I absolutely love black tie events - probably because my real day-to-day life isn't all that fancy, so any excuse to get dressed up and eat fancy finger foods is fine by me. Every year we host an annual Oscar party for other movie-loving people. We spend the weekend watching the nominated movies, and then we have a swanky red carpet party for the actual award show. The party planning starts with a very simple hand-made invite - there is no need to make this party expensive. With a little black cardstock, some leftover ribbon, and a little clipart from the internet, it's easy to make some simple Oscar-themed DIY invites. The main invite includes party details - the enclosures include an RSVP card, a voting card as to which movies the guests are hoping to watch as part of our preview night (majority wins) and a rough itinerary as to what they can expect for the weekend. Really, an invite is easier than you think - last year I did pocket-folds, this year I had some time constraints so I made them even easier - they took me a total of 12 minutes to create start to finish. The other important details - food. I REALLY love appetizer-themed food - it's pretty easy to make, most of it can be done/prepped ahead of time, and it just looks cute. These food pics are from our party last year (I am still currently brainstorming for our party this year - I like to change things up year to year). I cut up a star fruit for all of the drinks (yes, every year we have a list of Oscar movie-themed cocktails :). The appetizers: cheese and olive crackers (party hack: use a straw when you need small circles of food to decorate with), caprese skewers, antipasto skewers, veggie cups, and cucumber hummus bites. Our menu for the actual dinner part of the party included steak/veggie rolls - you take a thin piece of marinated steak, throw some sautéed veggie strips inside it, roll it up with a toothpick, then smoke it until cooked through. They were amazing! For dessert we had quite an assortment for people to snack on during the actual awards show. Popcorn cups are always a hit, and you can make your own themed containers out of cardstock (or just decorate plain white ones with the Oscar statue). We also had cookie dough dip, brownies, etc. These tuxedo cookies were so easy - I used leftover Tagalong Girl Scout cookies and just piped a little white icing on them from a ziplock bag. All in all, it was a smashing success. The food was mostly prepped ahead of time so I didn't have to worry about anything time consuming the day of the event. Most foods can be cut up/marinated/prepped the night before, and then all you have to do is arrange it on a platter and viola - black tie party complete!
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AuthorI love writing romance novels, editing other people's novels, planning parties (heavy on the theme food!) and watching movies. Cooking has also become a passion of mine (because you can't have a proper party without food!) and I love finding new hobbies when I can squeeze them in. Archives
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