Tag: party planning

If you are planning a backyard birthday or an end-of-year party and a jumping castle is on the list, you are in for one of the happiest sounds a party can make: a dozen kids bouncing and shrieking at once. You might also have a small worry sitting quietly at the back of your mind, […]

At 9.40pm the dance floor was the fullest it had been all night. The bride’s uncle had taken his jacket off. Two of the bridesmaids had kicked their shoes under a table. The band had just started the song the couple had asked for months earlier, the one their friends knew was coming, and the […]

Here is a scene most hosts know. The caterer has laid out samples, the table looks generous, and the food tastes as good as it looks. You are already picturing your guests around it. Then the paperwork comes out, and the numbers on the page do not obviously match the warm experience sitting in front […]