Organisers are offering high tea at a funeral parlour - and though death by chocolate might be a good way to go, they want to make sure guests are still breathing at the end.
The idea is that they will be able to discuss graveside etiquette and the growing size of coffins with funeral directors as they indulge in cream horns, lamingtons, and chocolate.
Event organiser Peter Mooney admitted it was "playing with death" by hosting an afternoon tea in a funeral parlour. But it had proved so popular it had sold out in just two days.
It came about when Michelle Dunstall, of Dunstall's Funeral Parlour, asked if classic hearses could join the annual vintage car parade at next year's Tremains Art Deco Weekend, from February 18-22.
There had been a revival of vintage hearses being used around the country, she said. The business, which she runs with husband Paul, bought "Harold the Hearse", a 1938 Plymouth, about seven years ago as it fitted with Napier's art deco character.
It was now used in 60 per cent of its funerals, as people liked the idea of saying goodbye to their parent in a car similar to one in which they might have got married, Michelle said.
He brought local business Silky Oak Chocolates on board, and the event Death by Chocolate was born. Silky Oak staff will be whipping up at least 500 chocolates for the event.
Mooney said it would be like sharing high tea with the Addams Family.
"It will be macabre to some, but violently hysterical to others."
Mooney said the quirky events always sold well because it was a chance to "get dressed up and play silly buggers".
- The Dominion Post
Tea Lady notes: "I wonder what sort of tea they'll be serving? 1001 Nights? Sleepy Dream Time?"
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