The Guest List + Invitations First things first. Who are you going to invite? Guest lists always have the potential to cause hurt feelings, so follow these pointers to make sure no one gets left out. ▶ ▶ If you’re inviting your best group of friends, invite their partners, as well. While you might not like or know everyone’s significant other, avoid the temptation to host a friends-only gathering, since most people won’t likely want to attend without their partner on a holiday. ▶ ▶ If you’re inviting neighbors,
Now, for the invitations. You can either tell guests about the gathering over the phone or in person; you can invite guests on social media; or you can create inexpensive printed invites. The days of heading to an office superstore are over (though you can still go that route); just visit a website, design your invitations and print them out at home. Here are few invitation pointers: ▶ ▶ If you want the party to end at a certain time, include a start and end time on the invitation. ▶ ▶ If you want guests to dress
▶ ▶ Ask guests to send you a confirmation, so you don’t end up with too little or too much food. The Setting Where will you host the party? If you live further south, outdoors might still be an option, but if you live in a colder climate, it might already be too cold to pull this off. Here are three options.
invite the whole street. Want to solve your parking
woes? Invite your whole street to the table. Not everyone will come, and you won’t have to worry about dotting the curb with vehicles. ▶ ▶ If you’re inviting people from an organization you’re in (PTA, Book Club, etc.), invite everyone in the group. We do not advise leaving people out of your Bible study group, book club, bowling team or any other group. The ill will potentially created is not worth it, and you might just find yourself (or your kids!) left out of the next event.
a certain way, bring their own seating or bring their own alcoholic beverages, don’t forget to include that information.
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