subject: Hosting a Formal New Year's Eve Party [print this page] Hosting a Formal New Year's Eve Party Hosting a Formal New Year's Eve Party
New Year's Eve parties can take many forms. Fancy Dress is a popular option as the party seems to go with a swing from the start as guests arrive and are greeted with smiles and sounds of appreciation such as "oooh/aaaah" from their hosts who are pleased that the guest has made every effort to make the party a success.The Fancy Dress theme can take several forms. It could be comedy fancy dress where people arrive dressed as chickens or vegetables or clowns etc., or it could be themed and taken from a popular movie/film such as James Bond or Bugsy Malone where people adopt a character and dress accordingly. Others could be Inspector Poirot where people dress according to the decade. Whatever the theme, dressing up, and planning your outfit beforehand, certainly gives everyone a 'feel good' factor probably because it is such a contrast to their day to day lives.An increasingly popular choice amongst party-goers is to host a Formal New Year's Eve party at home where guests arrive dressed in the formal attire specified on the invitation. The advantages of this versus going to a commercial venue is that the timings can be determined by the host and not the venue manager. When attending a function at a commercial venue you will probably arrive and assemble in a lobby where you may have a pre-dinner drink before being shown to your table - where you will probably spend the whole evening sitting next to the same person/s.The advantage of the Formal New Year's Eve party at home is that the host can determine whether he/she wants it to be a sit down meal or a buffet. The latter gives guests the opportunity to mingle throughout the evening and they are able to converse with all of the guests instead of just the ones either side of them at the table.If you are the host, it is important to include specific detail on the invitations so that guests are not left wondering/worrying that they may not get it right in terms of dress. It can be quite embarrassing if you are the only guest to turn up at a party looking different from everyone else so to invite people to a "Formal New Years Eve Party" is not sufficient information to help them choose their attire.Further helpful information might say "You are invited to a Formal Bow Tie New Year's Eve Party", or "You are invited to a Formal Black and White New Year's Eve Party" Other options are "Black Tie", "Dinner Jacket" etc., Whatever you put you should be sure to include your telephone number on the invitation RSVP information, and this way your guest can check details with you if they are still confused about what to wear.Another reason why the Formal New Year's Eve Party has become popular may be the extensive range of formal attire now available to the shopper. Formal is no longer just Black or White. Many dinner jackets are now available in other colours and should a waistcoat and bow tie be chosen the range is endless. You might want just a plain colour or instead prefer stripes or swirls in two colour or multi colour. If you are unsure about waistcoats as you feel they may be too hot during the evening, then you could go for a backless waistcoat from the Marcella Range. But should waistcoats not be to your liking then a Cummerbund may be the answer for you to complete your outfit. Cummerbunds can be bought in a range of colours also and can be plain without pattern, or subtely patterned with a faint design such a paisley. You are sure to find a matching bow tie also. The choice is yours.
