Easy Party Planning Tips Part 1

Planning a party can be easy! Even complicated theme parties or surprise parties can be very manageable as long as you create a Party Plan List that has a pre-party time line of things to be done, things to buy, things to rent or borrow, people to contact, grocery shopping, and food that’s to be prepared, catered, or brought in by party guests.

Start Your Party Plan List Early!

No matter what type of party you are planning, from the simplest Saturday night get-together, to an all-day or all-night theme party, you are going to need a basic list of things that will need to be done prior to the day of the party—and right up until just minutes before the party!

As soon as you’ve set the date for your party, start making your list. It can be a real piece of paper that you write on, or it can be a computer Word document with a checklist that you can update as you go along. Jot down the first few things that come to mind as they apply to your party:

* invite guests
* plan the menu
* decide on party games
* make a shopping list

If your party is going to be more involved, like a theme party or a surprise party, then your initial Party Plan List might include a few more things like:

* decorations to buy or make
* music
* outdoor seating or lighting
* invitations that need to be emailed, snail-mailed, or hand-delivered

Your Party Plan List can be as short or as long as it needs to be, and can include lots of details or just cover the basics. The whole idea is to have one central place where you can make notes for yourself and create reminders about what things will need to be done and when you need to do them. For very detailed parties or elaborate celebrations, you might want to seriously consider buying a small notepad that you can keep with you wherever you are so that you can make notes for yourself as soon as you think of them.

Check your email tomorrow for Part2! Have a great party planning tip? Email us at Tips@beattherecession.com.