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Get Ready for a Girl's Night Out

Sometimes you just need to gather your best girls and have a girl's night out. It's therapy for a great time and to catch up with your best friends. Every girl needs it. How can you make girls' night out special and into a party that everyone looks forward to the next one? Wedding and Party Network has a few girl's night out themes that will help achieve just that.

There are many girl's night out or in themes that you can choose from. Here are a few ideas to get you started in the right direction.

  • Spa Themed Cake
    Tea Party –     This is a fun theme for you and your friends to get dressed up in your gorgeous tea dresses and hats. Find various types of tea and offer delicious bite sized snacks. It's a great time to just talk and catch up.
  • Spa Party – What girl doesn't love to be pampered? Think about having a staff member from a local spa come over and set up massage stations, manicure stations, and a place to get pedicures. Or, you could take your party to the spa too. Serve refreshing spritzers and light appetizers.
  • Pinterest Party – You and your friends find many things on Pinterest they would like to create, but never have the time. Why not invite your friends over and craft your favorite Pinterest craft. Create recipes that you've been wanting to cook up that you found on Pinterest and have the right craft supplies ready to go. Your friends will love this.
  • Top Chef Cooking Party – Who doesn't enjoy a cooking show? Invite your friends over, split up into teams, and have a cooking competition. Set out all the ingredients for each team and don't forget to find judges. If this isn't your thing, consider going to a local cooking school and set up a time to learn something new.
  • Style Me Pretty – Invite your best girls over and host a styling party. Feature beautiful accessories that they can purchase. This is great for a clothes swap party as well, where everyone brings clothing that they just don't wear any more and swap it out with people.

Girl"s night outs are necessary! Pick a fun theme for the night to ensure everyone has an absolute blast!

Cake photo via My Insanity – An Insane Amount of Ideas

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Host a Singles Awareness Party

Valentine's Day is tomorrow. Don't have a special date planned? That's completely fine! Grab a bunch of your friends together and host a singles awareness party! There are many great ideas for this party theme! So, Wedding and Party Network is here to offer you a few tips for hosting a Singles Awareness Party.

What color do you wear? – First off, pink and red are out. Pick any other colors other than those two. You can go with yellow, orange, green, or purple. Pick one and stick with it.

Party ideas – So, what type of parties can you host for Singles Awareness Party? Go with a movie theme night, dinner, or just a fun mixer where everyone can celebrate being single. Keep in mind who you invite. Some people enjoy being single, while others aren't exactly shouting it from the rooftops. Send out evites with fun pictures that are anti Valentine's Day, let them know the details, and start planning for a fun night.

Do you give gifts? – Gifts are completely optional for this celebration. If you do decide on gifts, go small but fun. Personalized M&M's, fun anti Valentine's Day cupcakes, or a great personalized card.

Food & drinks – For the food, go simple with appetizers or consider serving sweets and ice cream. How many can relate to those movies where you see the girls binging on everything in sight and ice cream after a break up? You can do a play off that scenario.

This party is all about having fun and spending time with your best friends. Who cares if you're single if you have great friends in your life!

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Host a Lucky Chinese New Year Party

The Chinese New Year is Sunday, February 10. Have plans for that day? Why not host a Chinese New Year Party? It's a different and unique party to host at your house that is full of color and great decor. No clue on how to celebrate this holiday? Wedding and Party Network has a few tips and ideas to host this festive party!

Chinese Lantern
This year it's all about the snake, which is a symbol of the Chinese calendar. Take inspiration from this symbol. For example, the color of the snake is red, which also goes with the main color associated with the new year. The element for the snake this year is water. You can definitely take inspiration from both of these items and include them within your party.

