Sweet 16 is a milestone birthday.
Sweet 16 is a milestone birthday often marked with large-scale festivities and celebrations. The party will cater to the person celebrating the birthday and reflects her tastes, hobbies and interests. Like a wedding or bar mitzvah celebration, a Sweet 16 centers around the individual celebrating it and makes them stand out as the special guest of honor. Creating an overall theme for the party will help to keep all aspects connected. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Ask for a guest list from the birthday individual and contact venues if you are holding it outside of a personal home. Book a venue that can accommodate the expected head count.
2. Develop a theme for the party. The attire of the guests, the refreshments, music and the party decorations will all be interconnected and influenced by the theme. For example, have a fairytale theme, an Egyptian theme or even a beach theme for the event.
3. Print and distribute invitations at least four weeks prior to the event with an RSVP date of at least a week before the birthday party. Relay all the pertinent party information, such as the date, place and time of the party as well as the special milestone birthday, the "sweet 16." Invite guests to dress in accordance to the theme or come in costume.
4. Plan a role for the person celebrating the sweet 16, something such as the princess of the ball or the ruling Pharaoh. Find an outfit ensemble that will make the birthday individual stand out as the person of honor at the party. For a princess this could be an elaborate ball gown.
5. Organize a grand entrance for the birthday individual. This could mean arriving at the party in a horse and carriage or even being carried in on a throne.
6. Craft the decorations after the party theme. For a beach theme, bring in potted palm tree plants, scatter beach towels over tables, on the ground and on walls, set up beach lounge chairs and create centerpieces out of seashells.
7. Coordinate the refreshments for the party and cater them to teenagers' tastes. For example, serve teen-friendly foods, such as sliders, pizza and chicken strips. Offer cupcakes and cakes as dessert.
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