It’s time again for some Mardi Gras Madness so let’s party with Photo Booth of the Stars!
Mardi Gras party masks are the perfect prop for your photo booth rentals or DIY photo booths. The wearing of the masks originated from the early Mardi Gras celebrations hundreds of years ago. The masks were worn to allow people to mingle with whomever they so choose regardless of their social class.
In New Orleans the float riders are required by law to wear masks so make sure you follow the tradition at your party and require guests to wear their photo booth prop masks to uphold the tradition. Fine tune your trivia skills so you are ready to rock the party. Mardi Gras means fat Tuesday in French which is always the day before Ash Wednesday.
It’s a day when people let go and indulge in anything and everything they want in preparation for the beginning of lent whih for Christians requires a fasting period as well as giving up something special that they enjoy so Fat Tuesday is officially the last hurrah!
Another must have for your photo booth and party are beads! The throwing of the beads was created in 1872 by the king of the first daytime Carnival and the idea was to toss the color to the person who exhibited that colors meaning. The royal colors were selected as follows:
Purple- for justice
Gold- for power
Green- for faith
While the meaning behind the beads and the traditions may have gotten a bit skewed over the years one thing still stands true Fat Tuesday is a time to celebrate and indulge with food and cocktails! So what’s on the menu for today?
These southern shrimp cocktails will have you celebrating in style. Get the recipe over at Southern Living.
Mini muffalettas are a must! The muffuletta is a very popular sub-style sandwich that originated among the Italian immigrants in New Orleans. You can find these sandwiches all over there from delis to the pool halls. They are filled with Italian salami, olive salad, of course garlic (they’re Italian), cheese, and Italian ham. They MUST be served at room temperature and it is considered a major faux pas to heat one.
You can get the recipe for these delicious looking mini mufelettas over at My Recipes. Let us know how they turn out and be sure to get a few pictures of them in the photo booth!
Mmmm the hurricane! According to TwinCities it is THE drink of Mardi Gras and is about as New Orleans as they come. Sounds like the perfect cocktail for your photo booth Fat Tuesday party! It’s got both light and dark rum, passion fruit juice, orange juice, lime juice, simple syrup, grenadine, and an orange slice and cherry for garnish. Sounds divine.
From everyone here at Photo Booth of the Stars we hope you have a safe and spectacular Fat Tuesday! Be sure to share you photo booth strip images with us so we can see what a blast you and your guests had in the photo booth rental.
Author: L. Fulton-EventsbyL
Photo Credit:
Shrimp Cocktail- Charles Walton IV
Masks- FancyMasks
Mini Mufulettas- Photo by Jennifer Davick, Styling by Amy Burke
Balloons- ladylux.com
Hurricane- flyingsaab/Flickr