Planning A House Warming Party

Items Needed for your House Warming Party

  4 weeks+ in advance

•·       Gather Addresses for all friends, family, and co-workers you would like to invite

•·       Pick a Date and Time that is free on your calendar that doesn't conflict with other major dates or events, planned at lease 3-4 weeks in advance

•·       Determine a Budget- think food, fun, preparation

•·       Pick a Theme for food & fun-examples- Spanish Partido, Chill & Grill,

•·       Purchase and Prepare Invitations to match theme

•·       Determine if you need to accommodate any overnight guests

3 weeks in advance

•·       Mail Invitations

•·       Create a Gift Registry

•·       Plan a Menu to prepare food & drinks, or book food to be catered in

•·       Make a List of Everything you may need (ice, beverages, glasses, serving utensils, plenty of toilet paper, etc)

•·       Tackle any projects needed to be completed around the house

2 weeks in advance

•·       Start a Guest list of RSVP's

•·       Purchase some fun decorations

•·       Plan an entertainment agenda (does not need to be extensive)

1 week in advance

•·       Buy the food and drinks you will be purchasing based on your Guest List of RSVP's

•·       Tackle your list of items needed to purchase

•·       If Catering food, update your Guest Count

•·       Tackle any major cleaning duties

Less than a week in advance

•·       Call close friends/or family to help you!

•·       Clean your house

•·       Decorate

•·       Pick up food or prepare

•·       Set everything up early in the day with exception of hot and cold items

HAVE FUN AND RELAX AND ENJOY YOUR NEW HOME!!!

Don't forget to Invite Me!!!