The 1950s Theme Ideas

Fill your iPod with tons of great music from the era and get appropriately themed invitations. You may decide to take it a step further and make costumes mandatory " everyone has to wear clothes from the decade you choose. People always remember a costume party and the pictures come out great to boot.Music: Oldies but Goodies!

• Runaround Sue
• Mr. Lee
• Rock Around the Clock
• Blue Suede Shoes (Hellooooo, Elvis!)
• Duke of Earl
• anything by Buddy Holly, Richie Valens or the Big Bopper
• and of course, The Twist

Invitations
You can use Celebration.com's Plan Your Party tool to customize your invitations with images that reflect the 1950s: Poodle skirts, ice cream sodas, juke boxes, the possibilities are endless!

Costumes
Bobby socks and saddle shoes anyone? Or perhaps the letter sweater from a handsome young football player of the era.

TIP: Google Image "1950's attire" to come up with other great ideas.