mafia dinner party

last weekend, T and i had the pleasure of hosting our friends for a themed dinner party. some time ago, my dad gave me a dinner party kit with the theme being 1930s mafia. between the character cards, invitations, and food menu, i couldn't wait to host it! so, we asked some of our couple friends to come enjoy a night to remember. 

[of course T was "The Godfather"]

[mr & mrs lansky]

[bonnie & clyde]

[prohibition cocktails]

[first cheers of the night]

[clyde "the champion" barrow]

once T and michael got our '30s tunes going, we were ready to greet our guests with pre-dinner cocktails and a retro meet 'n greet. i loved how much everyone got into their character and costumes...it honestly felt like we had gone back in time for the evening!

[best]

[johnny "the fox" torrio, and anna torrio]

then, the greatest thing happened, our friend daniel brought a disposable camera to capture the night! i wish i could explain how excited it made me to see one of these. i mean, i haven't used one religiously since middle school/mid-high school. so, it brought up all kinds of feels, and made the night feel all the more special. 

[gorgeous gals]

[all the 'gents]

[and the gals]

once all the photos and cocktails had been taken, T and i directed our guests to their seats to start the dinner. 

[menu reading]

once we explained the theme of the food (post to come), we kicked off the first of six courses!

[invites]

each course was more delicious than the last, and continued to wow us all. truth be told, i was a bit nervous as these were all new recipes. but, i am very happy to report they were all a hit. 

then, we had another cocktail break before the last two courses. i mean, after all that pasta, we needed to stretch our legs and catch our breath (in the best way :) ). 

[ain't she cute?!]

while T and i prepped the fifth course, we of course stole a smooch. seriously, none of this dinner would've been possible with out my partner in crime. 

[hey al capone]

[dessert and wine]

once dinner had finished, we did the only thing we could think of...ballroom dancing! 

a huge thanks to our friends for being amazing and getting into our dinner party theme. they really are the best, and made the night even better than i could have imagined.