7 Tips To Have a Successful Party At Your Home

Now that's summer is here, you can finally plan that party you've been wanting to host.

Thanks for popping in! Our summer intern Tim B. came up with some great tips for you to consider; before, during and after the party to guarantee your guests continue to talk about how awesome it was.

1. Create Invitations For Free

Featuring: Canva

Trying to make stunning invitations on a budget? It's so easy on Canva . Make invitations for any occasion whether it’s formal or informal. They come with premade templets that are easy to customize with your own pictures.

2. Pick a Theme Party

Nowadays, people seem to underestimate how much fun a theme party would be. With a fun theme in place, your party would be unforgettable and sure to bring lots of laughter. People love to get into character which makes it even more fun!

3. Make a shared playlist before an event

Featuring Spotify Collaborative feature

Are you planning on having a dance floor? A great way to make sure it pumping' is by creating a collaborative playlist. A few weeks before the party send out the request to your guests to add their songs using Spotify. Once they hear their favorite songs playing during the party, it's on!

>>Start your playlist with your fiends now!

4. Setting a Table With Sophistiplate

I know what you might be thinking, “making tables fancy takes a lot of work”, “fancy tables break the bank”. With Sophistiplate, all of those problems are nonexistent. They offer full table sets, cutlery that are reusable plastic utensils, as well as very cute baking cups that are sure to please your guests. The plates are biodegradable which leads to easy and guilt-free cleanup.

>>Check out this black and gold set ! Perfect for an elegant evening or your Halloween Party!

5. Game Ideas For Your Party

Looking for some fun ideas to start up at your party? Let us help. Its important to plan something so the guests can feel connected. Examples are Cards Against Humanity which is nice for a good laugh for a smaller home party as well as beer pong which brings fun competition. You may also enjoy nostalgic life-sized game like Jenga, Connect-4, or cornhole.

6. Make Your Own Signature Cocktail

Featuring: Rising Lotus Photography’s picture of the “The Skittle” cocktail made by Stacy Sutton owner of Hook Line and Drinker Mobile Bartending Services.

Want to wow your guests with your own tasty creation? If you've never made cocktails before, check out this awesome book called, The Essential Bar Book for Home Mixologists. It will teach you tools, techniques, and spirits to master cocktails.

7. Send Personalized Thank You Cards

Featuring SendoutCards.com

Want to make your guests appreciated for coming over to your event? By using Sendoutcards.com you can re-create the happy, funny and enjoyable memories that happened, and express them in a card. Best part- you can also send a gift with the card. Sendout Cards offers a full gift shop and you send everything with a click of a button.

You can use this website or their handy app to send cards for any occasion.

Also, don't worry about sending them out a few weeks after the party. Most people love to reminisce on the fun they had a few weeks back.