How to Plan a Party? Step-By-Step Party Planning Checklist

Step Seven: The Week Before

You’re almost there, just a few more days to go! This is the time to make sure that all your efforts don’t go to waste. When there’s only about 2-3 days to go for the party, here’s what you should be doing:

• Call up people who have confirmed to reassure the list and remind them of the party
• Start preparing any meals according to your cooking plan
• Pick up any decor/make them
• Get yourself a couple helpers to run things on the day of the party
• Call up any entertainment you have planned and confirm again
• Call up any food/cake suppliers and confirm again
• If you’re having the party at a rented location, call them up and confirm again
• If you’re having it at home, clean it!

Step Eight: THE BIG DAY!

Congratulations, you’ve got everything figured out, so the day of the party should go relatively stress-free. You still have a bunch of things to check and make sure everything is fine, but that shouldn’t be too hard because you’ve already done much of the work.

• Put up the décor (you can do this the day before as well)
• Set out party supplies (plates, cups, etc.)
• Pick up the food and cake
• Set up proper garbage disposal methods
• Set a few ground rules for the guests (just because it’s a party doesn’t mean the guests should be given free reign). Make sure everyone acts responsibly regardless of whether it’s at a venue or your home.

…And most importantly, have FUN!