The Flapper Party – 1920’s theme

Date: April 2007
Event: 1920’s Flapper Party (Myrtle’s Birthday)
Venue: The White Hart, Wimbish

After creating several invitation designs, Myrtle chose a simple black and white card with the silhouette of a flapper as its main detail. Included in the invitation were details of the menu, an accommodation listing and a reply service card enabling the guests to indicate their availability, chosen menu and transport requirements. Not only did the reply service offer Myrtle with stress free administration of her guest responses, but also enabled us to make the necessary transport arrangements and provide the venue with each individuals menu.

The silhouette on the Invitation was introduced at other stages to ensure continuity. At the event, each guest had a place name card which included details of their own choice in menu and a life-size version of the “flapper” accompanied the Table Plan.

The design for the Table Plan was created to give an impression of a theatre/film poster. It included an A to Z listing of each guest and the table on which they would be sitting, a plan of the layout of the tables, together with information relating to the entertainers, venue, and florist.

Each table name was based on a particular famous person or character, dance or place of the 1920s (Clara Bow, Josephine Baker, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, The Cotton Club, Salvador Dali, The Charleston, Black Bottom) and every table had a sign with a picture of the table name together with a small piece of information relating to it to ensure that all the guests understood it’s meaning.

The tables were covered in white linen and black Table Runners and were decorated with a floral and Ostrich Feather display in a large Martini Vase draped with Pearls, a mirror plate and small lights were added to emphasise the look and design.

Entertainment was provided by a Table Magician and a jazz band played hits from the 1920s.