Today I have a guest post for you from Jes Gordon author of the rockin’ party planning book, “Party Like a Rockstar.” Jes is a party planner for many celebrities and she totally knows how to throw a killer party.
Today Jes is accepting the challenge to plan a party for under $100, and to share her favorite tips with She Knows Parties readers. I hope you enjoy her tips as much as I have. These are great tips to help you plan your holiday party on a budget, or any other party throughout the year.

A fabulous house party – décor, …read more

If you’re planning a party for the holidays, or if you have a birthday party coming up to plan, I have a website to show you to help you plan. The website is called WhichDateWorks.com. It can help you get all your friends together to settle on a party date.

Whether you’re trying to plan a bachelorette party, or just a girls night out, instead of emailing back and forth or spending time calling all your friends, you can get all your friends together at Which Date Works and have them help you pick a date that works for everyone.
How does …read more

When you’re planning your child’s party there are several things you should consider when you’re deciding who to invite. The main factor in deciding who and how many to invite to your child’s party is your child’s age.

Younger children, especially during the toddler years, don’t really have friends yet. So most of the guests are friends of the family, and the children can be a broad range of ages.
When children get a little older, and start to make friends, then it is important to let them have some say in the guest list.
A couple things to keep in mind when …read more

Have you had a chance to check out Blisstree’s new Community yet? They have a whole section devoted to entertaining. Share your summer party signature drink, or your favorite party finger foods beyond the typical dips, cheese, and crackers.
You can also feel free to ask any questions you might have about party planning or entertaining and get input from the Blisstree community.
There’s also a section for weddings and holidays where you can ask your discuss your wedding plans, or holiday party ideas.
Have fun!

When you’re planning a 50th wedding anniversary, how soon do you have to start, and what is a good time line for planning?
When you’re planning a 50th wedding anniversary party, or any big anniversary party you should start planning at least 6 to 9 months before. Especially if you will several guests since you may need to find a location to host your party.

6 to 9 months before the anniversary party:

Put together a guest list, then decide how large the location needs to be to hold all your guests comfortably.
If your guest list is small you may just be …read more

Wondering if your on the right track with your son or daughter’s birthday party? Here are a few do’s and don’ts for kids birthday party planning.

Here’s a video with some party planning etiquette and don’ts to help you get it straight. Some of the don’ts they have listed include:

Spending too much money on a first birthday party.
Expecting children to bring a specific toy or doll for a themed party.
How old should children be before you can expect parents to drop off children without staying at the party?

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I have some summer party planning tips to share with you today, so you can kick back and enjoy yourself at party time. Summer parties always work better when they’re laid back, and easy. A complicated formal summer party just isn’t as much fun.

Here are a few summer party planning tips:

Set the mood for the party before your guests arrive. Add some tiki lights for decoration, or some candles placed on the tables to help set the mood.
Keep the decorations simple, let the great outdoors do your decorating, with some simple single flowers in vases for table centerpieces.
Look in your …read more

Administrative Professional’s day is on the last Wednesday in April of each year, this year it’s on Wednesday April 22nd. It used to be known as Secretaries Day, but the name has changed along with the profession. What can you do to make this day special for your dedicated staff? I put together a list of ideas to help you celebrate Administrative Professionals Day, and show your crew how important they are to you and your company.

Order in lunch from their favorite restaurant, on you. Better yet if you have the opportunity, take them to their favorite restaurant for an …read more

Sometimes a party sneaks up on you, or you find out at the last minute that you’re in charge of throwing your best friends bachelorette party, or baby shower. What do you do? How can you throw this last minute party together? Here are a few tips to help you pull it off:
1. Don’t panic, stay calm and work through the party details.
2. Make a list of everything that needs done, and put it on a timeline to help put things in perspective.
3. Recruit a friend or two to help.
4. Forget about mailing invitations, call everyone on the guest list, …read more

If you’re like me, you’ve been watching your nickels and dimes a little closer lately. Even if you don’t have a big budget, you can still have a great party, you just have to do more yourself, and start planning early so you can watch for bargains.
If you have a birthday party, shower, graduation, or holiday party coming up, but you don’t want to spend a fortune here are a few tips.

Check out the local dollar store, or the dollar section of stores like Target. You can often find tons of really cute party favor ideas, favor bags, and …read more