Halloween Round Up

Halloween is tomorrow and if you're still in need of some inspiration for your festivities, we have a round up of our favorite and unique Halloween themes for this year.  From a glamorous Halloween soiree, to a festive witches brew, to a spooky specimen table scape, or an elegant Halloween table scape, a creepy medicine inspired gallery wall,  or our mad scientist dessert table.  You'll be sure to find some inspiration for your soiree!



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Chili Cook Off Party Inspiration

We hosted a chili cook-off this weekend, and it was a total success!  I wanted a rustic feel to our cook-off so I incorporated rustic textures and rich fall colors.  With a red plaid, burlap, and golden pumpkins we had a great backdrop for our delicious chili cook-off.  I'll be sharing our chili cook-off and the winning recipe tomorrow.  Happy Monday!




{Photos via: Sign, Chili Cook-Off Invite, Cornbread, Plaid, Condiments, Root Beer, Chili Bar}

 



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Mad Scientist

We have finally decided on our Halloween costumes for this year, we will be a family of Mad Scientists.  And I'm creating a dessert table to go with our costumes.  I was in need of some inspiration and I came across this electrifying mad scientist party.  I'm so in love with everything about this dessert table from the hanging chains, the high voltage signage, and the electronic tester.  Everything about this party screams Frankenstein's Lab.  It's the perfect backdrop for a Halloween party or in this case, a little one's birthday party!



Gotham City Dinner Party

A dinner party after my own heart!  I am obsessed with this going Gotham City dinner party.  I love the beautifully executed Gotham City skyline, and the fact that the 'costumes' are provided for you!   With gorgeous gold accents and cutlery, lux linens, and bat silhouettes in the form of stir sticks, it's equal parts sophisticated and Halloween-ish!  More from Cassandra, (the creative genius behind this party): To create that gritty city look, we layered hard metals on a linen with plenty of texture, and added gold flatware to pop. The patterns on the china and napkin mimic the glowing windows of city lights – a nice touch to compliment the centerpieces.

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Spooky Dessert table

An all hallows eve party that invokes the ambiance of this season's American Horror Story: Coven.  With its foreboding dessert table, voodoo inspired drink bar and candy table.  It's almost too eerie to partake until you feast your eyes and taste buds on their delicious treats!

Mad Scientist Halloween Game

 This Mad Scientist laboratory is a great idea for a kids Halloween party.  I adore those DIY glass specimen jars.  Check out the link for all the fabulous free printables, to recreate this at your Halloween party. It's a great twist on the traditional 'guess what's in the bowl' Halloween game.

Wicked Witches Tea Party

How fantastic is this grown up spooky tea party.  Based on Macbeth's Act 4, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes", you can see the wording repeated in the decor and favors of this wicked tea party.  With a cream, white, and black color palette, the haunting crows and clocks really pop in the decor.  Loralee did a phenomenal job pulling the event together!



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Pewter & Orange Wedding Inspiration

Pewter and orange make a great fall combination.  I love how the orange really pops against the sultry pewter.  From bridesmaids dresses to linens and paperwork, luxurious pewter is the perfect combination for bright orange accents.  Some inspiration for your autumn wedding. 

{Top Row: Bridesmaid with Bouquet, Programs, Shoes, Peonies; Second Row: Invitation, Mirrored Table Seating; Third Row: Cake Table, Boutineer}



A gentleman and his umbrella

With rainy fall days ahead of us, I can't help but think that some of the best captured moments at weddings in the fall involve an umbrella.  I love the gentlemanly charm of holding an umbrella over your Mrs, and how incredible that brief interlude can look when captured in black and white!

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Pick Your Poison Halloween Beverage Bar

Every adult friendly Halloween party needs an excellent beverage bar.  I'm loving the macabre pick your poison drink bar.  With it's shades of black, spooky skulls, and re-purposed wine bottles as lighting, it sets the stage for a frightfully good time.  With drinks like black widow's punch, you never know where the night could lead.