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With New Years Eve right around the corner, now is the perfect time to start preparing! It is the best time to spend with family and friends while ringing in the New Year together. Spend the night dancing, singing, laughing and creating lifelong memories that you will be able to reminisce on fifteen years from now. While parties can be expensive, there is ways to cut down on costs if you happen to have a budget and still host the most unforgettable New Years Eve party with the ones you love and cherish!
1. Host Later in the Evening
Most people on New Years Eve make plans to get together with family and friends for dinner, so plan to have the party begin around 8pm or so. This way, everyone will have enough time to complete his or her dinner plans and you also will save money by not having to provide a huge dinner to feed everyone as well as beverages.
2. Have a theme
Instead of having a formal New Years Eve party, have you ever thought about providing a theme? Ditch the traditional style and get creative – the options are truly limitless! Some themes could include choosing a decade such as the 50s, ugly sweater party, old Halloween costumes, or maybe your favorite Disney character when you were a child growing up! While you and your guests may have to shop a little to create the look you have envisioned, it will not cost near as much as purchasing a new fancy outfit, shoes and accessories. Plus, you can have just as much fun in a themed outfit as you can in a traditional formal outfit. Why not add a little extra and get match boxes that are printed with the theme of your party, that way everyone can not only see the effort you put in, but also have a great souvenir.
3. Create an unforgettable ambiance
Whether you have a theme you are following or simply want to jazz up the party space, the decorations will really set the ambiance and tone of the party. Remember when you were a child walking into your birthday party room with your favorite action figure or princess theme all around the room? That excitement can be recreated when you decorate for New Years Eve appropriately.
Generally, bright lights and plain white walls will want to be avoided because they do not create a warm and welcoming environment that’s ready to let loose and have some fun. Try adding some balloons, custom cocktail napkins, streamers, theme customized drink coasters and other decorations that coordinate with you theme. Instead of bright lights, opt for some dim lights such as lamps as well as candles. Candles are an easy way to brighten up an entire room. And why not use the match boxes as an easy way to spark up that ambiance.
4. Stock up on Drinks
After all, what is a party without some beverages? When providing drinks for all of your guests, be sure to think of what would work best for everyone. Have both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and choose something that is reasonably priced if you are trying to stick to a budget and is suitable for most tastes. Offering a variety of white and red wines, a couple options for beer, as well as the basic liquor and soda choices should cover all of your bases. If you are inviting more than 20-25 people, you may want to consider hiring a bartender to keep everything organized and less chaotic.
5. Provide Delicious Eats
Lastly, to keep the party going, you will want to have a variety of food options that everyone will enjoy. Since most people enjoy a few alcoholic beverages to ring in the New Year, it will be better to provide more food than not enough. Appetizers are a good way to keep the party going by having mostly finger foods. With having so many options, you could have meat and cheese trays, veggie platters, mini pork sliders, and small desserts just to name a few. Depending on your time, budget and amount of guests, you could make all of the food before hand or if you do not want to deal with the hassle of making everything, you could hire a catering company – the choice is all yours!
When hosting your next unforgettable New Years Eve party, be sure to enjoy yourself. This is a time to celebrate all of your accomplishments over the past year while looking forward to the upcoming year and everything it has to offer. Do not splurge so much that you break the bank and wake up the next morning all stressed. There are so many simple cost effective ways to make it look like you spent months planning. Match boxes are a cost effective way for you and your guest to remember the fun times spent. Simply enjoy the time celebrating with your friends and family, as that is what is most important at the end of the night.
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