Sweet 16 Party ideas
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If you have a daughter who is turning sixteen soon, then you sure know the importance of having a sweet sixteen party for her. In some places, the community norm is to host a Sweet Sixteen party at the level of “a wedding without the groom”, to quote a friend who lives near one of those areas. However, not everyone has the budget for such a splurge. So instead of a high party, we can always celebrate it as a party simply to celebrate her sixteenth birthday and may be as applicable in some states her ability to get a driver’s license.
The sweet sixteen party that is being hosted by you and your daughter should definitely have a theme, The theme that you choose must also suit the place where you will hold the party. If your daughter wants a bowling party, then you should have the party at the local bowling alley. However, girls with summer birthdays would rather want to have their party on the beach or at a local pool and there are other girls who would want their theme to be elegant and more adult in nature. So they might want to have it at a restaurant or at home.
Once you have decided on a theme and a location for the party, then it is time for you to come up with a date for the party. Contrary to the accepted belief of holding the party on the day of the birthday itself, you should rather choose a day that is convenient for others. So Saturday or Saturday evening is generally the best time to host a party because people will be off work and would be ready to do something fun for the day or evening. Again, the time of the day for your party should largely be dictated by the theme of the party you are having and its location.
After you have decided on a theme, the location and date for the party, then it is time to start looking for just the right invitiations to fit the event. You have the choice of writing in your own store-bought invitations, printing your own on your home computer or having invitations printed. Here again, it depends largely on the theme of your party and what you have available to you in your area and online. If your search online there are many companies like the:
Who offer quality sweet 16 invitation cards.
You should try and mail the invitation to the guests at least three weeks before the event. Your goal is to give people the opportunity to attend and usually about three weeks is the standard given time for sending the invites as long as you are not having too lavish an event. However, if there will be over a hundred people in attendance, then you might want to send out your initiations earlier, but it should never be more than five weeks prior to the party date.
Once you have sent out the invitations then the next thing that you should work on is the menu and decorations needed for the party. If you are having an informal, family type gathering, then even informal food items work very well. But if your event is more formal with a lot of people in attendance, you might need to look at what food items will be appropriate. For decorations, you can select simple lighting and elegant table cloths can make the place look charming. Even store-bought flowers placed in strategic places can do wonders for a room!
If you stick to some simple sweet plans for a sweet sixteen party, then it is never going to be complicated or stressful. However, the most important part is to plan a party that is best enjoyed by the guest of honor.
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