No matter what party planning website, blog, or book you open, all of them recommend choosing a theme for your party. Considering these are experts in their field, anyone would do well to heed their advice.
There are still those people, though, that consider choosing a theme a something unnecessary, something that just adds more chaos to what is also called party planning. However, successful hosts and hostesses maintain that it’s actually more difficult not to have one. Everyone has gone to a get-together that was planned at the last minute. While it may have been moderately successful, it probably looked like it was thrown together quickly and possibly felt the same as well.
Of course a party could consist of a quick dish hurriedly scrabbled together by what you have at home, throwing on a few CDs and calling it a party. Is that really what could be called a party, though?
What a party is supposed to do for the guests and the celebrant is give them a high point of entertainment, something that is not really the world that we live in. You must conjure up an alternate universe, as it were, and have your guests really live that experience. Now how can you do that without a theme?
All that means is that a theme is just a basic plan that will let you have a successful party. What choosing a theme does for you is make your choices for you, making planning that much easier. When you decide to do an Under the Sea party, for example, you wouldn’t even need to consider buying a pinata that looks like a racing car. A Barbie party nixes all thoughts of outer space lighting in the bud.
Your theme will also settle the question of formality. The aforementioned Barbie party would not need to have any formal place settings because it’s a theme about a toy. It’s also impossible to be formal if you’re contemplating that next tea sandwich and you’re dressed exactly as you were when you were four – with a sparkly tiara, kitten mules, and purple feather boa.
Your theme would also allow your guests to be prepared for whatever it is you’ve planned. So, no surprises with staid business suits on Cabaret Night, for example. They will be in the right frame of mind and will be very ready to take on a certain role at the party.
The party theme all boils down to two main things: what you like and how much you’re prepared to spend. Not everyone likes to put the budget first, but a party should not be a reason to run your credit card up to the max. The theme helps to keep your budget in check.
You actually want something to happen when your guests are at your celebration. First of all, they should be surprised, never mind that they have an inkling of what the theme is. You also want them to be a different person, if only for a little while, and that you can achieve by how you present your celebration.
Ultimately, it is not necessary to have a theme unless you want to. Having a theme makes it easier to plan the party, from decorating to choosing designs for the cake. The cons of choosing a theme is that it may limit your options somewhat and for rare or unique themes, it may be harder to find the right decorations and supplies. However, themed parties often seemed more well planned and cohesive.
Any successful party would have really obvious signs, like people texting you on how much they enjoyed what you did. Now, that’s a sure sign of success!
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