| No matter what type of party you are having there | | | | well. You just need to make it clear to people if |
| are certain things that are required in order to | | | | you intend on having this be a "sober" event. There |
| prepare. Some parties are more extravagant than | | | | are several different routes you could go with this |
| others and often take weeks, months, or even | | | | one. If you do intend on having no alcohol, |
| years of planning. Regardless of whether they are | | | | depending on the type of get-together, you could |
| thrown together at the last minute or have taken | | | | have iced tea, lemonade, coffee, fancy sodas, |
| years to prepare, each party is unique within itself | | | | sparkling water, and so on. If you decide to have |
| but yet still maintains some of the same elements of | | | | alcohol you could serve beer, wine, margaritas, |
| other parties. So what are some essential planning | | | | bloody marys, mimosas, and the list goes on. If do |
| elements to get ready for these parties? | | | | have alcohol, be sure your guests can crash at your |
| Food | | | | pad or they have designated drivers. You may |
| For me, food is always a deciding factor as to | | | | want to make sure you have room for everyone |
| whether or not I will be attending a party. Some | | | | that way you don't wake up and find that you your |
| parties don't have food and I find that a shame. | | | | friend fell asleep on the pool heater. |
| Honestly people, a way to get people there is to tell | | | | Entertainment |
| them there is going to be delicious free food. I | | | | If you want to show off your recently purchased |
| have always seen this work in the past. People | | | | plasma television, then making sure that you have |
| enjoy eating and socializing; as it's a part of every | | | | the universal mount for it is crucial. No need to |
| culture. So deciding on what food is going to be | | | | worry, if television is not a form of entertainment for |
| served is a huge decision. You could take the easy | | | | you; you could hire a band or a comedian. It's |
| but more expensive route and have someone cater | | | | always nice to support local acts so see who in your |
| it. Or you could tell everyone to bring one of their | | | | area is doing that sort of thing. If it's a children's |
| favorite dishes; which is fun to do because you get | | | | party you could hire a clown, someone to paint |
| more of a variety and it often seems to be more | | | | faces, a gymnast, and so on. It all depends on the |
| scrumptious when it's homemade. You also can't go | | | | type of party that you are throwing and who will be |
| wrong by keeping it simple and having appetizers or | | | | attending it. |
| hors d'oeuvres. You may even want to know if | | | | Every party differs from the next, but these factors |
| anyone is on the HCG diet as their food needs will be | | | | tend to stay the same when planning for one. So |
| different to everyone else's. | | | | go on, be bold and throw a party. You never know, |
| Beverages | | | | you may actually have people show up and have a |
| This is also another important factor. The old BYOB | | | | grand time. |
| (bring your own beverage) method seems to work | | | | |