Embrace Planning the Event

Planning is the most important part of an event, followed by execution of the plan. You want your event to be as stress free and easy on the bank account as possible . But in reality, planning the perfect event can be time consuming and stressful. Not only do you have to plan everything down to the last detail, you have to make sure everyone has a fantastic time. Embrace this idea and everyone will have the great time that you envisioned.

Plan your party guest list. Start planning your guest list 2 weeks before you begin mailing out your invitations. Send your invitation 6 to 8 weeks prior to your event. 8 to 10 weeks for out of town guests, and 10 to 12 weeks for Holiday parties. Minimize mailings, save a tree, and save money when you ask your guest to RSVP by email. Set up a free email account that your guest can RSVP. If you have a few parties per year you can use this email list over and over again for your future event invitations. The money saved on postage, envelopes, paper, and time can be used in other areas of the party budget.

Make sure you have plenty of alternative, non-alcoholic beverages. The more choices the better. Choice is key.

Parties involving alcohol should make accommodations for a safe end to the evening. Set-up a designated driver, or hire a service for a few hours, even make arrangements with a local taxi company to have a few taxi's available to transport your fun-loving guests safely home.

Success of your event depends directly on the emotions, memories, and funny pictures you can extract from your partygoers in a 3 hour period . Party games, silent auctions, belly dancers, DJ's, pony rides, and the like are all forms of entertainment. 80% of your partygoers will remember the entertainment. Therefore the success of your event is determined by the entertainment.

Hiring a Dj can be an entertainment option within you budget. Mobile Dj provide hours of uninterrupted music, energy, and atmosphere for your event. This is your event, and you should always interview your DJ before making a final decision. You can conduct a 5 minute phone interview which should give you an idea of their professionalism, enthusiasm, and desire to serve you. Pay attention to their professionalism over the phone, or lack there of. Make sure the DJ can play, or even has, the music you want for your event. You don't want a techno DJ for your 80's themed corporate party. Find out their style and what music they enjoy playing. Many DJs boast about large libraries of songs. While variety is a good thing the reality is, the DJ will only be able to play about 60 - 80 songs over a 3 -4 hour period. Having the right 50 songs is more important than having 20,000 songs nobody wants to hear.

Planning the perfect event will be more enjoyable if you start early and embrace the idea that everyone is counting on you to make their 3 hours memorable and smile filled. Your partygoers will see your enjoyment and passion in planning the event at the execution of the event. Everyone will have a fantastic time. Cheers! Hire a DJ.