Wouldn't it be fun to take a traditional high school prom theme
and turn it into a great party for adults? I took a few of those themes
and listed out how you can make those into a great party for any occasion.
Need help past what is listed? Contact me and let's see what else
we can think of to make your party great.
Hollywood/Oscars
· As a Prom
Theme
o
Turn
your prom into a red carpet event.
Celebrate in style by creating a starry backdrop by covering the walls
in black paper and decorating them with glittery stars. Make a banner of the Hollywood sign where the
“paparazzi” can take pictures of everyone.
To make the event look extra luxe, cut life-sized Oscar statues out of
cardboard and paint them gold and black to flank the entrance. You can even drape a red satin curtain in
front of the entrance where guests can walk through and feel like a star on the
big night.
· As a Party
Theme
o
Create
a red carpet entrance at the venue main entrance. You can rent a red carpet from most local
supply houses. Create a backdrop
specific to your event by ordering from a printer or creating your own with
pipe and drape.
o
Have
a few of the guests children be the paparazzi and snap photos of everyone as
they arrive.
o
Have
awards categories for each guest to vote on and include a link to online
balloting in the invitation. For under
100 ballots, create a free survey on www.Surveymonkey.com.
Announce the winners throughout the night.
Provide an award for each category that can either be the same or
different depending on your event. Make sure to have the winner’s information
on cards to increase the drama.
o
Serve
your take on designer Hollywood Food
o
Create
a swag bag party favor for guests to take home.
Carnival
· As a Prom
Theme
o
To
turn the school gym into a carnival, decorate the walls with red and blue
painters tape to make carnival stripes.
Add a popcorn arch at the entrance.
For the anti-dance floor crowd, set up fun carnival games, like DIY ring
toss and a bean bag toss. Add a cotton
candy stand and popcorn machine to the mix.
· As a Party
Theme
o
Rent
a large tent to place in your yard. Make
sure they have sides for the tent. If
possible, get a striped tent. If you can’t get a striped tent, use lighting to
give the effect.
o
Rent
carnival food machines like popcorn, cotton candy, hot dog rollers, ice cream
cart, and snow-cone machine.
o
Rent
carnival games like balloon pop, skee ball, mini golf, Whack-a-mole, arcade
games, etc.
o
Have
a master of ceremonies to keep the fun going
Paris
·
As
a Prom Theme
o
Set
up the perfect photo backdrop with a cardboard Eiffel Tower and string lights.
For an event more authentic feel, decorate the room with string lights and
place gold tulle underneath the Eiffel Tower.
·
As
a Party Theme
|
o Create an afternoon tea party
– works great for baby or bridal showers
o Set your venue as an outdoor
café in Paris.
o Create a photo booth using
prints of Paris scenes and props
o Decorate using Eifel Towers
& tulle covered twinkle lights, place event specific menu cards at each
place setting, and create centerpieces with sweetheart roses and baby’s
breath in small vases or tea cups.
o For table linens, stick with
black and white patterns.
o Serve macaroons, tea cookies,
tea sandwiches, salads, croissant sandwiches, mini quiche and fresh fruit
|
o
Beverages
– tea, wine and flavored water
Happily Ever After
· As a Prom
Theme
o
Pull
off the look by decorating a castle in rose vines. You can also string white tulle from the
ceiling and weave string lights through the fabric, and hang lanterns to create
faux chandeliers. Or design a grand
staircase backdrop with fountain.
· As a Party
Theme
|
o Use lighting and balloons to
make the venue feel like the inside of the forest. Place a backdrop with a castle as a photo
booth. Hanging twinkle lights from the
ceiling meeting at chandeliers or paper lanterns.
o Where possible use climbing
vines to give visual interest and texture to your forest.
o Use linens in pinks, purples,
and deep greens; for centerpieces use mason jars with battery operated tea
lights stacked on wood slices.
o Tables can be named for your
favorite fairy tale characters
o Encourage your guests to come
dressed as your fairy tale character
|
o
For
food, think elegant picnic.
Alice in Wonderland
· As a Prom
Theme
o
Recreate
the Mad Hatter tea party scene with twinkling lights, Mad Hatter centerpieces,
a life-sized rabbit, and crazy signs all over the place. Set up a garden wall with flowers for
everyone to take pictures in front of.
· As a Party
Theme
o
For
décor – the wilder the better. Get your
linens from a specialty vendor and get bold patterns and colors.
o
Get
mismatched tea pots and cups filled with flowers for centerpieces. Use flowers from the book like tiger lilies,
daises, roses and violets
o
Decorate
front entrance to look like the rabbit hole or looking glass.
o
Put
clocks throughout the space stopped at tea time. Get a dancefloor that looks like a
chessboard. Scatter lawn flamingos
around the board
o
Scatter
tables with chess pieces, small keys and keyholes
o
Food
– Tea Sandwiches, Duchess Potatoes, party themed cookies, deviled eggs,
vegetable trays, fruit salad, and tortellini pasta salad
o
Beverage
– Hot Tea, Iced Tea, Strawberry Lemonade (add sparkling wine for a cocktail)
Mardi Gras
· As a Prom
Theme
o
Just
stock up on beads, balloons, confetti and noise makes. To really take things next-level, decorate
each table with beads and hang yellow, green, and purple lanterns from the
ceiling. Dress up tables with boas,
purple accents and drama masks that can double as photo booth props
· As a Party
Theme
o
For
the front entrance, use signs that are unique to the French Quarter and Bourbon
Street
o
At
the entrance, have masks and beads for your guests.
o
On
tables (food, dining and others), place doubloons and small balloon
bouquets. On the ceiling hang paper
lanterns in gold, green and purple.
o
If
there is a balcony available, toss items to guests periodically throughout the
evening
o
Have
New Orleans Jazz music playing throughout the venue.
o
Food
– serve traditional food like Muffuletta sandwiches, Jambalaya soup, Gumbo, or
a Crawfish Boil
o
Dessert
– Mardi Gras King Cake, Pralines, Beignets and Bananas Foster
o
Beverages
– serve Hurricane, Vieux Carre Cocktails, Ramos Gin Fizz, Sazerac and/or Pimm’s
Cup Cocktail. Have mocktail versions
available
Source
for this article -
Seventeen
Magazine (www.seventeen.com/prom/g366/best-prom-theme-ideas)
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