How to Arrange the Perfect Patio Party

Whether you’re organising a birthday party, wedding reception, or just enjoying the company of friends, having everyone round for drinks is a great way to spend an evening. Obviously, it’s a good idea to have a plan in place to make sure everything goes off without a hitch. But where do you start? Here’s what you need to know in order to arrange the perfect patio party:

Step 1: Invite guests

You will likely have an idea of who you want to invite to your patio party. Make a list and send out invitations or give everyone a call. An alternative way is to simply announce the event on your online profile. However, despite the fact that you’ll save money on invitations, envelopes and stamps, the downside to posting online is that you’ll attract way more people to your party than you intended. This could be a disaster if you don’t have enough space to fit everyone.

Step 2: Arrange food and drinks

Once you know how many people are likely to come, you can begin planning food and drink. Of course, you may only want to have drinks and party snacks; especially if your party starts after dinner. However, if you do decide to feed your guests, you can either prepare the food yourself beforehand, fire up the barbeque after guests arrive, or contact a catering company to deliver food for you. Buying drinks for a lot of guests while trying to cater to everyone’s tastes can be very expensive. As a result, you can provide common drinks such as beer and wine, and ask guests to bring their own special drinks if they don’t like what’s on offer.

Step 3: Hire a heater

In cool winter nights, you’ll want to keep your guests nice and warm. For this reason, why not hire a patio heater? Heater hire companies such as Cool Breeze Rentals offer a range of heater designs to choose from to suit your patio style. What’s more, they will deliver the heater to your house and collect it when you’re done. Plus, if you run out of gas at any time, all it takes is a short call to Cool Breeze and they’ll quickly change the cylinder for you.

Step 4: Prepare furniture

Depending on the number of guests you have coming to your party, you will need to arrange places for everyone to sit as well as tables to put down their drinks and plates. If you don’t have enough chairs for everyone, then it’s a good idea to only serve finger food that people can eat standing up or just serve drinks.

Step 5: Set the mood

Set up your stereo system with some loudspeakers and play your best party music. Alternatively, hire a DJ to create the right atmosphere for your patio party.

For more information on hiring a patio heater from Cool Breeze, visit www.coolbreeze.net.au or call 1300 885 188.