Look out Vanity Fair–I’m pretty sure my first annual Oscar Party may have upstaged yours! No–I may not have had a Kate or Meryl, but I did have a Drew, Kristen, Beth, Jill, and Tappa! Got any Tappas in Hollywood? Ha! I didn’t think so. D: 1. Vanity Fair: 0.
The night kicked off with a little red carpet action greeting my guests at the front door–lovingly arranged by G while I tried to slap on some last minute makeup (thanks baby!). What I did have time to set up was my candy buffet of favorite movie theatre candy–complete with Junior Mints, Mike & Ikes, Gummi Bears, Twizzlers, Peanut M&Ms, and some homemade (eat your heart out Wolfgang Puck) caramel corn.
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In addition to the red carpet roll-out and candy buffet, I thought it would be fun to have some Oscar Party games! The first one being an Oscar Ballot, with each guest taking their best guess at who was going to take home the golden boy. Here are the girls casting their votes before the show began!
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Oh wait. That last one might’ve been just us.
Here’s sassy Drew kicking off the show, wearing her gorgeous wedding gown!
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And since it was the Oscars, I decided to style my naturally straight hair super curly for the event!
Even our little diva Chase got in on the red carpet action!
Then it was time for the Academy Awards to start, so we left the red carpet for the living room and settled in for the next 5 hours the show.
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My favorite part of Oscar Bingo (other than winning) was my tag line on the bottom of the page: “Second place is just first loser.” The game winners–both Jill (she won the Oscar Ballot and was the runner-up for Oscar Bingo–I didn’t think the host should take a prize) went home with prizes of DVDs of previous Oscar winning movies. And other guests went home with grab bags of candy. All-in-all we had a ton of laughs, zero wardrobe malfunctions, and lots of fun cheering on our Oscar favorites (and maybe cheering for some Oscar winner trips).
Here are all my gorgeous glamour girls–ready for their close-ups! From left to right: Drew, Sara (aka Tappa), Jill, Kristen, Beth, and me.
It was such a fun night–I’m already looking forward to next year!
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Wow, that looks like such a blast! Love it! Love that you dressed up and some of the girls even got a chance to wear their wedding gowns again! The food and games (and red carpet) are way awesome, too! Jealous!
I had a party last year (including cupcake lollipops on a stick!) but this year my roommate and I stayed in our pajamas and had homemade pizza and Veuve.
What a load of fun! Love it.
Fun, fun, fun!! It looks like you guys had a blast! You look great in your dress and your hair is gorgeous!
So glad you guys had a great time!
Love it! That must have been so much fun! All of you look gorgeous!
that looks like a blast…how do i secure my invitation for next year?? š
What a fantastic party! I love it that you all got dressed up in your finest! So, so fun!!
Love this and love the Oscars! I might have to tuck this away for a party idea with the girls next award season…
Looks like so much fun. I’m so excited about several things: 1) First glimpse of the outside of your house. 2) The gold dress and curls are phenomenal. 3) The reuse of wedding dresses. 4) Candy buffet. Dream come true. Mmmm.
That looks like so much fun! What a great idea… I love getting dressed up!
That looks so fun! I might have to do one next year!
You all looked fantastic!!! What a cool idea.
You didn’t miss a beat girl!! Everything down to the red carpet. Love it!!
I either want to do the same thing at my house next year, or be invited to yours. What a blast! You all looked gorgeous!
So fun D! You guys look fab — and I love how you and Jill traded hair for the day!
The details are amazing and it looks like a blast! Love the upcycled wedding dresses!
(Chase wants a permanent red carpet I think!)
Love it all -so fun! I swear I’m going to move to Wisconsin just to hang out with you!
That looked like so much fun. What a great way to share the big night! Love all the gowns and the hairdos!
Invite me next year!!
Ok – I’m so jealous of the girls that can still fit into their wedding dresses!!
What a cool party you had!
Wow, looks like a very fun party. That “movie snacks” table looks delish too!
looks like so much fun!
Oh what fun we had, I can’t believe that was already 2 weeks ago! Can’t wait to see the florida pics!
tappa
How fun are you!!?? I want to come play next time! sniff. You definitely know how to throw a party, D! And you’re smokin’ in gold.
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This is SO fabulous! Let me know if you wouldn’t mind me linking to this in my Oscar Roundup next year, people would love it!
seriously – that sounded like so much fun. I would totally book a flight for next years…if you would share your vodka pineapple drink, I could walk around as your personal valet. whatyathink?!
You girls are all so cute!! Looks like so much fun.
I LOVE it!!! I may have to steal some of your ideas for next year.
Looks like a blast!
that is great !!!! I wish I had a chance to throw on some dresses like that=) awesome idea.
F A B U L O U S!!!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Looks like great fun!
You all look smashing!
Looks like you guys had a blast. What a cute idea!!! I’m so glad you finally posted pictures.
Thanks for all the comments everyone! It was such a fun night–and you’re all invited next year!! š
@Em–you’re too funny! I’m gald I was able to excite you with my front door–maybe next time I’ll flash you a shutter!
@Allison–I think you’re right! I thought she’d be scared of it (like she is the seagrass rug) but as soon as I laid it down she stepped right on. Such a diva, lol!
I love the carpet on the steps! How did you get it to lay so nice and flat? I have a mental picture of G out there with a glue gun.
LOL Leigh! Our “red carpet” was actually a 9′ strip of red felt fabric, so it layed pretty nicely on it’s own. I purchased 3 yards of red felt and cut it in half length-wise. One strip was used for the front door red carpet (and later brought inside for our red carpet walk-off), and the other strip was folded in half and used as a runner on my candy buffet table in the kitchen. Not bad for a total cost of $10!
Wow, that looks like a fantastic time! What a great idea, I’m definitely going to have to do this with some friends next year!!! =D