Complete Idiot's Guide to Throwing a Great Party - Softcover

Patty Sachs; Phyllis Cambria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 002863974X ISBN 13: 9780028639741

Publisher: Alpha, 2000

Synopsis

Provides advice for all types of parties, including tips on invitations, decorations, favors, foods, drinks, themes, and equipment.

About this title

About the Author

Phyllis Cambria, a celebrations expert, author and event speaker, is co-owner of PartyPlansPlus.com, the Internet’s first total party planning service. She has been the event coordinator and producer of a wide range of events including weddings, house parties, birthdays, and anniversaries, as well as award ceremonies, fund raising events, conferences, festivals, tournaments and other events for both corporate and non-profit clients. She is the author of several guides to party planning and has written numerous articles on the subject for newsletters, magazines and Web sites. Ms. Cambria has also been a presenter and guest speaker for several events and programs.

Patty Sachs, co-owner of PartyPlansPlus.com, the Internet’s first total party planning service, has more than 20 years experience in party and event planning. She is the founder of Celebration Creations which serves consultants and event designers for an international clientele, and the originator of annual "Don’t Wait…Celebrate! Week" which is held the second week in August. She has been the producer for numerous trade shows and conventions, as well as hundreds of social and corporate events. Ms. Sachs is the author of several books and guides on party planning and she has been the online expert guest and site moderator for several Internet Web sites related to special events and parties.

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From the Inside Flap

Dear Party Host,

Congratulations! You've finally realized that there's more to being a good host than opening a bag of chips and plunking down a six-pack on the coffee table in front of your friends. The problem is that now you want to throw parties with a little more style, you're not sure how to do it. Relax, we're going to give you all the tools to make you a host who can boast you're the best.

As professional party planners, we've thrown hundreds of parties with guest lists as small as two or as large as thousands. The interesting part is that the steps for planning these parties are still the same. In this case, size really doesn't matter, technique does - and we're going to teach you those techniques. We'll take you from planning down-home hoe-downs to seasonal celebrations, from birthday blowouts to backyard brunches, from dinner at eight to dates with your mates. We've given you total plans for a year's worth of parties plus, with enough variations to make them uniquely your own.

Each chapter is filled with tricks of the trade and practical advice to help you give parties with panache for pennies or blowout bashes in your own home.

Please note, this isn't a recipe book. Since there are millions of books and Web sites available, we're sticking with the tools you'll need to make you a celebration host expert. Just follow the step-by-step instructions for perfect party plans, or use them as an outline to organize your own outstanding occasions.

Parties are fun, so let us help you enjoy yourself even in the planning. It can be a party before the party!

Come on, don't wait for the milestone occasions in your life to throw a party. Whatever your reason, it's a good one. So let the partying begin!

Phyllis Cambria and Patty Sachs, Celebration Experts

Edition details

• Publisher: Alpha
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 002863974X
• ISBN 13: 9780028639741
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352