  • Party Decorations – Incorporate red and gold, since those are the main colors of this holiday. Also, include lanterns, paper fans, use tea tins as floral vases, and Chinese symbols of their mythology, such as rabbit, snake, monkey, dragon, tiger, ox, horse, rat, goat, dog, rooster, and pig. You can also hang Chinese letters around for decor, as well as placing your guests fortunes out as place settings, which doubles as a party favor.
  • Chinese Food – For the food, think of Chinese dinners with pork, chicken, and fish. Most of their dinners also feature a hot-pot, which is like a Chinese fondue. Think about serving speciality meats, such as duck, Chinese sausage, lobster, and abalone. Also, consider leeks, mandarin oranges, melons, noodles, and taro cakes. This is if you want to keep with tradition. You could also go with an alternative route by having your local caterer cater delicious Chinese food or just get take out.
  • New Year Activities – There are 15 days of celebration, so take inspiration from some of those. Think about incorporating fireworks and their lantern festival. You can incorporate these in your decor or actually make this an activity for your party. Having everyone light a lantern and send it off at the end of the night would be absolutely lovely.
  • Red Envelope – This is a gift exchange that are mainly used for special occasions. The red envelope represents good luck and to ward off evil spirits. Think about using these as your party favors that contain gold coins or their fortune.

This is a great party theme for anyone to have this time of year. It's fun, full of color, and good fortune.

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Celebrate Mardi Gras like New Orleans

Mardi Gras is a festive celebrate full of purple, gold, and green! It's time to celebrate with beads, King Cake, and costumes. Are you not anywhere close to New Orleans? That's okay, just celebrate at home just the way they do down in New Orleans. Wedding and Party Network has a few tips on celebrating Mardi Gras.

  1. Mardi Gras Table Setting
    King Cake –         This is an essential part of any Mardi Gras party. It is actually traced back to the 18th century and tradition has it, whoever gets the plastic baby hosts the next party and buys the next cake.
  2. Flambeau – These carry lights to light up the night and offer some heat for the celebrations. Yes, heat in a warm up kind of way, but also they're experienced and skillful at carrying these flame torches which provides some fun as well.
  3. Not So Secret Societies – Better known as The Krewes, who are the masking and parading clubs, which were developed from private social clubs.
  4. Mardi Gras Ball – Celebrate Mardi Gras with a festive party that features gowns, elaborate costumes, and masks. This event dates back to the beginning of Mardi Gras when there were kings and queens.
  5. Purple, Green, Gold – Everyone knows these colors. They represent Mardi Gras in every way and are incorporated EVERYWHERE!
  6. Beads – Go ahead and stock up on beads, because these are everywhere during Mardi Gras. This is the first thing that people think about when they think of Mardi Gras. These are used as party decorations or they are thrown off floats.
  7. Golden Nugget – This is another popular item that is thrown, just like beads. It's actually a painted coconut that is decorated with a Mardi Gras feel.
  8. Costumes – Another big part of this celebrate is the costumes. Everyone is decked out in elaborate get ups, masks, boas, and beads! Now is the time to dress up, besides Halloween.
  9. Mardi Gras Indians – Back in historical Mardi Gras, they were comprised on mostly African-Americans and gathered to settle scores and debts. It's definitely not the case today.
  10. Parade Floats – Lets not forget about the floats. They couldn't have a parade without these extravagant and colorful floats.

Now, how can you incorporate these into a party? Easy! Host a Mardi Gras Ball at your house, deck everything out in green, purple, & gold, use beads for party decorations, have everyone dress in costume, and serve a King Cake for dessert. It's that simple.

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Will the Groundhog See It's Shadow?

Groundhog Day is February 2nd and this is the day everyone finds out if we get 6 more weeks of winter or if spring is coming early. Why not celebrate this day with a little party, because every holiday needs a party, right? Wedding and Party Network has 7 reasons why you should host a Groundhog Day Party.

