How To Throw an Olivia Rodrigo Themed Party
In the last couple of years, Olivia Rodrigo has gone from “that kid on High School Musical” to a world renowned hugely successful musician.
Her debut album Sour had 11 tracks and none of them were a flop. It was banger after banger.
As I’m writing this, we are 1 month away from her next album Guts. So far we’ve had one release - Vampire, which given the success, it appears this Guts album is going to be just as successful.
But why would you throw an Olivia Rodrigo party?
Given that you can’t have a party without music, it makes sense why someone would want to have a specific musician themed party. And given the popularity of Olivia Rodrigo’s music and the variety of tracks, it makes a lot of sense why someone would want to host an Olivia Rodrigo specific party.
Couple that with the fact she as a brand already has a pretty strong theme (grunge and purple) it’s makes it easy to replicate.
How to throw a memorable party on a budget
We’re going to go through a few tips and tricks to make this the most epic Olivia Rodrigo themed party. All of which are accompanied by our Olivia Rodrigo party bundle.
The best thing about the bundle is that it’s completely digital. So as for the decorations, you print them off at home. Print as many or little as you like to decorate your space.
And because it’s print at home. It means we can give you everything cheaply.
I will recommend certain extras here and there that you can purchase online. But they key is to spend your money wisely. Because let’s be honest. The decorations make the party, especially when we’re talking about themes. And those specific decorations can often come at a premium.
That’s why we’ve put this bundle together, so you can print only what you want with a focus on the themed party games and activities so even if you don’t have everything needed to fit the theme, it will still scream Olivia Rodrigo with the games.
In fact, the Olivia Rodrigo party bundle is currently 50% off, so it’s even cheaper!
The Olivia Rodrigo Party Bundle
#1 The Decorations
Decoration wise you want the classics.
Purple Tassels
If you’re a big Olivia Rodrigo fan, you’ll notice that when she does Instagram lives to promote her new music, she often has tassels behind her. So it’s only right we bring them to the home party.
Where to buy
Bunting
Bunting is a must for any birthday party. In this case, we of course want it to fit the theme as much as possible. In the party pack you get 4 styles of Olivia Rodrigo bunting to choose from.
Toppers
Toppers are what you’re going to use to decorate cakes and garnish drinks. They’re instantly going to make any food or drink scream Olivia Rodrigo. And that’s what we want.
Photo Props
Photo props are in a category of there own. It’s what you’re going to hold up when taking photos, but they also work great for sticking on walls or balancing on shelves so you have more Olivia Rodrigo decorations in and around your house.
Which is the perfect Segway onto our next tip…
#2 Photoshoots
Everyone likes to take photos at parties. It’s a great way to treasure the memory of said party.
So let’s do what we can to encourage those memories.
The photo props I spoke about above are a perfect way to do just that. It’s also a fun idea to have some Olivia Rodrigo face cut outs to wear as masks (these also come in the Olivia Rodrigo party bundle)
If you have the money, I’d recommend getting an Instax camera with some film so people can have an instant polaroid to keep as a memento. Not just do the retro style photos make a fantastic keepsake, but it also discourages people doing the whole “I don’t like my arm in that one, can we delete it and take another photo”. It’s instant and you get what you’re given.
Instax Mini
Instax Film
#3 Olivia Rodrigo Party Games
Party games are so underrated. They’re great for both kids party’s and adult party’s. Not only are they super fun but they break that awkward silence that no one wants when hosting or attending a party.
We’re talking crosswords, quizzes, work scrambles, code breakers, word searches and much much more. All of which of course need to be Olivia Rodrigo themed.
There’s actually enough games in the bundle, and I’ve done the maths, that if you did 1 section per hour to break up the party. So all crosswords 1 hour, all rounds of find Olivia the next hour and so on and so on.
You’d have enough to last 8 hours.
Which is the PERFECT length of time in my opinion.
#4 The Music
This one goes without saying but one of the most important parts of any party to really bring the party vibe, is the music.
Yet something that is often overlooked is Karaoke.
Olivia Rodrigo Karaoke
Whatever happened to Karaoke? It use to be a party essential. Seems like no one does it anymore. Well I say let’s bring it back!
Karaoke Machine Option 1
Karaoke Machine Option 2
And if you don’t want to buy a karaoke machine, you will be able to find most karaoke version’s of Olivia Rodrigo songs on YouTube. Sure, you wont have the microphone but just give someone a hairbrush and tell them to sing loud and proud!
Olivia Rodrigo themed birthday party tips
Put all those things above together and you have a memorable party on your hands. However, if you want to make your party that much better. There are a few extra’s I’d recommend. By no means essential, but still something to consider.
Make sure everyone dresses grunge or as an Olivia Rodrigo song - Blue cheerleader outfit for Good 4 U (don’t forget the gloves), vampire outfit for, well, vampire. But don’t go crazy, here’s a subtle vampire choice.
Food and drink. Make sure you have plenty of purple food dye on hand for mixing up purple beverages and cakes. An absolute must is to garnish them with the party bundle Olivia Rodrigo themed toppers.
Listening party for Guts
Another reason you might be wanting to throw an Olivia Rodrigo themed party that I didn’t mention but touched on in the intro to this article, is that you may well be throwing a party for the release of Guts.
I absolutely love album release parties. Not every party has to be a birthday or anniversary. Sometimes it’s good to party for the sake of partying. And an album release is the perfect way to do that.
Guts by Olivia Rodrigo will be released very soon. We’ve just had the entire track list released so now is a great time to put together a party for when it drops. Because it will be banger after banger.
Now. For a final time, here’s that Olivia Rodrigo bundle for you…
Hosting an Olivia Rodrigo themed birthday party? Looking for a way to celebrate the release of Olivia Rodrigo's new album Guts in style from the comfort of your own home? This is the bundle for you!
This digital pack includes everything you need from the decorations to the games. All in one organised pdf with tips and tricks on how to get the most from the bundle along the way.
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