Hey, party peeps! Where did the year go? Wow, this year went by fast and was a great year for us so I’ve decided to CELEBRATE this year with a New Year’s Eve Party. I was so excited when Evite asked me to be part of the New Year’s Eve Party on the Fly challenge where me and 5 other party planners were challenged to create a last-minute New Year’s Eve party on the cheap and with a text!
Hosting a party at the last minute is super easy when you follow my GIRLFRIEND TIPS and use Evite to invite your guests with their new text message! As an Evite Influencer, this post is sponsored by Evite. I only endorse brands that I love and guys…Evite is one of them! #BeThere #Text2Party
HOST YOUR OWN NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY ON THE FLY WITH THESE 5 GIRLFRIEND TIPS!
GIRLFRIEND TIP #1: INVITE YOUR GUESTS WITH A TEXT!
When inviting your friends over for a last-minute party, invite them with Evite’s new text message feature. It’s super easy to do. Let me show you!
STEP 1: DOWNLOAD THE EVITE APP!
Download the EVITE APP on your mobile phone. Sign in or set up an account if you don’t already have one. It’s super easy and quick! CLICK HERE to download the app.
STEP 2: LOG IN & SEARCH FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY INVITES!
Evite has a wide variety of invites to choose from. Remember, the invite is your first chance to make an impression on your guests and should match the theme or look and feel you are going for your party.
STEP 3: PICK YOUR INVITE & FILL OUT THE INFO!
I picked this one as I’m planning on using gold, sparkle and shine in my party decor since I already have gold party supplies. It literally took me 1 minute to fill out the info I wanted on my invite.
STEP 4: INVITE YOUR GUESTS WITH A TEXT!
Now here’s the fun part! You can invite anyone you want with a text by simply accessing your phone’s contacts which took seconds. Once you’ve done that, start adding guests! They will get a text message with your invite and be able to RSVP right away! Now that’s fast and is perfect when you’re throwing a party at the last minute and need to know how many guests to plan for right away.
Check out all the details on EVITE’S NEW TEXT FEATURE HERE.
GIRLFRIEND TIP #2: USE WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE TO CREATE A BUBBLY BAR!
When hosting a party on a budget, first use what you already have to create a fabulous Bubbly Bar.
Since New Year’s is so close to Christmas, reuse your existing holiday decorations. I have this fabulous gold accent table that I decorated for Christmas with a crystal tree with red ornaments and other Christmas decorations.
I removed the Christmas decorations and reused the fabulous tree centerpiece. Then, I simply transformed it into a Bubbly Bar by filling it with champagne and flutes for guests to toast at midnight.
GIRLFRIEND TIP #3: INVEST IN GLASSWARE & RESUSE THEM EVERY YEAR!
Invest in a set of glass champagne flutes and use them every year! I’m all about the buy once and use multiple times!
GIRLFRIEND TIP #4: SERVE SMALL BITES WITH STORE-BOUGHT ITEMS!
This is a shortcut I use ALL THE TIME! When I host a party on the fly, I usually don’t have time to be cooking away in the kitchen prepping dinner. So, the first thing I do is start the party at 9pm so that my guests don’t expect a full meal! OH YEAH! TIMING IS EVERYTHING! Then, I prepare appetizers only with items I can pick up easily from my grocery store! The presentation of your food is EVERYTHING! These disposable plastic mini bowls, trays and cups are perfect for displaying my store-bought appetizers. Don’t they look like a million bucks?!
GIRLFRIEND TIP #5: USE DISPOSABLE PARTYWARE!
Listen, girlfriends, nobody got time to be cleaning dishes after midnight! OKAY? Do yourself a favor and use disposable plates for your food serveware and plates! At the end of the night just throw everything away!
GIRLFRIEND TIP #6: SERVE A SIGNATURE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL!
Avoid having to spend lots of money on lots of different alcoholic drinks for your party. Serve a signature party drink instead, like this Cranberry Orange Mimosa! Check out the recipe HERE.
