Kung Fu Engagement Party Ideas
Celebrate the excitement of your engagement with a memorable party theme; for instance, if you're particularly passionate about kung fu, use it as inspiration for planning out the various elements of your get-together from party invitations to decor. This theme will be unforgettably quirky and personal, making it an ideal way to kick off your new life together as a soon-to-be-married couple. Does this Spark an idea?
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Invitations
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Create clever invitations to let your guests know just what they'll be in for during the engagement party. You could make invitations shaped like traditional kung fu uniforms from sturdy card stock, then write down the details of the party overtop. Kung fu originated in China, so incorporate Chinese symbols for marriage into your invitation design. You could also make a humorous invitation with some plays on words, such as "Come kick it with us!" to give a nod to some of the techniques used in kung fu.
Decorations
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Although modern kung fu is taught in a variety of settings, from outdoor spaces to indoor martial arts studios, it was an art that originated in the Shaolin Temple in China; use the Shaolin Temple and Chinese Buddhist monasteries as your party space decoration inspiration. Recreate architectural elements of the Shaolin Temple like a roof and pillars using painted cardboard cutouts for a large, impressive decoration. Or, for a simpler, subtler decoration idea, hang strings of Chinese lanterns around the party space and incorporate reds and blacks into the color scheme of items such as streamers, tablecloths, plates and napkins.
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Activities
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While planned activities aren't necessary, it could be entertaining to hire a local kung fu instructor to spend an hour or so teaching party guests some basic moves and techniques. Some simpler activities could be to screen old kung fu movies with a projector onto a white wall or large sheet; you can lower the volume on the movies so that guests who want to mingle may still do so. You could also provide a section for guests to write their names and other words in Chinese with black paint on white pieces of paper; provide a book or guide that guests can use to find out how to write certain words, phrases, letters and numbers in Chinese.
Menu
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As kung fu originated in China, it would only be fitting to provide guests with Chinese-inspired snacks. If your gathering is a cocktail party, serve a variety of dim sum items; many of these small dishes are ideal finger foods that will allow guests to eat and mingle simultaneously. For a dinner party, make some larger items that can be served buffet-style, such as noodle and rice dishes, for instance. If you have vegetarian guests in attendance, provide some tofu or vegetable-based dishes; these are common ingredients in Chinese cooking, so you should have no problem coming up with suitable options.
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