Ideas for the Presentation of Snacks

Often prom-goers are too busy dancing and socializing to eat the dinner provided or they burn it off dancing.  Providing snacks at after-prom parties is a great way to give energy and keep people awake.  Continue the prom theme by using plastic table covers and skirting in the prom colors.   Then choose your napkins, plates, and plastic ware in a contrasting color.

Serving beverages is easy when you have a crystal cut punch bowl, a pitcher for water, or a tub for sodas.  Provide clear plastic cups, but make sure that people can identify their glass by using Etch-It tags!  There’s no need for pens; just mark on it with your finger!

Offer mini sub sandwiches, veggies, or fruits on a crystal cut tray.  Don’t forget the tongs or serving spoon and fork! Small sandwiches and finger foods allow people to grab a bite or two while they are still dancing, playing games, and socializing.

An imprinted stadium cup can be used for a variety of things.  Fill them with mini candy bars, nuts, or jellybeans. Make the candy bars even more special by having personalized wrappers.   Who doesn’t love sweets?  A sweet table with lollipops and mints (in a keepsake tin) will please everyone.

Late at night when people are getting sleepy is a good time to bring out some coffee or hot chocolate.  Serve it in a black café mug that you can have imprinted with your own design!

Be creative with what foods you serve and how you serve them.  Make your after-prom party a night to remember!

Seven Popular Prom Favors

Prom only lasts one night. All the planning and saving for months is over in the blink of an eye, but a prom favor can last a lifetime. Picking out just the right prom favor can be a stressful task. Here are seven popular prom favors you might want to give away on that most special night.

Personalized Frames

A professional prom picture with your date is almost as important as Senior pictures. The background typically has to do with the prom theme, and a professional sets up the photo to make everyone look their best. Don’t let the photo end up on a refrigerator. Make your prom favor a personalized picture frame, and everyone will go home with a keepsake to sit on their dresser for years to come.

Photo Albums

The flashes will be unavoidable on prom night. Both girls and boys at the prom will be snapping photos to forever remember the event. Make sure those pictures don’t end up lost or in the trash by giving away a photo album as a prom favor. Most albums can even be personalized with the prom’s theme, school name and date on the cover.

Candles

Depending on the venue, the lighting of candles might not be allowed because of the fire code. Still, prom goers love going home with a candle. When the candle eventually burns out, they still have a glass container left over to use as a drinking glass or vase.

Candy Jars

Not only can candy jars be a fun keepsake from the prom, but they can serve as a snack holder during the actual event. Fill the candy jars with chocolate or mints so your prom guests who aren’t dancing can enjoy a snack at the table.

Clocks

Clocks are a great prom favor. They can be used in the years to come, whether that’s in a dorm room, an apartment or even at the office. Years down the road, prom guests will smile each time they glance at the favor and remember one of the best nights of their high school careers.

Mirrors

The ladies will especially love this one. Compact mirrors can be a great prom favor that will be used the night of the prom! What girl doesn’t need to check her hair and makeup throughout the night? This favor will come in very handy for the ladies.

Key Tags

Almost all of your prom goers will have their driver’s license. A key tag will be a daily reminder of their special night at prom. Some are even personalized and can hold a photo from the prom.

If you still can’t decide on an awesome prom favor, try the Stumps Favor Finder and see what it can come up with for you!

Top Event Planning Trends — Hot in 2012

2012 Event Trends Revealed

What’s hot and what’s not this year in the event planning industry?  We asked top planners to share which event supplies and party supplies they feel are on fire in 2012.

Old World Vintage Events

As for popular decorations, Ana Skidmore of Two Foot Creative thinks, “the vintage look will still be around, but with a twist.”  Skidmore predicts a more elegant vintage look.  Rather than rustic, with “farms and old books and luggage,” events will probably show a more “old-world vintage.” 

This is a trend mostly seen in weddings, but what weddings start, proms soon follow.  Just think: your prom theme could be An Evening Under the Stars, but then you could give it a Victorian twist, with more antique colors, such as gray, ivory, and gold.

Favors that Promise to be Popular in 2012

Another popular trend is offering party favors that are edible.  Candy bars that are personalized with fun messages and names and personalized candy jars, lollipops, and mint tins are vogue in 2012.

Edible favors are sure to be popular at proms, dances, after-proms, and all sorts of other events this year.  Personalized candy jars are not only a fun way to add a creative decoration to your event, but are also great for keeping your attendees or guests from getting too hungry.  These personalized candy jars are sure to last a long time—the image you choose is printed directly onto the lids of the candy jar.  This could be a favor that is planning-committee-specific—only members of the event planning committee can take these as favors.

Another great idea for favors is personalized photo frames.  You could either choose frames with a personalized message on them or you could choose frames that your friends could sign and leave little notes on, thus adding to the memories from the evening.

 

 

More Hot Decorations for 2012

Choose a variety of backdrops for your prom that will work beautifully with the “old-world vintage” idea.  Rather than simply sticking with a starry backdrop, you could also use a backdrop covered in red roses or a backdrop of Victorian feathered masks.  Any of these, as well as many others, will work with grey, ivory, and gold for decorations.

After you’ve chosen the backdrop around which you’ll decorate, you can move on to colors.  As Skidmore said, grey, ivory, and gold will be popular during the “old-world vintage” trend.  This evokes a more elegant type of event, perfect for prom.  You could use gold fabric for table covers and then focus on ivory and grey as your accent colors. If you run into problems finding grey accents, try focusing on ivory and gold as your two main colors and adding small amounts of black to set off the elegance of the event.  Now, put your newly-learned skills to work and plan an elegant event to remember!