Each year, Anthony and I try to come up with costumes that match and/or compliment each other. I think I burn what imagination I have at work every day so I'm nearly useless at coming up with a costume idea that he doesn't hate, that is in our budget, and is actually doable somehow.
After some wild and odd ideas, we ended up as Minions this year. He found these onesie type of suits that were cute and silly, and in a moment of trying to make my sense of humor happy, he went shopping and purchased them. We were bloody ebola doctors last year so this was totally on the opposite end of the costume spectrum.
We attended the usual party we go to each year that is put on by one of my co-workers. She has a fantastic event and everyone who attends in costume definitely shows off their creative side.
I am not happy with my camera choice after looking at the photos I shot. It struggled a bit with the rather dark and funky lighting conditions, and the flash was a bit strong when I used that. It's more likely it's the guy (me) operating the camera. But, I'm not trying to win a photography award. I just want to be happy with the pictures. So, here they are in all of their funky glory.
An amusing side story: The party was in a building downtown that used to house a city courtroom. It turns out that Anthony's one and only time in court was for a minor in possession of alcohol charge when he was in his teens. And, the courtroom he had to appear in was the same place the party was held (it hasn't been in use in years). It must have been a weird flashback for him to be there.
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| Anthony is a Minion |
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| I look like a Minion with a stick up it's ass |
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| Party decorations in "The Gallows" section of the location where the event was |
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| Anthony shoots photos of the decorations. He has eyes in the back of his back. |
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| Rest in pieces |
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| Alien taking care of alien (live person in the alien with the black cloak) |
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| Anthony taking pictures (he's in the middle of this photo) |
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| Poltergeist |
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| Following Anthony down a hallway |
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| Courtroom where Anthony faced the judge (in real life) |
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| DJ, dance floor and bar |
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| Here's Jackson (who used to be one of my co-workers) and the lovely woman he brought to the party |
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| He... is... Spiderman |
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| Alex as Wolverine |
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| The food |
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| Wolverine meets the alien |
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| Here's Terri, who makes her best attempt at avoiding the alien |
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| Terri attempts to chat with a skeleton that had a human inside |
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| Here's an epic costume trio: Rock, paper, scissors |
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| Tina as Wonder Woman doing a wonder shrug |
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| Carrie and Zach |
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| Heatmiser and Coldmiser (if you've seen the movie "A Year Without Santa Claus" you'll get the costumes) |
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| Party hostess Erin (as Medusa), Erica, unknown dude, Lindsay |
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| Similar photo as above minus the flash |
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| Serving up drinks so refreshing that it's spooky |
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| Anthony and Alex drink out of tiny little cups |
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| Group shot of a group shot |
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| Bottoms up! |
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| Here's Lee showing off her neon fan |
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| Alex, Leslie, Anthony. Time for a shot! |
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| Bottoms up! |
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| Alex is a cut-up |
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| Jason and Stephanie as Power Rangers |
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| Liz recreating the Kim Kardashian champagne photo |
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| Ina as a human gumball machine |
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| Hey Anthony, there's a photo with orange eyes right behind you |
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| Aaron and Summer |
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| Anthony dances while Vinca photo bombs |
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| Here's Heather as Dorothy in the middle of a Minion sandwich. Like a tornado in Kansas, another Halloween blew right through. |