The Roaring 20's

Theme parties are a bit of a hobby of mine, and i thought i'd expand the blog to include them. The Roaring 20s party has always been one of my favorites. It was winter time so we didn't have a huge turnout, but it was gorgeous and fun nonetheless.

Prohibition Party

Decor:
This was a prohibition party so we tried to really get the feel of the era. We hosted the party in the basement, decorated in black and gold, and provided feather boas and faux pearls for guests. Liquor was served in crystal decanters, and- as it was December- we had a tiny tree decorated with snippets of alcohol. The invitation was a simple card slipped inside of candy cigarette boxes presented to each invitee.

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Drink:
We chose classic prohibition era cocktails and put up cards above the drink table. On the table were crystal decanters of liquor and glass carafes of mixers for "Bees Knees", "French 75", "Lynchberg Lemonade" and "Dark & Stormy". I downloaded a "Gatsby" font for our signs and invitations.

 Food:
We kept food simple and ordered a tray of sushi from a local restaurant. It was actually super appropriate since asian food came onto the scene in the US and was super trendy in the 1920s. We also served a selection of simple hors d'oeuvres- savory puffed pastries and stuffed mushrooms. I picked up small "fancy" metal serving platters at the dollar tree to add to the ambience.

Activities:
In keeping with the theme, tables had packs of playing cards, and the cheeky *somewhat* lude game "Cards Against Humanity". I also turned my tablet into a photo booth using an app. i used gold curtains to hide our basement shelving. We also had stick on mustaches for comic fun.

*A lot of guests felt that coming dressed in theme was stressful, but i thought it was so much fun to have everyone in character and the photos were great!