this year three of my friends and i decided that we wanted to through a mocktail christmas party. ugly sweater parties are fun...but over done and i just looooove dressing up and i love seeing other people dressed up. we pulled this party together in a couple of weeks and it is great because everything just sorta fell in place perfectly. tis the season of giving so we wanted to not only party but tie it into a fundraiser somehow. we teamed up with utah state university's service center and decided to raise money for sub for santa. neva sleep entertainment heard about our cause and offered to dj the whole night for free! it amazed me and they were great. sam's club also donated cases of cream puffs. we were so grateful. we also had a great team of helpers that made this night happen and so successful. we had friends help us set up, string lights and build decorations.
the photo booth was my favorite!! our friend westin built a frame and we made the background out of aluminum foil and tinsel. the props are what made the photo booth! everyone had so much fun taking pictures and dancing. since our budjet was low, the mocktails were made with gingerale and frozen berries. most of the decorations were made by us or bought at the dollar store.
there is always that awkward moment at the beginning of a party when no one shows up.... haha and you wonder if it is going to be a total bust. well that was the first 30 minutes. there were probably ten people there and we were all freaking out but it didn't take long before the venue started to fill up. we didn't take an exact head count but i would say there were about 600 people there. it is such a thrill seeing people come and enjoy themselves at a party you planned. i couldn't believe so many people came and we raised almost $700!!! what a successful night and a great memory.
