I love love love Halloween! A holiday that gives me an excuse to dress up and throw a party? I am all over that! This year I felt like the planning was a lot easier since we had a year of experience under our belts. The party ran smoothly and was a huge success but I still learned some things this year that I think will make next year even better! (Such as more costume prizes, better voting system, some new games and possibly a spook alley! Gotta start planning these things early ; )
Originally we were going to be Dora and Diego, but when my "Dora" wig arrived in the mail I realized it looked more like Cleopatra hair. Plus I've done Dora before so we decided to switch things up and went as Mark Anthony and Cleopatra.
We had about 40 people this year and everyone brought fabulously spooky desserts and appetizers. My favorite were the candy corn rice crispy treats. WOW! those were awesome!
The costumes this year were SOOOO good! It was tricky trying to narrow it down because everyone received lots of votes! It was so hard to just give 1st, 2nd and 3rd which is why next year I think we'll do some house prizes and category prizes too.
Here are the awesome costumes:
Steve Jobs and the iPhone, Punk Rockers,
Dog the Bounty Hunter and his wife Beth, and the Flintstones.
"Bad News,"Leonardo Da Vinci and the Mona Lisa,
Carl and Ellie from UP, Static Cling and She Devil.
Settlers of Catan game board and victory journal, Mark Anthony and Cleopatra.
Dominos delivery boy and Pizza, Father Time and Mother Earth.
Candy Corn, Vintage Comic
Popeye and Olive, Adam and Eve and baby apple.
And now for the winners:
First place went to the Blanchettes for the second year in a row! Last year they were the Grinch and Cindy Lou who. This year they got tons of laughs as Sonny and Cher. I don't know how Jenn convinced Casey to dress up like that but watching him work those heels and flip his long hair all night was hysterical!
2nd place went to the Fry's for their re-creation of Russ and Teresa's engagement picture from the 80's. (background story below)
It's kind of a big inside joke with our church friends. Russ used to be the bishop and when he posted the old engagement pic on Facebook everyone went nuts over it. The feathered bangs and jean jackets were just too funny! When the Fry's showed up dressed just like them with a wedding announcement and their iPod blasting "Take my Breath away," No one could stop laughing!
And 3rd place went to the Nelson's who dressed up as a black and white TV couple from the 50's. This is not a black and white photo, they just painted their skin gray! Definitely impressive and well deserving of their prize!
We enjoyed an evening of chatting, eating, and crazy minute to win it games (see post below for games). It was a lot of work to put together but soo worth it when it was all said and done. Now I just can't wait for next year, I already have some costume ideas brewing in my head.... ; )
7 comments:
I was a little confused about the engagement pic one on FB, but that is so funny! I laughed so hard when you said they were playing "Take My Breath Away" on their ipod. That is awesome.
I don't think I've seen you dress up like Dora before, but I get the feeling it'd be pretty hilarious. But seriously, you guys made an awesome Mark Anthony & Cleopatra!
By the way, thanks for your super nice comment on my race post, you always know how to make someone feel awesome. :) Oh yeah, and I saw your mom's FB post about your upcoming vacation, so excited for you guys!!
I am going to have to keep these pictures on reserve for future Halloween ideas! You have got some creative friends up there! Wow! And you look totally HAWT as Cleopatra! Love it!
The "Up" couple is SOOO cute! And I LOVE the black and white couple... VERY creative! Looks like you guys had a killer party once again!
I MISS my party girl!! The costumes were seriously amazing. I was laughing so hard at the 80s couple, and the black and white 50s tv couple was seriously impressive!! Wish I could have been there friend.
You guys are so awesome at making Halloween super fun. I love all the costumes - it looks like you have pretty creative friends. I like the black and white couple. And the engagement picture couple was hilarious! And of course, you look stunning as Cleopatra (also, I love Taber's expression in that last pic - he looks like he maybe really is Mark Antony).
Wow!! What a fabulous party! I'm definitely bookmarking this post so I can look back at it for great ideas next Halloween! I'm very impressed--you have some very creative friends! And it looks like you throw an amazing Halloween party!
Hey! I've missed your blogging. THis looks like a great party! I'm not a big costumer but I'm envious of those who are because it looks so fun :) Nice turn out too. Wish you guys lived in CA.
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