Cake table ideas?

80th birthday party. Black and gold. Thinking of having the cake in the middle, favor boxes stacked nicely next to it, gold pretty box for cards on the other side. I have a gold fringe backdrop and a happy birthday drape-y banner for the wall.  What else on the table? I want it to be like a focal table :) dont want to go overboard though like you would for a wedding
Answers

Zed

No , black is for funerals. Surely that can wait a few years. Use Lemon and white and rocket candles on the cake.

Anonymous

Picture from baby to current of the birthday person's life with family friends, interests etc. On my 60th birthday my wife cut out a big cardboard box in the shape of a 6 and 0 and got pictures from family friends (ahead of time - plus what we had on hand) and taped the around the numbers - it was a focal point many people at the party were in the pictures so it was fun.

rena

Maybe decorate it with some beautiful, colourful and fresh flowers.

David

Happy LXXX Birthday!