You and your friends are currently fascinated by HBO’s latest murder mystery series, The White Lotus. Not only are you going to host a magical dinner party in Charleston, but you’re going to make it a murder mystery dinner party theme! We’ll cover the essential planning resources and advice that will make every aspect of your dinner party unique.
By hosting the dinner party at your home, a venue will not be necessary; however, a high-end vendor for selecting beautiful dinner party rentals and a caterer who can supply fancy appetizers will most definitely help you accomplish your dinner party theme.
We’ll also explore activities and games to make your guest’s time spent at your dinner party truly unforgettable. So have your guard up because, with our help, you’re sure to have a spooky dinner party atmosphere.
Dinner Party Activities
There are several different things to consider when choosing dinner party activities. First, its important to consider the size of your guest list and the type of atmosphere you want for your dinner party. You should also research costs and different Charleston event rental companies that can provide your rental needs for the dinner party.
To help you get started, here is a list of some popular murder mystery activities for a dinner party:
- The Detective Club Murder: Download free murder mystery character cards and play The Detective Club Murder mystery, including cards for 15 players, so if you have fewer people, someone will have to play more characters.
- Sour Grapes of Wrath: This game has an almost 70-page PDF file that provides planning instructions, party invitations, costume suggestions, name tags, rules, secret clues, maps, accusation sheets, suspect dossiers, and the solution.
- The Romanian Uranium Mystery: Here’s a very detailed murder mystery game that includes a scripted show and an improved show set around your dinner party. You can pay a few bucks if you want a PDF.
- Way Out West: This game includes the setup, characters, script, clues, and more. There’s a version available for more than 10 guests if you need support for that many, but it’ll cost you.
- Jazz Age Jeopardy: Here’s a murder mystery set in a 1920s jazz club in New York City. The free PDF file includes an introduction, instructions, a party guidebook, character sheets, clue cards, and voting sheets. Up to 15 people can play.
No matter which game or activity you choose, do some research before selecting your final decision. This will help you ensure it has everything you desire for your dream dinner party.
Murder Theme Tabletop Design
When it comes to planning the perfect murder mystery dinner theme in Charleston, CHEERS is the go-to vendor that is experienced and well-equipped to handle your dinner party rentals. For example, here at CHEERS Event Rentals, we offer top-of-the-line party rentals that include everything from table and chair rentals to our custom designed bar and lounge rentals. With our vast selection of available items, dinner party hosts like yourself can create the murder mystery atmosphere you’ve always dreamed of.
As you begin the tabletop design, we suggest researching multiple-colored themes that you want to incorporate into your tabletop and begin with selecting your linen color. Following this step, CHEERS event rentals can provide you all your tabletop rentals needed for this fabulous dinner party.
After selecting your dinner party tabletop design, you will want to begin the process of figuring out how large of a table will be needed for your guests. Let’s say you have twelve guests including yourself attending the dinner party, two eight foot tables will comfortably accommodate all guests with a little wiggle room! If you have more than twelve guests, you will simply want to add additional tables.
Specialty Cocktail
A big part of every dinner party is the food & beverage that comes along with it. Here in Charleston, there are multiple vendors that can assist you with catering as well as bartending. There are even companies that will bring the bar to you! However, if you’re looking to serve some fun cocktails to match your murder theme dinner party, we’ve got the breakdown!
Death In The Afternoon:
It should be elegantly served in a champagne flute too.
Ingredients:
- 5 oz champagne
- 1 oz pastis
- Simply pour in the pastis and then top with the champagne.
Black Widow:
This is a coffee flavored cocktail to be poured over a third of a glass of crushed ice.
Ingredients:
- 1 measure of white rum
- 1 measure of Kahlua
Crime of Passion:
You might find one or two shady characters bumped off as a result of a crime of passion
Ingredients:
- 1 measure of dark rum
- 1 measure of passion fruit juice
- 2 tablespoons of vanilla ice cream
- 1/3 measure of raspberry syrup
- 3 measures of cream soda
Some additional items to consider surrounding your dinner party are bar and lounge rentals to ensure your guests are comfortable after dinner. There is nothing like having a true bar for guests to lean on while enjoying a murder mystery dinner party!
Final Tips to Stay Alive
When planning your dinner party in Charleston, be sure to take advantage of the many resources available and make use of Charleston event rentals for that extra touch. Maybe you want to go all out on the murder theme or simply allow the event rental company to display beautiful tables and chairs to show off your unique and high-end atmosphere, we don’t think you can go wrong.
After your dinner is over, you may consider going down the street to some of Charleston’s best cocktail bars to continue the murder mystery. Whether you’re in the South of Broad area or you’re on upper king, Charleston has some of the best bars to wrap up your murder mystery dinner party.