Is this too much ??? College grad first gen
For context, first gen college grad hosting 60 ppl for grad party 42 RSVPd and the rest maybes .
Got a venue who is doing decor.
My mom and i are cooking /making treats /making floral centerpieces.
I hardly bought any "class of 2026" decor cause In my personal opinion it can be very tacky and tasteless.
I don't want to go over budget but now the anxiety is building up with little details that have been brought to my attention:
Are welcome signs absolutely necessary??
Do people really need to have my grad pics all over to see ? I'm planning on printing 2 or 3 grad pics and put them on the entrance table .
These are all intimate-ish guests so they know me lol
What the heck you do at these parties ??
I have a monopoly/jr achievement type of game which will get people to interact with each other and get the conversation going but let's be realistic, majority won't even show up on time.
I have the event scheduled to start at 6 and upon arrival each guest will have a mini charcuterie box to snack on.
I was thinking about 6:30pm - depending on how many people are there ,to start the game which is max 30 mins .Then open the dinner by 7 .
My mom said to just let them eat as soon as they get there .
I really don't want to doo to much with the speech or a full on wedding/quinceanera presentation . I think just welcoming and being a host makes it much more personalized.
Now if there isn't many people by 630- I was going to do a round of like grad bingo or like who knows grad the best.
I bought some "prizes" which is basically coffe mugs and journals
I don't want to have people just sitting and looking at each other's face or just in silence and letting boredom take over.
Also it's the first time my family and my bfs family will be under the same roof and essentially "meet" it's like a pre wedding meet and greet LOL
SOS! TIA!