| Your best friend is getting married. She's excited, | | | | many inexpensive ways to decorate a party. |
| you're excited. And you want to send her off | | | | Helium balloons are a wonderful decoration tool. |
| with a big bang. But you don't have a lot of | | | | They come in many colors and you can get a lot |
| money to spend. Don't worry; most parties can | | | | of them for a good price, especially if you order |
| be done fairly cheaply. You just have to be a bit | | | | early. Use them to decorate the front of the |
| more creative.Planning a party doesn't take a lot | | | | party location, the walkway, the party room, etc. |
| of experience; just an organized outlook and the | | | | Another pretty, and reasonable, decoration is |
| willingness to make sure things get done when | | | | having bud vases with the bride's favorite flower |
| they have to be done. You need to have a game | | | | on the tables.If you have enough time, you can |
| plan and stick to it.Things to do three weeks | | | | make a happy couple collage. Buy a school science |
| before the party:First thing you need to do is | | | | project display board, you can find them at office |
| create a guest list. Unless this is a surprise | | | | supply stores, and cover it with pictures of the |
| shower, ask the bride who she would like to invite | | | | happy couple as children, adolescents and adults. |
| to the shower. Who comes will help you decide on | | | | Asking the couple's parents for pictures you can |
| the theme of the party. You don't want to host a | | | | use, or get copies of and return. When you are |
| sexy bedroom shower if the bride's 80-year-old | | | | making this be sure to leave enough room |
| grandmother is going to be there.Once you know | | | | between the pictures for the guests to write a |
| how many people will be invited, you'll need to find | | | | special message to the happy couple, giving them |
| a location to have the shower. This can be a very | | | | a treasured memento for years to come.Plan |
| costly part of the planning, unless you are careful. | | | | your menu. Will this be a garden party, with |
| Will there be less than twenty people at the | | | | sandwiches and tea? Or will it be a more formal |
| shower? Why not find a friend of the bride, or | | | | sit-down affair? Having an event in the |
| groom, who has a large backyard and ask them if | | | | mid-afternoon usually means appetizers and snack |
| you can have the party there. Most people would | | | | foods. Having it at the noon hour usually means a |
| be happy to oblige. More than twenty people | | | | luncheon style party. How big your budget is will |
| coming? Ask around and see if anyone has | | | | dictate what kind of foods you can afford to |
| access to a homeowner's clubhouse, or assembly | | | | serve. Parties with many appetizers are, in my |
| hall they can rent for a discounted amount. Many | | | | opinion, more fun than parties with formal service. |
| housing tracks have clubhouses and do rent them | | | | Guests feel free to mingle, without worrying |
| out inexpensively.Choosing a theme is the best | | | | about where they have to sit, etc. Easy party |
| part of planning a party. Does your bride love to | | | | finger foods are spinach dip bowls with bread, pigs |
| cook? Host a kitchen shower. Is she a romantic? | | | | in blankets, mini sandwiches, vegetable trays, fruit |
| How about a bedroom one? Ask the bride what | | | | and cheese trays, and shrimp trays. Deserts can |
| kind of party she'd like and I'm sure you'll get lots | | | | be as simple as a nicely decorated cake with a |
| of ideas.Send the invitations out. The neatest | | | | wedding theme.A few days before the party, call |
| invitations are the ones you make yourself. Get a | | | | anyone who hasn't RSVP you and make sure |
| nice picture of the happy couple and have enough | | | | you've bought the food, drinks and have the |
| prints made so there is one picture for each | | | | decorations ready.Don't forget to ask for help. |
| invitation, and one extra for the bride's book. Cut | | | | Planning and executing a party is hard work. |
| the pictures into the shape of a heart, with the | | | | Asking for help will make the party smoother and |
| couple in the center. Then glue the pictures onto | | | | more fun, both for bride and guests, and you. |
| white paper doilies. You can leave it as is, or use | | | | These are the things you need to think of when |
| stickers and cutouts to dress it up. Print the party | | | | planning your party.Dawn Arkin love to plan |
| information; date, time, location, theme, on the | | | | parties and especially enjoys planning wedding |
| back of the doilies and slip them into an envelope | | | | showers. This article has been submitted in |
| for mailing. Simple and attractive invitations.Plan | | | | affiliation with which is a site for Wedding |
| the kinds of decorations you will have. There are | | | | Invitations. |