The preparation of the anniversary celebration will be less stressful when you entrust this work to professionals. And if the holiday is small, then it is quite possible to cope on your own.
1. Preparation of any anniversary begins with a list of guests, because the number of guests will determine other very important things: the room where the celebration will take place; material costs and preparation time. If there are few guests, then the anniversary can be held at home - any hostess will calmly accept 8-10 people. For more, you already need a rented space and the help of professionals.
2. Think about the invitation - how you want to arrange it. If this is a postcard, in addition to the date and time, it is appropriate to prescribe the type of event in it: a family dinner, a thematic meeting (for which you will need costumes or some elements), a buffet table, a party, and so on. You can also invite in person or by phone, having discussed all the conditions. It is not customary to invite through a third party.
3. Think over the design of the room to create a festive atmosphere: flowers, garlands, balloons with inscriptions, posters, slogans, drawings or photographs of the hero of the day. If you put flowers on the table, make sure that they do not block guests from each other. It is better to place a fruit bowl or main course in the center of the table.
4. Prepare the dishes in advance: they need to be cleaned, checked for integrity and figured out if there are enough salad bowls, plates, forks and knives for all guests. It is better to prepare special baskets for bread. Do not forget about napkins - fabric and paper, as well as tablecloths. If the tablecloth is of a discreet color, then you can choose contrasting napkins.
5. Particular attention should be paid to table setting. Arrange the chairs so that the distance between the guests is approximately 70 cm. There should be a common salt and pepper shaker on the table. And in front of each guest we put a dining plate, and on it - a snack bar. Put knives and a spoon to the right of the plate, and a fork to the left. We put glasses, wine glasses and glasses in front of the device, slightly to the right. When the snack plate is no longer needed, it is removed and the second course is served. Before dessert is served, everything is removed from the table, only dessert wine and champagne glasses remain, and dessert plates are served.
6. Think over the holiday menu. Think about whether there are vegetarians, meat eaters, or seafood lovers among those invited, and prepare dishes according to their tastes. This will help you to purchase all the necessary products in advance. If you plan on making a lot of cold appetizers and salads, do less hot and vice versa. Consider the time of year: in hot summers, you don't need a lot of hot and heavy dishes, and in winter fruit salads will not go.
7. It is very good if games, contests, lotteries and small game miniatures are prepared for the guests. Surely among your loved ones there is a person who loves and knows how to do this. You also need a camera and music for dancing and playing according to the tastes of the guests (consider their age).
