~ 1950s party ideas ~

~Food~

~ Appetizers ~

  • Lipton Onion Dip recipe
  • Deviled Eggs
  • Ritz Crackers
  • Chex Mix
  • Cheese rarebit over melba toast
  • Food to eaten with toothpick
  • Cantaloupe and prosciutto
  • Stuffed mushrooms
  • Pineapple
  • Hard Cheese cut into squares
  • Meatballs

 

~ Beverages ~

~ Non-Alcoholic Beverages ~

  • Soda Pop
  • Club Soda & lime
  • Lipton Ice Tea
  • Punch
  • Pineapple juice

~ Cocktails ~

  • Champagne Cocktail 
  • Tom Collins
  • Manhattan
  • Pina Colada
  • Martini
 
 

~ Dessert ~

  • Floating Island
  • Jello mold
  • Upside Down Pineapple Cake 
  • Wedding cake:
    White butter cakes, with butter frosting
  • Rainbow Sherbert
 

~ Attire ~

Having everyone dress up in 1950s costumes would be wonderful idea, but might be difficult to pull off. 
An alternative is for everyone to wear one or two items in the style of the 1950s.
Here are some ideas:

 

~ Ladies ~

  • hats
  • gloves
  • chiffon scarf
  • poodle skirt 

~ Gentlemen ~

  • hat
  • bowling shirt
  • vintage tie
  • cuffed jeans
 
 

~ Music ~

  • Frank Sinatra
  • Peggy Lee
  • Rosemary Clooney
  • Jo Stafford
  • Doris Day
  • Nat King Cole
  • The Platters

 

~ Games ~

  • Charades
  • Trivia Game
  • Card Games
  • Yahtzee