We are suckers for Halloween. Suckers. This year we decided to take the opportunity to dress up and party into our own hands by throwing a costume party at our place. So last night, we decided to put some costumes together and snap a few photos for the invitations–that way we would drive the message home that it is a costume party. We had so much fun dressing up and posing for the camera and browsing through all of the hysterical photos (Chris played his character so well! Ha!) that we decided our party MUST have a photo op. And a costume party wouldn’t be complete without awarding prizes for the best/worst/most comical costumes, right? Here’s how the final invitation ended up (with our address blacked out).
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THAT IS AWESOME!! I wish wish wish I could come! FOr reals!! You are like tiny girl!! WOW you are my motivation!
We totally wish you were around, Angela! Come one. Come all!
ok, so… i really want to go to your party. you guys are rad.
Jules they turned out so good! Bravo seester!
Cute!
Haha…I’m drawing the line. I’m not sharing my lingerie collection with the blogosphere. The cape is all your getting. The cape and those turquoise undies.
you guys are the coolest. what a blast. i looove halloween! already super exciting about my costume this year.
We are leaning toward a family costume for the party, too! What? No clue. I just know I think it would be fun to wear a wig. :)
JEALOUS! oh my gosh Chrissssssssssssssss! You were definitely in character! We need to think up some awesome ideas for our ward party. I’m lost if we should do a family costume or just individual ones. If we do a family idea, Ryan will 99.9% be in tights, and he doesn’t like that idea! hahaha sooo I need to browse the google search bar.
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!! julia wears lingerie? hahahahahahahaaaa more dets please
Haha! Nice. We are still brainstorming our costumes for the actual party. They will most definitely be epic–but just as homemade as taping a lightning bolt to your shirt and wearing purple lingerie as a cape….I meannnn.
This makes me so stinkin’ excited. And I won’t even be there. :(
Love your costumes. You guys are legit.
P.S. I just showed these photos to girls at work. We’re dying.