Hey there everyone! So the other day i attended a 78th Mexican themed birthday party. The crowd was mostly a mix of 35 and up, there was a band, dance floor, open bar, and buffet style food which was basically just a fajita bar.

Highlights: The decorations were a really cool new take on a Mexican party. The table clothes were dark green, dark purple, and dark red. The table ornaments were Godzilla dolls with miniature sombreros and miniature Mexican blanket draped over their shoulders. In addition throughout the table were church candles with various saints and angels images on them. They provided the perfect mood lighting.

Low Points: The sound system. Having a band is super fun, a couple of people even got up and danced, but then the singers came on. They were all ok, however I couldn’t really tell because the drummer was so loud and the microphones weren’t turned up enough. All the music was classic rock and jazz, definitely danceable for all ages. Too bad someone let the bartender turn on the plasma above the bar because then people became entranced in finding out who was going to win the Oscars.

Tips for next time: 

• Make a DVD looping video footage of the birthday boy/girl or a montage of people dancing to get everyone in the mood
• Do a sound system test yourself by standing back and listening. Don’t rely on the band to do it themselves because they are for 1 bias and 2 not listening to the sound from where the party attendees will be standing.
• If candles are going to be on the table, make sure the table clothes are not to long. no one wants there event to go down in flames