Category Archives: Party Planning!

Thoughts from the Graduation Party Season

Now that the Graduation Party Season is mostly over, here are some addendum thoughts I had while cruising this year’s parties. Innovative Photo Display I saw this one at a party in mid-June. The graduate’s family cut out large letters … Continue reading

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Play List from my son’s High School Graduation Party

Recently I published a 7 part series on High School graduation party planning. I have had a few requests to publish the play lists from my last two children’s graduation parties. This is an addendum of sorts to the series. … Continue reading

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The Play List from my daughter’s High School Graduation party in 2007

Recently I published a 7 part series on High School graduation party planning. I have had a few requests to publish the play lists from my last two children’s graduation parties. This is an addendum of sorts to the series. … Continue reading

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Planning a Great High School Graduation Party – Part 7 of 7 – Capturing the memories and closing thoughts.

All the preparations are done! The tables, chairs and decorations are set. The drinks are iced. The food is ready. You and your graduate have been working on this in one way or another for weeks, if not a couple … Continue reading

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Planning a Great High School Graduation Party – Part 6 of 7- Decorations and the Photo Display

In the last installment of this series, I talked about how to set up a great music list. Next we will talk about party decorations, and having a great display to show off your graduate. Decorations are mostly a matter … Continue reading

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Planning a Great High School Graduation Party – Part 5 of 7- The Play List.

Of all the things that my family did to prepare for, and deliver a great Graduation Party, our play list is the one that people have talked about most afterwards. In this part of the series, I will tell you … Continue reading

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Planning a Great High School Graduation Party – Part 4 of 7- Tables, tents, chairs and activities

So far in this series I have covered the overall planning of the party, the food plan and the drinks. In this post I am going to talk about tables, chairs and tents. The goal here is to make your … Continue reading

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Planning a Great High School Graduation Party – Part 3 of 7 – Planning the drinks

In the last installment of this series we discussed tips on the menu for your party. Today we discuss hydration and libation as we work our way through the drink list. It’s June, and hopefully a nice day for your … Continue reading

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Planning a Great High School Graduation Party – Part 2 of 7 – Planning the Menu

In the first post in this series, we covered the basics of planning the party. In this post we will discuss how to plan a great menu that keeps your guests satisfied, your kitchen in order, and your wallet from … Continue reading

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Planning the Ultimate High School Graduation Party – Part 1 of 7 – Initial Planning

Soon the graduation season will be upon us, and many weekends will be spent at High School graduation parties. My wife and I are veterans of putting on really fun graduation parties. Our last was a few years ago, and … Continue reading

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