"It was my husband's 30th birthday beach weekend, but honestly, the party was more for me as I love planning events.
Having the murder mystery at the beach (Lincoln City, Oregon) gave it another level of character since the environment was different from being in Portland, Oregon, at one of our houses. There were 14 of us and we loved having a huge table to act around."
I created a list of 60's food and everyone selected one dish or suggested something new! We're vegan, so those who participated had another challenge they mastered.
1960s Food:
Impossible Swedish meatballs
Vegan shrimp cocktail
Jello mould cake
Macaroni or Macaroni Salad
Stuffed mushrooms
Cobb Salad
Braised dill potatoes
Fruit salad
Vegan pigs in a blanket
Veggie antipasto platter
Biscuits
Citrus-avocado spinach salad
Asparagus roll-ups
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
1960s Drinks:
Espresso Martinis
Old Fashioned
Vodka Gimlet
Mint Julep
Sidecar
Fun Murder Mystery By the Sea
From left to right: Chastity is holding the dog and Payton is kissing the dog; Sacha has chain and moustache; Skye is in the velvet suit; Drake is in the black wig and tye dye; Raymond Rottingham is in the brown jacket; Brother Starlight is in the brown wig and tye dye; Sister Moonlight is taking the photo; Merlyn is the man in the purple velvet suit and Major Morals is in the top hat.
Hip 60s Gents: Raymond Rottingham, Brother Starlight, Merlyn Mercier and Major Morals - Peace, man
Groovy - we love the disco lights and balloons:
Drake Wilde - we love the wig and the groovy tie dye:
Playing the rounds around the large dining table:
Verdict
"It was a hoot of a time. Thanks for putting so much time into these packages; they're impressive. We liked how each character had different backgrounds and that the details got juicier each round.
Drake sang the song snippets provided and it was hilarious.
Only one person in our group had done a murder mystery; for the rest it was a new experience.
I'll look over your other packages and pick one for next year as the crew is all about it!"