Reunions
Catching up with friends and family
Reunion planning can be one of the most detailed and extensive party plans you’ll ever make. Fortunately, it can also be the most rewarding.
There are many steps to planning any reunion, including family reunions, military reunions and high school reunions. You’ll need to plan the why, who, where and how of the event. The first step in reunion planning is trying to determine how many people could be attending. That way, other plans such as the “where” can be more easily established. Depending on how big the event is, you may even consider forming a reunion committee to share the responsibilities. This can be a formal group or just a couple of friends or family members, depending on the occasion.
Reunion Invitations
Make them fun and festive! If you have an old photo of the group involved in the reunion, include that on your invitation. Be specific on the details. Some people travel a good distance to come to reunions, so make sure they experience joy, not frustration. Supply the date, the time, the place and themes (if any). If you are booking a reunion hotel, be sure to include all of the information about finding it and checking in.
Reunion Ideas
It may be fun to have a reunion with a theme. If it is a class reunion, for example, you could go with a theme of the graduation year. There are many reunion theme ideas such as a Hawaiian party theme, a disco theme, a friendship theme and more. If you don’t want to go with a theme, a basic reunion can be just as fun.
Gathering up the old crowd to catch up on each other’s lives is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding events you can plan. Bringing people back together, who perhaps have not seen each other in many years, is almost always a happy event. Remember, however, that some people change and some stay the same. Reunions let you see who is “just like old times” and who is “a new man or woman.”
When you’re in charge of the reunion planning, it’s your job to make sure everything runs smoothly for your guests. Start your reunion planning as early as possible and plan as many details as possible, so you’ll be ready to play host or hostess and to resolve any unexpected twists that arise.
