French Theme Party

Nobody Can Party Like The Errrr…French!

What better excuse to get together with your friends, eat good food and hurl insults at each other than to have a French theme party? While the thought of the French spending all day chomping on their onion necklaces may be stereotypical, the fact they surrender without a fight and sit around all day eating cheese on French loaf isn’t!

Throwing a French theme party is your chance to show off your skills at slicing cheese into nice little slices, and if you need help with your party planning at any stage and to help you throw the perfect French theme party, I recommend Theme Party Secrets!

When planning your French party theme, consider the following ideas:

1. Costumes – You are going to get a lot of people all dressing up very similar at a French theme party. It’s all for fun, so just think the typical French stereotypes. The guys should go a few days without shaving before the event and probably a week without taking a shower. Get your hands on a nice French beret and a black and white horizontal stripey top. Draw on a thin moustache with a black marker pen. You can easily create yourself an onion necklace, the more onions you can cram on the better! The funny thing is with the French party theme…The ladies get to dress up exactly the same!!! And remember that part of the fun of this event is that you get to act as arrogant as you want!

2. Props – Get yourself a large French flag to hang proudly on the wall. Also get some smaller French flags to pepper around the room. Get plenty of red, white and blue balloons to represent the 3 colours of the French tricolour. I would make a nice table with French food on. If you’re having a French buffet then you can make a display with French wines, French loaf, cheeses, pastries etc. Put plenty of fresh flowers on the table and little models of the Eiffel Tower or the Champs Elysees. Set up an area where guests can have their photos taken with a French backdrop. Consider hiring a mime artist also, these guys are hilarious and they bring their own food. If you’re concentrating more on food and wine then consider having the guy from the local wine store give a demo on French wine. Finally give your guests all a name tag with the French version of their name.

3. Music – The French aren’t known for good music but Cafe De Paris will make your French theme party feel just like you’re sitting in a nice little French cafe.

4. Food – You can either have plenty of small samples of cheese, to be enjoyed with the wine and other treats from the table or you can make a bigger deal out of your French theme party and have plenty of small courses, just like the French. You can hire a French chef dependant on your budget or Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home is a lovely cook book with many simple recipes of all courses that your guests will really enjoy.

5. Drink – You need to give each of your guests two glasses, one for red and one for white wine. I suggest you get a wide selection of both to accompany a large selection of cheeses ranging from mild to pungent. Depending on how many guests you have invited, 1 bottle could quite easily be shared amongst 15 people. If you’ve got a wine expert at your French theme party then leave him to do his thing, he will gladly tell your guests all about each wine.