High School Reunion Party: Drama and Nostalgia in One Party
High school – just the words bring up the beautiful memories of gym time drama and cute but too-strict teachers. A decade or so after high school, the fun times may have been forgotten but the drama and the nostalgia of the carefree moments you spent as a young adult remain.
If you’re a party planner and you got hired to prepare a party for around twenty to 100 people who share bittersweet memories of fun and not-so-fun times, listen up…
You can send an invite to specific people on the yearbook and let the news disseminate. You can fish around for information on who’s popular then, and who still lives nearby and coordinate with these people to create a short programme. A program suitable for a reunion must involve speeches and prizes similar to those given during graduation. When you attend a high school reunion the focus is on memories and so the games must be centered on ‘changes’ and what-could-have-beens.
However, you should concentrate your meager budget on food and seating, because these will be the most important aspects of the reunion you are organizing. Choose a caterer with enouh experience feeding a huge number of people. Make sure the venue is spacious with a lot of sitting and a roaming drinks service. If you’re going buffet, make sure there are provisions for the vegetarians and the healthy eaters. Serve finger foods so the happy chatters can carry the food with them to their tables.
With proper event planning, a reunion can be a lovely evening filled with nostalgic memories and news.It’s nice to look back and reminisce, and it’s even more exciting to see how far people have come. There WILL be drama. There will be snide remarks. There will be tears…
And because you know this now, here’s what you can do.
First of all, ignore rumors. Some people might take it upon themselves to talk to you about other people or groups. Ignore them and keep smiling. Each of those former classmates is a prospect. If you let your judgment get clouded by bias, you’re losing out on prospective contacts. You shouldn’t concern yourself with the issues of other people, particularly if it’s about issues that are 10-year old or older.
Needless to say, reunions are when people will settle their past hurts and their future directions. You might hear a thing or two about who should be taking ephedrine and who should be wearing more stylish clothes, but the fact is that these former high school classmates need a lot of space to mingle and talk, so you must concentrate on providing the much needed space.