Fill these printed pattern cellophane party favor bags with your favorite candy or party favors. Lots of fun designs to choose from – stripes, dots, floral patterns and prints.
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Printed “cello” bags made of 1.2 mil crystal clear polypropylene have a crisp feel. Use as candy bags, food bags, soap bags, or for any small item. The printed patterns on these bags add appeal and a little extra. Actual Size: 4 wide” x 2-1/2″ deep x 9-1/2″ high
Fabulous appetizers, hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and champagne are a hit for a New Year’s Eve party. By starting your party around 8:00 or 9:00 p.m., after the dinner hour, you can skip a full meal and let guests enjoy a buffet of appetizers, hors d’oeuvres, mini sandwiches and a mini dessert bar at midnight with champagne.
What’s the difference between appetizers and hors d’oeuvres? Hors d’oeuvres are associated with finger foods and do not require utensils to eat such as a pate or caviar on a cracker. If your New Year’s Eve party invitations say “heavy hors d’oeuvres”, it usually means there is no meal to follow, the hors d’oeuvres “are” the meal. Appetizers can require utensils and are usually served during a meal as a first course.
When deciding on what to serve, if you are not having a dinner and because of the duration of a New Year’s Eve party and the alcohol consumption, you should allow 12-15 hors d’oeuvres/appetizers per person.
If you are providing tables and chairs for guests, including appetizers that require a fork can be appropriate. If seating is limited, it is more appropriate to only include hors d’oeuvres that can be easily eaten with the hands. If your New Year’s Eve party invitations requested quests to dress in “holiday festive” or “holiday chic”, your elegantly dressed guests might not enjoy elaborate dipping sauces or messy hors d’oeuvres. Sticking to items which are easy to eat and do not result in a great deal of mess will be greatly appreciated by all of the guests.
How do you get guests to come to your party? You send them an awesome Super Bowl party invitation they can’t resist.
There are Super Bowl party invitations to suit every taste. You will find invitations with humorous referees, football players, cheerleaders, football fields and of course, food and drinks.
The Super Bowl game is usually held the first week or so in February. So, if you didn’t think of having a party until Christmas was over, for a good turnout, order your invitations the first week of January and get them in the mail as soon as possible. Be sure to include an RSVP date with your phone number and email address so you can stick to your budget or know how many people to plan for.
There are both advantages and disadvantages to planning a New Year’s Eve party in your home.
The advantages to planning a New Year’s Eve party in your home is that you have a greater amount of freedom in terms of food and beverage choices, decoration options and even the type of entertainment you are able to offer.
The disadvantages to hosting a New Year’s Eve party in your home is that your property or possessions may be damaged by the guests, you are responsible for the cleanup of the party and it can be difficult to control when guests leave the party.
The advantages to hosting a New Year’s Eve party in a restaurant and catering hall is that you will have assistance in preparing and serving the food, you don’t have to worry about cleanup and you have very few obligations during the party. The disadvantages to hosting your New Year’s Eve party at a restaurant or catering hall is you will be limited in the hours of the party, there may be some restrictions placed on the entertainment and their will also likely be limitation on the food and beverages you can offer your guests.
Planning a surprise birthday party can be very fun and enjoyable for all of the people who are involved. And, if you and your co-conspirators can keep up the charade until the party happens, then you can have one very surprised and happy guest of honor.
Even though the secret of your surprise party depends on all of the people who have been invited, there are some simple things which you can do to help ensure the best outcome possible.
Here are seven tips to get you started to planning a surprise party which your friends and relatives will be talking about for years to come:
1. If the surprise birthday party is for someone other than your spouse, find out from your guest of honor, or even better from their significant other, what their schedule is like within the time frame you are considering for the surprise party. Use this valuable information to set the date for your surprise party.
2. Enlist the help of someone who can devise a fictitious activity for the guest of honor to partake in on the day of the party. The closer to your home this activity is, the easier it is for your helper to “have to stop in at your home for a moment” on the day of the party.
Party invitations might be easier to send by email or a by flyer created from your home computer, but if you want people to get excited and actually come to your party, sending custom printed party invitations win hands down.
Snail mail has its advantages, one being privacy, the other being that a custom printed invitation lets guests know you have taken the time to do it right. Beautiful invitations also build excitement and anticipation from the moment guests open them and social media just can’t duplicate that feeling.
