2025: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Clueless

As if! Can you believe it’s been 30 years since Clueless hit theaters and made plaid skirts, knee-high socks, and cell phones the ultimate accessories? To celebrate the 30th anniversary of this totally iconic ‘90s classic, we decided to go full-on throwback and channel our inner Cher, Dionne, and Tai for Halloween this year.

From the Beverly Hills hallways to the Halloween party scene, these three besties gave us friendship goals, unforgettable fashion, and phrases that defined a decade. (“Whatever.” “Ugh, I’m totally buggin’!”) So grab your fuzzy pens and crank up some TLC, because we’re about to show you how to recreate these way popular looks that are equal parts nostalgic and fabulous.

Cher Horowitz

The queen bee of Beverly Hills High, Cher is all about confidence, coordination, and couture. With her perfectly matched plaid sets, knee-high socks, and that enviable rotating closet, she defined ‘90s fashion goals before social media was even a thing. Channeling Cher means embracing her big heart, her bossy-but-sweet energy, and her belief that a little kindness (and a lot of style) can fix almost anything. Totally fabulous, right?

Dionne Davenport

Dionne is the ultimate trendsetter and Cher’s equally stylish bestie. With her bold prints,  dramatic hats, and unapologetic attitude, Dionne proves that confidence is the best accessory. She’s smart, sassy, and never afraid to speak her mind because being fashionable doesn’t mean you can’t also be fierce. Dressing as Dionne is all about daring to stand out and owning every inch of your look. Whatever!

Tai Frasier

Sweet, spunky Tai may have started as the new girl, but she quickly became one of the crew and one of the most memorable characters of the ‘90s. With her playful personality and carefree vibe, Tai reminds us that true confidence comes from being yourself (even if you’re a little “clueless” at first). Whether you go full makeover mode in plaid or keep her early skater-girl style, Tai’s charm never goes out of fashion. She’s totally adorable, don’t you think?

Clueless Group Costume

When it comes to best friends, Cher, Dionne, and Tai are the ultimate trio. They taught us about friendship, makeovers, and the power of good advice (even when it’s not asked for). Together, they’re a perfect Halloween costume idea for sisters or besties who want to turn heads, have fun, and relive all the plaid-clad, ‘90s nostalgia. Because 30 years later, one thing’s still true: these girls are way popular.

Happy Halloween from the Harris Sisters!

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Three’s a Charm: Creative Trio Halloween Costumes for You and the Girls

Ready to turn heads this Halloween? Whether you’re dressing up with your best friends, teaming up with your sisters, or planning the ultimate group costume, The Harris Sisters have rounded up our best trio Halloween ideas just for you. With these picture-perfect outfits, we've got an era for everybody. And these creative costumes will have you and your girls stealing the spotlight all spooky season long.

Circus / Life of a Showgirl 

The Harris Sisters were in our showgirl era way back in 2020 and with so many circus characters to choose from, it's an easy one for a group of three. You can find extra details about our costumes here: Circus Themed Family Photoshoot.

Disney Villains

Why should princesses get all the love? There are just as many Disney Villains to choose from, and in keeping with the spooky them of the season, they're the perfect choice for a group of three. For more details on our Maleficent, Ursula, and Cruella DeVil costumes, take a peek here Disney Villains Group Halloween Costume.

Flower Garden

It does not get more simple than this when it comes to costumes: a giant flower fascinator and a green outfit. BOOM! You and your sisters are a flower garden. These flower fascinators were hand-crafted and hand-painted by the super-talented Harris Sister Misty, but you can find similar flower hats and flower fascinators online.

River Sirens / Woodland Fairies

When we wore these costumes, we were inspired by the River Sirens from the movie Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? But you can use the same ethereal look to create a trio of Woodland Fairies (just add wings!) More information on the costumes here River Sirens Photoshoot.

Barbies

What's better than one great Barbie costume? Three! There are so many iconic Barbie looks that this is a fun choice for a group of friends. Since the Barbie movie was released in 2023, there are a variety of Barbie costumes to choose from. We're shown here as vintage Barbie Learns to Cook, Original Barbie, and Great Shape Barbie.

