Professional Party Planner’s Guide for Hosting a Murder Mystery Dinner Party
If you are looking to plan an
amazing and memorable party for adult guests, consider the idea of hosting a
murder mystery dinner party. I have had
the pleasure of attending a murder mystery dinner party in the past, and I can
tell you that we all simply had a blast.
You may be wondering exactly
what a murder mystery party is about. If
so, I can tell you that it was similar to a murder mystery dinner theater,
except that we as the guests were the actors rather than simply observers
trying to figure out who was the murderer. And, unlike professional dinner
theater, all of the guests had a much easier time communicating their clues to
each other.
When you are planning your
murder mystery party, you have two options as for what to do about the
storyline and characters. The first is
that you can attempt to create your own murder mystery. The second, and much more common, is to
purchase a kit from your local party store.
The party kit will contain a murder mystery story, a specific number of
characters (depending on how many people will be at your party), background
information on the characters, costume suggestions for guests, a package of
clues for each guest, and usually initiations to the party itself.
In addition, many kits come with
a guide that you can follow to have a fun and successful party; and some even
come with gifts to give to the winners of the game. Some guides let the party host know how the
murderer is; other kits let that be a surprise.
When you are throwing a murder
mystery dinner party it is vital that all of your characters attend and come on
time as well. Let your guests know this
ahead of time and require a simple RSVP for the evening early enough in the
planning process that you can always find new characters to attend if you need
to. The worst thing that could happen is
that your murderer will be absent from the party – and how horrible would that
be!
Once you know for sure who will
be attending your murder mystery dinner party, then it is time to deliver to
each person the information on who their character is, their costume
suggestions and their specific background story to share with the other guests
as part of the game. As the evening
progresses your guests will be providing each other with information which has
come from your kit.
It is common for a murder
mystery dinner party to start out with each person introducing their
character. Then, between courses, each
person will again speak about their character and give hints which will be
needed to solve the murder mystery. When
you run your dinner in this fashion, you can count on your dinner lasting about
two to three hours, and your mystery to be solved during, or directly after,
your desert time.
The murder mystery dinner party
I attended was a mob hit in Italy.
We came to the party dressed as stereo-typical mob characters from the
old days, and our location was in a local Italian Restaurant. We had all of the characters you can associate
with the mob, and we shared our information and hints with each other between
courses. Our murder mystery dinner party
lasted about three hours and our murderer was given a small prize for the
amazing acting they did that night.
A murder mystery dinner party
can be a great escape for you and your friends to play one night while the kids
are out of the house. The only real
limitation on the evening is your own imagination and that of your friends and
relatives who you invite. This is
definitely an informal party and one which you will want to invite everyone you
know to attend – especially the “odder” people in your life. To your party!
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