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Auntie Opal laughing with the Peabody Duckmaster on her 100th birthday
100 years. Still making a splash.
Auntie Opal wearing a flower crown at her 104th birthday garden party
Never too old for a flower crown.
Buddy blowing out a cake full of candles, surrounded by family
Every. Last. Candle.
Made personal.Made
memorable.

A small word with a big heart

glass·able

/ˈɡlas-ə-bəl/ · adjective · toddler-speak

A toddler’s word for transparent glass objects that are fragile enough to break.

Big days are like that. A 100th birthday, a first baby, a surprise for someone who never lets anyone fuss over them. They happen once, so I plan them clearly and carefully, and I keep you in the loop on every detail.

Celebrations the city joined

Big birthdays.
Even bigger stories.

I look for the partner who loves your guest of honor as much as you do: their bookstore, their favorite game, the hotel ducks. Then the party gives something back.

Auntie Opal, one century and counting

Four birthdays for Memphian Opal Hill, reader, Scrabble lover, and loyal customer of Novel bookstore.

Celebrating 100years young

The Peabody ducks marching down the red carpet past seated guests

Honorary Duckmaster at The Peabody

Mayor Strickland named the day after her, and the Peabody Duckmaster presented the proclamation. Then Opal led the ducks.

Front page · The Commercial Appeal

Celebrating 103years young

A pastel sign reading Happy 103, Auntie Opal, asking the community to celebrate with a book donation

A book drive at her favorite bookstore

Novel set a goal of 103 children’s books for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Memphis donated more than 200.

Action News 5

Celebrating 104years young

A smiling woman in a flower crown behind a floral cake topped with a gold 104

A garden party in full bloom

A flower crown with a matching corsage, a hand-painted rose cake, and a lace parasol for portraits in the hydrangeas.

Family celebration

Celebrating 105years young

A special-edition Scrabble board spelling Happy Birthday Opal, surrounded by boxed games

Hasbro’s queen of the tile

Hasbro gave Opal a special-edition Scrabble board and donated 105 board games to Literacy Mid-South for more than 20 Memphis schools.

Memphis Flyer
Buddy in a classic-car sweatshirt and a vintage Memphis Fire Department helmet beside red, yellow and blue balloons Glass Coca-Cola bottle favors with striped straws and 1942 tags beside a vintage red toy truck
A firefighter kneels beside Buddy to present the mayor's letter, next to a light-up 80

80th birthday

A firefighter, honored by his city.

Buddy Hughes is a retired Memphis firefighter. For his 80th, Mayor Strickland sent an official letter thanking him for his years of service, presented in person by a local firefighter.

The party itself was a classic since 1942: vintage cars, buffalo check, Coke-bottle favors tagged “aged to perfection,” a family slideshow, and a cake with every last candle.

Mayor’s letterVintage carsThe Daily Times
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Nico holding Pink Unicorn's Magical Day beside a Book Launch Party sign, a flower bar and a table of rainbow kindness kits

Book launch · Beacon, NY · June 2025

A little unicorn magic.

For the launch of my children’s book Pink Unicorn’s Magical Day, inspired by David Shelly, Beacon’s beloved Pink Unicorn, I produced a community celebration with a live reading, a flower bar, kindness kits and children’s activities.

All book proceeds support the Beacon Unicorn Fund, which helps locals in need. Today every graduating kindergartner in Beacon’s public schools gets a copy.

Live readingKindness kitsChronogram
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More celebrations

Their kind of party.
Down to the last detail.

A quilter gets her party at the sewing studio. A Tigers fan gets a visit from TOM. Here are a few more.

A cake shaped like a folded quilt with a spool, pincushion and tape measure on top Rows of teal heart quilt blocks signed by party guests
Family and friends gathered in front of a teal and green balloon backdrop at a surprise 60th birthday

Surprise 60th birthday

The party turned into a quilt.

She’s a quilter, so the surprise went to her favorite sewing studio, with a quilt-shaped cake and a backdrop in her go-to blues and greens.

Every guest made and signed a heart block, so she went home with a quilt from everyone who loves her.

SurpriseQuilt cakeSigned keepsake
A coconut drink with a surfboard logo held up beside a sparkling pool A wooden surfboard guestbook signed by guests
A big crowd of family and friends in pearl leis and beachy blues posing poolside

Tropical baby shower

Surf’s up, baby on board.

A poolside shower with a surfboard theme: branded coconut drinks, custom “Beach Baby” cookies, and a popsicle cart for the August heat.

Guests signed a wooden surfboard instead of a guestbook, so the family got a keepsake for the nursery.

PoolsideCustom cookiesSurfboard guestbook
A Memphis Tigers balloon wall in blue, white and silver with footballs and tiger foils, a birthday balloon column and pom-pom centerpieces TOM the Memphis Tigers mascot with the guest of honor and family in Tigers gear
Family and friends in Tigers blue with the mascot and the spirit squad kneeling on a Memphis M rug

Memphis Tigers 60th birthday

Tiger blue, top to bottom.

Dean is a Memphis Tigers fan through and through, so his 60th went all in on game day: a balloon wall in blue, white and silver with footballs and tiger foils, pom-pom centerpieces, and the whole room in Tigers gear.

Then came the surprise. TOM the Tiger and the Tigers spirit squad showed up to celebrate with him.

Guests went home with custom Oreos and local coffee, two of his favorites.

Game-day themeBalloon wallA visit from TOM

Photography for Buddy’s 80th by Sarah Robinette. Opal’s 100th photographed by Stan Carroll for The Commercial Appeal. Balloon design for the Tigers 60th by Pop Culture Memphis; shower popsicles by Mempops. Book launch photo via the Beacon Unicorn Fund. Event photos shared by the families who celebrated.

What I plan

You bring the occasion.
I’ll bring the imagination.

Life’s big occasions

Milestone moments

Birthdays, baby showers, and family celebrations, planned around the people you love.

  • Personal themes, favors, and keepsakes
  • Venue and vendor sourcing
  • Planning, setup, and day-of coordination
  • Surprise parties and family reunions

My specialty

Celebrations that give back

I connect your celebration with the people and places your guest of honor loves, so the day does some good and gets noticed.

  • Book launches and community events
  • Partnerships with local businesses and brands
  • Donation and book drives
  • Civic honors and proclamations
  • Press outreach and photos

Planning it yourself

Consulting call

One conversation to shape your idea, check your plan, and find the partner or detail that makes it memorable.

  • Over video, wherever you are
  • Follow-up notes and next steps

How it works

A good time, in the making.

  1. Tell me about them

    We start with the guest of honor: what they love, who they love, and what would make them light up.

  2. Plan and partner

    I build the plan, book the vendors, and reach out to any partners, from a local bookstore to a national brand.

  3. Enjoy the day

    I run the day so you can be in the photos, not behind the camera.

Nico Hughes smiling, with her hands resting on the back of a chair

Meet your planner

Hi, I’m Nico.

I’m Nicole Hughes, a Memphian now living in Beacon, New York. I’m a producer and playwright, and I founded Glassable to take the same care with life’s big moments that I take with a show.

Every party I plan starts with the same question: what would make this person feel celebrated?

See my full portfolio at ladynico.com

Let’s plan

Who are we celebrating?

Share a few details and let’s plan!

nicole@glassableproductions.com

What are we celebrating?