This Hollywood-Themed House Party Guide Deserves A Spot On The Red Carpet
Want to make the party you’re throwing the hottest invite of the season? A glitzy evening full of glamour and sparkle — with guests decked to the nines whilst sipping on delectable cocktails — promises to be just the thing. And what better way to host such a seductive gathering than planning a classic Hollywood-themed gala made up of all the extravagance and fancies of the movies?
Hosting such a party is about infusing the theme into everything from the decor and attire to the food and drink so that when guests enter your home, they are immediately engulfed in all the glammed up stardom of Hollywood! This means sending out invitations designed in style, jazzing up your home with famed Hollywood movie posters and planning a delectable menu featuring classic cocktails and mocktails fitting perfectly with the glitz of the party.
Read on for a quick glimpse at some essential party planning and hosting ideas to glam up your Hollywood-themed night.
Hollywood Glitz
The first order of business for Hollywood night is to design a thoroughly glamorous party decor. You need confetti, photo booths, gold and silver balloons to recreate a classic after-party Hollywood vibe. To absorb all the star power arriving at your doorstep, be sure to lay out a red carpet with red rope stanchions to keep the paparazzi at bay! Have a corner dedicated to displaying the Hollywood sign and hang up movie posters, film reels, clapperboards and even popcorn boxes befitting the dramatic and over-the-top decor.
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Hollywood Cosplay
Hosting a Hollywood party means opening your home to the who’s who of the world of cinema. And what better way to revel in movies than dressing up as your favourite character? What a splendid evening it would be to have a Miranda Priestly dismissing Don Corleone or Holly Golightly waltzing with Jay Gatsby! Cosplay would mean your guests explore each character and engage in an entertaining character battle!
Golden Age Cocktails and Mocktails
If you feel like Hollywood is too broad a theme, narrow it down to a specific decade or to certain iconic flicks that have endowed American cinema with glory and fame. And pair this theme with delectable cocktails ranging from The Marilyn Monroe (a cocktail that uses apple brandy with grenadine, Champagne and maraschino cherries) to The Charlie Chaplin (comprising gin, apricot brandy, simple syrup and lime juice). A bottle of Tanqueray No. Ten Gin or a Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka would be excellent spirits for shaking up cocktails for your Hollywood night. For non-alcoholic alternatives, you can serve up a Shirley Temple (ginger ale, grenadine and more ingredients) or a Mango Sunrise, reminiscent of the glowing sun over the Hollywood sign.
Themed Finger Food
If you are hosting a sit-down dinner, deck up your table in the Hollywood theme too, where clapboards serve as centrepieces and napkins resemble film reels. For a gala akin to an Academy Awards after-party, finger foods would be a superb option. Serve popcorn cupcakes, bacon and cracker bites and ‘black tie’ brie bites for a sophisticated appetiser choice and if you want to go luxe, add caviar and truffles to the mix!
Hollywood Acoustics and Games
You have to amp up your music game at any Hollywood gala and make a playlist which celebrates the greatest musical scores of cinema. This can be everything from the Goldeneye theme to the epic Inception score. Along with that, make the evening more exciting by hosting fashion shows, Hollywood trivia contests and dumb charades. Kick off the party with a classic red carpet ritual during which each guest appears in cosplay, reciting a signature line of the character they are dressed up as!
Wrapping up…
A Hollywood-themed evening is a star studded affair full of glitz, glamour and drama. Make your next gathering an unmissable party with cosplay, themed cocktails, inspired appetisers and of course, an irresistible Hollywood decor.
