Gilmore Girls Viewing Party

via Jane.com

I am so excited for the Gilmore Girls revival on Netflix coming out later this month! The minute I heard that it was actually happening and would be released in November, I instantly wanted to have a binge watching party.  Unfortunately, I will be traveling on Black Friday and will not be able to binge watch the minute it's released.  There will be no late night viewing party at my house, but I did want to share all the ideas, tips, and plans so you can host your very own Gilmore Girls viewing party.

Invitations

Now, you could just send out a text to your friends inviting them over, but what fun is that?  I found some great option online.  Jane.com (pictured above) and Bren Did both have some free options that are perfect! I also found a few items for sale on Etsy that are worth considering!

Decor

If you don't decorate, is it even a party? I'm just kidding...sort of.  Here are some cute and easy ideas for your GG party.  

Target has such cute party supplies!

You can find some free printables for your party online from several bloggers and websites that are just as excited about the return of the Gilmore Girl crew as the rest of us!  There are also some great and fairly inexpensive option on Etsy. You can even grab a free No Cell Phones sign from Luke's Diner.

Food and Drink

What would any Gilmore Girls party be without food?  The strange eating habits of Lorelai and Rory are continually featured in the series so you have so many options to go with when planning snacks for your get together!  Here are some ideas I have that would be easy to pull together quickly!

Miss Patty's Founder's Day Punch

1 cup peach brandy

1/2 cup Kentucky bourbon

1 cup apple juice

1/2 cup orange juice

1/2 cup strawberry jam

1 cup strawberries

1 & 1/2 teaspoon lime zest

1 750ml bottle dry champagne

1 12oz can spicy ginger ale or ginger beer

1 teaspoon bitters
Blend together brandy, bourbon, apple and orange juices, strawberries, jam and zest until well incorporated. Pour into an ice-filled pitcher, top with champagne and ginger ale. Stir in teaspoon of bitters and pour into glass. 

the Rory Cocktail

1 oz chilled vodka
1.5 - 2 oz pineapple juice
0.5 oz grenadine
Shake and top with a float of champagne and add a cherry or lemon spiral

And on top of the cocktails, it would be fun to have a coffee station so guests can create their own coffee drink.  Once you have the drinks covered, you obviously need all the food.  Grab your favorite poptarts, Chinese takeout, pizza, donuts, popcorn, red vines, and more.  I think it would be fun to have a couple of different food stations to allow guests to customize their snacks.  Guests would love a french fry bar to create their own loaded french fries!  This would be a super easy and very fun take on having french fries for snacking on during your binge watching!  A candy buffet would also be very fitting and easy to pull together.  

Activities

How fun would it be to have a way to declare weather you are Team Jess, Team Dean, or Team Logan (definitely Team Jess here)?  Guests can cast their votes for which one of Rory's guys they think she'll end up with or you can hand out stickers/pins to for guests to wear to declare their loyalties!  Some other activities that would be fun for this party is a Gilmore Girls bingo or some DIY stations such as make your own felt pennants or newspaper hats.

And of course, come prepared dressed in your favorite GG themed attire.  I grabbed this shirt from Etsy last month.  

Happy watching! I cannot wait to see what a year in the life gives us!  And by the way, I think I'm totally Team Jess!