I started pinning some party ideas on my Pinterest boards, but then I decided to start searching the internet to see if any local hotels or theaters were hosting an Oscars Party and I found this one at Screenland Armour. It was a free event with a several inexpensive food and drink options. I love FREE and I thought if the party was a big ole' dud, my friends and I wouldn't be out any money!!
I asked my friends to dress up, bring their favorite movie watching snack, and one of their favorite things under $5 to share with everyone.
I wore my mom's prom dress from the 1960's. My grandmother made it for her and I love it!! I love the history behind it, I love that it's vintage, and I love that my grandmother made it!! Then I added long white gloves and silver flats. I asked my friend Katie to put my hair into a fun undo!!
When we arrived at the theatre, we filled out our Oscars ballots and turned them in for door prizes. I was disappointed that there weren't a lot of people that dressed up, but the ones that did, I made sure to tell them that I was glad they did so!!
The theatre was pretty full by the time we arrived, so we had to sit pretty high up, but still had great seats. They had a few couches on the floor and then up near the top, but then the rest of the seating was normal theatre seating. The Screenland Armour is an older theatre with so much character. I tried to get a few pix of the inside of the theater, but didn't do a very good job!!
We ordered some food and drinks from the theatre concessions. The had several grilled cheeses options and I ordered The Kevin Bacon. Katie had a Mr. Jalapeno's Opus and Karen ordered The Italian Job. The sandwiches were delicious and I think they made their chips too.
There were trivia questions during commercial breaks. I answered a question correctly and won a Hobbit t-shirt for my boys!! They were thrilled when I pulled it out for them the next morning!!
I had no idea about any of the movies that were up for awards in the major categories. My ballot was probably one of the worst ones!! I love the Oscars more for the performances and of course, the fashion. I love seeing what the "stars" pick to wear and then I ohhh and ahhh over my favorites and rip up the worst choices.
The performance that blew me away was Lady Gaga singing "The Sound of Music" melody. That girl can sing, I just wish she didn't think she had to hide behind lots of wigs, makeup, gimmicks, and costumes to do it. Just hand the girl a mic!! It was strange to see her so young and fresh. I was a little dumbfounded!! I wished she would have had a different dress on to perform in. I felt like she fought with the dress the whole performance!!
Karen shared some fun little trinkets and some chocolate, Katie gifted us with some gold nail polish and delicious gold wrapped truffles, and I brought my favorite lip balm and dark chocolate covered almonds.
This pix shows Karen and I with our long johns under our dresses!! It was a frigid night in KC and I knew I would be freezing all night if I didn't wear something under my dress - long johns were the solution for both of us!!!
We had a great time!! It was definitely out of my comfort zone, but it was always something I had always wanted to do!!
I asked my friends to dress up, bring their favorite movie watching snack, and one of their favorite things under $5 to share with everyone.
I wore my mom's prom dress from the 1960's. My grandmother made it for her and I love it!! I love the history behind it, I love that it's vintage, and I love that my grandmother made it!! Then I added long white gloves and silver flats. I asked my friend Katie to put my hair into a fun undo!!
When we arrived at the theatre, we filled out our Oscars ballots and turned them in for door prizes. I was disappointed that there weren't a lot of people that dressed up, but the ones that did, I made sure to tell them that I was glad they did so!!
The theatre was pretty full by the time we arrived, so we had to sit pretty high up, but still had great seats. They had a few couches on the floor and then up near the top, but then the rest of the seating was normal theatre seating. The Screenland Armour is an older theatre with so much character. I tried to get a few pix of the inside of the theater, but didn't do a very good job!!
We ordered some food and drinks from the theatre concessions. The had several grilled cheeses options and I ordered The Kevin Bacon. Katie had a Mr. Jalapeno's Opus and Karen ordered The Italian Job. The sandwiches were delicious and I think they made their chips too.
There were trivia questions during commercial breaks. I answered a question correctly and won a Hobbit t-shirt for my boys!! They were thrilled when I pulled it out for them the next morning!!
I had no idea about any of the movies that were up for awards in the major categories. My ballot was probably one of the worst ones!! I love the Oscars more for the performances and of course, the fashion. I love seeing what the "stars" pick to wear and then I ohhh and ahhh over my favorites and rip up the worst choices.
The performance that blew me away was Lady Gaga singing "The Sound of Music" melody. That girl can sing, I just wish she didn't think she had to hide behind lots of wigs, makeup, gimmicks, and costumes to do it. Just hand the girl a mic!! It was strange to see her so young and fresh. I was a little dumbfounded!! I wished she would have had a different dress on to perform in. I felt like she fought with the dress the whole performance!!
Karen shared some fun little trinkets and some chocolate, Katie gifted us with some gold nail polish and delicious gold wrapped truffles, and I brought my favorite lip balm and dark chocolate covered almonds.
This pix shows Karen and I with our long johns under our dresses!! It was a frigid night in KC and I knew I would be freezing all night if I didn't wear something under my dress - long johns were the solution for both of us!!!
We had a great time!! It was definitely out of my comfort zone, but it was always something I had always wanted to do!!
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