Celebrate Good Times! A Glimpse into Graduation Party Trends

Celebrate Good Times! A Glimpse into Graduation Party Trends "The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse." -Edward Koch For matriculating students, Graduation Day is synonymous with two things: According to the Institute of Education Sciences students expected to graduate in 2013 summer break social events 3.8 million US college students 6 million US high school students As graduation season quickly approaches, May and June are the two celebratory months that host a fair share of after-grad parties! What's A Grad Party Like? $578 average amount spent on graduation parties. party planners hired a caterer 71% hosted parties in their homes 24% party planners 17% purchased food from a restaurant Celebrated at: party room, park, rental venue, unique venue 29% Additional expenses included: home improvements & renovations for the party = $1,420 (average total of renovation costs) 23% 23% of party planners completed home improvement projects, ranging from: deck staining jobs costing $75 to kitchen remodeling costing $10,000 30% of party planners rented party equipment: 30% I. serving ware interactive entertainment tents tables chairs The average number of party guests was 67. 51% 51% served alcoholic beverages to their adult guests WELCOME LA Event Venue Varieties The following are 4-hour price rental estimations for popular, grad party venues: hotel: private club: $3,500+ nightclub: $4,000+ restaurant: venue: $2,000+ $1,000+ $3,000+ For all your graduation venue needs, consider the fine social catering services of Metro37! Metro37 provides catering for all types of galas, ranging from cocktail parties to graduation events! Visit metro37.net further details and date availability. sources: Metro37 http://www.ehow.com/facts_7482348_much-cost-give-graduation-party.html http://www.dimespring.com/articles/5-emerging-trends-for-2013-graduation-parties http://entertaining.about.com/od/personaloccasionparties/a/graduationparty.htm http://www.ehow.com/info_8134392_aftergraduation-party-ideas.html http://www.wikihow.com/Throw-a-Graduation-Party http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-jacob-moore/graduation-party-tips_b_3195624.html http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/06/03/graduation-parties-more-parents-paying-the-big-bucks/ http://www.palmbeachpost.com/feed/business/personal-finance/5-emerging-trends-for-2013-graduation-parties/fGXWd/ http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=372 http://www.graduationparty.com/advertising/gradparty-advertising.htm http://www.quotegarden.com/graduation.html http://expo09.hubpages.com/hub/party-venue-types http://eventup.com/venues/los-angeles-ca/ http://eventplanning.about.com/ http://www.hotelplanner.com http://www.receptionhalls.com http://metro37.net