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I’ve
spoken
about
large
events
and
I’ve
looked
at
the
question
of
how
big
is
too
big.
Now
I
want
to
look
at
the
other
extreme and ask the question, “Can a party be too small?”
I don’t think so, unless there’s only one attendee. Like the song says, “One is the loneliest number.”
Think
about
it.
Just
about
every
night
of
the
week,
couples
sit
down
to
an
intimate
dinner
and
celebrate
some
kind
of
event thinking three’s a crowd. For them, two is the absolute perfect number.
But
let’s
be
realistic,
and
consider
a
children’s
birthday
party.
Do
you
really
need
to
have
8,
10,
12,
15
or
more
to
make
it
a special event? Can you have a special celebration with only three or four?
Absolutely!
Ask yourself this. Isn’t it really about quality time and not about the number of people?
Mom,
dad,
child
and
siblings
put
everything
else
aside,
forget
about
all
the
regular
routines
and
spend
some
quality
time
together
doing
something
really
special
with
the
guest
of
honour.
This
is
often
the
stuff
of
special
memories
that
will
last
well beyond the silly gifts that make up so many birthday parties.
Now
don’t
get
me
wrong.
I’m
not
advocating
either
a
minimalist
approach
or
a
super-sized
approach.
My
message
is
very
simple – use the right-sized approach!
Regardless the nature of the celebration, consider the following:
•
Is
this
a
regularly
scheduled
celebration
like
a
birthday
party
or
is
this
a
once-in-a-lifetime
milestone
or
life-cycle
event?
•
Will your budget support your vision of the event?
If you get these two things right, you’ll be on-track for a right-sized and memorable event.
How Small Is Too Small?
Can a party be too small?