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Everything You Need To Throw A Spontaneous Congratulations Party

Words byGinger Ray

September 09, 2021

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Everything You Need To Throw A Spontaneous Congratulations Party
A congratulations party can be thrown to celebrate many occasions, you could be throwing a congratulations party to celebrate an engagement, a new job, new home or another happy milestone. Either way the party should be fun and full of excitement over the thrilling news.

With this in mind we’ve broken it down so that you can throw the most epic congratulations party in 6 simple steps.

1. Set a Date & Location
2. Choose a Theme
3. Send Out Invitations
4. Decorations
5. Food & Drink
6. Fun & Games

Step 1: Set a Date & Location


The first and most important step is to decide on a date for the celebration. Assuming it’s a celebratory party following some happy news, it’s likely there’s been a spontaneous decision to throw a party. Therefore, you’ll want to get a date in people’s diaries as soon as you can to ensure everyone can attend and the news is still fresh!

While you’re deciding on a date, you may want to consider the time of the party too, are you planning a daytime party or an evening celebration? Or if you’re planning the celebratory party on behalf of someone, it might be worth running it past them to get their preference on timings too.

Choosing a location

Next is choosing a location. There are a few details to consider when deciding on where to throw the party. Will it be a formal or informal occasion, and how many guests have you invited? Once you’ve answered those questions it’ll make it a lot easier to come to a decision on the venue.

For a small get-together you have the option to host the party at yours or another family member’s house. If you can rely on the weather, arranging a garden party could be a lovely touch. It’ll feel more personal and keep costs down too, plus it’s great when you’re planning an impromptu party to celebrate good news – an easy win!

However, if you’re planning to go all out for this exciting news and have a plenty of time to plan then you may want to consider renting a larger venue such as a country club lounge, hotel, church hall or restaurant. Any of these would work well but just make sure to book the venue out sooner rather than late to avoid disappointment.

Step 2: Choose a theme


Now this is where the fun part begins: choosing the theme. Generally, you want the theme to be fun and reflect the reason you’re throwing the congratulations party. If you have a little more time to plan everything, then you’ll probably have more of a colour-based theme in place to ensure the party decorations match and everything looks cohesive.

For the spontaneous congratulations parties, you don’t need to worry too much about sticking to a strict theme. As long as you have a few decorations to reflect the exciting news you’re all set!

Step 3: Send out Invitations


Sending out congratulations party invitations or e-invites is a good idea to make sure everyone can save the date in their diaries. It’s not always necessary if you’re having a small get together but if you need to know how many guests are coming (maybe the party is in a restaurant?) then it’s better to get the invitations out as soon as possible to ensure everyone has time to RSVP.

If, however, you’re keeping it low key then you might consider setting up a Facebook event group where it’s easy to keep everyone updated with times and key information around the party. Read below for our top tips on the information you’ll need to include on the invite:

- Party – what you’re celebrating
- Date & time
- Location
- RSVP information (if applicable)

Any additional info they may need to know, i.e. dress code, whether it’s a surprise etc.

Step 4: Decorations


Nothing sets up the party atmosphere better than the decorations. Now, as we mentioned earlier on step 3, how crazy you go with congratulations party decorations really depends on how much time you have to plan and how formal the party will be. Either way, we’ve put together a list of our must have decorations to make the planning a little easier.

Balloons

Let’s be honest, you can’t get simpler than balloons. They’re the perfect, hassle-free decoration for maximum effect – what’s not to love? Dot a few around your venue to add a fun & exciting feel to your party. With endless balloons to choose from, they’ll be something to match everyone’s theme!
Hanging Decorations

Hanging bunting and garlands are another easy way to take your party to the next level. All you need is a spot of bunting, a tassel garland or even balloon bunting paired alongside the balloons and you’ve got yourself the perfect party set up! Here are just a few of our favorites – transform your venue in minutes simply by hanging the hip hip hooray bunting up to welcome your guests, hang the iridescent curtain across the doorways for a unique touch, even better if you’re throwing a surprise party or for a wow factor use our Silver PARTY balloon bunting instead. Trust us, these small touches will transform your venue within minutes.

Tableware

Paper tableware might not seem like a necessary touch, but if you’re planning on providing food & nibbles then just the bonus of no washing up at the end of the night alone is enough to make them a must. Paper plates, napkins and cups are a great opportunity to pull your theme together and choose accessories that match your colour scheme too.

Check out our must-haves below but if none of these catch your eye there are plenty more on our website.

Confetti Cannons & Party Poppers

What better way to celebrate the happy news with bubbles and a confetti cannon?

Set off one of our impressive cannons for the ultimate celebration, for added effect give every guest a party popper or confetti to throw alongside. If you’re planning a surprise congratulations party then why not use it to welcome the guest of honour? As they walk in, get the party poppers going, set the confetti cannon off and shout ‘Surprise!’.