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nicole b. asked:
Occasion: prom
Where can I find a prom dress that is not used for a low price?
The Party Girl's advice is:
Well Nicole,
that will be a problem. You get what you pay for and if you get too cheap a
dress, you won't be happy. I have gotten things from resale shops that I've
kept for years. Just be sure that the shop is a good one with high standards.
They are usually listed in the yellow pages. A lot of the good ones carry
designer clothes that are barely worn and sometimes never worn at all. If you
sew you could make one but I'm not a sewer so there's no help from me there.
The other idea is to look at lots of catalogues and retail places on line.
When my younger got married, we found the perfect bridesmaid dress in a store
catalogue. It was a little black slip dress with a see-through top. It not
only cost under $50 dollars but the girls have all worn it many times since.
t way asked:
Occasion: homecoming
Okay my question is what kind of theme should we have (a few choices to vote
on)? How should we decorste? It's after our f-ball game so we also want to
show a lil' school spirit. Also do you think that the students could have open
mike instead of all cds (even d.j.s need a break)? Give me all the help ya'
can!Also do you know any formal clothing >shops and any other places we can
get ideas for drinks food etc? >
The Party Girl's advice is:
Slow down. Look
at your budget and see what you can afford. Look at party411.com/themes for
theme ideas. As for the open mike, check with the powers-that-be at school. As
far as clothing, you are on your own. Ask your parents and check at bridal
shops and vintage clothing stores. Food and beverages can be as easy as chips,
soda, veggies, etc or an elaborate meal. Again, it's all about budget. Don't
you have a student advisor to go to?
mandy asked:
Occasion: homecoming
what are some good ideas for our homecoming? the theme is The >Millenium.
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The Party Girl's advice is:
Look at the
millenium party on party411.com/themes.
phs asked:
Occasion: homecoming
What type of decorations can I use for a western theme besides >a barn or
some other catalog kit? Centerpieces for tables? >
The Party Girl's advice is:
You could get
poster of old western stars and their famous horses both from movies and TV
and have a game of who can name the most with prizes. Use lots of cowboy hats,
maybe even as favors and that red western bandana theme. See if you can get
some borrowed saddles and put them on saw horses and pumpkins and hay around.
Corn stalks are also good. For centerpieces, get toy horses and cowboy/cowboy
action figures and put them on a styrafoam base painted green. Surround with
narrow rope to look like lassos and have balloons with western design tied to
them.
Parent asked:
Occasion: graduation tea
>I am a parent on the graduation tea committee for the class of 1999. We
>meet in about 1 week and I wanted some suggestions for a theme. We will
>include the seniors in a fashion show which will be the entertainment for
>the night. We first need to decide what the theme will be for the event.
> >Last year they had centerpieces on the tables of He-Man, Cabbage
Patch >Dolls, Superman, Rainbow Bright dolls, GI Joe as well as other toys
of the >late 70's early 80's. They also had Star War life size characters
>throughout the room. Music was played of the 80's during the fashion show
>and the kids really hammed it up with their 80's costumes. To top the
>fashion show off a look alike Michael Jackson appearing through smoke
doing >his dance. > >If you have any suggestions or ideas for a theme
please e-mail me. > >Thanks for your time.
The Party Girl's advice is:
Here's an idea.
The reason I thought of this is because there is so much available and at the
same time...we are entering a new millennium... I would go with an alien
theme. There are costumes, tons of special effects, all sorts of party favors
and decorations...trust me...it's endless. Special lighting with holographic
images could be shot throughout the room, your fashion show could be dotted
with alien images...so on and so forth. What do you think?
Kris asked:
Occasion: Prom Ideas?
I am a guy who needs some Creative suggestions on ways to ask a girl to my
Senior Prom! Any help you can give will be appreciated.
The Party Girl's advice is:
Well, this isn't
exactly a partygirl question, but hey! I would get her a corsage (because
everyone wears a corsage to the prom) and attach your invitation to that. Have
the florist deliver. That's creative and not real costly. Does that work?
