Ouch! I’ve been slacking this month after a fantastic July with iwearyourshirt.com! But I’m back at it, and I need your help. And I’ve got a little somethin’ -somethin’ up for grabs for your help!
Everybody loves a good party! I’ve been to many, and if my guess is right, you’ve been to a few yourself! My favorite parties are the ones that have just the right mix of people. Even if you don’t know anyone when you walk in the door, by the time you leave, you feel like you’ve gained a house-full of new friends.
Good parties often make great opportunities to meet people of the opposite sex. While we’ve all been to our fair share of parties, some are better than others, and there’s just something about the good ones that make it easier to find that special someone.
It really boils down to this: I want to know what you think makes a great party, especially when it comes to meeting that person you’ve got your eye on! Is it the music? Is it the food? Is it the drinks? What about where the party is held? Leave a comment and tell me what makes (or breaks) a good party by 11:59pm on Friday, August 21, 2009, and you could win an iPod!
I’ll be picking the winner on Saturday, August 22, and I’ll post a video announcing the best winner and why they were chosen! Contest starts now, so leave your best comment and tell your friends! Rumor has it other prizes could be given away based upon Tweets, Facebook posts, etc. I mean, it’s just a rumor though… :-) It’s on! WIN IT!
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Well, I really think it depends on the simple things. There need to be “communication foods & drinks” –> things like finger foods & stuff, not always a pizza & beer party will do the trick. Also, it’s usually more comfortable for you (& everyone else) to have it at a house or something like that. It’s also nice to do the lame things like karoke & little games –> big ice breaker. (they seem dumb to do, but it’s fun for a lot of people and helps things).. I’m sure this didn’t help incredibly, but hopefully some.
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Good luck.
Well you gotta a few drinks just to get relaxed and comfortable! Then you need the food to keep you from getting too tippy, then you need the music to get you moving in the right direction. Music can open up a whole lot of conversions.I don’t think it matters where the party is but in the summer outside under the stars is nice. hopefully all of these things will set up a good starting point to go and start something new with someone new!
Thanks for this chance.
There should be alot of close friends and some new ones if you like.Tons of food and games like fun party games. Because to me what breakes a party is boaringness
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i think booze like beer bongs and keggers. is far too much. i dont drink and i dont mind if others do .. but getting PLASTERED is just too much to handle. party over// ipod now?
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Best party game ever: “Apples to Apples.” Everyone can get into it, tons of people can play, and you laugh so hard you could pee your pants. It lasts long enough to satisfy, yet can be learned in an instant. You can’t make any mistakes, either.
(Helen Keller or Lucille Ball card always wins at my house.)
I enjoy parties inside and outside, depending upon the weather. If your party is inside, make sure to keep your place ventilated. It can get so hot in there! My cheeks always get red at parties. But maybe it was just the drinks…
Outside parties are great, especially if you can have a fire. It can be small, or if you have the yard space, build it bigger! If you are having a bonfire, Jack Johnson playing in the background is always a win.
Make sure you have enough seating for everyone! Although I prefer to stand at parties, if I want to take a seat, I don’t want to be squished between three people on a loveseat, plz! :)
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party poopers break a party but every party needs a pooper
Kyle, I AM THE LIFE OF THE PARTY!
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House parties are really the best. I’ve meet someone who im kinda seeing now at a house party. It was a friends party, so it does help knowing some folks and they bring their friends, so there is always new people to meet and talk to. Plus your friends can see your trying to talk to someone they can be a great wingman and sing your praises. House parties are intimate in a close setting where people can get happily drunk, don’t want to get wasted, or have fights break out…lame. And good dancing music is essential. Cause I like to dance and well, its a good way to ask the person your interested whether or not they are already in a relationship or not.
A bad party disaster! ( Teenage Edition )
Too many people in a Crowded room filled with kids that think they can handle a drink or two and it ends up all over the dance floor, then everyone steps in it finds out what it is and vomits as well. A couple hookups later and you find out you were “grinding” with the tough guy of the school’s girl friend.. He give’s you a kind of death stare but nothing happens, you start to walk to the bus stop after the party so you could get home and when you thought things couldn’t get any worse . Not 1, not 2, but 3 BIG guys, Bigger than you catapult right on to you. Steal your phone , Money and dignity. Since you waited till the end of the party, there’s no one around to give you a lift and you end up sleeping in a bus shelter. The next day you get home with a black eye and your parents give you SH*T. What looked like a fun party turned into a disaster. ” Hey Jon, I heard Stacey’s having a party at her place next Saturday You down” ” nah I’m good”
What makes a good party?
