Saturday, September 28, 2013

Planning a Holiday Party: 5 Key Points


We all love partying at some point of time or the other in between our busy schedules at home or at work. To arrange a successful holiday party, you need to at first pay attention to details and create a checklist. There is no arguing on the vast amount of effort you need to invest to stay organized and have fun while hosting such parties.

Let's quickly glance through some of the highly effective tips for holiday party planning.

Create a Guest List

Most important, you need to finalize a guest list to avoid missing out on important names and see that their calendars don't get filled up with other invitations. Think on how you will invite them - going the same old way of posting hard copy letters or via electronic mails. I suggest you go for the second option, since it guarantees faster delivery of messages and a quick confirmation on their attendance to the event.

Budget

Fix the budget to keep or remove items from your party list. For example, do you have the money to spend to book a four-star or a five-star hotel room? How many guests can you afford to entertain? How much will you spend on decorating the holiday party venue? All these questions need to be answered before you make final preparations for your much awaited party. Try to keep the most important items on your checklist and remove the ones that you can do away with.

D矇cor

You need to spend some bucks on decorating the party venue. Depending on your budget, you can plan and buy flowers, colorful satin ribbons, white cloth to put on the dining tables along with white floral designed napkins to go with it, etc.

Save the Date

You should fix the party date that actually does not conflict with any important state occasion or national holiday. With so many holiday parties being organized throughout the year, you should better be cautious about selecting a date that is best suited to your guests' schedules to come and attend in large numbers.

Promotion & Sales

In case you have planned for a paid holiday party which needs people to buy tickets or register in advance, it is always better to promote such events at maximum number of platforms. For example, you can give printed ads on newspapers, jingles on radio, and television ads telling people how happy you will be to see people attending your exciting party arranged on a particular date. Another great way of promoting your party and increasing tickets sales is via social media sites. Also post your party details on your personal blog. It will help to generate an interest amongst the readers to register their names or buy tickets for the upcoming function.

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