​🎭 Mystery & Masquerade Weekend100 Women | Friday Evening to Sunday Brunch | Fall 2025
Theme: Elegant intrigue, secret missions, puzzle-solving, and dazzling masked balls
Dress Code: Masked elegance + glamorous evening wear (think sequins, velvet, tuxedos, dramatic masks)

🕯️ THE VIBEAn intoxicating blend of mystery, elegance, and playful secrets. Think candlelit dinners, whispered clues, masked dances, and sophisticated fun — all wrapped in velvet and velvet ropes.

🗓️ FULL ITINERARY
🖤 FRIDAY NIGHT — “The Secret Arrival” Soirée6:30 PM – 11:00 PM | Luxurious Ballroom or Historic Mansion
🛬 Arrival & Check-in

• Receive your custom ornate mask & elegant name card with secret identity
  
• Welcome cocktail: Midnight Martini or Black Velvet
  
• Mystery envelope with your first clue for the weekend’s secret mission
  

🎲 Intrigue & Icebreakers

• Secret handshake lessons
  
• Puzzle game stations with riddles and cryptic clues
  
• “Who Am I?” masked mingling game
  

📸 Masquerade Photo Lounge

• Vintage camera setups with moody lighting
  
• Instant keepsake portraits
  

🍽️ Dinner — 10 Elegant Bites:

1. Truffle arancini
   
2. Beetroot carpaccio with goat cheese
   
3. Smoked salmon blinis with dill cream
   
4. Mini beef wellingtons
   
5. Wild mushroom tartlets
   
6. Fig & prosciutto crostini
   
7. Roasted baby carrots with honey glaze
   
8. Parmesan crisps with truffle aioli
   
9. Dark chocolate mousse cups
   
10. Red wine poached pear
    

🍸 Cocktail Menu (5 Options):

1. Midnight Martini (espresso + vodka)
   
2. Black Velvet (stout + champagne)
   
3. French 75
   
4. Blood Orange Negroni
   
5. Virgin Blackberry Smash
   

🌙 SATURDAY MORNING — “Clues & Connections”9:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Elegant Library or Lounge
🕵️‍♀️ Choose Your Mystery Circle:

1. Puzzle & Riddle Solving Workshop
   
2. Secret Storytelling — share a mysterious or intriguing life story
   
3. Mask Making & Embellishment
   
4. Elegant Journaling & Manifestation
   
5. Wine & Cheese Connection Tasting
   

🍽️ Breakfast Buffet — 10 Refined Items:

1. Smoked salmon & dill bagels
   
2. Mini croissants & pain au chocolat
   
3. Quiche Lorraine bites
   
4. Fresh berry salad with mint
   
5. Greek yogurt with honey & walnuts
   
6. Scones with clotted cream & jam
   
7. Roasted tomato & basil tartlets
   
8. Avocado toast with microgreens
   
9. Lemon poppy seed muffins
   
10. Dark chocolate-dipped strawberries
    

🍸 Cocktail Menu:

1. Bellini
   
2. Sparkling Rosemary Lemonade
   
3. Classic Mimosa
   
4. Virgin Lavender Fizz
   
5. Cucumber & Mint Cooler
   

🖤 SATURDAY AFTERNOON — “The Secret Society”1:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Hidden Garden or Private Lounge
🕯️ Activities & Games:

• Secret mission challenges in small groups
  
• Cryptic clue hunts
  
• Elegant mask photo scavenger hunt
  
• “Whispered Secrets” storytelling circle
  
• Tarot or palm reading tent for intrigue
  

🧀 Grazing Table — 10 Sophisticated Snacks:

1. Prosciutto & melon skewers
   
2. Mini caprese bites
   
3. Stuffed mushrooms with herbs & cheese
   
4. Caviar-topped blinis
   
5. Marinated olives & nuts
   
6. Pâté with crostini
   
7. Goat cheese-stuffed dates
   
8. Fig & walnut flatbreads
   
9. Herb roasted nuts
   
10. Mini macarons
    

🍸 Cocktail Menu:

1. French 75
   
2. Blackberry Sage Smash
   
3. Blood Orange Margarita
   
4. Lavender Gin & Tonic
   
5. Virgin Citrus Spritz
   

🕯️ SATURDAY NIGHT — “Masquerade Ball & Midnight Revels”7:00 PM – Midnight | Grand Ballroom or Historic Venue
👗 Dress Code: Full glam & mystery — gowns, tuxedos, ornate masks
🎶 Live string quartet + DJ for dancing
🎭 Dramatic reveal moments
✨ Candlelit dinner with theatrical performances
🌟 Sparkler send-off & midnight toast
🍽️ Dinner — 10 Luxurious Courses:

1. Lobster bisque shooters
   
2. Beef tartare on crostini
   
3. Truffle risotto bites
   
4. Duck confit mini tacos
   
5. Roasted beet & arugula salad
   
6. Seared scallops with pea puree
   
7. Braised short ribs with root veggies
   
8. Parmesan and rosemary focaccia
   
9. Chocolate truffle cake
   
10. Champagne sorbet
    

🍸 Cocktail Menu:

1. Black Widow (blackberry vodka, lime, soda)
   
2. Velvet Manhattan
   
3. Espresso Martini
   
4. Blood Orange Sidecar
   
5. Virgin Rose Lemonade
   

🌞 SUNDAY BRUNCH — “Unmask & Unwind”10:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Sunlit Garden or Elegant Hall
💬 Reflective circle: “One secret I’m grateful for”
🎁 Keepsakes: Mini mask charm or personalized cocktail recipe card
🍽️ Brunch Buffet — 10 Elegant Items:**

1. Smoked salmon eggs benedict
   
2. Croque madame bites
   
3. Fresh fruit platter
   
4. Mini frittatas with herbs
   
5. Croissants & assorted jams
   
6. Yogurt parfaits with granola
   
7. Roasted potatoes with rosemary
   
8. Seasonal cheese board
   
9. Lemon ricotta pancakes
   
10. Dark chocolate truffles
    

🍹 Cocktail Menu:

1. Classic Mimosa
   
2. Bellini
   
3. Rosemary Gin Fizz
   
4. Virgin Lavender Lemonade
   
5. Sparkling Citrus Punch