Choosing a butterfly theme for your party can both be refreshing and dramatic. The debutante is similar to the butterfly in the sense that a debutante goes through changes in her life that are similar to the metamorphosis that takes place when a caterpillar changes to a butterfly. The debutante now becomes a woman. She is now all grown up and ready to take on the world. Just like the butterfly, she has grown beautiful wings that will help her reach her dreams. Butterflies are very interesting creatures. Similarly, there are a lot of things you can do to make this theme interesting and memorable.
Invites
- Make your invites the shape of a butterfly to give the guests an inkling on what exciting things are in store for your party.
- Infuse excitement into the wording by incorporating a statement such as “I’ve matured and am beginning to set out on my own life’s adventure.”. “I have grown beautiful wings that will help me reach my dreams. Please come and watch me fly!”
Venue
3. Garden venues are perfect for butterfly theme because you can play around with the use of butterflies, flowers and other butterfly-inspired materials for your decorations.
Decor
4. You can turn an indoor venue into a magical space with the right decorations. Enhance the theme by crafting paper butterflies, attaching them to nylon threads, and suspending them from the ceiling, creating the illusion of real butterflies gracefully fluttering throughout the venue.
Dress
5. The butterfly possesses strikingly beautiful splashes of colors on its wings. Similarly a debutante walking down the stage with her elegant gown and natural beauty can be likened to butterfly taking flight. Make flowers and butterflies as your inspiration in picking out the perfect gown. You can also create butterfly wings for you to wear on your grand entrance. To turn it up a notch, have a butterfly release on your grand entrance. It would surely be an awesome sight to behold once you walk on the stage with your spectacular gown and those elegant wings.
Party favors
6. Souvenirs can be made out of preserved butterfly wings that are laminated. You could also go for the butterfly book marker or crystallized pen holders (look for affiliate marketing here)
7. For other party favors, you can have edibles (candies, gummy bears, chocolates, etc) wrapped in japanese paper made to look like a butterfly’s wings.
8. You can also have soaps, candles, lotions, perfume (cologne) that have a sweet scent which I’m sure butterflies love.
9. Another party favor that is very promising is giving away flower seeds. Put in a word like “Please plant these seeds and take care of it.” or something like “Thank you for coming into my life. May you continue to take care of me just like you would with these flower seeds. ”
10. You can also hire a face painter that will paint butterflies, flowers on the faces of your guests so that they can have their pictures taken on a cool butterfly inspired backdrop with their beautiful butterfly face paint. The photobooth (pictures) can serve as your party favor too.
Remember that in order to utilize this theme to its full extent, you should embody the butterfly and everything that it stands for. Life, love and happiness.
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hello i think i have a theme already its dance party small pool party .. what do you think is my souvenirs pls reply 🙁
Hi Danica,
Any flowy dress would be nice then accent it with buttefly wings on your back 🙂
I’m not ready in my debut because I’m busy in my internship .. now i have some time to plan .. what should i do? i only have 1 week to give invitations and plan my program 🙁 i am not giving may invitation because i have no picture in there .. what pose and style of me will i put in my invitation? thank you so much
Hi Yza (yza_cute05@yahoo.com),
You can check out our ideas for Pool parties here –> http://debutideas.com/?p=694
Some souvenir / giveaway ideas are also there 🙂
Hope this helps!
Hi Yza,
Don’t worry about not having a picture because most modern invitation styles don’t include pictures in invitations anymore. Check out this site –> http://www.moderninvitationdesign.com/home.html
also this one –> http://rlv.zcache.com/modern_blue_bird_party_invitation-p1614722659195042252dzbu_400.jpg
Hire a good graphic designer who can give you a cool design according to your motif or color preference. The advantage here is that you can ask your designer for a soft copy of the design that you can send out by email (electronic invites).
Hope this helps! 🙂
hello! my birthday is on november 25 but i have to plan now because i’ll be busy.
aint got no idea on how to make personalized wings.
what should i do?
what items do i need to make it?
😀
Hi Prettyhar,
You’ll be needing a wire, duct tape and panty hose for this.
Cut enough wire to create the shape of a figure 8 in the size you want the wings to be.
To avoid sharp edges, wrap duct tape around the excess wire. Each side of the figure eight will be a wing, so begin to shape them however you want. From that shape of the wings, you can still contour the wire in a way that it will resemble butterfly wings. as soon as you have shaped the wings correctly, pull the queen-sized panty hose over the wire. Use 1 panty hose leg for each wing. Tuck any excess panty hose fabric under the wire at the center of the figure eight, using duct tape to wrap around the center. Color the wings with your color motif. Decorate the wings with the glitter glue and other ornamentation. Let it dry. Once you have put on the rest of the costume, attach the wings by wrapping the ribbon around the center of the wings, then tie it around your waist and shoulders until it fits comfortably.
That’s it and happy planning!
Hi, Im planning to have a butterfly theme on my 18th birthday, and Im wondering what kind of games I could do to make my party fun and memorable….
