How to Plan a “Life of a Birthday Girl” Party

If your birthday girl loves pop culture, glitter, and a little main-character energy, a Life of a Birthday Girl party is the perfect way to celebrate. 

Whether you’re planning a chic dinner, a glamorous house party, or a full night out, this guide will help you throw a birthday celebration that feels unforgettable, elevated, and unapologetically fun.

Looking for a bachelorette or hen party variation on this theme? check out our post How to plan a This Wife is a Showgirl Bachelorette Party!

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What Is the Life of a Birthday Girl Theme?

Inspired by Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl, this theme is all about spotlight moments, bold style, and celebrating the guest of honor like the icon she is.

This theme is a celebration of confidence, creativity, and star power. It blends showgirl glamour with playful pop aesthetics — think sequins, feathers and metallics in the album cover inspired colors of orange and turquoise.

Life of a Birthday Girl Taglines

Taglines set the tone and instantly bring the theme to life. Fun, on-theme phrases include:

• The Life of A Birthday Girl
• In My Birthday Era
• In My Showgirl Era
• The Fate of a Birthday Girl
• Another Year, Another Era
  

These taglines are ideal for custom drinkware, party signs, sashes, or even printed on napkins for a subtle but cohesive touch.

Invitation Ideas

Kick off the excitement with invitations that feel bold and glamorous. Digital invites work especially well for this theme and allow you to play with typography, metallic textures and graphics. Stick to the theme colors of orange, turquoise, gold and silver and be sure to include details like dress code, start time, and any coordinated outfit themes so guests know how to prepare.

Our themed Life of a Birthday Girl party invitations are instant download Canva templates that you can edit completely for free. The template comes with 2 sizes – 5×7” for printing and a mobile size for sharing with your guests instantly. 

Showgirl Inspired Party Decor

Decor is where this theme truly shines and there are plenty of options available. Use sequined table runners, feather accents, disco balls, and candles to create depth and texture.

An orange glitter curtain sets the scene, while teal and orange showgirl balloons create an on theme backdrop. Feather centerpieces, champagne towers, gold candleholders, and a Life of a Birthday Girl banner elevate the space. 

For more ideas, check out our Showgirl Party Amazon Ideas List.

Welcome & Table Sign Templates

Personalized signage elevates the party and ties everything together. A welcome sign greeting guests with “Welcome to the Life of the Birthday Girl” sets the tone as soon as they arrive. Table signs can include fun labels like VIP Lounge, Birthday Girl’s Favorites, or Encore Cocktails.

Using matching fonts and colors across your signs helps create a cohesive, polished look. Printable templates such as our Life of a Birthday Girl Sign Bundle make it easy to customize names, ages, or inside jokes while keeping everything on theme.

Bottle Labels

Keep your refreshments on theme with these custom editable Showgirl water bottle labels. Simply edit the text in Canva to personalize for your event, then print and attach to water bottles. Not only great as a party favor or in a hangover kit, but with their theme cohesive colors they will also look great on the table as guests arrive.

Also available within the bundle are Showgirl Themed wine bottle labels which make great table decor and double as a take home party favor.

Printable Photo Props

Photo props are a must for this celebration. Our Life of a Birthday Girl photo props include 30+ Instant Download, print at home props in PDF format, with plenty of nods to the iconic album and keeping the design cohesive.

Printable props like these allow guests to grab and pose effortlessly, making photos more playful and dynamic. Set them up near your photo backdrop or keep them on a nearby table so guests can grab them throughout the night.

Showgirl Inspired Attire

This is a dress-up–worthy theme, and guests should feel encouraged to bring their best showgirl style glam. Encourage guests to dress boldly with sequin and feather headdresses, metallic fabrics, and dramatic silhouettes. Think fringed bodysuits in teal or orange, glittery scarves, statement heels, bold makeup, and glamorous accessories.

