I can’t tell you how many emails I’ve received lately asking about New Moon party ideas!  I’ve been working on the new movie quote designs and they’re coming tonight… it will be late-night though!

In the meantime, I wanted to share this email I recently received from Jackie Culmer about a Twilight/Breaking Dawn themed bachelorette party that she created for a close friend.

There are so many fun, clever details in here – from the invite wording to the mini first aid kits… and it’s always such a cool feeling to see my original Twilight quotes & labels in action at others’ parties! =)

Here’s the email from Jackie with more info on the party…

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“I just wanted to thank you for the Twilight theme inspiration and signs. I used them for a friend’s Bachelorette party. She is obsessed with Twilight (as we all are) so I called it the “Breaking Dawn Bachelorette – Party ’til the sun comes up.”

I got a life size cut out of Edward for pictures and “Twilighted” the room out with your quotes & drink labels, candles, red ribbon, and pictures of the bride to be.

I gave a way red satin wristlets that included a “note from Edward” (typed in the signature “Be Safe” font) that read “Thank you for coming to help Kat celebrate her last night as a human.”, along with “No Blood, No Foul” mini first aid kits for any clumsiness (one of Bella Swan’s key attributes) and “Vampires get headaches?” Ibuprofen packs for hangovers.

The wristlets were only $1 at Target (purchased a while ago), and I paid $0.97 for the mini first aid kits (also at Target). The ibuprofen packs were little tubes that came with 3 tubes per pack (about $4.95 at CVS).

Since it was a bachelorette party, we wanted the bride-to-be to stand out (sans the typical bachelorette gear) so I had all the girls wear black while the bachelorette wore white. I also gave her a white flower clip with feathers – only $5.95 at H&M.

Also, our jello shooters were dark cherry flavored so they looked like “Blood Shots” which also worked nicely for our Halloween party!”

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More party shots:

The Invitation:

Note: Check out the ultra-creative wording on the invite – she incorporated the bachelorette party message perfectly into the key quote from the Twilight book jacket! I especially love the modified parts about “thirsting for one last night out” and being “unconditionally and irrevocably happy for them“. So clever!

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Looks like such a fun bachelorette party, Jackie! Thanks for sharing! =)

Winner update: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks so much to everyone that entered! And the 2 lucky winners are… Commenters #100 – Stephanie – and #88 – Allison. Congrats, ladies!

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This week’s Surprise Giveaway is one for the ladies… especially if you’ve got a bachelorette party, bridal shower, or girls night out on the calendar!

Bachelorette Superstore has tons of fun partyware, wearables, decorations, and accessories for all of these occasions, and they’re offering up $100 shopping sprees to 2 lucky ladies to spend as they like at BacheloretteSuperstore.com. So if you – or someone you know – is on the market for some glittery party tiaras, hot pink wigs, feather boas, “Pinkalicious” partyware, or the like… this one’s for you!

There’s some really cute stuff for bridal showers in the Baking Essentials category too… mixed in amidst all the MUCH MORE bachelorette-oriented “essentials” guaranteed to make Martha Stewart blush, of course! I really like these umbrella and diamond ring cookie cutter shapes though… and the cute champagne and pink & red lips cupcake toppers (great for Valentine’s Day too).

Bride-to-be not really into pink & black? Try the Something Blue for the Bride party kit instead (pictured above). This would even be fun to dress her up in at a playful bridal shower!

And if your planning a bridal shower, be sure to check out the adorable Love Birds (below) and Pink Dress designs – both would make for a super cute, (PG-rated!) celebration…

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HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:

• Post a comment here telling us which product(s) from Bachelorette Superstore look especially fun to you!

• Giveaway ends Friday, August 21st at midnight PST. Winner is chosen randomly and will be notified Saturday, August 22nd and announced here as soon as they accept the prize. Good luck!!

Just realized that I forgot to post these pink drink recipes earlier from Barbie’s 50th Birthday Party – sorry about that!

Recipes for all 4 (aptly named!) signature drinks from the Colin Cowie-designed bash are below. Cheers!

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Barbie Doll-icious!
1.5 oz Knob Creek
1 oz Cranberry
.75 oz Pineapple Juice
.75 oz fresh OJ
.75 oz fresh Lemon Juice
Ginger Ale

Combine all the ingredients except ginger ale in a shaker.
Shake well and pour.
Top with a splash of ginger ale.

