The parlor

Nights you can lift off the shelf.

The fancy.fyi copilot drafts from a blank page, describe the party, it builds an invitation. The parlor is the opposite: a small, curated shelf of finished nights someone else already wrote. The invitation is drafted, the script is printed, the props are staged. You pick the room, pour the drinks, and press play.

Printable kitsReady-to-send invitationsNo apps, no accounts

The shelf4 nights

You're invitedHosted by you

A Dinner Party, 1937

Three courses. Three acts. One body.

Date: Saturday evening; Seven, for drinks
Place: Your dining room; London, Seville, and New Guinea in three hours
Attire: Cocktail attire — the darker the better
Reply: Please reply; the table is set for seven

Some of us are murderers. Most of us are in love. All of us are lying about at least one thing.

SevenThree hoursMurder mystery

A Dinner Party, 1937

A three-course, three-act murder mystery for seven. Hindenburg falls, whales are rescued, an aviator takes off, and someone at the table doesn't make it home. Free printable kit, no apps, no spoilers.

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You are requested

A Dinner in Mayfair

The evening of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, 22 June 1897

Hosted by you

When: Tuesday evening; Seven o'clock, for sherry
Where: Your dining room; Forty-two Portland Place — three streets from the parade route
Attire: Evening dress; mourning tones advised for the Queen's Jubilee
Reply: Please reply; the table is set for eight, the Inspector requires your presence

The Queen's carriage passes at half-eight. The drapes will part for the procession. Some of us carry letters we ought to have burned; some of us carry hopes we ought to have buried; some of us, tonight, will carry neither home.

Two gold wedding bands on an oxblood velvet pillow

EightThree hoursDrawing-room mystery

A Dinner in Mayfair, 1897

A three-course, three-act drawing-room mystery for eight, on the night of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Deduction-forward; the Inspector takes witness statements at dessert.

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A Detective Party

The Pinewood Detective Agency needs your help

Hosted by a parent

When: Saturday afternoon; Two o'clock, for library cards
Where: Pinewood HQ; The address is on the map in your envelope
Attire: Sneakers for running clues · a hat if you have one
Reply: Please reply; the Pinewood Detective Agency needs to know its team

Scout the golden retriever has gone missing. Come help the Pinewood Detective Agency find him. There will be cake.

Eight kidsNinety minutesDetective mystery

A Pinewood Detective Party

Scout has gone missing, and the Pinewood Detective Agency needs you. A 90-minute detective party for eight kids ages 7–9 — no apps, no screens, all scripted, real library cards as prizes.

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You're invited

A Literary Tea

Mrs. Wren requests the pleasure of your junior apprentice

Hosted by a parent, on behalf of Hart's Bakery

When

Saturday afternoon

Two o'clock, for aprons

Where

Hart's Bakery

Our kitchen — address on the map in your envelope

Attire

Wear what you can get flour on

Please reply; Mrs. Hart has cookies to count

“The Literary Tea is tomorrow, and Hart's Bakery needs apprentices. Come decorate a cookie, serve the tray, and drink proper tea.”

Four to eight kidsNinety minutesBaking · tea party

Hart's Bakery: Apprentice Afternoon

A 90-minute baking and tea party for 4–8 kids ages 7–9. Each apprentice decorates a cookie themed to a Pinewood children's-classic book, and the group serves a three-tier tea tray to the town librarian. No winners. Real tea.

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What’s next

More nights, quietly on the way.

A 1980s-ski-lodge decade party. A backyard crawfish boil with a playlist and a prize. A six-hour Sunday roast that pretends to be a silent film screening. If you’ve written a night worth sharing, email hello@vityy.com , the parlor is an anthology, not a factory.