subject: Selecting The Right Birthday Party Venue In Sydney [print this page] Birthdays are the most awaited, the most enjoyed and, yet sometimes, the most difficult celebrations to organize. They come around every year and it is a challenge to invent a new idea or a new theme or a new venue so that it is definitely one up on the previous year! The best and the most exciting venues are those where the idea and the theme and the venue all rolls into one! Like a barbecue party in the garden, perhaps under the stars, or a beach party with loads of outdoor games and fun! A candlelit dinner for two with the waves washing your feet could be oh-so-romantic! You could even settle for your own drawing room and have your friends put their feet up and let their hair down, squat in front of a movie while having dinner and play some music when you feel like it and dance away until your feet can take it no more! In Sydney, the most attractive venue is always the harbour. So why just have a birthday party, why not celebrate on a birthday party cruise? Book a Sydney Harbour Cruise for your birthday and have a rocking party while you cruise around the beautiful harbour!
While budget may be the factor that plays a key role in the selection of a venue, a low budget does not necessarily mean less fun. Oftentimes, a not-so-expensive venue turns out to be more fun than its luxurious alternatives! A beach could turn out to be more fun than a sophisticated restaurant! Being in your casuals most assuredly gives more room for relaxation and enjoyment than being in snazzy but fussy party wear! Get a list of venues that match your budget from different sources like the Internet, the Yellow Pages or any other. Mark your favourite choices and start calling them up in the order of your preference.
Here is a list of essential items that you should tick off while making a list of probable venues.
Have a count of the number of guests that you are going to have and their preferences. Make a mental note of what the majority of them would enjoy music, dance, outdoors, or a casual get together or a dressy affair where they can strut their stuff! This largely depends upon the age group of the majority of the crowd. If the guests are mostly of the younger age group, then the safest bet would be to make sure there is rocking music and a great dance floor!
The next item in the list would be food. Good food is a must and a sure-fire way to ensure the success of any party. So it would be good to know the tastes of the invitees whether they would relish less of grub and more of fun, in which case you would need a simple but yummy spread, or whether food is the main source of fun in which case you may have to choose again between a swanky, stylish restaurant and a less conventional, less formal eating place.
A themed party is almost always a success. Think up a theme that would excite all your guests, check which venue on your list is compatible to your theme and please also do not forget to check with the venue managers if they would allow you to have the venue done up to match your theme! You will also have to ensure that they do not have a dress code and that your guests would be allowed to dress up for the theme. If they have a dress code, you have to make sure that your guests are in favour of it and also inform them in due advance so that they can get their gear ready in time for the party!
Music and dance alone can make your party a huge success! If the majority of your friends fall into the category that would love to hit the dance floor as soon as the party is on and remain there till the wee hours and the party is well over, make sure your venue has a good dance floor that can contain your crowd and has the facilities for music or DJ!
Last but not the least, you have to make sure that the venue has enough space to hold your crowd and more importantly, it is available on the date and for the time the party is being planned.
Now making that list of venues should be easy! Eliminate the ones that do not match your requirement, tick the ones that do, finalise the right venue and have a ball!