NOW YOU’RE READY TO TOAST TO THE NEW YEAR!
I hope you have gotten some inspiration to throw your own New Year’s Eve party this year! Even if you decide at the last minute to do it, use this tips and Evite to invite your friends with a text and you can host your party stress-free and actually enjoy your friends!
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I love simple food for New Years Eve. You’ve decorated so simple, yet elegant. Can’t forget the bubbly, for those midnight toasts!
Loving your decor so chic and pretty. I need to do something like this to catch up with friends.
I love all of these tips and these pictures are so fabulous! Cheers and happy holidays to you 🙂
That is a party I really want to go to the appetizers are amazing I couldn’t believe how many you had. I love the idea of an Evite to avoid all the paper
These are great tips! I’m planning to host one so this is very handy!!
We always go to my family’s house for New Years; but, if there was ever the need of a change of venue, these will come in handy!
So cool, I love the evite option! We generally have a low key New Years. I would love a cocktail.
this all looks and sounds amazing. Can I come! lol. and I love that bar cart. love it. looks like you are all set for New Years
I need to host a party like this! So classy and fun! Great job on this!
This is really cool app! I think my friends used it to send out my bridal shower party last year! It’s so convenient and the invitations are cute variety designs!
I am in love with the picture and these are some great tips… I would definitely try it for our new years party this year 😀
Great party idea and definitely easy cleanup the next day. Love the ability to pick the design for the invite.
I love the evite app! It’s so easy to use. Perfect for throwing an event in a pinch. I love the mini appetizers super cute and look delicious. The bubbly bar is probably my favourite part
I am in love with how you displayed these appetizers! I am all about nice presentation and this looks beautiful. That Evite app is very impressive too. I need to check that out for my next celebration.
Oh everything looks so delicious and fun! I love using evite for invites now!
I love using evites for parties. I actually prefer to get them too because it makes it so much easier to add things to my calendar.
Love all the tips. The party food looks so delish. Evites are so easy to do. Thanks for sharing
Ok you have me where should i sign … i want invitation 🙂
This is sure the chic way to decorate and host a party. Thanks for the tips!
Talk about hassle-free planning! I love this app and the convenience it brings especially for party hosts! I think this is awesome!
How fun! My Sister in law is actually hosting the NYE party this year so I will have to send this to her for some inspiration!
You always have the best party tips! NYE is my favorite. It is such a fun holiday and it’s my husband’s birthday so we always host a big party. Loved reading how we can make that easier!
This looks like so much fun! I love the idea of a new years eve party on the fly. How neat is this!?
Sounds like a fun event to host! Love the simplicity of doing so with Evite!
These mini bites are so cute and look so delicious. What a fun way to try every without overdoing it on the eating. Gotta save room for the midnight toast.
Those e-vites are so cute! I’d love to host a NYE party next year.
I love how cute all of the mini apps look! I totally want to throw a New Year’s Eve party this year!
This is a great app for planning events. I love all the pictures. Thanks for sharing.
I love these ideas! The photos really made me feel excited about hosting friends this holiday season. I love using Evite, they’re my go to for party planning
Such cute ideas! I love the mini dips! And I would love to use Evite for sending such cute invitations!
These photos look incredible! I like your tips.
These are some really neat ideas. I love the little yogurt parfaits. I’ve never heard of the invite app before that’s pretty cool. Going to implement some of these ideas this year 🙂 Thank you
I love all these ideas that you gave. My uncle send an invitation last week for 25th anniversary via mobile and mails. It seems that trend is becoming popular. Cool ideas for decorations as well.
I want a text invite to a party at your house! WOW, you threw that together great. Most of my best parties happen like this with very little notice too.
I really miss throwing parties on new year’s eve! But with a toddler is sleep by nine for us!
Wow! Helpful tips to end this year! I love all the event ideas here. And the photos really look inviting and they look like you’re really gonna throw one this coming New Year’s Eve! 😀