I agree a dinner is much more fun, but the appetizers/desserts could turn out cheaper. I guess it all depends on what you come up with for a menu. I made a couple of mistakes with my party last year that I'll change this year. One was I had too many choices. I know that sounds funny- but I had about 6 choices of both appetizers and desserts. I think I'll knock it down to 3-4 of each this year. It was a little bit too spread out. Also, I had a whole cake and cut slices-ready to serve, but it was a large cake and I think it was too big. Some women took pieces home (which was great), but this year I'll make everything bite-size or close to it.
For drinks I had Wicked Rum Punch, Vampire wine, soft drinks and Bloody Marys. The Bloody Marys didn't really get drunk, so this year I'm making Poisoned Apple Martinis instead (a more popular drink). I made everything by the pitcher-so no one had to "man the bar". I served them in beautiful glass pitchers and printed signs in my invitation font for all the food and drinks. We also used glass wine glasses and cloth napkins/tablecloths also. I think spending the extra money on the "real" thing definitely makes a party more elegant. Plus now I'm set up for this year instead of rebuying paper/plastic tableware every year.
|