Mardi Gras, which translates into Fat Tuesday, celebrates excess and debachery. Festivities include rich, decadent foods before the 40 days of fasting during Lent. The largest Mardi Gras celebration takes place in New Orleans and features masks, food and music. The holiday is called Carnival in Brazil and Karneval in Germany. Last year, we cohosted an elaborate Mardi Gras dinner party with our friend, Scott. This year, we celebrated early at The Ainsworth's Winter Masquerade Ball.
Our friends arrived to the party in festive attire and elaborate masks. Masks are the most important part of a masquerade ball. We recommend purchasing some extra masks for guests that forgot or misplaced their masks. Etsy is a excellent place to find Venetian masks, and our favorite vendor is Dora Marra. Don't our guests look fantastic?
We incorporated the traditional colors of Mardi Gras into our decor. The colors have symbolic meanings:
Our friends arrived to the party in festive attire and elaborate masks. Masks are the most important part of a masquerade ball. We recommend purchasing some extra masks for guests that forgot or misplaced their masks. Etsy is a excellent place to find Venetian masks, and our favorite vendor is Dora Marra. Don't our guests look fantastic?
We incorporated the traditional colors of Mardi Gras into our decor. The colors have symbolic meanings:
Purple represents Justice
Gold represents Power
Green represents Faith
Archana baked a traditional King Cake for Mardi Gras. The King Cake is shaped in a ring and covered with green, purple and yellow sprinkles. Hidden inside the cake is a chocolate or plastic baby. The baby symbolizes luck and prosperity to whoever finds it. Since this was an open bar event, we decided to skip the baby (as it can be a choking hazard).
We secured a semi-private room, and the wonderful staff at Ainsworth brought us champagne and cocktails all night long.
Thanks to Wicksie, Matt and the wonderful staff at Ainsworth. We had an amazing time, and are looking forward to the next collaboration.
“Masks are wonderfully paradoxical in this way: while they may hide the physical reality, they can show us how a person wants to be seen.”― Joanna Scott
