any ideas for a sex in the city / decadent cocktail party?

Question

on a budget!!
games, decorations, invites, nibbles and drinks etc

Answer 1

Hm, is this a girls night out type of thing?
Assuming this is very girly type event here are a few suggestions.

For decorations make everything darker shades of pink and blacks.
Balloons streamers etc..
If it is more serious and things like balloons and stuff are to childish than go with lots of mirrors and than get a disco ball it will make your whole party room look very retro and cool. Go to your local party shop and get a few cheap different colored light bulbs.
At party city they have big bulk packages of really cute pink martini glasses for only about 7 dollars for 25 also grab some little umbrellas.
To set the atmosphere play girly music such as Shania Twains song Man I Feel Like a woman

For drinks the ever classic Cosmopolitan's
Cosmopolitan

• 1 oz. vodka
• 1/2 oz. triple sec
• 1/2 oz. lime juice

Shake well and serve in chilled glass.

For food try this recipe
1/2 cup ale such as Bass (pour beer slowly into measuring cup; do not measure foam)
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
Rounded 1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
1/2 cup crumbled Stilton cheese (from a 4-oz piece; rind discarded)

Special equipment: a pastry bag fitted with a plain 1/2-inch tip; parchment paper

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.

Combine beer, butter, and salt in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan and bring to a full boil over high heat, stirring until butter is melted. Reduce heat to moderate and add flour all at once, then cook, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon, until mixture pulls away from side of pan, about 30 seconds. Continue to cook, stirring and flattening batter against bottom of pan, until excess moisture is evaporated and a film forms on bottom of pan. Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes.

Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well with wooden spoon after each addition. (Batter will appear to separate initially but will become smooth once beaten.) Add cheese and stir until combined well.

Spoon batter into pastry bag. Line a large baking sheet with a sheet of parchment paper, then secure parchment by piping a dab of batter under each corner. Pipe approximately 3-inch lengths of batter 1 inch apart on baking sheet, making about 40 total.

Bake until puffed, golden, and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.

Cooks' note:
Cheese puffs are best when freshly baked but can be made 4 hours ahead and reheated in a 350°F oven 10 minutes.

Makes about 40 hors d'oeuvre

4 large carrots
3 celery ribs, strings removed with a vegetable peeler
1 seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped), halved lengthwise and cored
1 bunch radishes
1 lb fresh or frozen shelled edamame (soybeans; 3 cups)
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Cut carrots, celery, and cucumber into 1/2-inch-wide sticks (2 1/2 inches long). Cut radishes lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Fill a large bowl with ice and cold water and keep cut vegetables in ice water (to keep crisp) while making dip.

Cook edamame in 1 1/2 quarts boiling water with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt in a 3-quart heavy saucepan 3 minutes, then reserve 3/4 cup cooking liquid and drain edamame in a colander. Rinse under cold water until cool.

Dry saucepan and add garlic and 3 tablespoons oil, then cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until garlic is pale golden, 3 to 5 minutes.

Purée 2 cups edamame with garlic-oil mixture in a food processor until smooth. With motor running, add 1/2 cup reserved edamame-cooking liquid in a stream. Add remaining cup edamame, lime juice, sugar, pepper, remaining 2 tablespoons oil, and remaining teaspoon salt and pulse until slightly lumpy. Add remaining 1/4 cup cooking liquid to thin if desired, then stir in cilantro.

Transfer dip to a serving dish and serve with vegetables, drained and patted dry, for dipping.

Cooks' notes:
• Vegetables can be cut 1 day ahead and chilled in a sealed plastic bag lined with dampened paper towels. (Ice bath is not necessary if cutting vegetables ahead.)
• Dip, without cilantro, can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature and stir in cilantro before serving.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

For invitations go to this site and they have internet invitations that you can send to all your friends with funky designs.

http://www.evite.com/app/invitations/gallery/templates.do?theme=Cocktail_Party

For activities.
Splashy drinks are the centerpiece of any cocktail party. Keep the cocktails center stage by getting your guests to compete in one, or more, of these contests:

• Have the martini snobs compete for best mixologist. Be sure you have vodka, gin, vermouth, olives, pearl onions and lemon twists on hand so they can work their magic.

• Challenge guests to create the best new cocktail (goofy cocktail name mandatory). For this you'll need an assortment of liquors, fresh fruit juices and garnishes, as well as swizzle sticks and drink umbrellas.

•In the spirit of the Tom Cruise movie Cocktail, hold a contest to see who's best at flipping and pouring drinks. You might want to set aside some plastic glasses and shakers for this contest.

• A vital ingredient to a successful cocktail party is wit, so re-create the Algonquin Round Table and challenge your guests to word games, brain teasers or a Dorothy Parker-style quip-a-thon.

Hope this helped.

Answer 2

I'd go with the first lady on the whole theme idea, but how about a burlesque theme for a really decadent feel? Get the feathers out and make everything in rich colours with lots of gilting, doesn't necessarily have to be expensive (a few of my friends and I made our own Christmas decorations one year using the wrappers of those chocolate coins, which meant we had to eat loads of them, what a bonus!!)

Answer 3

when it is announced Anna Nicole will be buried in the bahamas, party for her.

you can get plenty of her best pictures off the internet. pink, white, and red balloons.

if I were in a party mood I would throw one for her.

Answer 4

have a 1920s style speakeasy theme!

Answer 5

Condoms. Lots & lots of condoms............