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When planning a party, one of the first questions you need to ask yourself is, “How big is too big?”
It
all
comes
down
to
one
thing:
budget.
For
example,
weddings,
Bar/Bat
Mitzvahs
and
Confirmations
are
typically
large
events; birthday parties are not. But it’s not that simple.
The question of size permeates virtually every aspect of the event planning process. But how big is “too big”?
It’s too big if your guest list is larger than the occupancy limit of your venue.
It’s too big if your cost exceeds your budget.
It’s also too big if your guest list includes people you’d rather not invite.
How can that be so?
I
often
see
this
in
children’s
birthday
parties.
The
school
“suggests”
that
if
anyone
from
the
class
is
invited,
then
the
entire class is to be invited.
This is nonsense.
It’s your home and it’s your party, so you get to choose. Period!
I
am
not
going
to
try
to
offer
any
advice
on
family
politics:
you
know,
the
Smith
side
doesn’t
want
to
have
anything
to
do
with the Jones side and they haven’t had a civil word in years! You’re on your own with that one.
Back
to
children’s
birthday
parties:
I
can
offer
this
simple
guide
to
size.
The
average
children’s
party
has
12
to
15
guests
and
the
majority
of
children’s
parties
have
8
to
20
guests.
This
is
not
counting
grown-ups:
aunts,
uncles,
grandparents,
etc.
One
other
suggestion
on
size:
how
many
guests
can
you
comfortably
accommodate?
If
you
can’t
accommodate
the
guests,
it’s too big!
How Big Is Too Big?
When is your party too big?