Alright friends, in an effort to get more of you to buy tickets so we can actually have this reunion, I'm going to give you some of the details of what we're planning in hopes that it may inspire you guys to come--ya know, besides the fact that it would be so fun to see and catch up with people we haven't seen in 10 or so years.
So here's the plan: The reunion will be at Redhook Brewery in Woodinville in their outdoor "bowl" area from 6-11pm, July 30th. It's a beautiful grassy area and has a giant screen for showing our senior video plus a "then and now" slideshow (more on this to come).
We're planning on renting a large tent, like this:
We're planning on renting a large tent, like this:
and having tables, like this, set up under it for people to eat at
and center pieces of course
as well as a bunch of blankets laid out "picnic style" with some beach umbrellas for shade as another seating option.
We're also hoping to have it in the budget to hire a DJ for a couple hours. Maybe playing music that was popular back in our high school days?
To keep with the casual picnic theme, we're planning on ordering box lunches (well in this case, box dinners) from Ingallina's. They all come with a sandwich or wrap, with a vegetarian option; Tim's chips, a cookie, and a bottle of water.
(sorry I couldn't find a larger image, but if you click on the word 'Ingallina's' above, it'll take you to their website)
We'll also be providing some fruit salads as well as additional non-alcoholic drinks.
We'll have a bar set up through Redhook for those that want alcoholic drinks, but they'll need to be purchased with your own money. We're trying to work it out so maybe the drinks aren't full price, but that's still in the works.
We're also planning maybe a few *optional participaton* picnic type activities such as a limbo contest, frisbee, and we might be able to get a volleyball net set up. Maybe we'll even get a water balloon toss going, hmm...maybe not :)
Anyway, that's the basic plan we've come up with. The only catch is that all this stuff costs money and right now since ticket sales have been so minimal, we don't have the money to do ANY of these things, so please buy your tickets. We're on verbal contract with Redhook for their outdoor area, but sooner or later they're going to want to get paid :)
As you can tell, we've already put a lot of time and effort into planning this. Now it's up to you guys to help us out by buying your tickets. Our budget for this reunion is based on having 150 people from our graduating class attend, which means up to 300 people total if everyone brings someone.
The DJ, the tent rental, and the venue rental are all things we need to pay for within the next month. That means we need about 50 people to buy their tickets by the end of May (the guest list so far is located at the bottom of this blog). Can you help us? We really want to make this a fun event because you only get one 10-year reunion, right? So come, enjoy what we've planned for you, and catch up with old friends.
P.S. A HUGE thank you to those that have already bought their tickets!!!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Can you tell that I'm just a wee bit stressed out by this? Haha!
Can you tell that I'm just a wee bit stressed out by this? Haha!
Hi Jenny - Thanks for organizing! I think if we can get a discount and buy some kegs, have someone pour, and sell drinks at a discount like $2 each that would be good. It will be a good incentive for people! All we need is some food, music and drinks and I am thinking all the misc stuff can come second. Let me know if you need help organizing kegs or anything else. Thanks! Hannah Yoon Jelovich
ReplyDeleteThanks Hannah! Right now we've got all those things covered. Redhook is setting up a bar with 2 bartenders for us (for a fee) to handle people's drink orders. I think we're going to cover some of the costs of the alcohol, like a base fee or buy a couple kegs, that way the drinks won't be full priced, but like I said, that part is still in the works because we don't have much of a budget right now and won't until ticket sales pick up. Also, we've already decided on food, other drinks, and the DJ we'll use. I've looked at a BUNCH of caterers and most of them charge like $20-$25 a person to eat which is literally our whole budget. We decided to go with Ingallina's because they're affordable (and yummy) and that way we wouldn't have to charge everyone more money for their tickets. Thanks so much for your help and suggestions! Keep them coming! I hope you guys are coming!
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