Are you and your friends a fan of Harry Potter and The Great Wizarding World?! If so, you have to check out this awesome Hogwarts Alumni Dinner Party (Harry Potter Party for Grown Ups)! Submitted by Haley & Ellie of Damn Good Shindig , out of Los Angeles, CA; this event is both wildly fun and sophisticated! The party details I must point out, from this fun-filled adult dinner party, include:
Hogwarts Great Hall partyscape Faux stone walls with wall hangings Crystal goblets & wine glasses Lantern centerpieces lit with twinkling lights And floating candles to complete the ambience!
Photography: Caroline Louis
Hogwarts Alumni Dinner Party (Harry Potter Party for Grown Ups)
Hogwarts Alumni Dinner Party Details:
This is what Haley shared about the party- “Our Hogwarts: A Homecoming party was all about grown-ups coming together to celebrate our love of Harry Potter’s world. We transformed our apartment living room into the Hogwarts Great Hall, complete with long tables and benches, stone walls with wall hangings, and an enchanted ceiling. For our table settings, we mix and matched elegant rentals with DIY crafts and dollar store finds to create an eclectic, magical look. Food was served feast-style, with our main dishes and guests’ side dishes transferred onto metal platters and passed around the tables. The result was a delicious and entertaining meal with shouts of pass the bouillabaisse! We made sure to provide vegan and gluten free options as well as wonderful meat dishes.
Adult Bevereages
For adult beverages, we had cauldrons full of delicious signature drinks Amortentia and H is for Hogwarts; they were extremely popular. However, The easy favorite of the evening was the delicious hot Butterbeer. The recipe we found was the perfect balance of sweet and crisp. You could elect to keep it non alcoholic or spike it with a nice bourbon. We provided both hand-whipped cream and vegan whipped cream to top off the concoction. We also did a champagne toast to celebrate our Alumni awesomeness. The feasting was peppered with fun activities to celebrate the coming together of our esteemed fellow alumni.
Singing, Tattoos, and Superlatives
We began the meal with our School song, sung in any which tune pleased each guest. Magical ink (aka temporary) tattoos were extremely popular between courses. Festive English poppers wrapped in Special Edition Daily Prophets were handed out during dinner. And just before dessert, we awarded Superlatives to 15 of our guests ranging from: Best Dressed Wizard to Most Likely to Have Been Caught Snogging in a Broom Cupboard, to Most Unlikely to Still Be Alive. Our award ceremony was peppered with stories of our guests supposed feats in the Wizarding world post-grad, and was met with much laughter and cheering. We ended the night with a game of Penseive essentially Celebrity, HP style. The activities served as a great way to engage our guests in the theme and connect guests that didnt know one another. It was a fabulous night and a smashing success all around!” More eye candy in this Detailed Harry Potter Birthday Party and this Harry Potter Birthday Party! Love Kara’s Party Ideas? Keep up with the latest party ideas, FREE party printables, tutorials, recipes and more by following Kara’s Party Ideas on Pinterest!
