Free party and event planning checklists

Choose a checklist for your event, review its assumptions, timeline, exact quantities, and budget guidance, then mark progress without creating an account. Product mappings help turn the final list into a shoppable plan.

Party Planning Checklist

A useful party plan starts with the date, guest count, venue, and budget. For a typical three-hour celebration, confirm those basics 6-8 weeks ahead, send invitations 3-4 weeks ahead, order decor and tableware for your confirmed headcount plus 10% spare, and finalize food, drinks, setup, and cleanup during the last week.

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Birthday Party Planning Checklist

For a 20-person birthday party, confirm the date, venue, age-appropriate format, and budget 4-6 weeks ahead. Build one photo-ready focal area, size food and tableware to 20 guests plus a small buffer, plan one simple activity, and leave enough time for cake service, gifts, and cleanup.

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Corporate Event Planning Checklist

A reliable corporate event plan begins with the business objective, attendee count, venue requirements, accessibility, and an accountable owner. For a 50-person half-day event, lock the venue and program 8-12 weeks ahead, confirm AV and catering early, and run a documented check-in, setup, and teardown plan.

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What You Need for a 50-Person Birthday Party

For a 50-person birthday party you need decor for one focal wall (a balloon garland, a number balloon, and a banner), seating and tables for roughly 50 guests (about 6-7 banquet tables and 50 chairs), tableware for 50 (plates, napkins, cups, and cutlery), drinks kept cold with a cooler and dispensers, hot food held in chafing dishes, a photo backdrop, and a favor for each guest. The grouped checklist below lists exact quantities, and the shoppable kit underneath maps each line to a product.

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Graduation Party Checklist

A graduation party comes together around five things: invitations sent 3-4 weeks out, a school-color balloon-and-banner backdrop, a photo moment (a grad photo banner plus props), enough tableware and seating for your headcount, and food, drinks, and a small favor for each guest. The grouped checklist below walks through each step in order, and the shoppable kit underneath links every item to a product.

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Baby Shower Checklist

To host a baby shower you need invitations sent about 3-4 weeks out, a soft decor scene (a balloon arch or coordinated decoration kit plus a sash banner), a dressed gift-and-dessert table, a photo backdrop, games and advice cards to break the ice, tableware for your guest list, light food and drinks, and a small favor for each guest. The grouped checklist below covers each piece with quantities, and the shoppable kit maps every item to a product.

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Backyard Wedding Essentials Checklist

A backyard wedding needs a few things a venue would normally provide: a ceremony focal point (an arch and an aisle runner), cover and power (a canopy tent and string lighting), rented tables, chairs, and linens for the reception, a finished tablescape with place settings, stationery, and favors. Because there’s no in-house staff, plan seating and tableware for your full guest count. The grouped checklist below covers each essential, and the shoppable kit links every item to a product.

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