A New Year’s Eve party is one of the year’s most anticipated and remembered as those in attendance reminisce about the year that is coming to an end and celebrate the start of another one. However, hosting that party can be overwhelming as a lot can go into it. That said, if you take advantage of these six simple hacks, they will make hosting this party easier for you.
1- Get Your NYE Party Catered
Food and drink is an important element of any party, and that is especially true for a NYE one. Fortunately, you can have this taken out of your hands so that you can focus elsewhere by having your NYE party catered. Not only does this mean that you do not need to concern yourself with planning the refreshments, but you can also forget about them during the event itself.
2- Hold It Elsewhere
A great way to make things easier on yourself is to hold your NYE party away from your home. A significant benefit of doing so is, in many cases, not needing to set up before or tear down afterwards. Meanwhile, professional services are often accessible during the event as well. An additional way that doing this will make things easier on you is that space will generally not be an issue.
3- Hire Performers or Set Up a Devoted Playlist
You want to reduce as much a possible how much you will be doing during your NYE party, and a way to do this is by either hiring a singer, band or orchestra to perform live music or finding a NYE-themed playlist prior to the special night. If you do the latter, make sure to plan for the time right around midnight.
4- Consider a Movie Marathon
Consider having a New Year’s-themed movie marathon. This type of party naturally results in you needing to be less busy during it as people will be generally sitting and watching. Just make sure that the chosen movies are likely to fit the desires of those attending, and pay special attention to if you want midnight to be a brief movie-free break or timed for a special moment within one of the films, such as midnight hitting in it.
5- Set an End Time, Sooner Preferably
One of the best ways to make things easier on yourself when hosting a NYE party is to ensure that it does not last too long. Say when its end time will be. That way, people will know to leave by, say 1 a.m., and not still be there at 3 or 4 a.m. with you exhausted and wanting them to head home but also not wanting to be rude. Of course, a later start time will help as well.
6- Post Information of Your Event Online
A great way to reduce time-consuming questions sent your way as well as communicate your party’s start and end times is to post all relevant information online. Having the party information online will also make it easier for guests to pull up over a traditional paper invitation.