Help! Problems organising my daughters 18th party

valos_mummy

Wow, didn't realise these days there is so much to think about! My 16th (many years ago!!) was in the upstairs hall of a St.Johns ambulance centre with my parents sat in the downstairs kitchen area - my mum thought she'd be "down with the kids" and bought 2 large bottles of shandy lol!! Didn't stop the guests going down the fire escape and coming back from spar with booze - but then nobody got totally pished, it was more about having a sneaky bit of cider or alcopops back then and not who could get the most vodka etc down their neck.

My 18th was in a local rugby club pub, no bouncers or anything like that needed! It was a combination of friends and family. The only worry was that it ended up being the same day of princess Di's funeral, and a lot of establishments were closing for the whole day but the club said they'd be staying open. I'd suggest a hall maybe, somewhere that doesn't have a licensed bar. It'll mean you'll have to do your own catering etc but not too many problems in the booking being turned away.

mico62

Three's only 1 venue where we live that will allow 18ths but its a golf club so pricy to hire and they take a £1000 bond and if 1 person is sick you don't get it back as my friend found out after her daughter's 18th