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Everyone wants to throw a party! Who has not at oe time or another thought “wouldn’t it be great if…?” or who has not gotten this question?
You’ll see pictures, read articles, hear stories and testimonials and of course learn about vendors for food and linens, find cake ideas, DJ’s photographers and tons of “Can you help me do my baby ideas for themes, cost cutting, shower?” Or how about this planning and throwing the perfect one? “Honey, what should we do event. for the baby’s birthday?” So the questions come up all the time in Throwing a party is throwing one form or another. And then the a party. Believe it or not there search begins. And it’s a jungle are more things in common out there. Whether it’s a wedding, between weddings, quinceaneras a quinceanera, a graduation or a graduations and baby showers kid’s birthday, starting from scratch than you think. There’s a sort of is a night mare. And compounding flow to how you get it done. the issue are the two ticking time bombs. 1. The date of the event Checking in with our magazine and the need to get the invitations will give you the confidence that out. 2. The fact that places you you can do it well and that your might think could be the place are event will be a huge success. And booking up all around you. This knowing who to call for all the combination leads to one thing. things you need and having those numbers in one place is mighty STRESS! convenient too. So we are here for So what’s a mother to do? Well you. Use our magazine for ideas. staying informed and staying in Call us if you need help. As the touch with a local family venue saying goes, “this is not our first through our magazine will certainly rodeo!” allow you to know your options.
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We have helped people throw 100th Yes I can honestly say I have birthdays, anniversaries, beauty thrown more parties than anyone pageaants, company parities, in Albuquerque and the person in fashion shows and charitable events. second place on his one is a long We have raise money for cancer way behind. research and autism. We have There are two things you know you had dance battles, we have had will get from me when you throw guest appearances by spiderman your party here. Experience and andbatman. caring. You can count on it.
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PartySpace Besides being a full service reception hall in Albuquerque, NM, ABQ Party Space understands what you need to have a great event or party. You need a great space with parking, free time to decorate and catering starting at just $7 a plate or the ability to bring your own food. Now that’s incredible by anyone’s standard. We are a full service reception hall and work hard to get you what you want. You need a reception hall for your events you can trust, to deliver a space you and your guests will be comfortable in with a price you can live with. ABQ Party Space understands what you need and delivers. From the hall to the food, to the DJ to the photos to the linens to the hotel for your guests we have partners who can help. When you are ready, talk to the team at ABQ Party Space. 7
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Frequently Asked Questions Where are you located?
Can we serve alcohol?
We are located at 300 Menaul Blvd NW on the South side of the building. There is a big purple sign in the parking lot on 4th and Menaul and a red neon sign over our entry.
If you wish to serve alcohol we will hire for you a bartender, a security person to card and assure guests don’t over indulge and we will need to purchase insurance. The total price for this is: 5 hour party - $200. 4 hour party $160. 3 hour party $120.
What are your prices? Prices range from a three hour event on a weeknight for $139 to $399 for Friday in the West room, $549 for Friday in the East Room, $650 for Saturday night in the West Room, $850 in the East Room, Saturday afternoon is 3 hours for $299 in the West and $329 in the East. Sunday afternoon and evening is $269 for 3 hours in the West and $299 in the East. Additional hours are $50 on Friday and Saturday night and $30 on all other parties.
Can we bring our own food? You can certainly bring your own food. We will give you 4 buffet tables, two coolers, electricity, extensions for crock pots, a fridge and freezer, all the water you need and racks for your aluminum pans. Bring sterno and plastic utensils and of course pick up some ice along the way.
What if we do not want to cook? We can recommend several caterers. Call A to Z Catering for Continental at around $10 per person: 505 328 0346 or Caliente Catering: 505 804 0787 for New Mexican at about $7.50 a person. 8
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Can we have time to decorate? All parties get at a minimum 1 hour and 45 minutes to decorate. Fridays you can have more and you can have more during the week. Additional hours Saturday and Sunday morning are $15 each. If you would like us to decorate for you, just bring your decorations and we will have two hostesses decorate for 2 hours for $40.
Have the wedding ceremony here? Yes. We can set a room up like a church style with as many rows of chairs that you want. After the ceremony we will move all the furniture as needed. There is no charge for this.
How many people can you hold? We have two rooms. One seats 116 and the other 144. They connect with a door and we often have large events accommodating over 200 guests. This is a great way to have a large family gathering with a lot of kids. We can have a huge bounce house and face painter for all the kids while all the adults dance the night away.