Sanderson Sisters

Nothing says Halloween more than the cult classic 1990s Halloween movie Hocus Pocus. When dressing up as everyone's favorite sisters, your hardest decision will be who is Winifred, who is Mary, and who is Sarah. Once you get that sorted, the Sanderson Sisters costumes are easy to recognize this time of year and will be perfect for a group of three friends,

Classic 1980s

You and your homegirls can like totally recreate these 1980s costumes. Just make sure to get all of your slang ready to get into character in time for Halloween (for sure, excellent, bodacious, radical). Take a peek here for all the details Takin' It Back to the Old School.

Clue Characters

Three or six friends can use this idea for the perfect group Halloween costume. Pick your favorite characters from this classic board game and go wild! Here we're dressed as Miss Scarlett, Mrs. Peacock, and Mrs. White, but check out photos of us as Colonel Mustard, Mr. Green, and Professor Plum and all the costume details here Clue Halloween Group Halloween Costume.

Pirates

Arrgh, mateys! Pirate costumes are a popular choice for group costumes, but I'll let you in on a secret: they're also usually pretty easy to throw together last-minute. Why? Staples in the costumes include many pieces you may already own: ruffled blouse, long jacket or coat (think velvet, brocade, or leather), multiple scarves and belts, hoop earrings, dark pants or skirt, and tall boots. Pro tip: Dollar stores often sell pirate eye patches near Halloween, and tri-corn hats are often sold at party stores. Raid your kids toys for "weaponry." Layer, layer, layer! 

Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz / Wicked

When deciding on your group Halloween costume, don't be afraid to think outside of the box. In 2021, rather than dressing as three separate characters from The Wizard of Oz, we chose to all do a different take on the Dorothy costume. Pop over to this post for more details on the individual costumes Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz: Group Halloween Costume.

Storybook Characters

If you're a little more traditional, then we've got the perfect trio costume for you and the girls. These storybook characters are easy to recognize, just Over the Rainbow and Through the Looking Glass, to Grandmother's House We Go! and you'll find Dorothy (again), Alice, and Red Riding Hood. 

Flappers / Roaring 20's

You and your sisters will be the bee's knees in this iconic look and it's so easy to recreate. Just pair your flapper dress with accessories like pearl necklaces, headbands, and gloves. Make sure to put on your best dancing shoes because you'll be doing the Charleston all night!

Regency / Brigerton / Victorian Era

Make sure to read all our tips on Shopping Your Local Theater Company Sales. You might be surprised what you could score for your group Regency Halloween costumes. Or check online for Brigerton costumes and Victorian costumes. And don't forget to accessorize with items like tiaras, fascinators, lace gloves, brooches, and pearls.

Mechanics

For mechanic group costume look, we snagged three matching speed suits and added customized name patches to make them seem "official." To complete the costumes, we added red accessories we already owned.

Who says three’s a crowd? This Halloween, three is officially a vibe! Squad goals take on a whole new meaning when Halloween rolls around. If you and your friends (or sisters!) are looking for the best group costumes to rock this spooky season, we hope this list will do the trick. 

Get ready to make your trio the star of the night and pin these ideas for later.

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Taking Halloween Photos with Jack-o-Lantern Smoke Bombs

Smoke bombs have been around for a while.  They are commonly used for gender reveal parties and photographers use them for all sorts of fun effects.  But have you ever considered using one inside a carved jack-o-lantern for the perfect Halloween photo?  Well, the Harris Sisters recently did just that and have all the info you might need to recreate these magical photos for yourself at home.  Keep reading for all the details. 

