{"id":13714,"date":"2014-10-13T09:22:53","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T15:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=13714"},"modified":"2015-05-27T14:37:18","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T20:37:18","slug":"christmas-party-planning-tip-2-brainstorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/christmas-party-planning-tip-2-brainstorm\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Party Planning Tip #2 &#8211; Brainstorm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13715\" alt=\"Christmas Party Planning Tip #2 \" src=\"\/blog\/media\/christmas-party-planning-tip-2.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/christmas-party-planning-tip-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/christmas-party-planning-tip-2-150x50.png 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/christmas-party-planning-tip-2-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/christmas-party-planning-tip-2-350x116.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a title=\"Christmas Party Planning Tip #1 \u2013 Set a Budget\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/christmas-party-planning-tip-1\/\">You have a budget in place<\/a>. Your dream of having an amazing Christmas party is real. Now you need to find a place to host the event. Think through your list of friends and colleagues. Do any of them have connections at a local venue? Is there a location in your city that makes you smile each time you visit? Write them down.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While brainstorming potential party locations, you&#8217;ll need to keep a few logistical considerations in mind.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Keep in Mind:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>What will the weather be like in December? Will I be able to use an outdoor venue?<\/li>\n<li>Is the location easy for out-of-town guests to find?<\/li>\n<li>Does the venue have services I may need, such as catering or a DJ?<\/li>\n<li>What is the maximum occupancy at the venue?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Once you have the Christmas party location set, send festive Save the Date postcards to everyone on the guest list.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-13659\" alt=\"week2-on\" src=\"\/blog\/media\/week2-on-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/week2-on-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/week2-on.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>This week, Paper Direct is offering 20% off all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Holiday\/Postcards\">holiday postcards<\/a>. Simply enter code WCRT1014B at checkout to get this great deal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For more great tips, be sure to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/your-ultimate-christmas-party-planning-guide\/\">entire guide<\/a> on Christmas party planning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have a budget in place. Your dream of having an amazing Christmas party is real. Now you need to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[211],"class_list":["post-13714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-event-planning","tag-postcards"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13714"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13714"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13753,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13714\/revisions\/13753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}