  1. Groundhog Day
    Easy party theme –     Why is this an easy party theme? You could easily just put Bill Murray's movie "Groundhog Day" on repeat the entire party.
  2. Simple party concept – The whole point of this party is finding out whether you have more winter coming or if spring comes early. Everyone gets the concept!
  3. Brown – Make everything the color brown, considering this is the color of the groundhog.
  4. Spring or winter – Have your guests dress up as spring or winter. It'll be fun to know what everyone thinks will happen.
  5. Party games –  Your guests can predict the weather, toss a stuffed groundhog into a basket for the little ones, or they can create their own masks. There are many out there for all ages.
  6. Party decorations – Make part of the room winter and the other part spring. Find blues and whites for winter and pastels for spring. Very easy and such a fun party theme.
  7. Chocolate – Since we've incorporated brown, chocolate is a must as well. You can go with chocolate cupcakes, chocolate candy, or cookies. Don't forget to serve winter and spring drinks as well.

Groundhog Day can definitely be turned into a party theme. Invite friends, neighbors, and the kids in your neighborhood for a little viewing party. Everyone will enjoy it!

Photo via Aaron Silvers

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Start Your Valentine's Day Off Right

Valentine's Day is right around the corner. Now is the time to start planning the special details. There are many special date ideas or party ideas you can create for this holiday of love. Why not start the morning off right with breakfast in bed for Valentine's Day? Wedding and Party Network has a great party or even date idea that will make anyone's Valentine's Day start off right.

Valentine's Day Breakfast via a pretty cool life
The Setup – Depending on if this is a date or a party will determine the setup of this party. If you are turning this idea into a date, all you really need is a tray to serve breakfast. However, if this is a party actually consider serving everything on the bed. The bed will serve as your table. You can hang party decorations over the bed, such as streamers, balloons, or banners. Add some gorgeous fresh flowers, heart pillows, and serve food on cute Valentine's Day themed trays. These items will complete your party look.

Also, if you're making this into a party theme, tell your guests to come over in their pajamas.

"Love" Themed Food – There are many types of breakfast foods you can serve for this party. Again, if this is a date, serve her or his favorite breakfast food. Heart shaped chocolate chip pancakes, strawberry french toast, coffee cake, granola, or breakfast strata. Whatever food you choose, make sure to put a fun Valentine's Day themed twist on it. Add strawberries, cherries, or red and pink food coloring.

It's really easy to create these party or date for Valentine's Day. Plus, it's a great way to start the day!

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Valentine's Day Breakfast via a pretty cool life

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Neon Glow Party

Want a fun party theme that every one of all ages will enjoy? There are many themes out there but one that everyone will love is definitely a glow party. Even adults can have fun with this one and the kids will just eat it up. Wedding and Party Network has a few tips and ideas in creating a fantastic neon glow party.

Neon Party Decor – This is where it's at when you're having a neon glow party. Your party must be decked out in all things that glow. Where do you start? First off, make black your base color. Find black table cloths and black paper to make that your backdrop for the walls and tables. Next, find black lights. Black lights are great to place on walls, underneath tables, or just about anywhere you would like.

The final key components in creating a fantastic neon glow party is finding great glow sticks and accessories. You can find all kinds of glow sticks at your local party stores. There are necklaces, bracelets, glasses, earrings, glow sticks in all sizes and colors, glow cups, stickers, and many more items. Just find the right items that work best for your party. Place the glow sticks underneath the black table cloths, around tables, in vases, and just anywhere you think needs a glow stick.

You can also find great neon party accessories, like party plates, cups, napkins, servingware, and utensils. Place these items next to black lights and they'll glow even more!

 

Glowing Food – What sort of food do you serve at a neon glow party? Anything you want. Do you want it to be a fun party with a bit of sophistication? Consider serving tartlets, smoked fish, lettuce wraps, crab rangoon dip, various dips, or a tortellini salad. However, if you just want it to be all about fun and being laid back, you can always serve up delicious finger foods.

For desserts & drinks, serve up neon colored desserts. For example, pick your favorite cake or cupcakes and then just add food coloring to create a glowing look. You can also add some fun glass candy that is colored as well, colorful cookies, and fun candy. Again, find great neon servingware and place it next to a black light to make it glow! If you add tonic water to any punch recipe, the drink will glow! Get creative with it!

