Christy Kang's 70s and 80s Parties - Week 2
"How
hard is it to find a place for fun parties with food and music?", I
asked my self when I first began searching for possible venues for my
70s and 80s parties. I was sure I would find many options in no time,
the good ones. As my web surfing went on for hours and hours, I realized
that this wasn't so simple as I thought. Out of ten to fifteen sites
that I've looked at.... I got maybe 5 possible places. I wanted to find a
perfect place for my events, and there were many criterion that the
place needed to fulfill: size that is big enough to fit 150-200 with a
band, sound system and equipments for music, parking lot on site for
guests, location, type of places (so it doesn't look out of place when
decorated with the 70s and 80s theme), reasonable price, availability on
the date of the event, etc. I paid special attention to the type and
the size of each venue. For instance, most places in DC metro area were
too historical or formal (for meetings or conferences) for my type of
events. Ballrooms at university were too spacious that the party will
seem empty and almost dead.
I tried to look beyond
the basic checklist of the venue in order to find a place that will
enhance the quality of my events to the full potential. Decoration and
good setting are the keys of my events because, at parties like 70s and
80s parties, people will inevitable focus on the visual and
entertainment part of the event. Having a clear division between food
and music section will allow guests to enjoy different elements of the
party. The decorations will be extravagant and flashy around the band
area that will create the atmosphere of the "disco party" that will
naturally absorb the guests into the music and party of that decade.
While guests relax and eat at the table, small details such as posters
and objects will be present at the food section for guests to carefully
look at and reminisce their memories from the 70s and 80s.
I recently heard from Ms. Brown that I will have a teammate now, and
I'm very excited to have her! With another brain in this team, I believe
these events could be even more creative and well executed.
