Every significant occasion always call for a celebration whether it is big or small. To make this happen, you should plan and set everything so that your event will go smooth and hassle free. There are three very important things to remember when preparing for a party—food, venue, and of course, the people. Our party checklist will be handy for when you need to organize a party.
For the food, you can either ask friends or relatives to help you buy, prepare, cook, and set the meals. But if you lack time and resources, you might as well go and hire a local catering services provider.
The venue should always be secured a week or months if the place is a famous one, as well as the decoration. Make sure to consider the number of guests and the capacity of your venue.
Midway during your preparations, start handing out invitations. You can make these invitations on your own, hire someone to do it for you or ask a friend or relative to help make them for you.
Make a checklist of all the people that you have invited, list down all those who sent their confirmation. You should also consider the people who changed their minds at the last minute. Then, task someone to welcome “invited” guests. This will avoid party crashers and the like. If this is a formal event with prearranged table setting, then call some friends to usher them to their seats.
To host the party, you will need one or two emcees. Check for reviews online and find someone who can really entertain your guests. Hire a reputable sound system provider for your party to handle the operation of your sound system. Before the event, prepare your playlist, and hand it to your DJ.
If this is a wedding, birthday, or any party that you have to give away tokens, then assign two people—one will record the names and the other will hand out the tokens. Also, if there is a set table for presents, then talk to someone who will receive and arrange the gifts, and then another to guard the presents. Not that you don’t trust the people around, but prevention is better than cure.
During meal time, you can also assign people to cater or distribute the food. Don’t forget also to assign a photographer to capture every precious moment.
Lastly, if the event includes alcohol then make sure your guests can go home safely. Ask people to accompany them. You may also want to ask friend ands relatives to offer shuttle services.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you can truly make your party stand out? Celebrations don’t only call for great food, music, games, and venue but also for dazzling decorations. Spice up your venue with vivid and unique decorations that will make a nice background for selfies and picture-taking sessions.
The stage and the walls aren’t the only places you need to decorate. You can also place centerpieces, or decorations placed in the middle of tables. These will also make the table setting elegant and entertain your guests while waiting or eating. Centerpieces can vary, it can be a bouquet of flowers or set of balloons. Though you may want a really huge and gorgeous centerpiece, you have to note that centerpieces have to be simple. They should not obstruct the view of the people within the table. Round tables can be decorated with one centerpiece, but long rectangular table centerpieces can have as much as three or more per table.
Instead of buying or renting centerpieces, you can bring out your creative side by creating your own centerpieces using materials at home that you already have.
1. Instead of using real flowers, use dried up ones combined with ferns or branches. You can buy the flowers before hand and dry them, preserving the shape and all the parts. You can buy the flowers during off season so it will be a bit cheaper. Then you can look for ferns or branches in the park or around the neighborhood. Using dried up plants can result in a vintage look and you don’t need to worry about keeping the flowers fresh. You can also use a wooden cup or a paper cup to hold the flowers in place.
2. This is a common elementary project but a great idea to try out too. Gather bottles of wine or alcoholic beverages and fill it up with stars made of paper. You can use newspapers, colored papers, magazines, and other kinds of paper to make the stars. You can just place the stars randomly inside the bottle or layer it by color or type of paper. Put the cap on the bottle and wrap something nice on top to make it charming. You can cut strips of metallic paper and arrange it on top of the cap to make a firework effect.
3. Another efficient idea you can utilize for a centerpiece are carved fruits. They are becoming a fad nowadays. They won’t only make a great centerpiece, but they can also be eaten for dessert. If you can’t find someone who sells carved fruits, you can improvise by cutting the top part of the fruit and placing something on top.
4. Another interesting idea is to place a candle inside a jar. Save glass jars from pasalubongs. Clean them and fill them halfway with water. Buy tea candles and place one inside the jar. The tea candle will float and will make a nice lamp for an evening occasion.
Weddings are touching celebrations of a new beginning. We get the chance to bear witness to the union of two people and be filled with love emanating from the couple themselves. But another thing that is greater than a wedding celebration is an anniversary party of the couple. Isn’t it nice to see two people celebrate once more their wedding vows 50 years after they exchanged it in the church?
Anniversaries are worth celebrating with a lot of people. But instead of partying outdoors or in another location, why not commemorate it in your own home where you shared your memories as a couple? Here are a couple of home anniversary party ideas that you can do.
1. If you are celebrating your anniversary this year or the next, then why not reminisce old times by throwing an old-fashion themed party? Hit the 60’s or 80’s with vintage, hippie, or retro themes. Of course you will need help from your children or grandchildren, so let them do some research so that they would understand. Younger generations tend not to have any ideas of the lifestyle in the past, so while celebrating your anniversary you can also teach them something. An old-fashioned theme can work great because decorations are not hard to find or make. Set the ambiance with a radio with a cassette player, a phonograph or gramophone records or discs that can be placed on the walls, a disco ball hanged in the living room, and posters of Marilyn Monroe.
2. Showcase your memories and inspire your guests by decorating the place with your photos. Fill the walls with your pictures. Be creative by using different sizes and changing the colors of the photos as well. You can also give away wallet size pictures with a quote or lesson inscribed at the back as a token. Since this is a recollection event, you can also set the place identical to your wedding reception. Serve the same food and have your guests enjoy their time by letting them share some memories too.