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Strawberry Blonde
1.5 oz Cachaca
3 fresh Strawberries, muddled
.75 oz lemon Juice
.75 oz simple Syrup
pink rimming sugar (for glasses)

Combine all the ingredients in a shaker.
Shake well and pour into a glass rimmed with pink sugar.

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Its a Pink Thing
2 oz Grey Goose Vodka
2 oz of pink Grapefruit Juice
.75 oz spicy Honey
.75 oz fresh Lime Juice
dash of peychards Bitters

Combine vodka, juices, and honey in a shaker.
Shake well and pour.
Top with a splash of Bitters.

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Ken’s Caipirosca
2 oz Grey Goose Vodka
1.25 oz ginger Syrup
4 lime Pieces

Place lime pieces and syrup in a shaker, then muddle with a long spoon.
Add ice and vodka. Shake well and pour.

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This Black, White, and Pink wedding theme from brides.com is also fabulous inspiration for a flirty, “French Candy” themed birthday party or bridal shower (especially a lingerie-themed shower!).

Party Decor: Flower arrangements (roses, carnations, hydrangeas, peonies), party favors, and candy treats are all pretty in pink, and black stripes & polka dots add some fun, Parisian-cafe-inspired flair…

What to sip? Flirty Pink Martinis and french-inspired drinks like Chambord and Champagne, of course!

Be My Guest: Here are a few invitation ideas to help set the tone for a fun, flirty get-together:

Pictured above: Couture Cocktails by Bonnie Marcus ($8/12 blank or $30/8 custom-printed); Engagement Silhouette ($1.30 each custom-printed); and Flirty Fun: Princess ($2.24 each custom-printed)

In honor of Barbie’s 50th Birthday/Anniversary – Mattel went all out with a very cool, VERY PINK birthday bash at the “Real” Life-Size Barbie Dream House in Malibu, CA.

Jonathan Adler was tapped to do the interior design of the “Dream House”, and celebrity event planner Colin Cowie (who also hosts’s Lifetime’s Get Married show) brought the ridiculously cool party to life with an overwhelming amount of Barbie-themed decor, sparkly pink things, and clever details.

As someone who loves both interior design and event planning – and can appreciate a good dose of “girlie girl” now and then – I definitely felt like a kid in a candy store at this party! Everywhere you turned there was something “happy” to look at – from Barbie’s luxe pink bedroom (which included a shoe closet filled with 50 pairs of Barbie® pink peep-toe Christian Louboutin heels)…

…to a fireplace flanked by pink plastic poodles… to cocktail serving trays filled with acrylic pink ice! (The toilets even had huge pink satin bows tied around the seat covers… talk about attention to detail!)

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Since HWTM is all about party planning – we asked Cowie – the brains behind the bash – to share some of his favorite party details with us… as well as a few tips that we can use at home. Here goes:

HWTM: “Barbie Malibu Dream House” sounds like such a fun party theme! Can you give us some insight into your overall vision for this event?
CC: I WANTED TO CREATE AN EVENT THAT WAS COMPLETELY PERSONALIZED TO BARBIE. AS ALWAYS, I START WITH A THEME (POP ART), AND A COLOR PALETTE (BLACK WHITE AND PINK), AND GO FROM THERE.  I WANTED ALL OF THE ELEMENTS TO BE VERY VIBRANT AND TO HAVE AN IMPACT BY USING A LOT OF REPETITON.

HWTM: When I plan parties, there are usually 1 or 2 ideas that I’m especially excited about – the ones that trigger those famous “Aha!” moments during the planning process. What ideas are you most excited about for this party?
CC: THE BAR AND THE DESSERT BAR INSTALLATIONS -  THEY ARE TOTALLY OVER THE TOP AND GRAPHIC.

HWTM: What is the most over-the-top idea you have planned for the party?
CC: THE WALL BEHIND THE BAR – IT’S COMPRISED OF 750 ACTUAL BARBIE DOLLS AND FRAMED BY A PRECINIUM OF PINK UNDERLIT JEWELS.

