How to Host an Epic Halloween Party

by RBG | Oct 12, 2021 | Lifestyle

Hey Babes!

Fall is upon us! It’s getting colder outside, leaves are changing colors, and we’re wearing layers. So grab your pumpkin spice latte, because today I am going to tell you all about how to throw an awesome Halloween party for friends and family.🎃👻 And the best part is, you can do it all from home. I’m going to tell you five things you need to plan when hosting an awesome Halloween party.

As an event planner Halloween is one of my favorite holidays because we can really let our imaginations run wild. So let’s go above and beyond, and let’s get spooky!

So as many of you know, I am the party planner for Travis and Stephanie Holman’s from the real housewives of Dallas. In order to walk you through all of the elements of a fun Halloween party, I am going to use the party I planned for Stephanie as a reference!

5 Things You Need for an Epic Halloween Party

1. Spooky Entrance: We brought in this awesome red uplighting, and we created what we called a chandelier graveyard. So we had chandeliers and crystals draped all over the floor, and we had columns with spooky flower arrangements in them with dead roses. We also had a fog machine at the entrance to create that spooky vibe upon entry! Make sure your guests are spooked as soon as they walk in the door!

As You Wish Events Dallas Luxury Event Planner-167

2. Make the Food Interesting: If you’re a Pinterest junky, you know you can twist any appetizer or food product to fit your party’s theme. For this Halloween party, we actually did candy apples.🍎 There are so many options, but just make sure your food reflects your theme!

3. Specialty Cocktail: For this particular party we did a blood orange martini. It was coated with a red sugar rim to fit the decor of the theme, and we used dry ice to make the cocktail actually smoke and give it that spooky appeal. Pinterest is your place to go for the BEST and SPOOKIEST cocktail recipes!🍹

As You Wish Events Dallas Luxury Event Planner-86

As You Wish Events Dallas Luxury Event Planner-24

4. Keep Decor Interesting: For this particular party, I actually presented the theme of “Bad Romance.” The whole vibe of the party was red and black tones. So we had black lacy linens, tons of red rose petals scattered everywhere, and we even incorporated some dead red roses to give it that ultimate spooky vibe for Halloween. We found these incredible silver crystal skulls that we placed around places to give it a little more glam!💀 We used a lot of red and black tones to make the decor spooky yet glamorous at the same time. 🥀✨

As You Wish Events Dallas Luxury Event Planner-4

As You Wish Events Dallas Luxury Event Planner-64

As You Wish Events Dallas Luxury Event Planner-63

As You Wish Events Dallas Luxury Event Planner-1

5. Have Themed Costumes: With this particular party having a bad romance theme, and we actually requested that the guests come as infamous couples. So it was really fun to see all of the creative ideas that the guests had, and what they chose to come as. Whether you have a specific theme or not, definitely require your guests to wear a costume because it just makes it that much more fun!👻