planning a party can be tough especially when you are the only one trying to manage everything follow these simple party planning tips that will help you enjoy your party along with your guests give yourself plenty of time the first rule of organizing a party is to plan in advance plan that perfect party at least four weeks in advance so that you have enough time to cover every aspect of the party enlist help trying to get everything done by yourself can be stressful delegate duties to some of your friends theyre usually happy to help out and its a lot more fun than doing it alone menu decide on the menu pretty early in your party planning process and make a list of all of the food and drinks that you will need to purchase from the grocery store determine what type of serving dishes you are going to need and be sure you have everything if theres something that youre missing call a friend to see if you can borrow something or add the items to your shopping list games plan more games than you anticipate on playing things dont always go according to plans in a party so with a few extra games in your pocket youll be ready spread the word as soon as you have the core parts of the party down food location music time date then start to invite your friends but keep this in mind balance is everything you dont want to be able to have to shout to talk to people but you dont want an empty house either the number of people you invite depends on how big the party venue is keep the valuables away guys no matter how smooth you may be you always end up bumping into stuff may it be paintings vases girls so keep everything your parents or you dont want broken in a safe no admittance zone also keep some tables at the far end of the room where people can put their plates and glasses down set the mood this is one of the party planning tips that some people tend to overlook greeting guests at the door with a smile will help them feel comfortable right away music this is as important as the party itself background music must be loud enough to hear but not too loud that would make people shout when they need to talk