HWTM: Keeping in mind that most at-home parties will be on a, er…slightly different budget than this particular event, what tips would you share with someone looking to host a similar theme at home?
CC: CHOOSE A THEME AND A COLOR PALLETE, THEN WRITE DOWN ALL OF YOUR IDEAS AND PROPOSED COSTS, AND THEN DECIDE WHICH IS GOING TO GIVE YOU THE MOST IMPACT WITHIN YOUR BUDGET. COLOR CREATES CONSISTENCY AND WILL HELP CREATE A UNIFIED THEME THROUGHOUT THE PARTY.

HWTM: Aside from Barbie herself, what other types of things should be present at any Barbie-themed party – from Malibu Beach House to Rock Star Barbie?
CC: PINK, PINK AND MORE PINK! BARBIE IS TIMELESS AND TRANSENDS SO MANY ERA’S. USE A LOT OF BLING AND A BIG DOSE OF GLAMOUR.

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Thanks so much to Colin for providing us with all this inspiration! (Check out more tips from Colin over on GetMarried.com.)

Pictured above is one of my personal favorite ideas from the party – centerpieces created from pink roses in the shapes of handbags and heels… which were displayed on lucite tables filled with tons of miniature Barbie brushes, sunglasses, shoes & purses…GENIUS!

Another element that really stood out to me where the witty, cheeky phrases that were projected onto the house and printed on things like cocktail napkins and glow-in-the-dark drink stirrers. This idea really added to the FUN factor of the party, and the sayings included things like:
• “I wasn’t designed to do housework.”
• “A plastic tan never fades.”
• “Doll-icious”
• “Eat healthy but always have a decadent dessert.”

Mantras to live by, right? (At least in a DREAM house!)

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In order to keep this from being the world’s longest post, I’m going to save the drink recipes and a few more details for Part 2. In the meantime, here are a few more pics from the party… and you can also view these at a little larger size in the facebook album.

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The party really lit up after the sun went down…

No red carpet reception for this party… celebrities rocked the PINK carpet instead!

Barbie’s custom-made pink VW beetle – complete with a built-in, pop-up makeup vanity in the trunk (of course!) – greeted guests near the pink carpet.

Barbie’s kitchen was fully equipped for one thing… CUPCAKES!

Getting the PINK s’mores platters ready for guests to roast over the backyard’s built-in fire-pit!

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Click here for pics of the Pink Carpet celebs… which included Supermodel/Project Runway host Heidi Klum, Ginnifer Goodwin (He’s Just Not That Into You), Lauren Conrad (The Hills), and cutie Madeline Carroll (Swing Vote).

Social Couture has a super-fun hot pink and zebra-inspired Girls Night theme that’s perfect for Sex and the City "pre-parties", bachelorette party festivities, or milestone birthday celebrations! Between the zebra cocktail shaker, marabou bottle slip covers, feather boas and mini disco balls, this looks like a fabulous way to party with the girls!

{Don’t forget that Social Couture offers HWTM Readers 10% Off with promo code "HWTM"!}

I love the idea of using pictures of your guests or guest of honor as party decor using simple photo clips (as shown above)…a cute way to personalize the party and make your guests feel extra special!

Yes – I’ll admit it – I’ve been looking forward to May 30th for what seems like forever! But you know what excites me about the Sex and the City movie even more than the picture itself? The fact that it’s giving us a fabulous excuse to get together with the girls and inspiring all this great buzz around the web about planning girls nights and SATC soirées!

I love the idea of hosting a "pre-party" at home a few days before actually seeing the movie. No need to show up in the Manalos at this party (which is a good thing since I have yet to actually own any!) … just gather the girls, serve up some easy cocktails & takeout, kick back on the couch, and watch episodes from the last season to get everyone up to speed on where we left off with the SATC gang.

To add a festive touch to the party, "sass up" martini glasses with feathers & other girlie details. In the image above, taken at a friend’s bachelorette party, we decorated pink plastic martini glasses with black marabou craft boa, hot pink sequin trim, and craft rhinestones (all available at Michael’s). Suddenly the "regular" martinis just seemed way more fun!

What fun things are you doing to celebrate the upcoming Sex and the City premier? Throwing a party at home? Meeting for drinks with the girls?

