At some point in their lives, most individuals throw some kind of party. Granted, it was a cinch when you were a kid and your parents would leave for the night or even better, go out of town. You could just invite a bunch of friends, everyone brings their own drinks and ta-dum, you've got a party. If the ones throwing the party were good, they might even think to supply some chips. If not, you just had pizza delivered.
As an adult, party planning becomes a bit more intricate. All of a sudden, there's a right way and a wrong way of party planning and the expectations of your party guests is increased. Not to worry - all the party planning information you need to know is right here.
First decide what kind of party you want to have. Are you planning for a birthday party, graduation celebration, holiday party, or something else? Do you want to make it a surprise? These are some questions that you may have already considered. Other things to consider are the primary age group of the guests that will be attending the party and how many people are you planning to invite. The decisions you need to make in planning this party are greatly determined by these factors.
Knowing the age group of the guests will help you determine if you need games and or activities to keep your guests entertained. It would be a good idea to supply games or activities for a party that includes a lot of children. Knowing the number of guests you'll have will help you know what quantity of supplies you need to provide. How much money were you planning to spend on the party?
It is common to invite people to your party by sending out invitations. There are many variations available. You can mail or hand deliver cards to your specified guests. You could simply spread the news about the party by word of mouth. Another trendy option is to email your guests or send out an online invitation. These online invitations are certainly increasing in popularity due to their convenience. On a website call evite, you can easily sign up for a free account and then design and send a party invitation to a list of people's email addresses that you provide. It's an incredible tool as it will not only send the invitation, but also keep track of how many people have responded, both yes and no. It will count the number of people coming, and also let you know who has viewed the invitation but not yet responded. Guests are permitted to write a message along with their reply.
Have you selected a location for your party? Do you know where you want it to be? Would you like to plan an outside event? If so, will there be sufficient shade for sunny days or shelter for possible bad weather? Is this party going to be at your house or at a public site or location that you rent? What are your space requirements for the number of people and activities you have planned? A big advantage to having the party at a venue is that you can avoid the pressure of having to clean and set up for the party. A great deal of time, energy and stress go into preparing your house for a party at home. You'll be serving food, entertaining guests and running around during most of the party. Then there's the clean up after the party is over and the guests have gone home. While a venue is often more costly, it certainly cuts down on a lot of the workload for the host and allows them to enjoy themselves.
Planning how much food you will need is probably the most important element of throwing a party. What will you serve? How will you serve it? Do you want a buffet or a sit down dinner? Are you going to prepare the food yourself or have it catered? These are all very important questions that require a great deal of forethought. Food is probably the number one element in party planning because people do go to a party to eat. It is not one of the first questions please ask; 'How was the party? How was the food?' It is the one element tat will influence most of your cost so you should give it a great deal of consideration.
These are just a few basics that go into party planning. There's so much more to discover before you could consider yourself a professional party planner. But with the party planning information included here you are headed in the right direction.
Kate Neilsen is a party planning enthusiast, and enjoys helping others put together a killer bash. Her latest book "Simple Party Planning Secrets", teaches the novice host everything they need to create a memorable event. http://www.SimplePartyPlanningSecrets.com
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