Should you and your partner be invited to a fancy dress party together, coming up with ideas for individual costumes can be tricky. Not only will you not want one to outshine the other, but making sure the costumes you choose are not completely contrasting will also be important as one could very much reflect upon the other.

As such, for most couples, it will be far better to go as a pair and choose fancy dress costumes for couples as opposed to ones for two individuals. Not only will this make the decision of costume far easier for you, but the overall effect will often end up being far greater than the sum of its parts and by creating a theme for your fancy dress together you are likely to make a far greater impact.

When looking for a couple of fancy dress costume ideas, the best option will be to simply look online and see which costumes are designed to be worn in pairs. Not only will this help you to avoid choosing two costumes separately which then look completely wrong together even when themed in the same vein, but it will also simply help you come up with more unique ideas too. For instance, whilst you may instantly be drawn to aping famous couples, you may actually find that a far more interesting and amusing option will be to go as an airline pilot and flight stewardess or even as a convict and prison warden.

So, don’t always opt for the obvious and remember that you may well make a far better impression if you offer a combined theme as opposed to just two random costumes.