Recipe quick links from thenest.com:

• Chocolate Pinky Valentini {This sounds de-lish! Pinky Vodka, Stoli strawberry, Godiva white chocolate liqueur, Dark chocolate syrup, dark chocolate shavings, and strawberries for garnish….YUM!}
• Pretty in Pink {Such a pretty look to this shot and super easy to make – 1 part Pinky Vodka and 1 part Chambord Black Raspberry Liquer – a personal fav!}
• Sink the Pink {The raspberry garnish in this ruby grapefruit-flavored conconction makes for a very pretty signature drink!}

PinkVeil provides an all-in-one party service – everything from finding places to stay, eat, and party – to coordinating transportation and even handling the money situation. They will collect the money directly from each girl so that no one gets stuck with way more of the bill than they were supposed to (which often happens!) , or ends up fronting money for others then not getting paid back for months, or has to take on the uncomfortable job of asking for money from each girl themself…which is especially hard when you don’t know the other guests very well.

Today Shawna is going to share some of the "most glamorous" party packages she has coordinated and can help you throw too. When you see party #3 below – I think you’ll see that "glamorous" is almost an understatement! Everyone’s budget is different, so PinkVeil can work with each party’s different needs. If you’ve got some money to spend, though – here are some fun ways to do it:

Party # 1: San Franciso City Lights

PinkVeil coordinated an ultra-glamourous SF party to celebrate this bride’s last weekend of singledom with dinner at the one and only Gary Danko . In addition to a fantastic menu, guests were served the strawberry soufflé and banana sorbet. PinkVeil then escorted the bride and her closest friends via limo to the hot Ambassador night club , where the ladies danced the night away in a private VIP room enjoying the beats of Justin Timberlake and Kanye West.
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Party # 2: Napa Valley Getaway

For a more mature or conservative bachelorette party, PinkVeil coordinated a quiet and pampered weekend for the bride and her friends in the always stylish & classy Napa Valley. During the day, the ladies took a limo to go wine tasting at vineyards such as Robert Mondavi , Cakebread Cellars , and Sterling Vineyards . The last vineyard stop was the Gloria Ferrer Champagne Vineyard , where everyone sipped on Gloria Ferrer 1997 Carneros Cuvée , and enjoyed a perfume party. At the perfume party, each guest took a personality test to help them create their own customized scent as a sweet take-home gift to remember the bachelorette party.
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Party # 3: From L.A. to Vegas, Baby

To honor this bride’s Italian heritage, PinkVeil kicked off this bachelorette weekend in high style at one of the finest Italian restaurants in LA: Ago . The girls enjoyed a customized menu that included the bride-to-be’s favorite sorbet. After dinner, they were escorted by a 50 foot Lincoln Navigator limo – fully stocked with the finest champagne – to hot LA nightclub Area to party the night away.

The next day, with a ring of their five star hotel doorbell, the ladies are carried off by a private plane to the most fabulous place to celebrate your last hours of singledom: Las Vegas, of course! They start off the day with the PinkVeil package at the Palms hotel spa – a 50 minute customized facial and a 50 minute relaxation massage. Next on the agenda is the pool party at Tao . Dinner starts off with a champagne and caviar toast ends with a dessert of fancy ice cream cones. The ladies will then party the night away at all 4 clubs in the Palms hotel – Ghost Bar for a midnight toast, Rain and Moon night clubs for some dancing, and then the Playboy Club for some early morning fun. And how do these ladies get around sin city in style? In a pink hummer limo of course!

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Bachelorette Boxes
PinkVeil will work with the hostesses to put together a "bachelorette box" for each party, customized to the taste of the bride-to-be and her friends and filled with fun products like the bridal hankie pankie underwear set with matching garter and specialty Cocktails by Jenn .

Okay, so I’m ready for a girls weekend – how about you?! If you’re interested in having PinkVeil help out with your upcoming bachelorette party or girls weekend soiree, you can contact Shawna at 310.266.7191 or info@pinkveilparty.com . PinkVeil is based out of Santa Monica and specializes in LA, Las Vegas, and San Francisco area getaways.

For more bachelorette party tips and ideas, check out last year’s fun stuff for bachelorette parties post…one of the very first posts here at hwtm!