 

A glow party is just a fun time and party theme for everyone to let loose and have an unforgettable time! So, get to glowing!

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Bundle Up Baby!

Bundle up baby, it's winter! If you're planning a baby shower during these winter months, why not find a great theme that plays off the season? There are definitely adorable details that you can add to your baby shower during these colder months. Wedding and Party Network has a great baby shower theme that will keep everyone warm during the shower.

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Bundle of Joy
You know you're going to play off winter and the colder weather for this baby shower. Choose your colors, maybe like a pastel blue or pink paired with white depending on the gender of the baby. Those color combinations also play off the winter theme too. However, focus on some key words. Think about the words like bundle and cold. Next, associate those words with food or baby products.

Shower Decorations

For baby shower decorations, think absolutely adorable and usability. The word bundle can be used in many ways. Bundle up because it's cold outside or bundle of joy are both phrases for winter and a baby. Instead of a diaper cake, make a blanket cake with a topper that says Bundle of Joy.

Lay out baby booties so they'll have something to wear during the cooler months, but also serves as shower decor. You can also hang socks from clothes lines up around your venue, baby coats, or onesies. Have framed photos of the parents, or if they've taken any pregnancy photos, set those out. Just remember find great baby items that relate to colder weather and you'll have your decorations. Add a few accents like banners or photos and you'll have an adorable baby shower.

Also, don't forget the mom-to-be and her precious baby warm wishes from a wishing tree. Have a beautiful tree with tags for guests to write warm wishes and to hang on the tree. The family will enjoy this and it can be placed in the baby's room as well.

Baby Shower Food

Baby Shower Cupcakes
Most baby showers are late in the afternoon and many people have eaten lunch. The best thing to serve at showers is just appetizers and desserts. The main thing to include for your shower is a hot chocolate bar. It plays off the cold weather theme and is a great detail to add to any party. Make sure to have your hot chocolate ready with all the toppings. Your guests will love it.

When planning for a winter baby shower, make sure to find inspiration from what is around you. The cooler weather can definitely be an integrate part of a baby shower. Everyone will love all the lovely details.

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Bundle of Joy photo via Make it Cozee

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7 Great College Party Themes

If you want to plan a party for your college friends, it’s likely you want your party to be unique and for guests to remember it for years to come. In this case, don’t go with the typical luau or toga party themes. Wedding and Party Network has some suggestions for party themes that are appropriate for post-grads of all ages.

  • Dancing the Night Away
    1. ABC Party     – This stands for “Anything But Clothes”–but before you assume something naughty, remember this just means your attire has to be created entirely from non-clothing items. Show up in a wardrobe made of duct tape, plastic bags, newspaper, or any craft or household supply. This can be a truly tricky party theme as guests put effort into creating a costume worth showing off.
  • 2. Stoplight Party– In an effort to pair up your single friends or highlight a new relationship, host a stoplight party! Guests arrive wearing red to show they are taken, yellow to indicate “it’s complicated”, or green to declare their single status. Get creative by decorating red shirts with your boyfriend or girlfriend’s name or green shirts that read “Ready to Mingle.”
  • 3. Rubik’s Cube Party– If you want a theme that compels guests to interact with everyone in the room, host a fun party that’s as challenging and competitive as the cube itself! Each guest must arrive with one article of clothing in each color of the Rubik’s cube–white, red, blue, orange, green, and yellow. Throughout the party guests must trade garments with one another to achieve a solid color outfit.
  • 4. It Used To Be Cool Party – Do you, or maybe your parents or older siblings, have clothes tucked in the back of the closet that you wouldn’t be caught dead in? Arrive “in style” with your old Hammer pants, track suits, hair scrunchies, or shoulder pads. Everything you wear must be something hideously out of style–no come-back trends.
  • 5. Breakfast Club Party– Most people have seen this 1980’s brat pack classic where five teens of vastly different stereotypes attend Saturday detention together. Guests must attend your party dressed like a high school stereotype–a nerd, jock, prom queen, rebel, or wallflower are a few examples. Play the soundtrack of The Breakfast Club as well as favorite hits from your high school years.

