Pamelas Catering, Inc.

Mailing Address:

221 N. Bailey Street

Romeo, Michigan 48065

Office: 586-752-7782 - Fax: 586-752-0127

 

Time Table

1. Choose a Date

2. Location

3. Start a Guest List

4. Order all rentals such as:

                    Tents, tables, chairs, Porta Potty, Portable bars,

 If small Childers are attending: Plan something to entertain them

    Moon Walk, make them feel special.

5. Contact a Caterer or if you are cooking

Start Planning Menu.

Rule # 1

KEEP IT SIMPLE

  6. Send Announcements with save the date Card or include invitation.

      When filling out invitation that says Open House, remember to specify starting time and Time for Dinner to Be Served. 

 

Example:   Open House from 2- ? Or 2-10 p.m.

                    Dinner will be served from 3-5

                   You may want to say A Catered Meal will be served from 3-5

                   This will help your guest to R.S.P

  By setting a serving time this helps you from feeding guest all day and night.

 

7. If you are working with a Caterer 2 weeks before your event they may require your head count and final Menu.

 

8. If you are planning food for the graduates friends make sure they are given an invitation. Avoid flyers, which can be duplicated and result in a house party being inundated with teenagers. If your graduate is planning on friends showing up after the adults have gone home. Plan a simple menu that kids like. (Pizza, Subs, Nacho Bar)

 

 

9. If you are planning to serve alcohol beverages it is a good ideal to call your home owners insurance agent and have a one day one Million Dollar insurance rider for your protection.

 

 

10. the week of your event make calls to all contracted rental Companies, to make sure all rentals are in order and the times they are to be delivered.

 

11. the Day of the event: Set up tables, put tablecloths on, set out balloons, center pieces, trash cans, get Ice, chill soda and make sure you have containers, zip lock bags for left over

 

12. Relax and enjoy the day.

 

GOOD ADVICE

While it is important to allow teens to make their voices heard when it comes to party planning, there still exist moments in which parents needs to step in and make important decisions. A major concern for many parents who are planning a graduation party is how to set rules. Make it clear to guests what is allowed in one’s home. Don’t allow teen to come and go from the party. This will prevent one from being held responsible for anything that might happen while the teen is gone, include drinking.

While trust and communication are imperative in a parent- child relationship, being labeled a “cool “Parent is not ideal, or necessary. Don’t give in temptation by allowing teens to drink at the party. It is, after all illegal.  

During the party, allow the teens enough privacy to relax and have fun, but check in on them regularly to make sure everything is going well and the teen are behaving. Provide some activities, to keep guest occupied and not bored. (Volley ball, horse shoes, games all ages can play.

 

Be mindful of curfew laws in the area, and obtain contact information in case teen guests plan to stay over.