Seeing the kind of year we've all had, a celebration may seem unlikely. However, with the year coming to an end, there's always that one reason to celebrate. And you'll agree there is no party quite like a proper New Year's Eve celebration. Your guests are looking forward to breaking loose at the year's biggest celebration before it's time to make New Year's resolutions. Every New Year's Eve party begins with special decorations designed to ring in the New Year at midnight, whether you're entertaining a small circle of your closest friends and loved ones or a crowd of excited neighbours from your entire block.
You'll need to select what kind of party you'll throw before you put on your dancing shoes. If you're having friends and family around for a seated supper, you can devote all of your care to the table setting, choosing a beautiful colour scheme to draw attention to sparkling plates and clinking drinks. If you're planning a more active evening, turn your space, including all of these DIY pieces, the kitchen, and any outdoor areas, into a party-ready destination.
New Year Party Themes
Some of the popular themes you can choose from include:
1. Poppin-Out-Loud
You can choose a pop colour party theme because pop colours were all the rage this year. Everyone should use bright solid colours such as bright pink, orange, yellow, or green for this. Solid-colour balloons and confetti will liven up your decor. You can also have a cake with Gems or a brightly coloured topping.
2. Shimmy-Shiny
It's impossible to go wrong with a theme that fosters glitz and glam. A glamorous New Year party will be complete with sequin outfits and gleaming, sparkly decor.
3. Relive The Decade
This theme never goes out of style, and it's still a top pick for this year's list. Choose your favourite era and dress appropriately. Decade themes, whether from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, or the future, usually generate a lot of interest.
To-Do List
Once you get planning, it's always a good idea to have a to-do list that will help cover all your bases. Here are some important points to look into:
1. Guestlist And Expenses
Make a guest list and figure out how you'll invite people: Create a Facebook event, use an online invitation tool, or send invitations via email. Decide how much you want to spend on this party and plan your menu, taking into account how many people will be attending and the atmosphere you want to create.
2. Decor
Decide the theme for your party and the decorations needed for it. Once you have the list ready, you can take some time out to buy or make them.
3. Beverages
What kind of drinks would you like to have on the menu? Is there something for everyone? Keeping the preferences of your guests in mind, prepare a list of hard or soft drinks that will be a part of the evening. And then arrange for the ingredients accordingly.
4. Food
Whether you want to keep just snacks, or have a proper dinner, planning a menu is what takes the maximum time. So it is advisable to map out the menu and have everything in place a couple of days before the party.
5. Waste
A party will come with its share of waste, but how you dispose of it all is what matters. We recommend keeping the wastage to a minimum, by using eco-friendly decorations and cutlery and making arrangements for the leftover food to be distributed. This way you'll not only have a good time yourself at the party, but you'll also do good while you're at it.
Decor Ideas For New Year Party
One of the most exciting components of the party planning process is decorating. You and a friend can team up the day before your party to decorate as much as possible, reducing your workload on the day of the event. The night's decorations should be festive and gleaming in order to generate a happy and celebratory atmosphere. Don't feel obligated to go overboard if your budget is limited.
1. Balloons And Signages
Decorate your party with a variety of gold and silver balloons, New Year's saying banners, and easy-to-hang garlands. Custom canvas prints can also be used to hang Happy New Year messages throughout your celebration to remind guests of new beginnings. Instead of using conventional balloons to decorate your party area, you might purchase giant numbered balloons that reflect the New Year you're celebrating. These balloons can also be used as a photo backdrop.
2. Metallic Decorations
It's all about the glitz and glam on New Year's Eve. Use a lot of metallic decorations on the walls and around your tablescape or bar area to give your party a little extra oomph. You can also hang lights at your celebration to add even more light to your sparkling décor.
3. Noisemakers
It wouldn't be a New Year's Eve celebration without noisemakers for guests to use during the countdown! Set up a small table with confetti poppers, party horns, and blowouts that match the colour scheme of your party. Pass out sparklers individually closer to the New Year's Eve countdown to ensure safety.
4. Props And Hats
Make your party more fun by handing out party hats and props to your guests, who can use them to take photos throughout the night. Top hats, paper glasses, paper champagne glasses, and masquerade masks are all popular props.
5. Wish Jars
Last but not least, add a mechanism for attendees to share their feelings about the New Year at your party. Mason jars that act as "wish jars" can be decorated and placed throughout your party setup. Guests can write their New Year's wishes on small pieces of paper and place them in any of the wish jars located throughout the gathering.
So What We're Saying Is…
While you plan and arrange for everything you need to have an amazing end to the year, don't forget to have fun during the whole process.
FAQs
Q. What are some of the important things one should keep in mind while planning a New Year's Eve party?
A. To have all your bases covered, we recommend making a to-do list detailing out every single thing you need to do before the party. Think about your budget, the theme and decor, who all you want to invite, what's the menu, and how and waste management.
Q. How to decide on a theme for New Year's party?
A. While it's not a must, having a theme for a New Year's Eve party can certainly up the element of fun. You can check out some trending ideas for the year, or stick to some classic themes. Having a theme adds excitement among the guests, and you get to see a lot of creativity as well.