The birthday girl should steal the show. White sequins, feather-trimmed outfits, glam feather heels and a custom sash that reads The Life of a Birthday Girl  are perfect choices. Adding opera gloves, a tiara, or dramatic lashes completes the look.

Party Games & Entertainment Ideas

Entertainment should celebrate the birthday girl’s personality and keep the energy high. A curated playlist featuring pop anthems and throwback hits sets the mood immediately. Karaoke or lip-sync battles allow guests to take the stage, while a “Best Dressed” or “Main Character Moment” contest adds friendly competition.

Drink or Dare Board Game

If your Showgirl birthday party is an intimate gathering of a few close friends, you may like to include some party games such as our fully customisable Life of a Birthday Girl drink or dare board game. Fully editable in Canva, you can add your own rules, dare cards and even change the text and colors of the board! 

“Drink If” Dice Game

This Showgirl themed decision dice drinking game is perfect for your adult party. All you need is 2 dice and the drinks of your choice.

Roll the dice to determine who drinks – instructions are included. The files are instant download meaning it’s great for a last minute addition to your party, and the template is fully editable in Canva so you can personalize the consequences for your guests!

Buy Me A Drink Instagram Story Template

Another fun addition to any party is including a personalised QR code linking to your Venmo, Paypal or similar so guests can buy you a drink! Our Life of A Birthday Girl Instagram story template is available to purchase individually or in the bundle, while our stickers and cards are availble within the bundle only.

Wondering how to create a payment QR code? Don’t worry, it’s all outlined in our dedicated post: How to Create A Buy Me A Drink Custom QR code

Showgirl Inspired Food and Drink Ideas

Food and drinks should feel indulgent but fun. Offer shareable bites like sliders, flatbreads, charcuterie boards, and elegant finger foods that are easy to enjoy between dancing and photos.

For drinks, consider signature cocktails named after the theme, such as Birthday Girl Spritz, Encore Martini, or Main Character Margarita. A champagne moment or sparkling mocktail station adds a celebratory touch. Finish the night with a statement cake or cupcakes that match the party’s color palette.

Party Favors

Send guests home with chic, show-worthy keepsakes. Great options include mini champagne bottles, feather fans, showgirl earrings, custom matchboxes, showgirl themed coasters, or showgirl jewellery dishes.

Custom VIP Pass Lanyards

Give your guests a fun party favor with these custom editable Showgirl VIP Lanyard templates! Edit for free in Canva to add your guests’ names, print and insert into vertical lanyard holders like these for a fun start to the festivities.

Photo Mat Template

Create a perfect keepsake for the birthday girl with this custom editable Showgirl themed printable photo mat available as part of the bundle.

These photo mats are easily editable in Canva to personalize with your name and party details. Print out the template and get all the guests to sign on the night. Then after the party, choose the best group photo to add to the template before framing as a treasured keepsake of your special day.

Party Favor Stickers

Ideal for attaching to bottles of fizz, favor bags and more, we have both rectangular and round favor stickers within the Life of a Birthday girl Bundle cohesive to our Showgirl Party range. 

Both sizes are optimized to fit Avery print to edge stickers and are compatible to use with the free Avery Design & Print software.

For more details on this process, check out our dedicated post How to Customise a sticker using Avery Design & Print.

Hangover Labels

Send guests home with homemade hangover kits of essential supplies, all topped off with these hangover kit labels available within the Showgirl Birthday bundle. Check out our dedicated post on how to make a DIY Hangover kit.

Gift Tags

Packaging your favors in gift bags with tags like Thanks for Celebrating the Life of the Birthday Girl ties everything together beautifully. Our gift tags are cohesive to the rest of the range and fully editable in Canva, available within the bundle.

Are You Planning a Showgirl Birthday Party?

A Life of a Birthday Girl party is more than just a celebration — it’s a moment. With glam décor, confident fashion, playful entertainment, and thoughtful details, this theme turns any birthday into a show-stopping experience worthy of the spotlight.

So turn up the music, raise a glass, and let the birthday girl take center stage — because this year, it’s all about her era.

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