Thread: Panicking! First party problem!

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Hey, Im new to forum but a long time halloween lover lol. This is my first year throwing big halloween party.
Im going all out with decorations and such. A witches kitchen, gored up bathroom ect ect. Im gunna post pics after. Now I made the brilliant decision of throwing out a massive invite on fb. Mostly because I knew most
people wouldnt show. Now I have about 19 for sures and a few of them want to bring people. If I had the space this would not be a problem. Basically I have the living room and the kitchen for people to hang out in. They
are small spaces and once i fit in the chairs its gunna be hot and crowded. Im not sure wat to do. There is a spare room but its got a washer dryer, junk and cat litter in it so i dont know how..hospitable it would be.
Theres also the basement...but its unfinished and theres nothing to do down there. Not to mention the stairs are rickety and steep and I dont need some drunk falling and hurting themselves. I was hoping the weather
would be nice so we could have a fire in the back yard but winter came early so I dont see that as an option. Maybe Im overeacting I dunno. lol. I just dont know wat to do.

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Maybe you could send a follow-up stating that due to space constraints, you'll only be able to entertain those who were invited. If they're truly your friends, they should understand.

Good luck!

Hello and welcome. First off where do you live? Im sure most guests will like a fire going as it gets crowded they will move outside. If you can you can try smaller seating IE bar stools and such. I would refrain from the basement if you think the stairs are unsafe. It is my guess that most of the guests will hang outside if the space is larger and they will filter in and out as they need to to get warm again. Good Luck

unfinished basement sounds like the perfect place for a creepy party! But not if there's drinking and bad steps . We sent out a FB invite, but made it private - only those who were invited could see it. Maybe get rid of a couple of chairs?

I live in Alberta Canada. By halloween its really cold and we already have snow lol.

If you really think the steps will be a problem, then try rearranging furniture a bit to see if you can make the room a little more spacious. And people will wander as well - they'll be in your kitchen and other areas that they can find to congregate. And if it does get hot, yeah people will definitely meander their way outside.

If you don't see the stairs becoming TOO much of a problem, then your basement sounds like a fabulous place to throw a really creepy party - and then you could open up your entire house. And it's easy to cover up the walls if it's unfinished - you could do a great little decor scheme down there. But, again, if you're seriously concerned about steps, then don't do that...

And you can always stress that you don't have a whole lot of space in your house, and you're glad they're coming but to be aware of how many people they're inviting. You can have a party where people can only bring one other person, that way you don't have to pick and choose who can bring guests and who can't. And people will understand space limitations

Good luck!

There are places that rent those stand up propane heaters. We used those one year to help a too cold patio on Halloween. It kept the smokers warm.

How about fixing the basement steps? Sounds like they need it anyway.

Originally Posted by meloncholydolly

Hey, Im new to forum but a long time halloween lover lol. This is my first year throwing big halloween party.
Im going all out with decorations and such. A witches kitchen, gored up bathroom ect ect. Im gunna post pics after. Now I made the brilliant decision of throwing out a massive invite on fb. Mostly because I knew most
people wouldnt show. Now I have about 19 for sures and a few of them want to bring people. If I had the space this would not be a problem. Basically I have the living room and the kitchen for people to hang out in. They
are small spaces and once i fit in the chairs its gunna be hot and crowded. Im not sure wat to do. There is a spare room but its got a washer dryer, junk and cat litter in it so i dont know how..hospitable it would be.
Theres also the basement...but its unfinished and theres nothing to do down there. Not to mention the stairs are rickety and steep and I dont need some drunk falling and hurting themselves. I was hoping the weather
would be nice so we could have a fire in the back yard but winter came early so I dont see that as an option. Maybe Im overeacting I dunno. lol. I just dont know wat to do.

I'm running into the opposite problem Dolly...I have put a bunch of expense into my party so far but I have only 2 people who have confirmed they are coming (and the one guy just had surgery this past weekend on a broken ankle!!)

I also sent out a FB invitation and nobody is giving me confirmation. I have about 20 maybes but really, how do I plan a party on a maybe?? I'm certainly not going to go to big expense on food and have nobody show and waste it!

Too bad we didn't live closer, you could throw a few my way!! lol

We have a decent amount of space upstairs but we also have an unfinished basement. We have a ping pong table downstairs and some people play ping pong but for the most part people gather down there. We replace the lights with black lights & cover the rest of the ceiling with glow in the dark webbing. The fact that it is unfinished makes it creepier & better. For areas that we do not want people in we just hung black trash bags, inexpensive & gave us a cool look.