He had invited clients as well as friends so was very busy talking to people. I dressed up in a nice cocktail dress and played hostess and made drinks for everyone as they arrived. Long before DH and I ever moved in together, he had a big party in his 'batchelor pad' loft. We've had some fab clarets from Oddbins for £3.99 a bottle. Some wine shops (Oddbins?) do sale or return and often have a tried and tested budget option which is excellent. I've found that the 2 cases for £x beer offers are often cheaper than buying from Costco or wholesaler. If you're providing a lot of booze, keep an eye out in the supermarkets leading up to the party. You'll never have enough room in the fridge for drinks for 40 people! If you're doing cocktails, premixed or otherwise print some menus That way people either know what's in the jugs, or won't ask for anything you have no idea how to make.ĭon't run out of ice. If you're serving nibbles, you can buy those large black plastic serving platter thingys very cheaply. So much better than disposable (provided you have a dishwasher to clean them before returning). Sainsbury's (and prob other supermarkets) will loan glasses for free, even if you don't buy the booze from them. Black cocktail napkins (IKEA) and straws look nice. My friend did this recently and said she'll never have another party without them! They then tidy up a bit before they leave and make sure the drinks table is stocked for people to help themselves. That way they can make sure everyone has a drink when they arrive, leaving you free to mingle. If your budget stretches, you could think about hiring casual staff for the first couple of hours of the party. You can buy casino night packs quite reasonably from those 'boys' stuff' type websites. And that was an investment bank worth billions! We used to have about 5 'big' prizes and the rest was all promo stuff. If you did something like that, the prizes needn't be anything spectacular. When they were done, they could turn chips back into cash and come and 'buy' a prize. Also chips are easier for counting at the gaming tables. What we did at the work events I mentioned, was hand a wad of fake cash to people as they arrived, which they exchanged for chips so it was just like a 'real' casino.

If you're putting 'Casino Theme' or some such on the invite, then you can say, 'Dress for Monte Carlo' or something.

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