Do you have DJ’s?
How is the parking?
We can get you DJ’s. Their numbers are in the magazine or just call us and tell us what you like. Five hours will run roughly $300. You can of course bring your own DJ and you can evenjust bring a laptop or a phone and get free Wi-Fi.
We have over 200 private parking spots just feet from our doorstep with a security car driving around all night.
Do you have linens? We can give you the name of someone who can supply you with linens at a wholesale price. Her name is Elaine Gillaspy and her number is 575 317 8014. Her website is www.finishingtouchesnm. com.
Do you have photographers? One young lady who has done a lot of work here is Izabel Strawn. Her number is 505 459 0121. Her prices are about half of what you might expect to pay.
Do you have air conditioning? We have 20,000 BTU’s of refrigerated air. Don’t throw a party in a place with a swamp cooler.
Do you have a dance floor? Both rooms are equipped with large, professional grade dance floors.
Do you have a kitchen? You can bring all your food in and arrange it beautifully on the buffet. We will give you all the racks and pans you need. You will have a fridge, freezer, two coolers, plenty of water and electricity.
Do you have a wedding officiant? Can I pay off the party in payments? One that comes to mind is Amor Ceremonies. 505 453 8602.
How soon do I have to book? We book on a first come first serve basis. If you really need a certain date, grab it. Weddings book out up to 18 months, other parties range from 1-6 months. Play it safe!
What is the deposit? The deposit is 25% of the price. This goes directly against your balance. So if your party room is $399 you put down $100 and you owe $299.
Once you pay the deposit the room is yours. You can stop in or call in periodically and pay whatever you like to get your balance down or you can just pay in one additional payment prior to the event. We can work with you on that.
What about Clean-Up? Just take your leftovers and gifts and we handle the rest. Your life just got really simple!
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We Found Our Venue I don’t know why, but for some reason we couldn’t find an Albuquerque wedding hall that was able to accommodate our family and friends without costing an arm and a leg. We had searched long and hard, but it was our friends who told us that this one would be the one and that’s how we found ABQPartySpace. She‘d recently had a friend who was married in the hall and was impressed with the size, location and overall value of the packages. So we scoped it out.Here’s what we have to say about this venue.
This wedding hall is above all extremely spacious. We loved it! It wasn’t just spacious either it was in a nice part of Albuquerque that was close to most of our guests’ homes and both freeways. It was elegant and easy. This is a great place. Also, we want to send a shout out to the awesome staff . members here. They made the whole wedding planning process so much easier. They are definitely some of the most accommodating people in the industry.
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It is not an easy job to look for the right wedding photographer. To help you, here are some of the mistakes you might make. photographer. To help you, here are some of the mistakes you might make.
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Do not let yourself get distracted by the skills and good works of the wedding photographer
His/her great techniques and skills are just important as his/her personality. Do not hire a wedding photographer whose personality you dislike.
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Do not expect to have plenty of breath taking shots from an amateur wedding photographer.
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If you would use you money to have the prettiest wedding album and settle for an amateur wedding photographer, you would end up having a very pretty wedding album which contains mediocre or bad photos. The wedding photos are more important than the wedding album’s look. It would be your wedding photos that would be holding and portraying the emotions and memories from your wedding day. BesidesFind Article, you can make a not-so-good wedding album look pretty just by being creative and resourceful. Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.comweddings
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Babies are so much fun. But baby games shower are much more fun since moms-to-be, godparents, grandparents, and other invitees in the baby shower can get to play childish games again. Some of the baby game shower that can be played include Sing It, Baby!, Measuring up Mommy, Here’s Looking at You, Kid!, Don’t Say Baby, Baby Truth or Dare, The Seventh Gift, and Dig out the Pins. ABQ PartySpace Magazine
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This is also another great way to give honor to the mom-to-be for having that precious baby on the way. How do we play these baby game showers? Here is the run-down on how to play the baby game shower and create good memories of a great baby shower.
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shower to play as this gives the guests the freedom to measure mommy’s size. Have a couple of toilet paper rolls ready and ask each participant to estimate the size of mommy’s girth by cutting
These baby games guests participants form a circle. are a great way They can sit or stand. Then, each that would let guest must sing a line or two from a song that has the word the guests mingle “baby” in it. When the first and get to know game player has finished, the next person seated on her right each other, if they has ten seconds to sing another aren’t acquainted “baby” song. “Baby” songs cannot be repeated, thus, participants who yet. repeat a song or cannot think of a
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the toilet paper to their guess size. Then each one wraps around the new mommy’s stomach the toilet paper they cut. The nearest length approximating to the mommy’s stomach wins the prize!
