The 1920s prohibition with its glitz, glamour, and secrecy has an undeniable lure. So when the PPC asked us to help them throw a speakeasy party we couldn’t say no. With The Great Gatsby premier on the horizon, we had long strings of pearls and feather headdresses (along with thoughts of Leo) on the brain.
There are a lot of ways to tackle the Speakeasy theme. We wanted to make sure ours was authentic and remained true to the illicit and covert nature of a speakeasy. Generally held in a secret location, we decided to set ours in a library which we oh-so-cleverly named “The Library.” Guests were mailed overdue library notices that served as their invitations along with a secret password that would get them through the gate. Now how does one turn a backyard into a 1920’s bar?