In general New Years Eve party planning is not
a difficult process. There are a number of standard elements
which are common in any type of party such as invitations,
location, food, beverages and entertainment which should be
considered but beside from that there aren’t many unique aspects
of a New Years Eve party which require special consideration.
The late hour of a New Years Eve party is somewhat unusual and
results in some unique food option such as offering cocktails
and appetizers in the evening and cocktails such as the Bloody
Mary and the Mimosa in the morning along with a breakfast
buffet. However, New Years Eve party planning does prevent a
challenge when it is necessary to complete this planning on a
tight budget. This article will provide some tips for planning
and executing a memorable New Years Eve party on a tight budget.
The first step in planning a New Years Eve party on a budget is
to establish an ultimate budget. Once this is done, you can list
all of the individual aspects of the party such as invitations,
decorations, location, food, beverages and entertainment and
determine the percentage of your total budget you wish to spend
on each of these components.
When planning a New Years Eve party on a budget, it is important
to carefully consider the guest list for the party. This is
important because the number of the guests you invite may
dictate the location of the party. For example if you are
planning a relatively small party, you will likely be able to
host the home either in your own home or in the home of a
friend. However, if you plan to invite a large number of people,
you might have to consider holding the party in a restaurant or
a catering hall. This is significant when you are on a tight
budget because these facilities charge a usage fee and may
require you to use their catering services as well which can be
costly. For this reason you should consider limiting your guest
list to a size which your home can accommodate.
Food is a very important party of any New Years Eve party. After
you have determined the budget for food at the party, you can
start to consider your options for providing food for your
guests. The most expensive option will likely be to provide a
catered sit down dinner for your guests. This option is
expensive but many guests enjoy the elegance of this option. If
this is important to you, you should consider devoting a large
portion of your budget to food. However, there are much less
expensive ways to feed your guests at a New Years Eve party.
Other popular options include providing appetizers only or
putting out a buffet of homemade foods for your guests. Both of
these options will be considerably less expensive than providing
a sit down dinner with multiple courses. If you are hosting the
party in a home, you could even consider making the event a
potluck to drastically reduce the cost of food. You could
prepare a main course item and ask your guests to bring
appetizers, side dishes, salads and desserts.
There are many affordable options for entertainment when you are
planning a New Years Eve party on a budget. Music is one of the
most popular options for entertainment at any party but you do
not have to incur the expense of hiring a band or a DJ to host
the party. Although these can be a lot of fun, you can also
provide your own music with a simple CD player and a set of
speakers. You can even make the party more fun by asking each
guest to bring along a few of their own CDs and have everyone at
the party take a turn playing DJ for an hour during the party.