Hi Kristel,
Yellow and violet are complementary colors. It would definitely be an outstanding color combination, and so is violet and pink which are girly colors. Every party is different. They may have the same theme or color motif, but they will definitely differ in some aspects. Make your party unique by being creative and infusing some of your personality into it. If you want the princess theme with those color combinations, then go for it. You can have 18 tiaras for your 18 candles, 18 princes for 18 roses or have one grand Royal dance fit for a princess. You will have one waltz song and your 18 roses will form a circle at the dance area with you in the center. You will then dance with one 18 rose every or so beat until you have danced with all of your 18s. You can also play a game or two. One example would be to hide a glass slipper under a chair and label it “Cinderella lost her glass slipper. A reward awaits the person who finds it.” or something like that. Hope this helps.
Hi, im planning to have a butterfly theme for my debut next year in June or July, so I just want to ask if what kind of games I can do to make my party fun and exciting!! 😀 thanks
hi there ! ..can u help me find food for these butterfly theme .. my birthday is on sept.15 ..
plss reply .. thankz ..
hey debut ideas,
i’ve seen this site hours ago, after i review for my exams. this site is a great help for me. i’m already planning my debut (my day is on september 15, but i will celebrate it on the 18th). i’ve seen the fairy and butterfly themes. i love it. it would suit the venue, pools and garden.
thanks so much for the suggestions. 🙂
xoxo ynne.
Hi Ynne,
It gives us great pleasure to help debutantes plan their most awaited birthday party. Happy birthday!
Hi!!
my birthday is on October 9, 2010. I will celebrate it on October 15, I like to have a butterfly theme or a garden theme but my problem is I can’t have it in a garden and my mom already reserved a clubhouse in our village for it so can you help me how to decorate it at a low cost? Can you also suggest any balloon arrangements for it? Thanks!! 🙂
Hi JS!
You can check out this link — http://debutideas.com/?page_id=851
We have a collection of games here.
Hope this helps! 🙂
Hi. I will be having my debut this October and I’m interested in using this Butterfly theme. We are not that rich and the venue is just in our house. Can you suggest some ideas about the dress, the decorations, etc. that we can use? Thanks!
Hi Jean,
Transforming your house into a venue with a butterfly theme believe it or not is very simple. First, choose a color motif. You need to have a color motif even if it is a butterfly theme, so that you can establish cohesiveness with your party. For instance, having two color combinations in the shade of pink would be cute and then combine this with white to create neatness. Once you have a color, buy cheap fabric of your color for the drapings. Drapes are a great way of decorating a venue. Since your house is your venue, drapes will be able to help you in hiding some flaws on the walls or even just giving you a backdrop on which to decorate. It also will give your house a softer feel and it will tie up the venue to your theme. click here for pictures. We also have butterfly inspired dresses in our facebook page for your reference. Hope this helps.
Hi Liezl,
A clubhouse would be a nice venue to work on. As I’ve said to another debutante who also will have a butterfly theme, drapes are a must when decorating large spaces. Buy cheap fabric of your color motif and put drapes around your venue and at the ceiling (most especially for unattractive ceilings). Another alternative would be to have balloon decors shaped like butterflies click here and then hang paper butterflies at the end of the balloons so that when the balloons sway, it would seem as though the paper butterflies are flying. Hope this helps.
super thank you po sa suggestions!
hello po, gusto ko lang pong humingi nang tulong tungkol sa program nang debut ko. ang plano ko ho kasi ay mag modeling ako sa first part, ihahati ko ho yung part kung saan mag gown ako, fairyrunway kasi ho ang debut ko. maari nyo ho ba akong tulungan?
suggestion for less expensive debut please?? thank you!
Hi Kens,
Debuts need not be expensive if you plan it wisely. You can do it in the comfort of your own garden to save on venue rental. Ask some of your friends and family to cook for you so that you don’t need to hire a caterer or better yet, serve pica pica foods of cheese sticks, hotdogs, small ham sandwiches, chocolate fountain with marshmallows, fruits (grapes, apples, melon, watermelon, etc) and fruit punch. Plan what theme you are going to execute so you know what decorative things to buy at Divisoria. You can also buy your gown in Divisoria. You can choose a design that you want and they’ll do it for you. The cost is cheaper than in the mall. If you are opting for a dress, buy something that you can still use for other occasions like for going out with friends. For invites, you can have it DIY. Buy printing needs at Star Paper for great discounts. For souvenirs, it depends on what you want. You can have a do-it-yourself party favor like chocolate candies shaped into a heart or a star, etc. You can buy your chocolates at Chocolate Lovers in Cubao 45 P. Tuazon Blvd., Cubao, Quezon City Tel: (02) 724-4964. Hope this helps.
gud day!!,,
MY DEBUT WILL BE ON DECEMBER,, AND IM PLANNING TO HAVE A BUTTERFLY THEME PARTY,,,IS IT OK TO COMBINED IT WITH MASCARA??,,,,TNX U….
Hi Wendy,
We think it’ perfectly fine to combine butterfly and masquerade. You can have a masquerade themed party wherein all the masks you and your lady guests wear are shaped like butterflies! That will be beautiful!
Hope this helps
hi lhara valdemoro,
what do you mean?