Well first of all, there will be a lot of booze, this is where I clear out all the hard liquor and stuff that I've bought/been given as gifts over the year.
Phase 1 - Dinner
Starting at approximately 7:30 PM will be the dinner. I got my hands on a very large table for the dining room (very glad it fits, even though it does extend into the good living room). For the meal, we will have typical vegetables (carrots, potatoes, etc...) along with three roast chickens (which is an estimate of how many we'll need), wings, and a salad bar off to the side. At various points down the table will be white wine on ice, various brands (though I would like to get the cheap wine I'm accustomed too, I know it won't go over well at dinner). There are fourteen guests total, including myself and my girlfriend which makes 16 people altogether. Candles. The dress code will be strictly formal for the first phase, and it's alright, all of the guests at this particular part have that sort of attire. The music selection I have planned is mainly piano and orchestrated stuff (shhhhh, don't tell anyone I slipped in 10 or 11 songs from Final Fantasy 8 and 10 -_-)
Phase 2 - Formal Dance
After the dinner, those attending the dinner will then go to a formal/semi-formal dance which begins running at 9:00 not far from where I live. Normally a lot of University students attend these as those are the target croud for these. So we'll enjoy our time there until about 10:30-11:00 when we will head back to my place, while we are at the dance, we will at least try to bring back a good portion of people to fill the party up at my place.
Phase 3 - The Bash
11:00 will be when the party kicks up at my place. Most of the people will be in formal attire, but it is not a requirement. The music selection will vary here, but will remain almost exclusively upbeat music from various decades. I kind of want to set a bit of a latin-America theme to the party as well since there seems to be a lot of interesting music coming from out of there recently. The drinks being served will be mainly coctails, but also some wine; want beer? That stuff doesn't last long at my place, and we have no plans for a keg just yet (probably won't, I have a lot of liquor to get rid of). Anyways, the cost of the whole thing will be three hundred and some odd dollars (minus the alcohol already here) so far, which is already more than any party I have ever thrown before; expenses have been covered by friends who are invited to the dinner.
Thoughts
Whether or not this party will absolutely blow the roof off of my birthday party last year (which was nuts) has yet to be seen. They seem to have been getting better every year (except in 2000, when it was actually a surprise party and the entire dorm I lived in was in on it, and that was unforgettable). Anyways, I think I posted about my party last year if you can dig far enough back. Last year it involved going out to the bars, as has been the case every year except 2002 when I turned 21.
The party is next Friday, but my birthday is on the 16th. I'll be 24. And yes, I'm very excited about it =)
Phase 1 - Dinner
Starting at approximately 7:30 PM will be the dinner. I got my hands on a very large table for the dining room (very glad it fits, even though it does extend into the good living room). For the meal, we will have typical vegetables (carrots, potatoes, etc...) along with three roast chickens (which is an estimate of how many we'll need), wings, and a salad bar off to the side. At various points down the table will be white wine on ice, various brands (though I would like to get the cheap wine I'm accustomed too, I know it won't go over well at dinner). There are fourteen guests total, including myself and my girlfriend which makes 16 people altogether. Candles. The dress code will be strictly formal for the first phase, and it's alright, all of the guests at this particular part have that sort of attire. The music selection I have planned is mainly piano and orchestrated stuff (shhhhh, don't tell anyone I slipped in 10 or 11 songs from Final Fantasy 8 and 10 -_-)
Phase 2 - Formal Dance
After the dinner, those attending the dinner will then go to a formal/semi-formal dance which begins running at 9:00 not far from where I live. Normally a lot of University students attend these as those are the target croud for these. So we'll enjoy our time there until about 10:30-11:00 when we will head back to my place, while we are at the dance, we will at least try to bring back a good portion of people to fill the party up at my place.
Phase 3 - The Bash
11:00 will be when the party kicks up at my place. Most of the people will be in formal attire, but it is not a requirement. The music selection will vary here, but will remain almost exclusively upbeat music from various decades. I kind of want to set a bit of a latin-America theme to the party as well since there seems to be a lot of interesting music coming from out of there recently. The drinks being served will be mainly coctails, but also some wine; want beer? That stuff doesn't last long at my place, and we have no plans for a keg just yet (probably won't, I have a lot of liquor to get rid of). Anyways, the cost of the whole thing will be three hundred and some odd dollars (minus the alcohol already here) so far, which is already more than any party I have ever thrown before; expenses have been covered by friends who are invited to the dinner.
Thoughts
Whether or not this party will absolutely blow the roof off of my birthday party last year (which was nuts) has yet to be seen. They seem to have been getting better every year (except in 2000, when it was actually a surprise party and the entire dorm I lived in was in on it, and that was unforgettable). Anyways, I think I posted about my party last year if you can dig far enough back. Last year it involved going out to the bars, as has been the case every year except 2002 when I turned 21.
The party is next Friday, but my birthday is on the 16th. I'll be 24. And yes, I'm very excited about it =)
