We all love throwing a party on a special occasion and want it to be deemed as a great success. Planning the actual party is the most difficult part. You can glean ideas from other parties that you have attended, but always make sure that you never emulate the ideas or themes. The best part about your party should be its originality and uniqueness, making people remember it for a long time. However, big successful parties demand a lot of planning and heavy expenditure, which is not possible for most of us. Thus it is important to plan the budget before organising the party.

To begin with, you should always lay down a practical budget and stick to it. You can ask your friends to help you organise and plan the party. Your friends who are creative can give you unique ideas, which can be used for the party. If they are good artists, ask them to design or create reasonable invitation cards. If you are having a theme party, your artistic friends can make a huge backdrop for the party making it look very different.

Friends who have an incredible music collection or a karaoke machine can help you with setting up the music for the party. If you are falling short of lights to decorate your venue, request your friends to lend you their Christmas lights, instead of buying more lights. The best way to cut down the expenses is to borrow from friends and family.

Usually when throwing a party, we spend an enormous amount of money on food. Thus another way to cut down the expenses of your party is to limit the amount to be spent on food. You should throw your party at a time of the day when people have already eaten. For instance a party after lunch will be very reasonable, as you can offer only snacks, which will help reduce the cost of the party. Or a late night party, when people have already finished their dinner is also a good choice. If you are serving only snacks, they can be made at home, to cut the costs even further. The key is to serve simple and easy snacks.

Decorating the venue also demands a lot of money. Thus you should keep the theme simple and innovative, to avoid heavy expenditure. You could decorate your party venue with streamers, balloons, ribbons and so on, which are very cost effective. If you have Christmas lights at home, they can be used in making the place look very bright. Always use your imagination and creativity to cut down on the expenditure and use as many substitutions as you can.

An expensive party doesn’t necessarily mean that it was a successful one. The most important factor of a party is for you and your guests to have fun, which is possible even in low budget parties. You just have to be creative, original and well organised to have a successful party.