The theme of your event can be gleaned from slight hints, such as a subtle design on your invites, through to the extreme; for example posting each guest a live tiger with your invite pinned to his belly for a jungle themed bash..... (please note that we do not recommend this!)
Your party can be as drastic or as subtle as you wish. Invites are your initial contact with your guests, so if you require their involvement or contributions towards your theme, this is when to tell them! If you did decide to go for a Jungle Theme, perhaps the use of zebra or leopard print card would help your guests to get some ideas. If you want your friends to come dressed as wild jungle animals, bounty hunters or explorers; you must tell them!
So, once you have posted your invite (specifying whether or not fancy dress is required...) this is when the other elements of your theme need to come together. If you are planning an ethnic evening, you will require ethnic food. For an Arabian Nights party, sumptuous silk, organza and heavily beaded wall hangings will emphasis your theme. Props and Table Decorations will play a heavy part in creating a suitable atmosphere; spooky pumpkin heads and cobwebs for Halloween, or lava lamps and swirly patterned tablecloths for a 70's bash. Consider your sound and lighting - for an 'Hollywood Oscar Night', what better way for your guests to arrive in all their finery than under a spotlight, on a red carpet, sectioned off from the 'common folk' by pillars and rope, to be met by a charming manservant to take their coats and offer a glass of chilled champagne.....
Theme ideas are easy to come by if you think of one of your favourite of the following.....
o Colours
o People
o Periods of Time
o Places
Failing that, here are some of our favourite themes for you to consider.....
Alphabet
American
Ancient Greeks
Arabian Nights
Around the World
Astrological
Atlantis
Back to School
Ballet
Beach
Black & White
Caribbean
Cartoon Characters
Chess
Christmas
Circus
Divorce
Doctors & Nurses
Egyptian
Fairytales
Farmyard
Football / Tennis / Horse Racing
Gangsters & Molls
Garden
Grease / 1950's
Great Britain
Halloween
Harry Potter / Wizards
Hawaiian
Heaven & Hell
Hollywood Oscars
Indian / Bollywood
Irish
Italian
James Bond
Jazz
Jungle / Africa
Las Vegas & Casinos
Lord Of The Rings
Mardi Gras
Masquerade
Medieval
Mexican
Moulin Rouge
Mystic
Oriental
Outer Space
Pajama Party
Pirates
Salsa
Seventies
Sixties
Super Hero's
Tacky & Tasteless
Valentines
Wild West
Willie Wonka / Chocolate Addicts
World Leaders
