1. Pick a place. Where are you going to have a party? On the street? At your house? At a friend's house? At the mall? At the local bowling alley?
2. Decide on a theme and/or goal for the party. If it's a dance party or a costume party, be sure to have a checklist of the important elements that you think could make or break your party.
3. Determine a date/time for your party.
4. Decide on a budget. Are you able to spend a lot of money on this party or just a little? Discuss with anyone else who is going to be involved with the budget.
5. Find a date, if it's that kind of party. If you don't have a boyfriend/girlfriend, then invite someone who you really click with. Do not, however, depend on this element to keep you company throughout the night. You're the host so you ought to mingle with everyone invited if you can.
6. Take into consideration who it is you want to invite to your party. Not everyone wants to dance, not everyone wants to listen to the music, some people want to talk and relax. Accommodate for different interests and levels of social comfort with space planning if it is possible, and if applicable, different age groups.
7. Start picking the people. Only invite guests that you want. Only invite people who respect you, not kiss-ups. Invite people you would like to get to know better, and if you want your party to be big, tell them to bring their friends. Get as accurate a count as you can before the party so as to make certain you have the space, parking, food and drink to accommodate.
8. Make invitations or buy them. Pass them out within a reasonable time frame of notice. If you plan on instructing your invitees to bring friends, don't send out the invitations too soon or you could end up with a bigger party population than you can handle.
9. Determine what food to provide. Your food choice packs a big punch in your party. If you don't know what to get, ask around to see what your future party-attendees would like. Do not neglect drinks or chilled storage for these drinks. Don't up the booze too much. You don't want your place smelling like a dump.
10. What's a party without music? Pick music that you think will be most agreeable to the spirit of your party and your guests. It's a good idea to have an i-tunes window open on your computer so you can download tunes that guests suggest. If you don't have the money for i-tunes and don't have a lot of your own tunes, ask your guests to bring their own. You could also play a radio station that has whatever's hot, and call in with requests!
11. Set the mood/tone of the party with your music, lighting, decoration and attire. If you want to have an energetic dance environment, have music, strobe lights, lasers, fog machines and maybe some video synchronized with your music.
12. Clean your house and clean yourself. Nobody likes a dirty party. It's a good idea to have some cleaning stuff around, and stain stick just in case someone spills on themselves or your furniture. Make sure there is enough toilet paper! It may sound weird, but you don't want the only memory of your party to be an empty tube, and you really don't want someone you may not know using your hand towels.
13. Have plans to address rules and guest safety.
14. Make sure you have a good time.
HAVE FUN!
xoxo RitzyNina
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