This blast from the past can bring back some timeless memories.

  • 6. Highlighter Party – Create a high energy party with lively dance music and lots of socializing. Guests wear a plain white t-shirt, glow stick jewelry, and come armed with highlighters. For part of the party, have guests write personal messages on other guests t-shirts with highlighters, then turn off the lights and turn on some black lights! Everyone’s messages will be illuminated and can make for some funny reads.
  • 7. Olympic Party – If it’s an Olympic game year, host a party for the opening ceremony or even just a night of competitions. Guests must support America, or their home country if they are exchange students, by wearing patriotic colors. Another option is for guests to wear their best Olympic athlete attire. Bring on the workout gear, sweat bands, and gold medals.

Additional themes may include superhero, decades, masquerade, favorite childhood character, reality star, or all-one-color parties which are self-explanatory. Guests will be challenged to piece together costumes from what they have in the dorm or from what they can scavenge at a thrift store. Whatever theme you choose, your party is sure to be one that is remembered and you may gain a reputation as the most creative host! Suit up and stay safe with all of these fun party themes–remember there are dozens of weekends in a school year, so try them all!

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ABC Party Theme

Many college students host parties, so in order to distinguish yours from the rest, try hosting an ABC Party. In order to attend, guests must construct a costume made entirely of Anything But Clothes. While normal shoes are allowed for safety and clothes can be worn underneath, everything that shows must be constructed from non-clothing items. Some great supplies to get you started are duct tape, newspaper, streamers, and anything else crafty and creative! Wedding and Party Network has a few suggestions for creating the perfect costume.

Newspaper Hat
Get Started – Decide what materials to use and where these materials will come from. Do you have a stack of old newspapers or magazines you could cut up? If so, all you will need is tape or needle and thread to piece together your new look. If you don’t have anything in your dorm or apartment to use, try going to a local dollar store or asking your friends for help.

What’s Your Style?– Some people make outfits to mirror regular clothes such as cocktail dresses. Others simply cover a cheap or old outfit with items such as playing cards, tinsel, and ribbon. Decide what your style is and begin sketching out an idea of what your finished product will look like.

Piece It Together – Have a friend help you take measurements of your body to ensure proper sizing. Lay out a foundation and start sewing or taping pieces together. Top it all off with embellishment such as beads, silk flowers, or accessories made from ABC supplies.

Try It On – After all your hard work, nothing could be worse than a wardrobe malfunction. Try on your outfit with plenty of time to spare before the party. Walk and dance around to test how it will hold up. Mimic any actions you might make such as raising your arms up or bending down. If your outfit does not hold up during this test, you need to revise it! Just in case, wear something under your outfit.

Make Your Debut – Whether your costume is goofy or glam, you want to look the part. Styling your hair and wearing accessories to highlight your costume are key features to rocking the ABC design of your creation. As the host, greet everyone as they arrive and show off your creative job-well-done!

Whether you’re a craft guru or simply someone who loves to have fun, throwing an ABC Party can be a way to express yourself and see how much creativity your friends have as well. Play hits from the master of ABC herself, Lady Gaga, and remember to take plenty of pictures! These will be outfits and moments you won’t want to forget.

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Newspaper hat via Henry happened

7 Tips: Hosting for the Holidays

The holiday season is all about joy, togetherness, and celebration. But let’s be honest—it can also be a little stressful, especially if you’re the one hosting. Whether you’re planning an intimate dinner with family or a lively party with friends, these tips will make hosting for the holidays a breeze!

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Winter Wedding Tips

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2024 Bid Day Themes

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