Aphrodite’s Night–A Greek Mythology-Inspired Debut Party

By:  IloveAsya

What else can be the best excuse for your guest to bow down to your beauty? My suggestion is to enjoy your own Aphrodite’s Night.

It’s your only 18th birthday where you feel extremely beautiful so feel free to transform that night into your fabulous Greek mythology memoir.

Here how to quickly kick it off.

On Invites
• Living with digital age comes innovative ways sending an invite. Although a hard copy of the invitation is crucial, you may want to send an E-vite through your E-mail.
• You can use a parchment paper or old paper to match the theme, and input your photo in an Aphrodite costume to indicate details of your debut. You may include photos of Greek columns, other gods and cupid to add on the design ( but if you need help on this just inquire on us for design options )
• Don’t forget to include in the invitations that they should be in White gown / Greek inspired look.

On Venue / Food

• For not so formal gathering of Debut you may want to inquire with CYMA restaurant as they have this perfect Greek Ambiance.
• For the rest, a garden might be a nice feel but I still suggest a closed ballroom area of a hotel
• Here is a list of some common Greek food: Olives, Eggplant dip, honey, seafood, hummus dip, lamb, baklava, Greek liquor Ouzo, Greek coffee . For more information on food, check out this web site: http://greekfood.about.com/. For beverages, purchase Greek wine or beer.

Venue Decorations

• Put lots of candles, glitter, and gold all over the place.
• You may roll gold ribbon around the napkins for sparkles
• Add up a bowl per table that has fruits on it
• Download or buy music for background
• Don’t ever forget leafy arrangements
• An antique or Harp instrument can give your venue an extra umph! –if you can even hire a harp player then it will make the night more greekish

Program
• As guests enter, let them sign not in your guest book but a Grecian-inspired freedom wall to serve as your guest book. You can actually use a tarpaulin for this.
• If for some reason the guests are not in proper outfit, you may distribute crowns of golden or green leaves for their head dress.
• For your grand entrance, begin with a nice Greek ancient song, the host advice your mortals (a.k.a. guests) to bow down to your beauty. Walk with ease towards your grand stage as your young elegant cousins throw petals on the floor as you come in.
• Start with a meditative prayer
• Your host then greets everyone in Greek language then translates in English to announce dinner is finally served
• Feast yourselves with Greek buffet or meal as waiters dressed in Greek inspired uniforms come your way.
• Halfway mealtime, A harp player can be hired as entertainment.
• Instead of 18 candles, you may call it 18 torches. *** Torch lighting ceremony
Like the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, your candle bearer needs to be involved. Give the first guest a
Hand torch and ask him/her to say a few words before handing the torch over to another guest. The last guest lights the 18 torches.
• Do a neat wine toasting for a new you/
• Instead of 18 roses, you can call it 18 dance with your Spartans
At the end of the dance all 18 men will shout “awooo awooo awoo” just like the Spartans movie
• Instead of 18 gifts, you can call them 18 jewels

Giveaways

• I suggest you give out a cologne which you call your own goddess scent.
• Miniature pillows
• Personalized stem flutes
• Special drinking glass
• Personalized miniature special drinking glass
• Scented candles sprinkled with gold glitter or adorned with golden leaves (just like the Ivy Wreath head piece used by the Greeks of the past)
• Peronalized golden picture frames
• Any unique item you choose then spray painted with gold and silver

Element of Surprise / Games
• Print out a list of the Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses and what they each ruled over and make it into a quiz. Ask guests to match up the god or goddess with their power
• And here’s more to end your party with a bang… outrageous Idea – Collect a bunch of cheap dishes and some Greek music. Toward the end of the evening, play the music and invite guests to throw the dishes, break them and yell Opa! As a symbol of new beginnings–not to mention a great stress reliever!

Hope this helps and we shall be looking forward you’ll be sharing your Greek party pictures on our site pretty soon.

64 thoughts on “Aphrodite’s Night–A Greek Mythology-Inspired Debut Party

  1. Hi Donna,

    I always suggest to debutantes who want to apply this theme to their debut to ask their male guests to wear white polo shirts with white pants or khaki or even those summer drawstring pants in white or flesh. Giving away gold sashes or gold laurel leaves at the entrance (which can serve as your party favor too) will make your male guests blend in. Click here for a picture of the sash and laurel leaves. Hope this helps.

  2. Hi! I will be celebrating my 18th this October. I wanna know how to rock this theme if I have a very tight budget. And would it be hard to ask my guests to follow the theme? I am planning to have a Greek-inspired party or a the Hollywood one. Thank you! 🙂

    Jessica

  3. Hi Jess,

    It has been a great dilemma of debutantes on whether their guests will adhere to a certain theme, and this theme in particular is really very hard to adhere to. What you can do probably is to ask them to wear white. For the ladies, they will not have difficulty finding white Grecian inspired gowns or dresses. For the men, it will be harder. Ask them to wear white polo and white slacks or cream colored will do. If somebody would not be able to follow the dress code, be sure to be prepared to give out golden laurel leaves and white drapes for them in the entrance. Hope this helps.

  4. hi debut ideas! can you please help me where to find greek song? my upcoming debut is a grecian theme i’m really inspired by it..thank you for providing info for a grecian theme!!

  5. Hey! Im really interested about his grecian inspired theme but im not sure about yhe details. What kind of invitrs do you suggest? Will tube/bottle invites do? And also for souvenirs? What do you suggest? Im thinking of having makati park and garden as the venue. They say it’s a pretty nice venue but im still not sure. And what 18s do you think should fit with this? Do you also know some cheap event stylist? My birthdy will be on 02/25. Will you help me, pretty please? Thanks!