Finding Smoke Bombs

Once you decide to give these smoke bomb photos a go, the first step is finding smoke bombs to purchase.  They are available online from a variety of vendors.  We purchased ours from Smoke Effect.  What I liked about their smoke bombs is that they come in a variety of sizes and colors.  And they are all activated with a simple pull-ring, meaning you don't have to light them.  The smallest smoke bombs burn for about 30 seconds, while the largest ones burn for about 90 seconds.  I purchased a few small ones to use as testers and then several 90 second smoke bombs to use in our actual photos.  The Smoke Effect has a smoke quiz you can take to tell you exactly what you will need to produce your desired effect, and they offer a 10 percent discount to new customers.  Just make sure you order your smoke bombs far enough in advance to account for shipping time.  Mine arrived quickly once they shipped. But since we are approaching Halloween time, now would be the time to purchase them if you are wanting to try your hand at smoke bomb jack-o-lantern photos. 

Prepping for Your Photos

For Jack-o-lantern smoke bombs photos, you will to first need to carve a pumpkin.  It needs to be a real pumpkin, not a foam one, since you will be putting the smoke bomb inside.  Whatever design you choose, make sure it has large openings that the smoke can escape from.  

You will absolutely need to take these photos outside.  Smoke bombs produce quite a bit of smoke, and some smell as well.  Since you will be taking these photos outside, you will want to check your weather conditions first.  Windy days would probably make taking these photos more difficult.  We chose a mostly sunny and fairly calm day to take these pics.  And we waited until the early evening so it wasn't quite so bright out- making the smoke the star of the show. 

What to Wear for a Jack-o-lantern Photo Shoot

The sky is the limit here.  If you have a Halloween costume ready to go, that would be a great place to start! Or if you want to be a little more subtle, you could opt to wear something in traditional Halloween colors or patterns.  From what I read before taking these photos, a few people mentioned being careful about what you chose to wear in case the colored smoke stained your clothing.  However, we didn't find that to be an issue.  Even still, I probably wouldn't wear my most prized possessions, just in case. 

Ready, Set, Shoot

Once you are all set and ready to start taking your photos, I would recommend that you have a few extra hands on deck.  We had one person hold the pumpkin with the lid off, while a second person activated the smoke bomb and sat it inside the pumpkin.  The first person quickly put the lid of the jack-o-lantern back in place (This step is essential, so the smoke is forced out of the carved openings on the front of the jack-o-lantern, and doesn't just escape through the top), and a third person started taking photos.  We used a couple 30 second smoke bombs to test this process and make sure we knew what we were doing before we started into taking our "real" photos.  Once we had the rhythm down, we used our first 90 second smoke bomb for our first set of actual photos. 

As soon as the smoke bomb is activated, things will happen quickly.  I would highly recommend that you set your camera to a high speed continuous shoot setting.  That way you can just click away and capture everything.  Ninety seconds is actually much longer than it sounds like.  You have more than a plenty time to get photos.  So don't worry if the smoke isn't cooperating the entire time.  Have the person holding the pumpkin gently move it around, and the smoke will move with it.  The photographer should be the one moving and let the subject mostly stay in one position. 

Other Helpful Tips

As a precaution, we kept water close at hand just in case we needed to douse our smoking pumpkin at any point.  We actually didn't need to, and we didn't think we would.  But it doesn't hurt to be careful.  These smoke bombs are a step or two up from sparklers.  They create a really dramatic effect but they are pretty harmless.   We did use a pair of tongs to take the used smoke bombs out of the pumpkin before inserting a new one. 

We used the same jack-o-lantern several times with several different smoke colors.  If you are doing the same, we would recommend that you start with your lightest color smoke first and move to darker smokes, until you end with your darkest.  The smoke bombs will stain the pumpkin, which actually creates a pretty cool effect itself.  But if you want to be able to see each color smoke properly, you would definitely want to start with your lightest.  

Overall, we were pleasantly surprised by how easy of a process this turned out to be.  And we ended up with some pretty cool pictures, and some pretty funny outtakes too.  If you decide to try this photo trend, please let us know.  We would love to see how your photos turn out too! 

Happy Halloween from The Harris Sisters 

Mt. Airy, NC - Girls' Weekend 2024

The Harris Sisters have wrapped up another Girls' Weekend! Each year, we Harris Sisters spend a long weekend on a new location and spend lots of quality girl time together. We try to pick somewhere that we've never visited with each other before and then we always post a full write up with photos on the blog so that you guys can see if you'd like to visit there too. This year we set our sights on Mt. Airy, North Carolina and surrounding small towns in Virginia.  

