PARTY TIMETABLE
Stick to this party-prep timetable and you’ll be the hostess with the mostest time!
One month before: Shop for your party decorations.
Three weeks before: Invite all of your friends to your party.
Two weeks before: Put together your playlist on your iPod or a CD.
The day before: Make the Minty Mavens and the fruit kebab platter.
The day of: Make the cheese platter and spritzer.
FINGER FOOD
These treats will keep your friends smiling — even after the cameras stop flashing:
Crackers and cheese. Try brie cheese and Carr’s variety pack of crackers — they’ll transform a basic snack into an elegant hors d’oeuvre.
*CG! tip: Add a few clusters of grapes to the spread, and stack crackers for guests.
Fruit kebabs. Slide fruit chunks onto wooden kebab skewers — easy! Use grapes (red and green), cantaloupe, honeydew melon, and pineapple. It’s a guaranteed hit!
*CG! Tip: Buy precut fruit to save time. Skewer them the day before the party.
Prom-licious Cookies. Click here for a recipe to make some prom cookies that are almost too cute to eat!
PARTY PLAYLIST
Kick off the night with these songs from DJ Cassidy — he’s DJ'ed for Diddy, Jay-Z, and other major celebs. You can even make mixed CDs of the playlist as a memory of the night for your friends!
1. The Killers, “When You Were Young”
2. Junior Senior, “Move Your Feet”
3. Daft Punk, “One More Time”
4. Bob Sinclair, “Rock This Party”
5. Kat Deluna, “Whine Up”
6. Franz Ferdinand, “Take Me Out”
7. OutKast, “Hey Ya!”
8. Justin Timberlake, “Rock Your Body”
9. O’Neal McKnight, “Prom Song”
10. Beyoncé, “Get Me Bodied”
11. Justice, “D.A.N.C.E.”
12. Britney Spears, “Gimme More”
13. Gwen Stefani, “Crash”
14. Kanye West, “Good Life”
15. Nelly Furtado, “Do It”
16. Timbaland, “The Way I Are”
17. Jay-Z, “Show Me What You Got”
BREATH DEFENSE
Put a tray of mints and gum by the door for your guests (and you!) to grab on your way to the big event. Everyone will breathe easier.
SET THE SCENE
Need a little inspiration for your party decorations? Check out sites like HGTV and DIY Network for decorating tips and ideas that will get your friends even more psyched for the main attraction.
win it! One CG! will win a $600 gift certificate to Party City to buy all of her party decorations (that’s a lot of napkins)! Click here to enter!
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