3. Feel young and be crazy by having a kiddie party for your anniversary celebration. Yes, complete with balloons, clowns, magicians, and other cute stuff. It’s a new and unique way to celebrate your anniversary but at the same time it will also be fun for you. It will also be a bonding time for you and your grandchildren since both of you will benefit most from the party. It won’t also be that hard since the venue is your home. You can decorate your house with lots of balloons and party bags.
4. Another idea you can try is a tropical themed party. If you can’t go to the beach, then bring the beach to your home. Decorations are easy, just set up open umbrellas and hang banderitas to give a beach fiesta feel. Set those outdoor grills on fire and have barbecues and grilled fish along with other tropical food for lunch. Drinks can be served in large glasses complete with a few cubes of ice.
Say goodbye to year 2014 and prepare to welcome another year. Surely you are excited for new beginnings and opportunities. For the coming year, what plans and goals have you set aside? A work promotion perhaps? Or a new car? Or maybe your Child’s Birthday Party Celebration? You may not be worrying about it right now, but do you have any idea how to celebrate it this year? Birthday parties are something worth looking forward to, especially for kids. If you are running out of ideas, we are here to help you. In welcoming the year 2015, we have come up with a list of kiddie party themes for you to try.
Child’s Birthday Party Celebration Ideas
All Blue and All Pink
Be girly or be boyish with this monochrome-themed kiddie party theme. If your little one is a boy, try throwing an all-blue inspired birthday celebration. Choose decorations that are in the shades of blue, it doesn’t have to be expensive though. You can use crepe paper or Japanese paper on top of a blue backdrop. Be creative by mixing different shades of blue. For pink inspired children’s party celebration, set out pink tea cups or just small cups to make it seem like a tea party. Dolls or robots aren’t necessary for decorations, simple designs like animal silhouettes can do the trick. Choosing a monochrome-themed kiddie party will make kids appreciate simplicity. Plus it creates a smooth ambiance with fewer distractions. Cartoon-inspired birthday celebrations tend to attract the kids on the character decorations rather on the party itself.
Camping
Thinking of an outdoor venue for your child’s birthday celebration? Instead of the usual picnic celebration, why not try a camping party? Not that you would really spend the night in the area. Borrow tents from your guests or friends and arrange it on the ground following a circular pattern. All the tents must be facing the center so that everyone can still participate. This is a good alternative if you don’t want to bring tables and chairs. You may use blankets as an alternative though, but if the area is not shaded you guests will have to endure the sun. Tents are practical because people can take shelter inside, away from the heat and other environmental factors. They can even lie down or be comfortable. A bonfire is optional, but it would be nice if the kids can roast hotdogs and marshmallows like real scouts on a camping.
Brown and White
If there is a monochrome inspired birthday celebration, you can also try a flavor inspired kiddie party. Brown and white may not be a fun mix of color for the venue, but try to work with it for creative ideas. For the food, serve dishes that are of the color brown and white. Heap a platter of delicious Chicken Barbeque, Carbonara, Chocolate cake, and Vanilla cupcakes for your guests. Or, instead of a lunch or dinner celebration opt for a merienda time. Then you can serve various bread and pastries like mini-donuts, pretzel sticks, and cupcakes. Decorate the venue with white tables and brown chairs, then the centerpiece can be a jar full of brownies.
Events are usually exciting but they require a lot of preparation. First, you have to know what the event is—anniversary, birthday, baptism, wedding, corporate event or a seminar? Then the next thing you take care of is the venue or location. Will it be in a hotel, school, or a backyard? Along with the venue of your event is the number of expected guests. Give some leeway with the number of people that your venue can handle in case more people show up than your expected list. Determining the number of guests and the size of the venue for your event is crucial when setting up the venue and preparing the food. Will a hundred people fit in your backyard? If so, will there be space left for the buffet table and the stage? And will there be tables or it won’t fit anymore?
Tables and chairs are important in every occasion. Though tables are not necessary, because we are used to eating in our seats just holding our plates the usual Filipino party way. If you can afford to, and you also want to make your guests comfortable, avail of tables and chairs rental.
Weddings and corporate events usually utilize the table and chair set-up since guests have to stay longer and more food is served. But this does not have to be the case always. Providing tables to your guests is a sign of cordiality and generosity. It also shows that you are a gracious host who provides the maximum priority to your guests. In choosing what tables and chairs to rent, here are a few tips.
There are different kinds of tables to choose from when you opt to rent this service. Tables can be round, square, or rectangular. Round tables are convenient for socializing and it also requires one centerpiece. Round tables have also different sizes which determine how many people it can accommodate. For round tables with 46 inches diameter, 4 to 6 people can seat around it comfortably. Eight to ten people can seat in a 60 inches diameter round table, although this can vary depending on the host. Because of the shape, people can talk easily because the attention is focused in the center. Each person can attend to everyone seated around. Square tables have also various sizes are very much alike to round tables. Four by four feet square tables can accommodate four to six people. They can also converse easily, though it depends on the size of the table. Rectangular tables are common during occasions before it conserves space and more people can be seated. Although conversations are limited to people who are seated in front and beside you.
In some occasions, specific table shapes, sizes, and formations are preferred. During conferences, long rectangular tables are used because the guests have to face the front. It will conserve space since tables can be placed parallel to each other and chairs will be facing the front. Guests can still talk to each other.
Tables and chairs rental can be a big advantage for your event. You can always consult your service provider for maximum output.