A good party is one where many different crowds of people are invited to. The age groups should be around the same.
The music should be good and really loud to set the mood. Also, strobe lights can also set the mood and make people relax and less tense- more in the mood to party.
The food really doesn’t matter- if you put too much food, there won’t be as much socializing and dancing. Try only some drinks.
Consider setting up themes such as NEON night or Black & White. This will make everyone participate and anxious for this party.
The location of a party does have a pretty big impact. Hold it in a large place that’s not too crowded. Make it a happy place- not in, like, a garage, or somewhere boring.
Most of all, be the host- friendly. Make sure everyone is always enjoying themselves.
There is ONE item that will catapult your party from good to GREAT:
Slip ‘N Slide.
Best party is when you go out with your best friends. When you get to your destination you meet a few new people and that would branch out so you meet more people. Music makes the party. I would say the best music is techno remixed version of hip-hop, pop, or R&B. I never really go out for the food but drinks definitely have to be up there. Nothing beats $1 shots or 2 for 1 specials. I also like the dress codes, though sooo many hate it. A little dressy mixed with some casual; its awesome to see how people can get so creative without breaking the dress code rules. Best of all , its the people. There must be a lot of people and the people must be in the mood for partying otherwise if they’re just sitting there bored, it’ll be contagious and wear out on others.
I can’t believe nobody has mentioned this yet! What makes a good party has to be the unpredictability. I love the parties which are what-is-going-to-change-in-the-next-half-hour because it’s way more fun that way. Hey, we can all sit around and play Monopoly, but the parties that are unpredictable are the most interesting ones. I love thinking on my feet and at one party, the host ended up ordering Indian food when we were all expecting pizza to show up. That was such a shock because we did not expect Indian food at all! Hey, it was still greasy and yummy, so we didn’t mind. ;)
Honestly, I believe the people you invite makes or break the party. You have to invite a good mix of people, both dynamic, outspoken extroverts, and shy, slightly nerdy introvert. You know your party is a hit when everyone is mingling. To top it off your guest are meeting people that they don’t usually mingle with and are exposed to something not so typical. Of course a party with just your closest friends is awesome too, I mean how can you go wrong with your best friends in the same room, girls giggling over guys, guys challenging each other to STREET FIGHTER… it’s always the kick. The key to a party is always the people, if you’ve got the right people no one will hear the music, the food may be good but the conversation will be what sticks, location is just a place to gather right? well lets granted its not a dump yard or something. So definitely, a good party makes or break it :)
I agree with #13 Tim, a Slip-n-Slide is epic! I think any game or activity where people can get into it, and interact with each other while having fun is the best.
I mentioned Apples to Apples earlier, but even just having a trampoline or some Dance Dance Revolution is fun. And now everyone has a Wii or Guitar Hero, so that’s also awesome. :)
When you’re talking about setting a “mood” I really disagree with strobe lights, LOUD music, and/or techno.
Srsly, people. Is this high school? I would walk away with such a migraine, I’d hate my friends for a week after they did that to me. Is it just me? I mean, I’m not even 25 yet, but I feel like a geezer for not preferring a sick beat hammering in the background.
But to each his own.
Themes are fun though, I will agree with that. Although, you don’t have to have friends who are all the same age. I think 3 years up and 3 years down covers an acceptable gap, as long as they’re legal, of course.
My opinion on what Breaks a party:
*Too much drinking; a little is expected.. But not to the point that people can’t remember their own names. You want communication, not a lot of clean-up & fights.
*Techno types of music (I agree with Jessica) — some is alright, but nonstop is nothing but a headache.
*Boringness! Plain and simple, there have to be “ice-breakers” like everything that people’ve been mentioning: Karoke, Slip-N-Slide, Video Gmes…
Even little things like having a Piniata game set up for people to swing at; fill it up with hundreds of pieces of papers that say something on them: “You won a free ___” OR “Kiss the person next to you” — yea, it’s a bit childish, but people would have fun with it.
*Annoying people. It’s good to have a mix of people, but that doesn’t mean that you should invite someone that use to beat-up all the other people that are going to be there.
:)
Hope this helps some more.
There isn’t much to it, atmosphere is what makes or breaks a party. It doesn’t matter how good a party “looks” or how much planning went into it or whatever. If the atmosphere isn’t right, it won’t be a good party.