5 Tips For Throwing A Costume Ball For Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and for that reason; many people enjoy throwing parties to celebrate the holiday. Why not take this party opportunity up a notch by throwing a costume ball. If you don’t have the space for such an extravagant party, consider either renting a hall or a simply scaling back the guest list a bit. Next, consider using Alice in Wonderland as your theme using Alice in Wonderland party supplies.

 

Throwing an Alice in Wonderland party not only offers the opportunity for unique party supplies, but guests will have fun dressing up in these costumes for the ball. The Queen of Hearts fits in well with the Valentine’s Day holiday, as well, and so do her deck of cards! There are also Mad Hatter fancy dress opportunities for male guests in attendance, as well as other character costumes.

 

For this Valentine’s Day costume ball, you’ll need the following:

1. Food accommodations: use a large banquet table to reconstruct the Mad Hatter’s tea party, and you might want to consider having a volunteer in a Mad Hatter fancy dress costume  facilitating this area of the party to ensure guests know they can eat and drink from the table.
2. Alice in Wonderland party theme music: you can choose to play the musical soundtrack, or music similar to what’s played in the classic or modern day versions of Alice in Wonderland.
3. Alice in Wonderland decorations: there is a lot of decorating opportunities for an Alice in Wonderland themed costume ball. You could be grandiose about the decorations by using large murals and cutout’s similar to what’s featured in the movie. Or, you could simply choose Alice in Wonderland party decorations from your favorite store. There are opportunities to visit theater set design studios, too, if you have the budget and the space for a large-scale party set-up.
4. Unique menu choices: consider mirroring the foods and drinks found in the movie as often as possible, or using unique menu choices inspired by the foods and drinks in the movie. For those throwing a large-scale party, this is another chance for someone in a Mad Hatter fancy dress costume to walk around with trays of hors d’oeuvres to serve guests of the ball. And, because the ball is for Valentine’s Day, serve as much red and heart shaped food as possible.

 

Remember, lighting is an important feature when setting up your Alice in Wonderland party decorations. In order to prevent burns or fire damage, consider using flameless candles and tea lights to create ambiance. Also, consider stringing as many strands of white Christmas lights as you can to create a starry look or the appearance of fireflies in the background.

 

To help those attending the ball discern those who are guests and those who are volunteering to help facilitate the party, consider asking all the volunteers wear Mad Hatter fancy dress costumes that are the same or very similar to each other. This gives the appearance of a waitress or waiter, except they’re costumes tie into the theme of the ball cohesively.