Party Talk

Corporate Christmas Party

We love putting together a holiday party at Party411.com! We designed this Christmas party for a group of about 300 parents and kids, with the focus on the kids! (We, of course, had plenty of food to keep the parents entertained)

 

Guests entered through a sea of flags from around the world with lifesize cutouts of Santas from around the world (that we made, of course). After passing all the Santas, they found a sea of Christmas trees covered in little toys and candy treats for the kids as well as a larger than life display of a toy bin with toys that were really jumbo Mylar balloons!

Santa greeted guests in two themed areas. They got to meet Santa, get a picture with the big guy and then he gave each child a personalized holiday candy bar.

 

The kids played games surrounded by the Elf Olympics and a Christmas Farm, complete with a barn display, animal cutouts and lots of fake snow. We set up a kids train on a track (you can rent these from a variety of companies!) that drove through the Olympics scene. The kids loved the ride and the fun scenery they saw on their “trip”.

 

It was a very Merry Christmas for these guests!

 

Party411 can plan your corporate Christmas party!  Let us know if you would like more information on any of the products seen in the photos or if you have theme party questions!

Your Questions Answered! Ice Cream Theme Party

 

We featured this Ice Cream Theme Party earlier in the year, and boy has it received a lot of attention! We get many emails with one of two questions about this party, so we thought we could answer them here. Here is the original post -

"We were so excited to have an ice cream theme to work with.  We have never done that one before!  We made “cones” out of a waffle paper and topped them with “ice cream” balloons and a cherry on top.  Each place had a waffle cone filled with nuts made to look like a sundae.

We modified ice cream containers and made them into table names and numbers. Each guest was sitting at the Bat Mitzvah girls favorite flavors.  The seating cards had a personalized ice cream scooper for everyone to take home. Can you guess what they served for dessert?"

The two questions we are asked quite often about this party are

How were the ice cream centerpieces made?

The centerpieces were tall skinny vases surrounded by brown paper. You can weight the vases with sand for extra stability. The balloons are just taped together and the "sprinkles" are tiny balloons taped in between the stacked balloons.

It is a simple design but takes time to execute. We recommend doing a mock up to see how long it will take you to build each one. We have a local professional balloon company that does the balloons for our events, so if you have the budget for it, you can always have them made for you.

Where did you order the ice cream scoops?

Since we plan a lot of events, we have a buyer in the office who orders imprinted items for our clients and customers. Since prices and product selection is always changing, it is best to call us and let us know your time limitations and budget so we can give you the best options. Normal lead time is usually several weeks, but rushes are available as well. If you are interested in imprinted ice cream scoops call 1-877-514-8411 and ask for Nancy. She will take care of you!

Party411 can plan your ice cream theme party!  Let us know if you would like more information on any of the products seen in the photos or if you have theme party questions!

Casino Theme Party

 

 

Andrew had a great casino theme Bar Mitzvah that was enjoyed by his friends and of course, all the adults at the party.

Guests arrived and found their seating card, which was a playing card with their name on a personalized sticker.  The card itself matched a card at their table.  Guests loved each table being named for a different card.

Centerpieces featured a custom caricature of the Bar Mitzvah boy as a playing card, surrounded by his interests with casino balloons coming out of the base.
 
During the evening, guests played a variety of casino games.  Instead of small prizes, we had a raffle table set up with a handful of larger prizes.  Guests won raffle tickets that they could put in boxes that corresponded to the gifts they wanted to win.

Party411 can help you plan your Casino theme party!  Let us know if you would like more information on any of the products seen in the photos or if you have Casino party questions! Or if you would like more information on any of the products seen in the photos or if you have Boardwalk party questions!

Boardwalk Party Theme

Welcome to the Boardwalk! Sami's Bat Mitzvah had a fun, colorful and delicious Boardwalk theme.

A lifesize cutout of the Bat Mitzvah girl holding cotton candy greeted guests at the entrance to the party.  She stood next to a fabulous display of the entrance to a Boardwalk.  Inside personalized lollipops were used as seating cards.  Yum!

Bright color balloons were mixed with huge Mylar carousel horse balloons on the kids tables.  The adult tables had centerpieces made up of larger than life carnival food, like popcorn, taffy, cotton candy and more.  The bases of the centerpieces had plenty of the carnival food to eat!

Over the dancefloor we hung an assortment of plush carnival prizes.  And, we served snacks and dinner to guests at Sami's own Boardwalk concession stand.

The Bat Mitzvah guests had a wonderful evening snacking on carnival food, playing carnival games, dancing and enjoying each other's company. 

Party411 can plan your Boardwalk party!  Let us know if you would like more information on any of the products seen in the photos or if you have Boardwalk party questions! if you would like more information on any of the products seen in the photos or if you have Boardwalk party questions!

