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Cocktail SoireesNo. 5673 · The 2026 edition
Haunted Halloween Dinner Party
Step into a monochromatic nightmare with metallics, spooky spiders, and a foggy cocktail hour.
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at karaspartyideas.com.
This Halloween dinner party embraces a chic black-and-white palette accented with mixed metals. Highlights include a dramatic balloon garland, a ghost-shaped cake, spider-themed place settings, a bat-adorned wall, dry ice mimosas that emit a creepy fog, and cobwebs artfully draped around the space.
About this
This page covers a Haunted Halloween Dinner Party styled by Lori Goldman of Pop of Gold with Holland of Champagne and Sweet Tea in Los Angeles. It showcases a black-and-white and mixed-metal scheme with a balloon garland, bat wall, spider-themed table settings, ghost cake, scattered spider webs, and dry ice mimosas. The host shares DIY bat-cutting details, dry ice safety facts, and a simple sparkling cider mimosa recipe.
The plan
- Stay with a black and white color scheme and mix in metals.
- Create a statement wall with bats flying from the fireplace, up over the ceiling, and down into the balloon garland.
- Hand-cut 70 bats from card stock for the bat wall.
- Use dry ice to create a spooky smoke effect.
- Keep dry ice in the kitchen sink and chisel it with a screwdriver.
- Wear cloth gloves when handling dry ice and allow adults only to handle it.
- Wait until dry ice has completely evaporated before consuming any beverage containing it.
- Serve Sparkling Cider Mimosas made with champagne and sparkling apple cider.
- Collaborate with Holland of Champagne and Sweet Tea on planning and styling.
- Capture photos of every cobweb, spider, bat, and smokey potion detail.
Decoration ideas
- Black and White Halloween Balloon Garland
- Bat Wall
- 70 hand-cut card stock bats
- Bats emerging from the fireplace, flying up over the ceiling, and down into the balloon garland
- Scattered Spider Webs
- Elegant Spider Themed Table Settings
Food & drink
- Ghost Cake
- Dry Ice Mimosas
- Sparkling Cider Mimosas: add champagne to sparkling apple cider
- 2-ingredient cocktail
Activities
- Hand-cut 70 bats from card stock for the bat wall
- Use dry ice to create a spooky smoke effect in drinks
- Make Sparkling Cider Mimosas by adding champagne to sparkling apple cider
More photos
Photos hosted by karaspartyideas.com.