Unless you are promoting a business event, using social media as a means to invite party guests to a personal event is a risky proposition.
If you should get the urge to use Twitter or Facebook as the source of your event invitations, be careful. Are you really inviting every one of your social media followers to your party? You could end up with an out-of-control number of party guests, “followers” that are really “in-the-flesh strangers,” or a lot of hurt feelings from unread posts or non-follower friends being left out if you rely on social media as your main source of inviting and relaying party details.
Don’t forget that Twitter messages are public and they can be seen by anyone at anytime, even total strangers. To see this yourself, from your Twitter account, run a search on the word “invitations” or “party.” Your screen will be filled with “non-followers” tweets. Even more amazing is the “Tweets Near You” function. With one click, the world’s tweets have just been narrowed down to “near” your location. For your safety and the safety of your guests, resist the urge to tweet or post your personal address, email, phone number, party location, date and time.
The same safety issue applies to Facebook. While you may have made your Facebook “Wall” private, some of your most “private” information is not blocked from a stranger’s view. With a few clicks through any Facebook page or any “friends” page, a stranger can view all the personal bio details you have posted on your Facebook Info tab. The info fields Facebook has made available include: your sex, your birthday, your children, siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, your relationship status, anniversary, hometown, religious views, contact information – email address and/or website links, likes and interests, education and where you work, plus what you are looking for with your Facebook page such as friendship, networking, etc. The Facebook Photo and Video tabs are also viewable by anyone and photos can be “tagged” with names of the individuals in each photo. A completed Facebook Info tab might contain more information than your parents, husband or best friend ever knew about you and the information is available to anyone who logs in to Facebook whether they have “liked” you or not. Be careful if you decide to post your party invitation or any party details on your wall. (more…)
Costume parties and masquerade balls have been around for centuries and they are still popular themes today for Halloween, Mardi Gras and birthday celebrations. A “Costumes Required” Halloween party will mean any costume is appropriate and lots of “Halloween” costumes – scary creatures, vampires, ghouls, and such will arrive at your party.
If you have something more sophisticated in mind such as a “Masquerade Ball”, you will need to be very specific on your invitation as to what costumes are the theme of the evening with descriptions such as “Medieval Times Costumes” or “Roaring 1920’s Attire Required.” Whatever you envision for your party, make sure you are specific or you may be surprised at “what” shows up at your door.
When a theme party sets the tone for the evening, guests often will go to a great deal of effort on their costumes and prizes are enjoyed and appreciated and don’t have to be expensive. You can give prizes for “Overall Best Costume”, “Best Mystery Costume” to the guest no one could tell who they were, “Most Outrageous”, “Best Period Costume”, or anything that fits your party’s theme.
If you’re having a “Ball”, dancing will be a part of the evening. You can provide the music or even have a karaoke contest. If something more elaborate is called for, wandering entertainers, magicians and fortune tellers would be great attractions. Be sure to have a few masks and capes on hand for guests that insist on showing up out of costume.
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Whether you’re the invitation sender or the invitation recipient, how to dress for a party is an age old question.
If you are sender, how do you visualize your guests as you circulate through your party? Use your imagination to determine the feel of your party, then inform all your guests on the invitation with the appropriate dress code.
Do you envision strict black-tie, black-tie optional, festive attire, casual holiday attire, dress to impress, or anything but blue jeans? Sometimes the location of your holiday event will help determine dress code, but be specific so your guests will arrive appropriately attired.
If you are the invitation recipient, when in doubt, dress up. Who doesn’t want to look better than the rest of the party competition? If you’re overdressed, you can always say you are on your way to another party.
It is also fine to ask the host or other guests what is appropriate and acceptable for the event. Find something you’re comfortable in – are you going to be eating, drinking, dancing? Women, don’t wear something you can’t sit down in whether it’s a too tight ball gown or a too short mini, be comfortable! If you’re comfortable, you’re going to feel great!
A bubbling champagne glass sits on a gold background filled with white snowflakes. The Champagne on Gold Snowflakes Invitation is perfect for a winter celebration, a Christmas invitation, corporate holiday invitation, New Year’s Eve invitation, wedding event invitation and more.
The Sail Away Nautical Party Invitation is a perfect invitation for lots of occasions, just change the wording to suit your event. Great for a man’s birthday party invitation, a retirement party invitation, a seafood dinner party invitation, summer party, sailing invitation and more.
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