While we were born and raised in North Carolina, none of us had ever visited Mount Airy before, and this trip presented the perfect opportunity! We've visited plenty of other locations in North Carolina for Girls' Weekend before (Asheville, Beaufort, Bryson City, and Boone), but we've never visited Virginia for a girls weekend getaway until this trip.

DAY 1 - Touring Mayberry R.F.D.

Day one of our itinerary was a tour of Mount Airy, NC, otherwise known as Mayberry to fans of the 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show.

We started the day with a squad car tour in an early 1960's model Ford Galaxie squad car. We met our tour driver Mark wearing his blue service station shirt and his Buc-ee's cap, and we could tell from the start that we had gotten one of the best. 

While driving us around to all of the sites in the town, he told us the most fascinating details about how the town of Mount Airy was often mentioned in The Andy Griffith Show. He even ran the siren several times, did impersonations of some of the characters, and shared Andy Griffith's creative direction of the show.

It was a blast and we highly recommend this tour if you're in the area. The tour lasts about 30 minutes and ends with your tour guide taking photos of you in front of the squad car parked in front of Wally's Service Station.

After our squad car tour, we set off on foot to explore some of the highlights of Mt. Airy our tour guide had mentioned. 

First up is Wally's Service Station itself (where your tour starts and ends). This service station inspired Wally's Filling station, the only gas and automotive station in the fictional town of Mayberry.

The Darlins truck is parked right next door to Wally's Service Station. This is a photo op not to be missed!

Next door are the Courthouse and the Jail. These are buildings built to look like the sets of the show. The actual sets were in California and burned down in a wildfire.

Fun fact: the clipboard on the desk is actually where you can sign in to say that you've visited, so make sure to leave your signature and date you visited. But bring your own pen or pencil with you because the pencils in the mug on the desk are unsharpened and for a photo-op only.

The keys to the jail cell are right on the wall and the cells are not locked, so you can let yourself into the jail cell for a photo (just like Otis)!

"I'm the sheriff around these here parts."

"Sarah, would you get me Aunt Bee?"

"I’m not as think as you drunk I am.”

Murals in Mayberry

There are lots of fun murals in Mount Airy. These first three colorful murals are located just outside of the Andy Griffith museum.

Hey from Mayberry Mural

218 Rockford Street

Artist: Madeline Matanick Art

Forever Mayberry Mural

218 Rockford Street

Artist: Madeline Matanick Art

Memories Made in Mayberry Mural

218 Rockford Street

Artist: Madeline Matanick Art

Five Faces of Andy Mural
212 Moore Avenue
Artist: Jeks

Coca-Cola Ghost Sign

Main Street

Andy Griffith Museum

Not to be missed while visiting Mount Airy is the Andy Griffith Museum. This houses the remaining set props, scripts, and costumes from the show. Our tour driver explained that in the 1960s, these items were routinely destroyed because people didn't realize how shows would gain popularity and how these types of items would eventually become collectibles.

Nowadays, props, costumes, and set pieces are saved for this reason for all shows (even those that never even become popular) "just in case."

The Andy Griffith Museum is world’s largest collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia and houses items collected by his childhood friend, Emmett Forrest.

Outside of the museum stands a bronze TV Land statue called Goin' Fishin' of Andy and Opie in their famous opening credits pose. A second one of this same statue appears in the capital city of Raleigh, NC. The Harris Sisters visited another TV Land statue (Samantha from Bewitched) at our Girls' Weekend Trip to Salem, MA last year.

The artist really captured Andy Griffith's and a young Ron Howard's likenesses in this statue.

On to the artifacts in the museum! First up is Sheriff Andy Taylor's uniform and badge, donated to the museum by Andy Griffith himself.

The original Sheriff and Justice of the Peace door signs used on the exterior of the Mayberry Courthouse, also donated to the museum by Andy Griffith.

