masquerade party

 

It was less than a month before the target party date when my cousin decided to push through with her plan of surprising her daughters with a super belated birthday party.  She contacted us for help so within that month span we did all the preparation for the said party.  Nadine took charge of contacting the suppliers.  So first thing first was to checked out some events place  and chose C3 in greenhills because of its accessibility.  Because of the limited time, we opted for some in house suppliers. 
Nadine and I made it sure that the celebrants will be a major part of the preparations.  So their inputs were important to us. We let them decide, and contribute ideas on how they want their party to be like.  Jillian and Mica wanted a masquerade party and it has to be black and red masquerade party. And we stick to it.





Next challenge was how we will have that masquerade ambiance.  Lots of ideas but we have to consider the budget.  When I saw the place, I noticed the neutral colors around and the ceilings were high.  So I thought red and black were perfect. My thought was centerpieces should have some height to serve as blockage to an all neutral surroundings and somehow will give emphasis to the high ceilings.  So since it was a masquerade ball, I had to incorporate masks and feathers to the centerpiece.How to achieve this I thought of using tall vases, then use twigs to make it taller and also serves to hold the feathers. My initial plan was to make at least 3 layers of feathers but then I was short of feathers, Iwas satisfied with the height of the two layers.Then put the red masks on top as if they were just there watching. kinda creepy ha.  Tables were kinda huge so I had to add more stuff.  Picture frames were perfect.  I painted them black and white put masks and feathers on it.  Black and red necklaces were added too.

To neutralize the colors in the table, I put some short red feathers  in a shot glass and arrange the red souvenir boxes in the table too.  The back drop was simple.  Black and red masks were hang in the curtain and was highlighted with red lights.  We also made huge masks which we put in the platform and the other one was in the entrance just so the guests will be reminded of the masquerade ball. What was written in the welcome board was an instruction on where the guests will get their masks, which we put  in a twig tree beside the board. 

Next concern was the day itself. Flow of the program etc.  There were flaws. This usually happens when everything is impromptu.  Some materials like the avr, cds were given like an hour before the party. Photography, people behind this came late. The host doesn't have the list of the names of the participants. This is because the celebrants were still revising their lists til the start of the party. Even the lists of the guests were given like at the start of the party. I have given all the instructions on  what where how they would do in every party of the program but then everyone was like doing his/her own thing.  The husband and wife team of Rosel and   Eric were a big help throughout. Yes there were flaws but then everything turned out fine. Seeing the celebrants and their friends enjoying the party was a good sign already.  Positive feedback from the suppliers and the manager of the place was a better sign. So  patting my shoulder for a good job but could be better if only ....