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Party planning, worked out properly
The parts people actually get stuck on — how much food, how far ahead, what order to do things in. No signup, no email gate.
The birthday party checklist that actually covers everything
A complete birthday party checklist broken down by week, from setting a budget six weeks out to the day-of run sheet. Includes the steps most lists leave out.
Read the guide →How many appetizers per person? The numbers caterers actually use
How many appetizers to serve per person, by event length and whether a meal follows. Includes drink quantities, the timing rule that matters more than the count, and how to scale for a crowd.
Read the guide →A party planning timeline you can work backwards from
A week-by-week party planning timeline from eight weeks out to the day itself, ordered by when each decision becomes expensive to change rather than by category.
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