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ome people hate planning a party, anxiety-ridden by all the vari-
ables. For instance, who goes on the guest list? Should we invite
the neighbors two doors down? Serve a plated meal or pass
dishes while people mingle? Standard tablecloths or ones to the floor?
Formal sweet table or bite-sized desserts and fun-themed treats? Make
a video montage on the iPad or let a professional create one? Male or
female DJ?
I could keep going with questions I hear from our clients in the throes
of planning a family simchah. In 20 years of working in the party indus-
try, I've seen and heard it all.
Personally, I love when people ask these questions. I can give real
advice from firsthand experiences. And the best part is that each party
is as unique as the family planning it. How do I know, then, which ven-
dors and creative ideas to recommend? I listen.
No matter the theme or budget, I can always find a way to help
people put their own personal spin on something to make their party
truly unique.
Your child loves to bake? Make treats together for guests to take
home. Bag or box them in something pretty.
Your daughter is an ice skater? Don't do a traditional sign-in "board."
Have your guests sign a pair of skates that she can hang in her room.
(You can do that with basketballs, surfboards, water skis, too!)
A child who loves music and can rap provides a wonderful opportuni-
ty for the parents to create a rap to perform at the party. Let the whole
family take part. It'll be a gift they'll always remember.
Matchbox cars, candy bars, flashlights, toothbrushes, homemade
cookies (in bags, of course), all make awesome place cards that you can
attach labels to yourself.
Think about the parties you've attended. Chances are, what you loved
most about them were the little touches, the details that let you know
this was a specific person's party (that and the people with whom you

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