A lot goes into planning an event. Planners use different theories when it comes to pulling off a successful Hafla (aka party). But one thing is for sure – there is a standard set of steps that you have to follow. Once you have those in place, you’ll be off to a great start! Here are 15 simple steps that will help you plan your Hafla.
- Focus on the objective of your event; every other decision is dependent on that.
- Decide on a budget by putting together an estimate and then allocating sub-budgets for various categories.
- Finalize a guest list; the total number of guests is important when you need to take a call about factors like venue size and catering options.
- Select a theme and organize party favors. This really helps event recall.
- Organize your core team including speakers, entertainers, venue management, publicists and volunteers.
- Freeze a date for your event. This will help you select your venue, send invites out on time and advertise your event effectively.
- Finalize a venue and book it in advance. Any delay in venue booking may lead to compromise further along the process.
- Send out invites preceded by save the date messages.
- Advertise your event. This could be personal, on paper or on social media, but you must go all out.
- Book products and services on time. With your venue, number of guests and date frozen, it’s time to fill in the rest of the blanks.
- Get your hygiene protocol in place and make arrangements for medical issues.
- Set up a contingency plan. You’re basically done, but do everything all over again to plan for emergencies!
- Do a tech dry run a day prior to the event to cross check on the audio/visual, lighting and electrical set up.
- Make a flowchart of your D-day itinerary and share it with the team.
- Make checklists that you can use at different stages of event planning so that you don’t miss a thing!
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