By Liz O.
The countdown begins!
The pressure always seems to be on for New Year’s Eve Party hosts. You’re trying to create a memorable experience for your guests, a celebration worthy enough to usher family and friends into the coming year—and that can cause party planning stress.
New Year’s celebrations should be the icing on your holiday cake, so from all of us at Pepper’s Catering, here are some Event Planning Tips to help your Auld Langs Syne celebration yield wonderful memories.
Ten, Nine, Eight…
Entertainment! Nothing goes better with a New Year’s Eve bash than entertainment.- For music, consider a band or DJ—or create a play list on your iPod that includes holiday and dancing tunes.
- Activities or fun games always add fun or games.
Here’s a fun game idea: everyone writes down his or her resolutions on a slip of paper (no names), toss them into a hat, and randomly read them aloud. Everyone has to guess which resolutions belong to whom.
Seven Six, Five, Four…
Plan a fun and festive menu.
- If your party starts later in the evening, a nice selection of hors d’oeuvres and sweets will hit the spot.
- Serving alcohol? If you’re like most of us, we never know how much to buy. Event Planners like me, use on-line Drink Calculators to solve the mystery, such as E-Vite’s: http://www.evite.com/pages/party/drink-calculator.jsp
- Do you have a bit more room in the budget this year? Hire a local special events caterer who can design a party with cuisine and décor that will suit your personal taste and budget.
- Don’t forget about New Year’s Day. Save some champagne for mimosas in 2012.
Three, Two, ONE!
What to wear? The age old question for NYE parties!
- How about a costume party? Themes set a tone, and provide a common focus.
- Not in to costume parties? Be sure to swing by your local party store, like iParty and pick up hats, noisemakers and party horns for your guests to have fun with