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How to Host a Chic Halloween Party

A Blend of Tasteful Details Create a Hauntingly Beautiful Soiree
October 31, 2015
Story By: Mandy Kellogg Rye
Filed Under > "Hostess with the Mostest"

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Happy Halloween! If you’re anything like me, you’ve procrastinated a bit this year (the holiday falls on a Saturday after all) and may need a little last-minute inspiration to pull together a festive spread.  

Earlier this week, we rounded up several must-try ideas for your haunting party this weekend—a great place to start.  But really can we just talk about the beyond-wickedly chic Halloween party that MKR styled a few years ago?!  Definitely worth pulling out of the archives to share again in time for a little last-minute party inspiration. 

It is indeed possible to put a chic, stylish spin on this holiday, and MKR shows us how it’s done.  A blend of silvers and greys mix in with black accents to create a color palette that is as beautiful as it is spooky.  Candles upon candles upon candles, moss and fun little accessories complete the design, though the grub and libations take the cake in my opinion.  Her recipe for the perfect candy apples and warm bourbon punch may just be everything you need to impress your guests tonight. Leave all of that kitschy orange-and-black everything behind!  Cheers, Kat

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Photography, Rustic White for Waiting on Martha – “A Very Haunting Halloween”

FOOD C/O:  THE SPOTTED TROTTER ATLANTA (CHARCTEUTERIE BOARD), BANTAM AND BITTY (CHICKEN SLIDERS AND PIMENTO CHEESE), ANNE KATHLEEN CAKES (CAKE) 

AS PICTURED:  POTTERY BARN LANTERNS, MERCURY GLASS PUMPKINS, MERCURY GLASS SKULLS, BLACK SKULL CANDLES,CROWS, GLITTER SPIDERS, CHAIN LINK CANDLE HOLDERS, SKULL DRINK DISPENSER, SKELETON DRINK HOLDER, WHITE SKELTON VASE,BLACK AND SILVER MERCURY GLASS VASE, SILVER SKELTON HAND,BLACK GLITTER STICKS, BLACK GLITTER TOPARIES, BLACK TAPER CANDLES, MARTINI GLASSES  ||  TARGET MIRROR  ||  WAITING ON MARTHA NOIR CAKE STANDS, BLACK PAPER CHEESE TRAYS, SCARY CREATURE PLATES, SNAKESKIN DRINK TRAY (LARGE SIZE), MERCURY GLASS SKULL WINE STOPPER, JUTE BAGS AND BLACK TWILL RIBBONFOR GOODIE BAGS  ||  CB2 GLASS CANDELABRA  ||  ZODAX BAR CART (SIMILAR HERE AND HERE)  ||  PIER 1 IMPORTS MINI APPETIZER GLASSES  ||  RESTORATION HARDWARE CHANDELIER AND LINEN OTTOMANS

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Spiked Mexican Hot Chocolate

A Cold-Weather Favorite Made Boozy Plus Decadent Homemade Toppings
October 30, 2015
Story By: Mandy Kellogg Rye
Filed Under > Cocktail Hour

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 Spiked Mexican Hot Chocolate Halloween Cocktail recipe via Waiting on MarthaSpiked Mexican Hot Chocolate for Halloween | Waiting on Martha

When have you ever known us to miss an opportunity to make a beloved drink into a boozy libation? It sure doesn’t happen often, and we didn’t skip a beat adding a little Don Julio Tequila to make the best ever spiked rendition from a seasonal favorite.

Our spiked Mexican hot chocolate captures that wickedly delicious play of flavors between the bittersweet chocolate, spicy cayenne, cinnamon and vanilla. The result is a rich, velvety sip that packs the perfect amount of heat. Add adorable pumpkin mugs from Pottery Barn and a decadent, homemade whipped cream with our signature ooey-gooey drip of chocolate and you have yourself—what we think is—one of the best ways to stay warm this fall.  

And with that, loves, we close out a boozy October (the best kind). Rummy Spiced Cider, Ginny Gin Gin Punch, Boozy Butterbeer and Spiked Mexian Hot Chocolate…can you try to pick a favorite?? I hope you all have a perfectly haunting Halloween! Truly, MKR

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Photography, Rustic White | THIS STORY IS IN COLLABORATION WITH POTTERY BARN, A BRAND WE LOVE AND ADORE.  OPINIONS AND IMAGES ARE 100% OUR OWN.

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Boozy Butterbeer

A Creamy Libation with Malty Flavors...Loved By Harry Potter Fans Everywhere
October 23, 2015
Story By: Mandy Kellogg Rye
Filed Under > Cocktail Hour

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Homemade boozy butterbeer recipe via Waiting on MarthaHomemade butterbeer recipe via Waiting on Martha

As you’ve joined us in test-tasting, we’ve been celebrating fall flavors in cocktail form with Pottery Barn; our Rummy Spiced Cider and Ginny Gin Gin Punch have proven to be quite the crowd-pleasers.  But perhaps the best of all?  Our Boozy Butterbeer, inspired by the magical world of Harry Potter. 

I’d be lying if I said the WOM team hasn’t check the mail a few times for their own Hogwarts acceptance letters, like any true Harry Potter fan.  I mean can you find a HP fan who hasn’t dreamt of clanking a few glasses of Butterbeer in Hogsmeade with their best buds?  Nope.  So every time the haunting season rolls around, we let our imaginations drift to a more magical place with this boozy rendition of Harry Potter’s Butterbeer. 

Apparently it was quite the process nailing the final recipe that’s used at Universal, which is delicious, but alas—nonalcoholic.  So in true WOM fashion, we slipped some Captain Morgan into our cauldron, giving each spooky cat glass that buzz it deserves. Think about sipping on creamy, foamy, syrupy, malty, velvety notes by the roaring fire in the common room (in those great Gryffindor scarves!).  Sooo good!  Truly, MKR

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