Kimberly asked:
Occasion: prom
My name is Kimberly Vangils, and Im from Canada, and my grad committee and I
cant not think of grad theme for our class. We are all so different that it is
hard to think of a theme that the whole class will like. There is about 200 of
us graduating. We range from Cowboys/cowgirls, preps, skaters, druggies,
jocks, and music people. All the themes we have come up with have been shot
down. We need something that we would all like and could agree on. We would
like something to deal with the end of time and how we are the last graduating
class of this century. If you could please take time out of your schedule to
assit me, I would be very thankful. Thank you for your help. Sincerely,
Kimberly
The Party Girl's advice is:
Kimberly! I
don't know what they've shot down so I might be a bit repetitive. One thing
you all must have in common is music...who your age doesn't like some form of
music...why not a theme like...PUMP UP THE VOLUME... FOR THE LAST AND THE BEST
OF THE 20TH CENTURY! OR 99 AND NONE TO GO...and decorate using the theme of
9's...hanging from the ceiling, all over the walls, etc.
Mom asked:
Occasion: prom to dawn celebration
My daughter's school is having a prom to dawn celebration after the prom. The
parents are decorating some of the rooms in the school with the celebration
theme. I am on the decorating committee for a room which is called
"Spring Break/Jimmy Buffet." It is a fairly large room and I would
appreciate any ideas you can give me.
The Party Girl's advice is:
I would use a
beach theme if it's Jimmy Buffet. Rent palm trees from a local prop house (or
buy them inexpensively) from Andersons Prom Company (www.andersonsparty.com).
As well, there are fabulous parrot balloons and other tropical stuff that is
truly inexpensive. If you don't have a Anderson's catalogue, get one, and
you'll find your theme immediately! Good luck.
Debbie asked:
Occasion: After Prom
I WOULD LIKE SOME THEMES FOR A HIGH SCHOOL AFTER PROM DANCE. THE HIGH SCHOOL
IS SMALL WITH ENROLLMENT AT 700. IT IS UP TO THE PARENTS OF THE JUNIOR AND
SENIOR CLASS TO COME UP WITH IDEAS AND FOLLOW THRU. WE WOULD LIKE 3-5 THEMES
FOR THE KIDS TO VOTE ON. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP
The Party Girl's advice is:
I'll tell you
what to do. Go to www.andersonsparty.com. This is a company that sells
decorations, etc., for proms and after proms. E-mail them for a catalogue. You
will get a huge book filled with tons of themes. Pick several to show to the
class and go from there. If I can assist you after that, let me know. But this
will do it for you, I promise.
Angie asked:
Occasion: Proms
City = HOU Venue = Theme = Ages = Decor_Budget = Dress = Comments = I am
interested in starting my own party business. I love to decorate and help
people out in need. I was wondering if you had any ideas on how I could go
about coordinating High School student's prom. I want to be able to get paid
for it as well. Should I ask the Superintendent or the Principal? I am a hard
worker and I feel I would do a great job. I also want to decorate for all
kinds of parties even for wedding receptions. I am not interested in making
wedding cakes, but only the decorating part. What do you think? If you have
any websites on this let me know. I know about Anderson's Prom and I ordered a
catalog. Who could I talk to about starting my own personal party business?
Thanks for your time.
The Party Girl's advice is:
There are
several magazines you should get. Subscriptions are inexpensive and everything
you need to know is listed. One is Special Events Magazine and the other is
Event Solutions. Both have websites (let me know if you can't find)...and are
very informative. Proms are usually arranged by committee; find out who is in
charge of the events from the school counselors and approach them. There are
also other companies like Anderson's...which you may want to look into. Let me
know if you need further help?
Lori asked:
Occasion: Hollywood Nights/Prom
My name is Lori Gonzalez and I attend Nikki Rowe High School in McAllen Texas.
This year our prom's theme is "Hollywood Nights", and I am
decorating chairperson for the dance. If you have anymore ideas that we could
use it would be greatly appreciated.Please e-mail me if you have any
information, Turtles842@aol.com. Thank you very much for your time. Sincerely,
Lori
The Party Girl's advice is:
Lori, have you
heard of Anderson's Proms and Events? They have a fabulous catalogue with all
sorts of themes; Hollywood being one of them! If you can't buy from them, at
least it will give you tons of creative ideas. Let me know if this helps.
www.andersonsparty.com
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