us next year!