Giant cakes and the Barbie cast: Inside Sydney Sweeney’s ’80s prom-themed birthday party

This is so 13 Going on 30 coded I could scream

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Now the weather has turned cold and Gilmore Girls re-run season is here, there are few parties most of us would actively – genuinely – get fomo from. But last night Sydney Sweeney had the whole internet in a chokehold when she posted pics from her ’80’s prom-themed 26th birthday party. The Peltz-Beckhams were there, candid polaroids were taken of every guest, she had a stairway photoshoot with her besties— it was so adorable I actually can’t.

i’m so obsessed with sydney sweeney’s 80s prom themed bday party like even down to the stairwell photos pic.twitter.com/7iWKL22nRE

— corinne ☆ (@MIUCClAMUSE) September 19, 2023

Sydney shared a reel to Instagram of her blowing out her three-tiered cake, doing the limbo in front of a balloon arch and getting on stage to give a speech, to the theme appropriate soundtrack: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper.

The guest list was, obv, full of stars: Emily Tosta, Queer Eye’s Tan France, Barbie cast Ariana Greenblatt and Alexandra Shipp, Euphoria makeup artist Donni Davy and TikTok’s Dylan Mulvaney. Immaculate vibes.

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The main thing we need to talk about here though is Sydney’s absolute wow fit. She had a curly blow out Olivia Newton John would applaud, a hot-pink puff-sleeved satin mini dress which actually should have featured in the Barbie movie and a bedazzled mini bag which definitely couldn’t hold more than lipgloss but, tbh, what else does she need. Obsessed.

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“The cutest birthday @sydney_sweeney. A dream for us homeschooled kids that didn’t have a prom,” wrote Emily Tosta on Instagram. “My first prom thanks to the bday girl @sydney_sweeney U deserve the best!!!” added singer Anitta. Get us on the invite list next year, I beg.

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