Party-Throwing Bias #3

                                                           We really like house parties!

Yours Truly, about to launch some mischief from the platform of a home kitchen.

 Yes, they can and frequently do result in a significant mess for the host to clean up afterwards - I can recall one Cinco de Mayo where we were literally still finding confetti bits 5 years later - but they have some real advantages:

a.    A party thrown in your own home almost always costs less than the same party thrown in a rental hall. If
you have it catered instead of figuring out the food and drink on your own, it becomes more expensive still. Can't cook? Not to worry, there are still options besides potato chips and clam dip that are cheaper than catering ... but we'll get more into the nuts and bolts of party food in other posts.

b.      A party in your own home feels a lot more personal for your guests, and everyone's likely to loosen up a bit more and have a better time.

c.       As the party designer, you have a lot more control of the details if the party is in your own space. In a rented space, there are always limits on what you can do to dress up your event. Of course, there are things you might not *want* to do in your own space, but generally, things you don't want to do in your own home are likely to be things that you will lose your damage deposit over in a rental hall, so this is really not a good basis for comparing the two options.


Hopefully now you, Gentle Reader,will understand a bit better where we are coming from as we delve in deeper and things get weirder in later posts. Ciao!