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Awesome Dinner Party Checklist
3-4 Weeks Before:
❏ Choose a theme.
❏ Create a guest list and send invitations.
❏ Decide on your budget.
❏ Plan your menu and cooking schedule.
❏ If you don’t want to cook, make catering arrangements or opt to do a
potluck.
❏ Make sure everyone has a place to sit. If not, arrange to rent or borrow
extra seating.
❏ Think of fun ways to liven up the party (ex. A silly game, a competition, a
fire pit to sit around and make s’mores etc.)
❏ Plan your decorations, if any.
❏ Decide on your party favors, if any.
❏ Make a shopping list of everything you need.
❏ Create a timeline of events (ex. Drinks and chatting, dinner, game, dessert)
Week of:
❏ Get ice - lots!
❏ Stock up on beverages.
❏ Get plastic bags or throwaway containers if you want your guests to take
home leftovers.
❏ Buy everything on your shopping list.
❏ Prepare any dishes that can be frozen and reheated the day of.
❏ Put extra toilet paper in the bathroom.
❏ Double check that you have enough plates, utensils, serving pieces etc.
❏ Choose your party playlist.
❏ Create place cards.
❏ Give your neighbors a heads up if it’s going to be loud or lots of people will
be parking on the street.