How to Throw a Party For Less During the Credit Crunch
You’ve got the big event coming up, and you want it to be a special one. Only thing is, since the economy took a turn for the worse, the pennies are kind of tight at the moment, and getting some professional help is never cheap. Your event can also go off with a bang, without you having to spend loads.
¢ Cook the food yourself. Usually with an event you’ve got hundreds of things to organise, and if you can get someone else to worry about the food, thats one detail taken care of. BUT, you gotta save the pennies, and catering firms are one of the most expensive elements of a party. So although its another chore to do, itll be cheaper to do it by yourself. This could prove to work in your favour as you now have total control over your events food. This way you can make that wheat free meal for the family member who cant eat wheat for example.
¢ Start calling in the favours. Now that youve decided to do this on your own back, you’ve got to get the hired help, depending on the size of the event. Call in those favours and get family members or anyone with time on their hands to help out. Get everyone who can help to help. This is not the time to be proud and try doing it all by yourself. You might have a friend who can DJ, or maybe even a beauty therapist who can do some pedicures or give out some samples of beauty products to guests?
¢ Use a cheaper brand when shopping. Many of your guest wont actually noticed, if instead of getting an expensive brand you go for a supermarkets own. During a recession we really shouldnt start being snobbish over eating a cheaper brand of food. This will save some money, allowing those pennies to go on something else.
¢ Use you house as the venue for the event. Yes, its not as glamourous as what you had planned, but you can get away with it. You can now put that money back into the bank and smile about the fact you’ve saved afew more pennies. For a bigger event you could even, as long as you permission, use a location out in the countryside, for a touch of class. For more information about event planning and spa days.