Okay, let me tell you how this whole “billionaire movie birthday party” thing went down. It wasn’t exactly planned like some corporate event, more like, an idea popped up and I just ran with it.
Getting the Idea Rolling
So, the birthday was coming up, right? And I was kinda bored with the usual stuff. Pizza, beer, same old playlist. I think I’d just watched some movie, maybe one of those flashy ones with rich folks doing crazy things, and thought, “Hey, wouldn’t it be funny to pretend we’re all loaded for a night?” That’s basically how the “billionaire movie” theme started. Not super deep, just sounded like a laugh.
First Steps: Who and Where?
First thing, gotta figure out who’s coming. Kept the list kinda tight. Too many people and my place would feel like a sardine can, even pretending to be billionaires. Plus, more people means more effort, frankly.
Venue? My own apartment. Let’s be real, renting some fancy place costs actual money, which kinda defeats the purpose of a pretend billionaire party on my budget. So, home base it was. Decided to just focus on making my living room look the part, or at least, try to.
Trying to Look the Part: Decorations
This was the fun, and slightly annoying, part. I needed that “billionaire” vibe. What does that even mean? Gold, mostly. And fake money.
- I hit up a couple of those cheap party stores. Found some gold streamers, gold balloons, plastic gold coins meant for pirate parties. Good enough.
- Printed a bunch of fake hundred-dollar bills off the internet. Spent an evening cutting them out while watching TV. Tedious, let me tell you. Scattered them around like confetti. Looked kinda cool, actually.
- Found some old movie posters I had stored away. Not exactly billionaire-themed, but hey, it fit the “movie” part of the theme. Hung those up.
- Dimmed the lights, used some lamps I had. Tried to make it look less like my regular living room and more like… well, a slightly fancier living room with fake money everywhere.
Honestly, getting the decorations right took more time than I expected. Stuff kept falling down, the tape wasn’t sticking right. You know how it is.
Food and Drinks: Billionaire Bites?
Okay, food. Couldn’t afford caviar and champagne, obviously. So, I went for things that sounded fancy or looked a bit posh, but were actually easy.
- Cheese board. Grabbed a few different kinds from the supermarket, arranged them nicely with some crackers. Always looks fancier than it is.
- Mini quiches. Bought frozen ones, heated ’em up. Easy win.
- Sparkling grape juice in plastic champagne flutes. Found those flutes at the party store too. Felt kinda celebratory.
- For the “movie” part, popcorn is a must, right? Made a huge batch.
No five-star chef stuff here. Just simple things presented with a tiny bit more effort than usual. People seemed to like it, or maybe they were just hungry.
What We Actually Did
It wasn’t just about standing around looking rich. We needed something to do. I didn’t want to force a specific movie screening because people usually just want to chat.
So, I put together a playlist of soundtracks from movies about wealth or success. Think Wolf of Wall Street vibes, that kind of thing. Kept it in the background.
Main activity? A DIY photo booth corner. Just used a plain wall, draped some cheap glittery fabric I found, and put out props: fake cigars, oversized sunglasses, those plastic gold chains, feather boas. People had a blast taking goofy pictures. Used my phone, nothing professional.
We mostly just hung out, chatted, laughed at the decorations and the whole concept. It was pretty relaxed, actually. No forced fun, which was good.
How It Turned Out
Overall? Yeah, it was pretty fun. People got into the spirit, dressed up a little sometimes which was cool. The photo booth corner was definitely the biggest hit. Everyone loves a silly picture.
The cleanup though… Finding fake money under the sofa for weeks afterwards wasn’t exactly thrilling. And glitter. Glitter gets everywhere. Still finding specks of it.
Was it a perfect, glossy magazine party? Nope. It was thrown together, a bit rough around the edges, but it worked. It felt like my kind of party, just with a sillier theme than usual. Sometimes just doing something a bit different is all you need. Didn’t cost a fortune either, despite the theme!
