The Ultimate Guide to Party Planning

The Ultimate Guide to PARTY PLANNING Hosting a party is certainly no walk in the park. Without the proper knowledge, party planning can be an overwhelming and a very stressful undertaking. Check out this handy guide to learn how to make your hosting/party planning experience a piece of cake. THE ESSENTIALS 1. What's the occasion? 2 How many people urll you inite? 3. Whats your budget per head? 4. Is your occasion formal or informal? 5. Do you need to "wow" your quests? Where? Depending on how formal your occasion & how many people will determine the location. 36 7-35 236 PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE O FORMAL O INFORMAL Dining at home Buffet at home External venue Food? DIY < £5/head Having chosen where to have your occasion, you now need to decide how to provide the food. MADE FOR YOU PARTY FOOD £5 - > £25/head EXTERNAL VENUE CATERERS £10 - £25/head £10 - > £25/head How? Having chosen where to host your occasion and how to provide the food you now just need to get the guests to attend. FORMAL INFORMAL DATE CHOSEN DATE NOT CONFIRMED Suirtation MeetingWizard Buy and post formal invites E-mail the guests .com Create a Facebook event CHECKLIST STAGE You have now chosen where to have your occasion, how to provide the food and how to invite your guests. The last stage is getting the details done! One Month Ahead (Less if that's all the time you hase!) Sairtation PLAN THE THEME. DESIGN THE SEND THE What kind of party INVITATION and INVITATIONS is it going to be? method of delivery Two Weeks Ahead PLAN THE MENU. ORDER YOUR PARTY How many PLATTERS AND EXTRAS platters will you and create a shopping need? What list for any other food other food will you're going to add you add? BUY THE ORDER GLASSES DRINKS FOR FOR HIRE if you THE PARTY need them One Week Ahead PLAN THE TABLE LAYOUT AND DECORATIONS and buy anything you need. Buy the food you need to create your ADDITIONAL FOOD FOR THE TABLE. Start to create PLAN THE space IN THE MUSIC you're FRIDGE going to play. The Day Before CLEAN THE HOUSE START CHILLING PREPARE THE FOOD THOROUGHLY DRINKS - this will YOU'RE MAKING take longer than you expect! The Big Day PREPARE THE FURNITURE for the party LAYOUT THE FOOD. If using a catering service, you should be able to specify your required delivery time and get them to layout the food for you. DONT FORGET NAPKINS, CUTLERY AND CROCKERY. Relay and have a great time! Presented by platter Poompony