2007-12-29 07:45:07 · 11 answers · asked by Jr 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
If you're not having any fun, you're not doing it right. Plan ahead, be organized, do as much cooking and preparing well ahead so you are only doing finishing touches in the kitchen. Use disposable plates and cutlery if your stressing about cleaning up and leave most of the big cleaning up for the next day. I usually make a space in the kitchen to stack stuff up and then I deal with it later.
If you find that you're just stressing too much during the party to enjoy it, splurge a little. Have some or all of the food catered. Hire someone to come in and do the serving and cleaning up. Put an ad on Craigs List and I guarantee you'll be able to find someone who is a waitress/waiter, or works for a catering company and could use a few extra bucks doing a side job one night. My mom used to do this all the time and for $50-100 she had someone else worrying about the spills and refilling the ice bucket so she could be with her guests.
And the most important thing is to relax. These are your family and friends, they will understand if everything isn't perfect and they will probably be more than willing to help a bit so you can enjoy it. You aren't curing cancer, you're just throwing a party, don't make yourself insane.
2007-12-29 08:48:52 · answer #1 · answered by Q-mama 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The host has been stressing and planning and then continues through the party to make sure everything is absolutely perfect and that everybody's having a good time. Then there are the small things like the trash bag is full, somebody tells you the bathroom's out of TP, someone else broke a wine glass, and the cat barfed up a furball in the hallway. Think of the host as a manager and the guests are the customers.
2007-12-29 15:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats not true at all I have hosted 5 very large parties and had a blast at every single one of them you just need to hir the right people to do the job so that way you can enjoy as well thats the problem people dont want to spend money for a great time.
2007-12-29 21:14:10 · answer #3 · answered by SACSFINEST 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! you are so right. Me and our friend had a party together as best friends and i planned the whole thing and i am the only one that didnt have fun at all i planed a real expensive party and filled balloons for 2 days with water and took 3-4 hours on a cake and i didnt have fun.I could of cryed.
oh and the answer is your to darn busy making everyone else happy
2008-01-03 20:26:25 · answer #4 · answered by shorty1994 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The host is taking care of the guests to make sure they have a fun time.
2007-12-29 15:50:32 · answer #5 · answered by Bazinga 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it's the hosts responsability for everyone to have fun.
2007-12-29 15:48:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
host is responsible for everything, so too busy to have fun
2007-12-29 15:53:56 · answer #7 · answered by LatterDaySaint and loving it 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to busy in the kitchen.
2008-01-02 11:49:05 · answer #8 · answered by cherrypie2eat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz they r busy catering
2007-12-29 15:47:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what does this have to do with food and drink
2007-12-29 15:48:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