  6. Im also considering plaza ibarra since i would want to have a grand staircase entrance but im not sure if itll still fit the theme. And also its far from my place. Do you have any suggestions for a venue near makati or manila that will still fit my grecian inspired theme? Itll br very helpful if answer all my questions. Thank again!

  7. Hi! What kind of invitations do you suggest for this Grecian-inspired theme? and also for souvenirs, what do you suggest aside from colognes? Im also considering makati parks and garden as the venue, they say it’s pretty nice but would it fit the theme? If not, can you suggest other venues that’s near makati? And do you know some event stylist that could help me? Hope you could help me. Thanks!

  8. Hi! What kind of invitations do you suggest for this Grecian-inspired theme? and also for souvenirs, what do you suggest aside from colognes? Im also considering makati parks and garden as the venue, they say it’s pretty nice but would it fit the theme? If not, can you suggest other venues that’s near makati? And do you know some event stylist that could help me? Hope you could help me. Thanks!

  9. hi..I am planning to have this kind of theme on my debut, what idea can you give me for my cotillion de honor because I want it to be related with my theme.Thanks:)

  10. hi debut ideas!

    am starting to think about a theme for my upcoming debut next year. i can’t make up my mind on what theme i would use. do you have some more theme that i can chose from? i am actually tired of those princess themed debut. hope you can help. thanks!

  11. Hi Grace, of course costume-wise, you all have to be in Greek Costumes — men in dress, laurel headpiece and sandals and women in draped gowns. You can make an impression that the people dancing are gods and goddesses!

  12. Hey! Im really interested about his grecian inspired theme but im not sure about yhe details. What kind of invitrs do you suggest? Will tube/bottle invites do? And also for souvenirs? What do you suggest? Im thinking of having makati park and garden as the venue. They say it’s a pretty nice venue but im still not sure. And what 18s do you think should fit with this? Do you also know some cheap event stylist? My birthdy will be on 02/25. Will you help me, pretty please?
    Im also considering plaza ibarra since i would want to have a grand staircase entrance but im not sure if itll still fit the theme. And also its far from my place. Do you have any suggestions for a venue near makati or manila that will still fit my grecian inspired theme? Itll br very helpful if answer all my questions. Thanks!

  13. Hey! Im really interested about his grecian inspired theme but im not sure about yhe details. What kind of invitrs do you suggest? Will tube/bottle invites do? And also for souvenirs? What do you suggest? Im thinking of having makati park and garden as the venue. They say it’s a pretty nice venue but im still not sure. And what 18s do you think should fit with this? Do you also know some cheap event stylist? My birthdy will be on 02/25. Will you help me, pretty please?
    Im also considering plaza ibarra since i would want to have a grand staircase entrance but im not sure if itll still fit the theme. And also its far from my place. Do you have any suggestions for a venue near makati or manila that will still fit my grecian inspired theme? Itll br very helpful if answer all my questions. Thanks!

  14. I really like this idea and I am planning to follow this theme. Can you please help me with the outfit of the guys? What can they wear to match the theme?

  15. Hi Evem,

    You can ask them to wear all white or white polo on khaki pants. Then give away laurel headdresses at the entrance. That way, your male guests get to contribute to your ambiance without even trying to. I believe all guys have one white polo in their wardrobe or if not, they can always buy it cheap in the mall. Hope this helps!

  16. Hi Evem,

    For your Greek themed birthday party, the men can wear “Toga” outfits:

    they may also wear laurel headpiece and sandals while women can wear draped gowns.

    another costume idea for guys is the Greek warrior costume.

    You can tell your guests that the best dressed will get a prize — to make sure that they will make an effort to really look for a good costume 🙂

    Hope this helps!

  17. Hi My birthday will be on Feb 25 and i was planning my party since September. But something happened and ill be abroad on my special day. 🙁 So im thinking if i should still celebrate it here in the Philippines even after my real birthday(so its kinda late celeb, well uber late). Im planning to celebrate it late March or early April. But im not sure. 🙁
    Anyway, i was planning to get this theme. I already have a venue and all that. My only prob now (well aside from the one i mentioned above) are the invites and souvenirs. any suggestions? Thanks! 🙂

  18. Can you help my cousin too?

    Her birthday will be on Feb 25 and we were planning her party since September. But something happened and she’ll be abroad on her special day. 🙁 So she’s thinking if she should still celebrate it here in the Philippines even after her real birthday(so its kinda late celeb, well uber late). She’s planning to celebrate it late March or early April. But still not sure
    Anyway, she planned on getting this theme. She already have a venue and all that. the only prob now (well aside from the one i mentioned above) are the invites and souvenirs. any suggestions? Thanks! 🙂

  19. Hi Nikka,

    For the invites, your cousin can have scrolled ones which are easy to do. Print out the invitation (with columns or greek goddesses as the design) in a white paper, roll it and tie it with gold or silver ribbons. For the party favors, it depends on what your cousin wants though. This article may give your cousin a clue click here Consumables are usually in now because people would appreciate something that they can actually use. Some of the more famous party favors that your cousin can have are cupcakes, minicakes, chocolates in white boxes, column shaped white chocolates and a photobooth with greek column or goddess backdrop and laurel leaves and toga for costumes for your guests. click here for more picture inspiration for grecian theme. Hope this helps.

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