Thread: Party 2010 was only so so, Thoughts for 2011 ?

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Hello everyone. I dont want to be Debbie downer but my party was not as much of a hit as I wanted it to be. I think its due to only 10 people showing. We invited a lot of my girlfriends family but there was some bad news in the famliy that got released that day (medical stuff) and none showed, which is very understandable. I did put a lot of time and thought into it, I decorated a lot, did some of my own stuff (nothing big). Bought a lot of booze too, had special drinks i.e. flaming Dr Peppers, absinthe and pumpkin suprise shots (shot of goldschlager dropped into half glass of pumpkin ale beer). The people that came seemed to have a good time but I know my girlfriend was down a bit considering everything. I was thinking next year of doing the party maybe the weekend before Halloween weekend, like this year I should have done it on the 23rd not the 30th for a bigger turn out. Some of the people I invited were going out the club party or bar party. Just wanting to vent and see what has worked for good turn outs for others. I won't let this get me down, I love Halloween too much not to try again next year.

I had to cancel at the last minute because we all got a stomach bug. At least you got yours in. DO you have photos. You know we live for photos.

Sorry, I have no photos, rookie move I know but I total spaced taking pictures. (boos and hisses)

Was it your first year? People usually spread the word, or talk about how fun it was. The turnout usually grows.

I'm sorry your party didn't go as planned, but don't worry you're not the only one. I was also a little disappointed with my party this year. I procrastinated and left too much to the last minute. Not to mention 5 minutes before the party started i went to put on my pirate dress and the zipped busted leaving my whole back exposed! But don't worry about this year's party, after all there's always next year!

Personally I battle the clubs lol. I hosted mine on the 30th and had over 100 people but I did a few things different this year.

1. Word does spread
2. Save the date reminder
3. Invites
4. Teaser shots and talk about it if you see your guests
5 Re-reminders

It's a pain in the butt but it works.

I have already revised the date for next year. This was my first time doing it so it was a learning experience. One thing some of the guest have mentioned since the party was the fog. I bought a 1000 watt fog machine with no real clue to how much fog it would produce. Well we got it so think in the house you could not see more than 2 ft infront of you. People loved it though. I am going to build a chiller to hold it down more next year. I am already counting down the days.

I tend to remind people about a week, then several days before hand (do the invites two weeks before) and it usually works for getting a good turn out..

I totally understand where you are coming from. My 2009 party was only so-so. This year I had a little over 20 people show up but the party was MUCH BETTER!

I think that is due to the Tempt Your Fate Game we played throughout the night. I found the game on this forum! I read alll the posts and choose some fates and made some of my own up. In hindsight, I could have made the challenges harder and even a little more risque. My original intention was to play the game until midnight but we were having so much fun that it was extended to 1 am and a winner was annoucned then. The prize was just a $15 iTunes card and a DVD of Zombieland.

I also tried to have different areas for people to mingle in. Beer pong and darts in the garage, dancing in the living room and buffet in the dining room.

Sometimes fewer attendees equals a better time for the host. My parents hosted their 1st Halloween party (after a very succesful 50th birthday disco costume party for my Mom this June). My folks had over 80 people show and they spent the entire time working (trash duty, drinks, etc).

I've done parties for 9 years now. Every one is different. We started out small with 12 people and then grew and grew...but yet the biggest parties weren't always the best. Last year was our best party ever. There was no way this year's could compete with it. But who knows what next year will bring. Parties evolve....go with the flow