Masquerade masks conger up images of people dressed up from Medieval & Renaissance times who paraded around in ornate costumes attending balls, but not so these days. People now days of course love to still dress up and by wearing a masquerade mask allows the party goer to stay in disguise all night.
In this article we will discuss different eye mask designs, the pros and cons for each style and most importantly the many aspects of choosing the most suitable eye mask.
The benefit of selecting a masquerade theme event gives the party goer the choice of either wearing a costume and eye mask or just the mask. Masks can be very affordable and may be purchased from as little as $5.00 through to the more elaborate, being more expensive.
Types of masquerade events
• weddings
• parties - ex; ‘Come in disguise’ theme
• Masquerade costume balls
• B & S balls
• charity events
• Mardi Gras
• conferences
Bidding a sweet goodbye to the year 2010 with a grand party is indeed a great idea. By incorporating some of the New Year Party ideas of the Last Eve of 2010, which includes party venues, party games, costume & fancy dress party ideas and party recipes, you can expect to have the best celebrations ever. Bidding an adieu the previous year, only to welcome the fresh New Year is a thrilling annual event that most of us love. So, why not do it in a unique way this time with games, lavish dinners and loads of other activities.
Venue ideas for last eve party of 2010
Venue plays a major role when it comes to planning for the last eve New Year party. You need to think about the various factors, like number of guests, budget and overall arrangements for the party while selecting the correct venue for the party. Some of the best party venues for last eve of 2010 are:
Terrace: You can host the last eve party of 2010 on the terrace of your house. A venue like this is both budget-friendly and convenient in terms of the total arrangement required. With a little help from your near and dear ones and a little planning, you can throw a grant last eve New Year party for 2010.
Hall: Booking a hall for the New Year celebrations is not an uncommon thing to do. This involves a little expense and also accommodates a large number of invitees at a time. In some of the party halls, the decorations are taken care of by the management, which relieves you off a lot of extra work.
Discos: What best than have your New Year party of the last eve of 2010 at the most happening place or the discos. You and your loved ones can groove to some of the best tracks and enjoy great food along with good liquor.
Cruise: Cruise parties are always fun, especially when you are celebrating the departure of the previous year and embracing the fresh New Year. Dinners on board, fireworks from the cruise decks, and various other fun activities are some of the highlights of the cruise New Year Eve parties for 2010.
Party games ideas for last eve of 2010
New Year party without exciting party games cannot be imagined. There are various thrilling games, which can be a part of your splendid last eve party of 2010. Some of these are:
Bubble Gum Game: Bubble gum game is a family game, which all can be a part of. All you need to do is, arrange for some bubble gums, and whipped cream along with plastic plates. Bubble gums are stuck on each of the plastic plates and covered with the whipped cream. Some of the plates are covered with whipped cream, but do not contain the bubble gum. Players are handcuffed and are asked to search the bubble gum using their mouth.
At Sydney Fancy Dress also known as Oke’s Masquerade Costume Hire, customers can expect to experience fun and laughter during their fitting time making it almost as enjoyable as their party. We understand that the hiring process should be about enjoyment and emphasis is placed on ensuring our customers are happy with their costume selection.
The staff at Sydney Fancy Dress has all been trained to assist our customers with suggestions for costume party themes and fancy dress ideas.
Try checking out our website www.sydneyfancydress.com.au which showcases a small sample of our fancy dress hire range along with a detailed costume list. Many of our customers find our online store convenient to purchase their costumes, accessories and masquerade masks. Our economical postal and courier rates make this a very easy and timesaving way to shop for your costume.
Personal Service: Our staff has been trained to fit and adjust costumes where necessary. We can also offer advice to our customers who choose to create their own costume. Here at Sydney Fancy Dress we firmly believe that it is the accessories that turn an ordinary costume into something with the WOW factor.
We take great pride in coming up with original ideas for accessorising your costume. You can either purchase from our vast range of accessories (wigs, hats, makeup, etc) or we can give you advice on designing accessories that you can make at home to add that special touch to your costume.
Requirements: Age, size and taste are all taken into consideration when designing our costumes. We stock a large range of costumes suitable for all age groups. Whether it is for the young, the young at heart or the more mature we have the costume for you, giving you honest advice about your costume selection. Size is also an important consideration with many of our dress up costumes having multiple adjustments whereby giving our customer the correct fit.
Delivery: Local customers can pick up costumes in store from the Thursday prior to their weekend parties. For our busy customers living in Sydney, Sydney metro or country NSW wishing to hire a costume we can post or deliver directly to you. These costumes can be returned to the store in the same manner. Our purchased costumes and accessories can either be express or regular posted to any location within Australia. You can be assured that your costume will be ready by pre-booking your costume over the phone (02 9548-5610) and paying a minimal security deposit of $10.00.
What’s in vogue: Our designers research costumes months ahead by tracking party trends or future movies prior to their release. Here at Sydney Fancy Dress we are able to provide you with original costumes that closely represent a large range of characters. Our costumes will cater for most theme parties. We have a large collection from movies, books, cartoons, historical, national, pirates, space, western, occupations, Rock stars, Christmas, Easter and Halloween. Whatever your theme we are sure to come up with a great costume to suit.
Quality & Cleanliness: Every hire costume is checked on return and if need be mended, along with professionally laundered, tagged and put away. Wigs are washed, brushed in readiness for the next costume.
Pricing: Our store prides itself on affordable costume hire. We incorporate most accessories in the hire (with no hidden extras), unlike other stores.
At Sydney fancy dress & Oke’s Masquerade our motto is “Come in and discover the child within” and we hope that no customer leaves without a smile. So phone, email or come in today with your “How do I” or “I need a costume” questions where we will be only too happy to answer them.
It is little wonder that Toy Story 3 is one of the most anticipated movies of the year, considering the immense success that the first two movies experienced. The characters from Toy Story have become some of the most beloved characters out there, and people have prepared to celebrate the movie’s airing. For those of you planning on throwing a Toy Story 3 theme party, here are some ideas to help you in your planning.
Pre Party Ideas: There are a number of things you can do to prepare your party to be a big hit before the party begins. First of all, try inviting your guests in style with Toy Story 3 invitations. It’ll help set the tone for the theme party. You can also give them costume assignments if you want a costume party. The great thing about costume parties is that it helps people get out of their comfort zone and become more involved in the celebrations. Also, if you don’t want to supply all the food for the party by yourself, you can assign some of your friends some food to bring to take some of the burden off of you.
Party Ideas: Alright, so your guests have arrived and are awaiting for the activities that you’ve prepared. Hopefully you have a great agenda planned to help make your party the huge success you’re hoping for. If you’ve having a hard time come up with these activities, here are some ideas. First off, you can have a character impersonation contest. Since everyone should be dressed up in costume according to their character, simply see who can sound like their character the most. At the end of everyone’s impersonation, have each person secretly vote for two characters they thought did the best job. The winner gets a prize, quite possibly free movie tickets to watch Toy Story 3. Read the rest of this entry »