One of Don Knotts' signature suits.

The original chair, gavel, eagle, and telephone from the interior of the Mayberry Courthouse. The gavel block has been autographed by Andy Griffith.

Costumes from Goober, Otis, and Earnest T. Bass.

Keys to the Mayberry Jail.

Lots of memorabilia from other parts of Andy Griffith's life are also included in the museum. 

His many albums

We found this one particularly fascinating:

And of course, the museum ends with his Matlock days.

This is just a small sampling of everything the museum houses. While it is a small museum, it is a large collection of memorabilia for one person's career. And you get a free Mayberry Sheriff's badge sticker to wear while you're touring the museum, which makes a fun souvenir of your time in Mt. Airy. So if you're an Andy Griffith fan or a fan of The Andy Griffith Show, this museum a must-see.

Andy Griffith's Homeplace

After the museum, we drove over to Andy Griffith's Homeplace located at 711 E Haymore Street in Mt Airy. It is now operated as a bed and breakfast by Hampton Inn, if you would like to book a stay while you're in the area, but our tour guide warned us that you'd need to keep the blinds closed because it's such a popular tourist attraction that folks stop all hours of the day and night for a photo.

Shops in Downtown Mt. Airy

Before you wrap up your trip to Mt. Airy, make sure you visit some of the wonderful shops along Main Street. Plenty of places to grab a Mayberry souvenir if you're looking to take one home. One that caught our eye in particular was Opie's Candy Store, where you could buy old-fashioned candy by the pound.

DAY 2 - Shopping in Meadows of Dan, VA and Chateau Morrisette

For day two of our itinerary, we headed out to a small town called Meadows of Dan in Virginia. We visited quite a few of the shops there in the morning before heading over to Chateau Morrisette in Floyd, VA.

• Concord Corner Store (lots of handcrafted items in a big store with a wrap-around porch)
• Poppy’s (lots of yarn, knitted items, handmade jewelry, old books, and a shop cat!)
• Poor Farmer’s Market (fresh produce, mums, handmade jams and jellies, and a Medicine Man fortune-teller machine like Zoltar)
• Nancy’s Candy Company (fudge and old-fashioned candy)

Chateau Morrisette Winery

After the morning of exploring the shops in Meadows of Dan, we headed to Chateau Morrisette for lunch and a wine tasting. Chateau Morrisette is a pet-friendly winery, so that means that the owners' doggos can be found wandering the property and you can bring your dogs to visit too!

We had a wine tasting with Mr. Ray, who told us his birthday was the following Saturday, so he'll be 85 years young by this posting. He was a hoot! During our time with him, he regaled us with stories about his life, all the different jobs he's held at Chateau Morrisette (hint: every one except chef), his experiences ballroom dancing, how to keep cut flowers alive longer, and his recipes that he uses the wine with (hint: he uses the The Black Dog to make his spaghetti sauce and The Vidal Blanc to make his chicken and white bean chili). If you visit Chateau Morrisette Winery and do a tasting, make sure to look for Mr. Ray!

This is me petting up good boy Noble. He is one of the owners black labs and was just a sweetie!

DAY 3 - Visiting a Pumpkin Patch

For our last day, we planned to visit a pumpkin patch, and boy did we pick a good one. The one we visited is called The Farm in Dobson, NC. In addition to a full you-pick pumpkin patch, they also had a sunflower field, an apple orchard, a petting zoo, and lots of activities for kiddos if you decide to bring them along with you.

We found a pumpkin! What became of this pumpkin? See our cool pumpkin photos here!

And that's a wrap on our Girls' Weekend this year!

We spent the rest of our time this Girls' Weekend hanging out, relaxing, and planning exciting things for the blog. So stay tuned!

And if you have a chance to visit Mt. Airy, NC and the surrounding small towns, there are lots of things to do in the area for a fun weekend! And if you can only get away for one day, then you can easily condense this trip for just a day trip to Mt. Airy!

Make sure to check out our other Girls' Weekend posts for our photos, recommendations, and reviews on the other places we've visited in previous years.