Actividades: Decoration: This is ideal if you manage to find an old building as the venue. Decorations can help create the atmosphere. Decorate the areas with gargoyles of varying heights between 1.8m - 2.4m in playful poses... Make them friendly rather than frightening... We are not suggesting a night of gore! Highlight these playful statues and enhance the ambience at the same time with lighting of different coloured filters and motifs. You can even have some smoke to create the fog effect. Blend in copper accents such as twisted copper candleholders for the table decoration, steel benches and tables in the cocktail area... Adding contrast between the "new" presentation through lighting enhancements and the "old" tradition through the decoration. Also, place slates of Latin writing scattered in the venue as Gregorian chants fill the air. For a more commercial approach to Gregorian chants, you can get some mystifying tune from the group "Enigma". Set a Rose Window as the stage backdrop. The symbol of the rose window is arguably one of finest developments in the history of gothic art. It is typically the round stained glass window constructed in a shape of rose petals that you see in most gothic cathedrals. Activities: From tarot cards to palm or tea leaves reading, these mystic knowledge never fail to thrill the crowd. For something with a lighter fitting, how about some simple interactive close-up magic, where the magician goes to different crowds to show them his card tricks. You can design little quiz cards to test the knowledge of your guests about the Gothic period - the arts, the architecture, etc... Your guests might even get to learn a thing or two about this era! Dress up your emcee and waiters in monk's cloaks, looking solemn but yet, amusing at the same time. Work with your caterer too to design a special menu where you can name each plate with a name of gothic flavour. Make your theme execution as complete as possible from the communication materials to the decoration, food and even the entertainment activities. Start the dinner with the sound of the ringing of a big church bell!