Highschool Graduation Parties
A highschool graduation party is a significant event in a young adults life, it sybolically represents the ending of one era and the begining of a new. There is much planning and preaparation that goes into a successful graduation party, though it will be time well spent as the graduate will likely remember this event for the rest of their lives.
A successful highschool graduation party idea begins with the guest list, the graduate should be consulted on who they would prefer to be in attendence. It may be more cost and time effective for multiple graduates to host the party together, plus the turn-out is more likely to be successful. With the social pressures of being popular and hosting a great party that surrounds highschool life, no graduate would want their party to be “out-done” by that of another.
The next step to consider is the when. There will most likely be multiple graduation parties taking place at or near the same time as the one you are planning, so you will want to take this into consideration to attain the greatest turn-out as possible. Again you may want to consider hosting multiple graduates’ parties together to eliminate the chances of one particular party overshadowing the one that you have planned.
After that you must determine the where, the format of the party is the heart of the gathering. It could be a chambered function, an open house or even on the school campus itself, there are many options here. Most people do, however, prefer an outdoor event. An outdoor highschool graduation party can be easy to set-up and very inexpensive, also the outdoor venue provides plenty of space for any extra entertainment that you may want to incorporate.
The graduation party food is a major part of any great graduation party. Even the best laid plans can be ruined by hungry and unsatisfied guests. Though entertainment is a large part, the food is probably the most important factor. You could have the party catered by a local restaurant, which is the easiest but not the cheapest, or you could provide the cuisine yourself. The problem with providing the graduation party food yourself is that you can’t be sure that others will like your style of cooking so the best route to take is that of a catering service.
Last but not least is the graduation party decorations. The graduation party decorations should be more than just balloons, streamers and fountains. The party should be unique to the guest of honor, incorporating pictures and picture collages of the graduate. Use the classmates to help with this procedure and stay open to the ideas of the students. The walls and tables can be covered with the photos of the graduate and classmates ranging from significant events like prom to their early days of kindergarten and grade school. Graduation party decorations do not have to be expensive but if they are unique to the guest of honor, that will mean the most.
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