It’s almost Halloween and you aren’t sure which type of party to host. Well, don’t panic! Here you will find a variety of Toga party ideas.
To plan your toga party first you’ll need to be sure to make a list of guests you would like to invite. You can invite friends, family, neighbors, co-workers or perhaps other parents from your child’s school. You will want to invite a few more guests then you actually plan on having attend to compensate for those who cancel. Next purchase some invitations or just make your own. An inexpensive and creative idea for making your own invitations is to roll up your printed invitation and bind it together with a ribbon. Many party planners also just simply send out an invite via email. This saves on the cost of stamps and allows your guest to accept or decline immediately upon delivery.
Next you will have to plan for decorations. Decorate in the colors of white and gold. You can also accent decor in purple. Gold symbolizes the Roman Empire and purple stands for royalty, wealth and power. Display plenty of white pillars and decorate them with gold or purple shimmer glitter paint. You can also decorate with grapevines or either green vine displays. Be sure to use plenty of candles. Or you can mix in some white Christmas lights. If your guests are socializing outside then it is also great to set the mood of ancient Rome by using torches.
To decorate your tables use a white tablecloth and choose gold or purple napkins and plates. It’s always a money saver to use plastic ware. Choose gold plastic ware or just white will do. Then secure each place setting using a purple ribbon. For your table center pieces you can make your own wreaths and spray them with a touch of gold spray paint. You can also randomly decorate each table with toy swords or bunches of faux grapes or perhaps plastic gold coins.
You can’t have a Toga party without serving your guests wine or sparking water. Make your guests feel like royalty by serving their drink in a wine goblet.
College Toga Party Ideas
There are many themes and variations of Toga Parties. One of the most popular yearly toga parties is hosted at colleges around the United States. A College Toga Party is usually hosted by a frat house. It became popularized after the debut of the movie film Animal House in 1978 starring John Belushi, Karen Allen and Stephen Furst.
To attend a college toga party you will need to wear a toga. You can either purchase a Toga Costume or make your own. If you are planning on buying your costume a great online store to visit is the Buy Costumes store. Or if you are on a budget, like many college students, then you can make your own. Essentially you can make a toga out of a long piece of fabric or a sheet to drape around yourself. See my post on “How to Make a Toga Costume” to learn how to make your very own Caesar Toga Costume.
Parties are held to unite individuals together and have fun. Use your imagination to decorate and create your party theme. Be sure to invite your guests by invitation. Today an invitation can be sent by Email, Web Party invite, a simple text, Facebook or Twitter post and message or of course, you can send a traditional mail invitation. Be sure to give your guests enough time to plan and prepare for your event. Make sure your invitation gives detailed directions on where the party is being hosted. As well as what your party theme will be so that each attendee can dress in the appropriate costume. And by all means, surprise your friends this year with an exciting Animal House Toga Party. You will have a hard time forgetting the memories and laughs of a great party.
Nice toga party idea. I like your suggested combination of gold and white. I think this idea also can be used for graduation party.
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