Stay safe with an alcohol free New Year’s Eve party

08/08/2007

With an increase in drink driving related accidents over the Christmas and New Year season throwing an alcohol free New Year’s Eve party is the best way to ring in the New Year safely. There are many ways to keep your New Year’s Eve party memorable for your guests, for all the good reasons.

The first step is to ensure that your guests are aware of the party being alcohol-free. Stipulate the alcohol free nature of the New Year’s Eve party in the invitations and then remind them again, if necessary, when they arrive. This will ensure you and your guests don’t feel awkward if they arrive with alcohol or ask directions to the bar.

Develop eye catching and interesting invitations that will entice your invitees to come to your party. If you have decided on a theme for the New Year’s Eve party ensure your invitations are consistent with the look and mood you want to set.

The next step is to keep your guests interested and entertained. Whatever the venue decorate it lavishly and extravagantly in keeping with a theme or just lots of fun decorations such as metallic streamers, New Year banner and disco ball. The venue and decorations will all help to set the type of party mood you want to create. This will help you guests to relax and have fun.

Keep the music pumping. Hire a tribute band or DJ and make sure there is space for dancing all night long. If you are having the party at home set up a collection of CDs ready to be used throughout the night or make a play list for you ipod or MP3 player. This way there will be no random songs to put a damper on the festive atmosphere.

The food you offer your guests should be consistent with the theme or decorations. If you have decorated lavishly include an assortment of lavish edible treats and delicacies. If you have gone for a simple, subdued mood provide simple but elegant hors d’oeurves. Whether it’s a buffet, fully catered sit down meal or food you have prepared yourself provide New Year’s Eve party treats that will wow the taste buds of your guests to make up for the lack of alcohol.

Instead of alcoholic drinks provide fun mocktails, cocktails without the alcohol and sparkling grape juice to celebrate the New Year.

Fun, memorable and enjoyable New Year’s Eve parties are all possible without alcohol. Throw the best party they have ever been to and your guests won’t notice there is no alcohol.