Thread: Party was a bust.

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That stinks!

That sucks. I don't think people know how much work it takes to throw these parties! Don't despair we all appreciate your hard work.

Don't feel too bad about it. First parties are great for getting out the kinks and just getting started. My first party was last year and I had invited 40+ people and wound up with about 15. It was still a lot of fun, but I wanted it bigger and better this year. I started by talking it up with my friends that would be invited and then sent out a save the date creepy video about 2 months in advance. Then I sent out the paper invitation 4 weeks ahead. Everyone knew it was coming and that it was gonna be fun. I had 66 people on the invite list and 40 showed up. I actually had 48 RSVP yes, but 8 had to cancel cause they or their kids were sick. But, everyone RSVP'd to me either way. I was very impressed and the party turned out amazing and people stayed till 3 am! Another thing is I had it on the 17th so that it wouldn't interfere with other plans as much as you get closer to the actual day of Halloween. Especially if you have kids, there is so much going on. Just start making a gameplan early and get people excited and next year will be much better!

You guys are great! Sadly nobody forgot by the sounds, they just didn't show. One guy said "I should have come, I had the time." Who knows what happened to everyone else. I guess they're not the best of friends I thought they were. Anyway....I'm going to put all my money into my yard next year. Screw having a party, I don't have any other friends to invite!

We invited over 100 people and got about 25 (maybe 30). We got sort of a late start this year, our invites didn't go out til 2 weeks before, and our party was a week before Halloween. I think between the flu, the economy, and the weird timing (either you have your party a week before or you have it on the night, in the latter case parents can't come or come late). I also am bummed by how poorly people RSVP. At least if they tell you they're not coming, you know ahead of time.

Sorry to hear it. I think the only solution is to invite a ton of people, knowing that more than half won't come.

Like the others, I wouldn't let it get you down. 3 years ago I had thrown my first official party in years and I was planning for 30-40 people. I only ended up w/ 7. But the one I had last night was better than I could have hoped for. Keep trying...it takes a few years to build up the followers...and good luck!