It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously.” - Oscar Wilde

As anyone remotely familiar with Eastwick knows, we are big on Halloween.

Though our Black & Orange bash is on hiatus this year, our Halloween spirit is still in full effect. For the Eastwick office party, the one requirement was that people come in costume. Otherwise, all bets were off.

Everyone took the opportunity to exercise their individual creativity, sense of humor, and personality.

A passel of Eastwickers: (front row) Annemarie, Elizabeth, Katie, Sam (holding Dexter), Andrew & Tina; (back row) Elaine, Barb, Elisabeth, Lyda, Rachel, Kevin & Mo

We had:

The pop-culture phenoms: Adrian Monk and Jon Gosselin

The classic archetypes: Witches, Cat, Goddess, Valley Girl, Cowgirl and Gypsy Princess

The rockers: Def Leppard and Alice Cooper

The witty: A White Lie

The totally rad: A Chiquita Banana

Despite calling themselves “witches” for almost 20 years, two of our founders dressed as witches for the very first time.

Jon (Kevin) minus Kate, and the fastidious Mr. Monk (Andrew)

We laughed.

We cried-from laughing too hard.

We learned surprising things about one another, like how quickly a co-worker can scarf down a powdered donut with her hands behind her back: in a single bite and in less than 2 seconds (you know who you are).

We also learned who has a strong sense of direction. Eastwick isn’t into animal cruelty, so instead of “Pin the Tail on the Donkey” we had to “Stick the Hat on the Witch” while blindfolded and dizzy.

In all seriousness, it was an excellent reminder of why this is such a great bunch of people to work with and also why Eastwick is such a successful agency.

It’s a rare agency that encourages and expects its workers to be creative, unique and daring–whether it’s for client campaigns or costumes–instead of forcing them to become glorified communications cookie cutters.

But enough talk from me. Enjoy some of our silly photos, and have a happy Halloween!

Wicked Witches of the West Coast

Lyda, Elisabeth and a fresh-faced Alice Cooper (also known as Katie)