An Anniversary & Joint Birthday Party

We helped to throw a special celebration in honor of Marilyn and Jeff's 60th birthdays and their 35th anniversary.  It was a small gathering, but we still added fun decorations and personalized touches to make their day extra special.

The welcome area at the party had two large photo collage posters, one with photos of the couple through the years and the other with family photos.  We also displayed their wedding photo and a special portrait of their grandchildren. Seating cards featured a wedding photo of the couple.

We had a special sign in box with a beautiful ceramic box and note cards people could sign on and place in the box and a gift to the couple.

On each table we had fun balloons that matched the signs and great 3 sided centerpieces with photos of the happy couple.  We also had personalized candy bars with their wedding photo. A fun and sweet favor!  Everyone had a wonderful time at this anniversary and birthday party.

Party411 can plan your next anniversary!  Let us know if you would like more information on any of the products seen in the photos or if you have luau questions!

Outdoor Summer Luau Party

A luau is one of our favorite themes at Party411 and we especially love throwing one outside in a fabulous tent on a beautiful summer day!  There are a ton of great luau decorations and party supplies, so we think anyone can (and should!) throw a luau!

We planned this luau for a local Bat Mitzvah in a tent set up surrounding a pool and the celebrant's family home.  As the guests arrived we had models dressed in hula gear passing out leis to all the guests.

A lifesize caricature of the Bat Mitzvah girl greeted guests at the entrance to the tent as well as fun caricature cutouts of assorted jungle animals in luau gear!

Bright tropical color balloons with luau theme mylar balloons looked beautiful on the tables in the tent.  Of course, we used raffia flower tableskirts on all the buffets and even at the top of the tent!

The Bat Mitzvah guests had a wonderful evening under the stars, doing the hula, dancing and enjoying each others company. 

Party411 can plan your next luau!  Let us know if you would like more information on any of the products seen in the photos or if you have luau questions!

Grease Theme Party

Grease was the word at this 50s Grease theme party!

Guests were greeted at the party by two lifesize cheerleader cutouts, a sign welcoming them to Rydell High and a large directional sign pointing them to different places from the movie.

All of the seating cards featured a photo of the Bat Mitzvah girl with her face in the Grease poster.  The seating cards for the men had a comb on them and the ladies got a small hair curler.  Everyone loved the 50s reference!

Our sign in board was a fun record shape with the Bat Mitzvah girl's photo in the center.  Next to the sign in board was a dress up area with baskets containing 50s theme dress up items such as sunglasses, hats and bandanas.

Inside the tables all had tall balloon bouquets with fun cutouts of a 50s dancing couple.  We then wrapped all the napkins in big fuzzy dice.  Guests took them home and a few even have them in their cars now!

Party411 can plan your Grease theme party! Let us know if you would like more information on any of the products seen in the photos or if you have Grease theme party questions!

Golf Theme Party

Josh's Golf Bar Mitzvah was a Hole in One!

We filled the lobby with golf balloons, custom golf tee signs and a lifesize cutout of the Bar Mitzvah boy, which also served as a sign in board.

We made a 3D golf  hole display (complete with sand!) to sit on the seating card table.  There guests got a seating card attached to a personalized Golf Stress Reliever.

In the ballroom guests found an oversized sign over the DJ welcoming them to Josh's par-tee!  Each table was set with beautiful golf theme linens.  Centerpieces were giant golf banks on Astroturf with balloons coming out of the bank.  And, each guest got a personalized golf water bottle.

As guests left for the evening, they were handed a gift bag with Imprinted Golf Tees and a personalized golf theme candy bar.  It was a great evening!  FORE!

Party411 can help you plan your golf theme party!  Let us know if you would like more information on any of the products seen in the photos or if you have theme party questions!

Ice Cream Theme Party

We were so excited to have an ice cream theme to work with.  We have never done that one before!  We made “cones” out of a waffle paper and topped them with “ice cream” balloons and a cherry on top.  Each place had a waffle cone filled with nuts made to look like a sundae.

We modified ice cream containers and made them into table names and numbers.

Each guest was sitting at the Bat Mitzvah girls favorite flavors.  The seating cards had a personalized ice cream scooper for everyone to take home.

Can you guess what they served for dessert?

Party411 can plan your ice cream theme party!  Let us know if you would like more information on any of the products seen in the photos or if you have theme party questions!

Candy Theme Party

 

Makes me hungry just thinking about it.  We changed Dylan’s Candy Bar to Dakota’s Candy Bar.  We had a fantastic balloon arch entry.  All the guests were actually greeted by a M&M costume character.  The centerpieces were stacked boxes from Dylan’s topped with balloon décor.

There were so many activities for the kids including making their own candy creations. 

Who can have a candy party without a fantastic cake?  Not us…check it out!