Murder at the Grand Gatsby – Murder Mystery Dinner Party

A few weeks ago my best friend Heather and I threw our 1^st annual Halloween Murder Mystery Party. It was so much fun to get our close friends together, drive an hour up to Midway, UT and host a 20’s themed party in an old, unfamiliar house.

Heather purchased the Murder at the Grand Gatsby game from mymysteryparty.com.  It was an instant download and provided EVERYTHING we needed. From character descriptions and costume ideas, to every clue and menu ideas. This definitely made the party easy to put together and had a great surprise ending!

I kind of put myself in charge of the decorations and food while Heather worked on the logistics! I love planning events and parities, I could do it for the rest of my life.
 
Here are some pictures of the party:

I LOVED putting together this table. The dining room was quite small so we had to rearrange everything to fit 15 chairs. 

[[The center pieces are just spray painted glass vases from the DI and feathers are from Hobby Lobby. We used black cloth napkins to add a little dimension to the table]]

We included a "Make Your Own Mocktail" bar and just used lace fabric as the table cloth. For an added 20's Speakeasy fill we posted "Closed for Violation of National Prohibition Act" signs all over the doors and windows. 

Spray painted Martini glasses with pearls & Great Gatsby deco art name cards really added a special 20's touch. [Don't mind the plastic silverware and plates, we were in a small kitchen at a house we were borrowing, and didn't want to spend the night doing dishes]

I have amazing friends who all offered to help bring appetizers! We had great food and good company. We did lemon rosemary crockpot chicken as the main course. (Heather and I were on a strict diet at the time and could only eat proteins and veggies so we made a meal that we could have as well. The chocolate cake was the most tempting! )

Dinner was hilarious because everyone remained in character (as you can tell)

In order to mix up the night and to add a little more fun. We played a lot of games and activities. My personal favorite was "So You Think You Can Dance" where guests picked a dance style and then had to dance it out. Can you tell what style Becca & Zach got?

Everyone did such a great job with their costumes! I was so impressed and loved that everyone took their character and really went with it!

It was an amazing party with great friends, great mocktails & TWO great murders! We can't wait for the next one!

xoxo, 

S