THE CHECKLIST...Top 10 “must haves” to throw a great party!

1.  The Right Music : some parties will rock with a DJ, others with a live band. Some need both DJ and live band while some will need 2 DJs and of course there are those parties that will still rock with the right song compilation blaring from a home theatre system, laptop  or ipod docking station. Bottom line- let your guests feel the music!

             By the way kudos to new generation Nigerian artistes.
             Wow! Nigerians don’t miss western vibes at all.
             What are they even singing these days?
             Catching grenade and things???

Please give your guests Kpakurumo, iworiwo and kporogodom any day ....they won’t  know what the words mean but the vibes will get them into the groove in no time at all.

2.  Drinks: Ever heard the phrase “the more, the merrier”? It was first declared at a party where there were lots of drinks. Lol!

If you are not serving alcohol and still want to keep things exciting, then don’t limit your party to sodas, malt drinks and water.

Throw in some smoothies and  non alcoholic cocktails; some of which can go for unending rounds. Don’t ask me if Zobo is a cocktail I beg.

3. Food: Whether it be a full meal, finger foods or snacks, you can’t go wrong with great tasting food. People literally come alive when the food is great and flows freely

4. Enough serving points for this  great tasting food if it’s a buffet or enough people to serve the food and of course the drinks.

5. Enough eating utensils for this great tasting food oh celebrant! That they are washing the plates excuse is soooooo 1992! The caterers are serving only people wearing aso ebi is even a more acceptable excuse these days.

6.  Ambience: Venue does not have to look like a fabric shop...some venues just need some flowers here and lights there and some don’t need anything at all, it depends on the room and the type of event.

7.  Neat Toilets: Else your guests will leave on time. Need I say more?

8.  Party favours/Keepsakes/souvenirs: Let them leave the parry with full hands, full bags, full backseats and brows sweating from struggling for gifts (I’m sorry but I have watched souvenir distribution at so many parties with various scientific formulas for equity and justice but Noooo, God forbid.... alas there must still be rancour! So now I have reached the conclusion that people just choose to fight  for the souvenirs because It makes them  feel like they came, saw and conquered someone (maybe you the celebrant) or something (like a free waste paper basket and in 3 different colours too). I don’t want to go into those who fight to get more than one of each item or those who have started sharing their beds with jotters and key holders or  receiving rent from plastic bowls or trays and still struggle to get even more....No! I refuse to go there...story for another day

9. Content: Except it’s just a disco party then you are going to need some form of content or else you will spend so much money and your event will still be boring and people will leave in a hurry. So get some entertainment in either by inviting the entertainment (as in guest artistes, dance groups etc) or getting your guests to be the entertainment (as in karaoke, dance, games etc)  whatever you can afford but put some flesh into it. Don’t assume that once people gather and the drinks start flowing then the party will rock. Get some content at least to break the ice before your guests  get into the groove.

10.The Right Compere to tie it all together and give your guest a good blend of fun and laughter....you don’t need to look too far...my details are on the top left hand corner of this blog. Merci!