A few weeks ago, a few of us threw a 1920s themed engagement party for our friends at a bar named, appropriately, 18th Amendment. The theme actually fit our friends perfectly, because they are having their wedding at a 1920s, Gatsby-style manor.

We got a bunch of props from the party store, my friend picked up balloons in green, white and black (our friends' wedding colors), and I found this awesome printable from Etsy to make the "Congratulations" sign. (Love these!)

I also made some chocolate raspberry cupcakes with a chocolate ganache frosting for the occasion. I dyed the frosting black (wasn't too difficult, since it was already a dark brown), and sprinkled the cupcakes with edible pearls. I made both the cupcakes and the frosting from scratch, and I must admit, they were a huge hit. I found these adorable cupcake liners at the craft store, which also fit perfectly with the 1920s, black-and-white theme.

I was so surprised that everyone actually dressed up! None of us had actually thrown a themed costume party before (except Halloween, of course), so we weren't sure whether people would actually get into it, but they totally did!

(Please ignore Adam's bug-eyes. He looked like that in pretty much every photo from that night for some reason. Also, that is my attempt at "curling" my hair... lordy, does my straighter than straight hair refuse to cooperate.)

The happy couple sure seemed to have a good time...

As did this couple...

(Again, with the bug eyes!!)