eParty.info – Party Guide

So Christmas has come and gone, hopefully you’ve filled yourselves up and no doubt feel guilty.  New Year is on it’s way, so you better start thinking up those resolutions to break.  But more importantly, New Year’s night!  There are many things you can do on New Year’s Eve, but for a lot of people it involves drinking much more than your recommended daily allowance and partying the night away.  Of course the other option involves going to bed before 10 o’clock like my parents….but this is eParty.info  so we’ll discuss the party options .

Going out

For new year parties there are really two options, go out or stay in.  The disadvantage of going out on new year’s eve is it’s really, really expensive depending on where you go.  Entrance to clubs can easily be in excess of £20…or £20 more than they usually charge depending on if you’re going to a big city or a smaller place.  For example, prices in London start at about £25/35 (and a booking fee)…and go up to over a hundred pounds or two depending on the venue and event!  As it’ll be new years eve, if you find the right venue the place will be buzzing!

If you can’t afford to go into the big clubs and places on New Year’s eve it does pay to see what events are going on.  For instance, this year I’m planning on going to London with a box of beer, watch the fireworks with friends and generally have a good time.  My friend’s sister lives in London so we can stay with her and continue the party there.  For those of us who are a bit more frugal with our money then this should still result in a fantastic night!

Staying in (but still partying the night away)

The other option is to have something at home, or preferably someone else’s.  House parties can be great fun.  If you’re having it at your house only invite people you trust otherwise there is a very big chance of things getting broken.  I’ve heard many stories about plumbing needing replacing, TV’s damaged or stolen, sick and other bodily functions over walls, floors and so on.  For the slightly more mature of you reading this might be less likely to happen if you invited people over.

Because of the risks involved with having a large house party it’s always much better to have one at someone else’s house.  This way you can enjoy the coming of a new year, without worrying about your house looking like a bomb site in the morning.  Be sure to bring plenty of your own drinks (might need to keep a close eye on it).

Having a House Party

If you are going to have a house party for New Year’s Eve there are a few things to bare in mind.  How large can it be and who will come?  What will you do?   What other arrangements need to be made?

House parties are generally open so anyone and 10 of their mates.  This is why there can be ‘complications’ with them.  I don’t mean to put you off but do be careful.  I’ve had smaller house parties where I’ve only invited people I actually like.  That way I don’t have to worry about people not respecting the my place.  The other advantage of this is that, if you have unfriendly neighbours, if you’ve got slightly less people it might be slightly quieter and be more respectful – saves having the Police shut it down.

They say how you start the new year is how the year will continue, so maybe that should be with close friends rather than trying to stop people vandalising your home.  It might mean you won’t find someone at midnight, but on the other hand after a few drinks and the lights turned down any friend might do and you just don’t need to speak about it again.

As for other arrangements, people need to be made aware.  Facebook and social networking sites can make easy application of this.  Otherwise a text or a few phone calls can do the job nicely.   Last year I organised a party at mine at lunch time on New Year’s eve by sending some texts out.  Facebook might have been easier with having to reply to comments, but a lot of people wouldn’t of found out about the night until a week later when they checked their facebook account.

Secondly you may want to get some snacks, drinks and so on…maybe even a few decorations.  £10-20 should be enough to get some snacks and a few drinks.  People should be more than willing to bring their own drinks to share around for the evening.  You could put a few decorations up…maybe even make a few silly games to get a bit of atmosphere to start with.  Short quizzes are simple to do and can just be stuck onto walls for people to have a go at.

The main consideration for a new year’s party at home is a reasonable sound system to belt those tunes out!

Start Thinking!

So start thinking about what you’d like to do.  I’ll try to post some more New Year’s advice up over the next week .   Not long to go!