Archive for Party Giveaways
Businesses That Complement a Party Planning Company
- It has to be low maintenance.
- It has to be in demand
- One must be able to excel on it too without sacrificing much of the time spent on party organization.
So, what business will satisfy all these criteria and efficiently bring in more cash to the party planner?
Catering? - Not if the party organizer has to be on the wheel all the time. This aspect of a party is the most tedious. It demands time for preparation, serving and feedback collecting. If someone in your immediate family or circle of friends wants to concentrate on this aspect, well and good, but if it has to be you, the party organizing side could suffer.
Starting a Party Supply Business
This is by far the best bet for a complementary business! Supplies aren’t perishable, and they won’t take up too much space. They can also be imported. Besides, if you’re the crafts and arts type, this business will be a breeze.
What to look out for:
1. Trends and Themes - One party theme could work now, but it may not in the future. Take note of what’s fashionable and hip in the current generation, particularly when planning for birthday parties and weddings. Remember that your job includes pointing your clients to the best and trendiest themes for their occasions, so your supplies must be up-to-par.
2. Price - Your usual supply broker can be as loyal to you as your friends, but it is not unethical to find cheaper sources for materials. Remember that the more costs you cut without sacrificing quality, the more profit you will reap.
3. Contingency Supply Source - Deliveries go awry, we all know that. Party supplies are not as sensitive to delivery mishaps as food, but taken to extremes, this could very well ruin a perfect party. Look for stores (even competitors) that sell the same supplies as you do and be friends with them. You never know when you might need a helping hand or someone to provide you with the supplies you direly need.
Bridal Shower for the Workaholic Bachelorette
There are women who work 6 days a week, with their day off spent mostly relaxing in preparation for the next week’s work load. How in the world will women like these find time to throw a spectacular all-nighter shower with all their colleagues and friends in attendance? A party planner hired to manage this task will have to be shrewd and think of a venue and a theme for the bridal shower of such a lady.
My suggestion:
Coffee-themed Bridal Shower!
Many people like coffee but some love it to distraction. These coffee connoisseurs know the brands that they like or the store that makes the best coffee. A classy coffee shop is also a favorite 5 o’clock hang out of employees and office people. This is the best venue for the bridal shower he have in mind.
Food Ideas:
freshly baked Baguettes
Crispy Croissants
Coffee or non-coffee beverages (tea, fruit juice etc.)
Cookies and Chips
Spiked Coffee for the more adventurous
Giveaways
Coffee Mugs
There’s nothing better than a steaming cup of hot coffee in your favorite mug. Give your guests your own bridal shower mugs with your bridal shower date and a nice thank you quote on it. Colleagues and girl friends may bring these home after, and a certain thrill may consume you when you see them drinking from these mugs at the office. Economically, check out this set of 4 Cabin Series Coffee Mugs, which you can order online to save time and cash. Buying a set is cheaper than paying for the mugs individually.
Gift for the Bride-to-Be
For someone who’s used to being on the go, a HONEYMOON SUITCASE is the best gift choice. She can plop it inside her luggage and never have to worry that she left some toiletries at home. Lessen her stress and let her enjoy her 3-day, 2-night honeymoon with her new husband.
Birthday and Wedding Party Favors
It’s a company that adopts the name of the most delightful phrase in the French Language, and undertandably so. This company delivers the goods and showcase the cutest party favors baby shower favors, and personalized wedding favors.
Delectability in giveaways is something that a shrewd party planner should always consider. Clients are a visual bunch, they like beautiful sentimental things that reflect their tastes and lifestyles. A sailor will want something that looks like a boat, a travelling business man may like something that his guests can carry with them on travels etc.
Why are these favors unique? Because they have that whimsical feel to their products like you’re buying something off fantasy land. Personalized anything is just like putting your name on some random merchandize, but with beau-coup products, you choose which one suits your lifestyle, which product will tickle your guests’ funny bones and which ones will make you want to relive the experience of your wedding all over again.
Happy Pregnancy Party
My sister asked me to brainstorm ideas for a happy pregnancy party and my initial reaction was “what?”. It turns out that she wanted something to celebrate the discovery of her friend’s pregnancy, the two-lines on the pregnancy test strip.
I have several ideas for a small get-together with friends and relatives attending.
The food includes simple chicken dishes. They can order in from a regular fried chicken place or they can fry their own, following authentic restaurant recipes from cookbooks.
The idea is for the guests to gush over the new discovery and reassure the new mom-to-be that her new emotions and the changes in her body are things that all women go through when celebrating the miracle of pregnancy. Changes in one’s body are scary, but her friends are there to convince her that she will still look awesome even in prebaby clothes.
Guests can bring accessories or hand-me-down clothes from previous pregnancies as one necessary expense among pregnant women is clothes that fit. Most preggy dresses are in pastels. Another nice gift to give the mom-to-be would be bags to go with new mommy outfits. They should be big to accommodate small snacks for when she’s feeling the munchies, and trendy enough to show the world that pregnant women can also be fashionable.
Finally, the party planner should make available some catalogs featuring Nursery Wall Decors for the parents-to-be to browse. Their relatives and friends can help them pick the best unisex design to adorn the nursery. They still don’t know what the baby’s gender will be, but they cannot wait until the last minute to furnish the room.
Planning the giveaways for this party is tricky, and nice thank you cards and ‘future godparent’ cards are standard.