Last person singing in this baby game shower wins the prize!How big has mommy become?
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Here’s Lookin’ At You, Kid. Remember how you looked
when you were a baby? This game takes you down memory lane as you need to dig up those baby pictures of yours. Because you need them to play the baby game shower Here’s Lookin’ At You, Kid! Before the party itself, request all the guests coming to bring the cutest baby picture of themselves. Upon their arrival, secure each baby picture and assign a number per picture. During the game, lay all baby pictures and give each participant paper and pen and ask them to identify as many baby pictures as they can. The guest with the most number of correct guesses is the big winner. This baby game shower makes you NOT say what you are suppose to be attending to! The game Don’t Say Baby is precisely that! Don’t say “baby” during the entire length of the baby game shower for the diaper pin that was given to you upon your arrival will be taken away from you.
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The person with the most number of diaper pins collected at the end of the shower party wins a prize.This baby game shower is for those who love baby trivia and the like. Play Baby Truth or Dare by writing down some baby trivia, some correct and others purposely written incorrectly. During the baby game shower, ask randomly if the baby facts are either true or false. Those who guess correctly gets a prize while those who don’t will be dared to perform in front of everyone else.We all know that the single lady who catches the bride’s wedding bouquet is said to become the next bride. In The Seventh Gift, it is not so much a baby game shower but more of a fable that says that the giver of the seventh gift unwrapped will be the next expecting mother. However, avoid “planting” the seventh gift.
Cupcakes are a great addition to your baby shower party.
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For moms and dads, their children birthday celebration parties are one of the most crucial events in their parenthood. This is because they get to show their kids how much they like them by preparing some issue for their special day. If your among individuals parents whose child’s birthday is close at hand, then you should be possessing ideas what to complete for the celebration by now.
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Although organizing a bash may be tiresome and nerveracking, moms and dads ought not to be discouraged to prepare one particular for their kids because this will a great deal to their youngster specially when he or she is older. Except for being just one way of showing your really like and affection, organizing a birthday celebration bash for the child can likewise contribute so significantly to their outlook in life and towards boosting of his or her confidence as well.
Easy ways to organize young children birthday parties Identical to in lot of points, arranging is the principle find the very best key to generate any endeavor productive. To place, the greatest make sure that your youngster will likely cake, and the be possessing pleasing and hassle free confirmation of the of charge wedding celebration, make certain which you strategy way ahead. guests Experts say that considering for a youngsters birthday party ought to begin as early as one particular moth prior to the exact date on the occasion. That is because the more time you have, the much better she or he can think about techniques on how to make the occasion more successful and special. In the event you program this early, you can find the very best place, the greatest cake, and the confirmation of the guests who you strategy to invite.
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Think about a theme. If your youngster is old enough to pick a subject for his or her little ones wedding celebration, them allow him to her to complete so. This is significant to ensure that the celebrator will relish the occasion. This is also a single great way of asking aid from their youngster from the things that require preparation. For youngsters, select a general theme that kids of all age groups can relate to such as fairy land and castles for girls and pirate theme for boys. If you’ve a topic this early, you will have far more time for you to decide on decorations and even costumes for that bash.
Pick a venue and set the time. To accomplish this, you possibly can get a consensus from the guests you are planning to invite.
It is a must that you consider their respective schedules so you can develop 1 that may be convenient to all of them. The same goes when picking a venue. Don’t pick an area where moms and dads and other guests are going to be a hard time finding. Try to produce and send special birthday party invitations the soonest probable time. Once you have a subject, spot and time, you are set to make the invitations. You can produce your own invitations dependent on the style on the party or you can just but premade 1 to save a while. It is a must that you simply send these early and as for an RSVP so you will understand how quite a few guests to expect. In inviting for children birthday celebration occasion, it’s not necessary to invite everyone.
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Astrology Forecast for All Signs for August 2015 ARIES: August is filled with creative energy that will help re-invent your future with the help of fearless Mars, your planet, as it transits Leo to make you brand new!
LIBRA: The North Node is in your sign throughout the month, meaning your Destiny, for years to come, and is activated now, in ways that will make themselves obvious to you with little effort.
TAURUS: This month is great for making big changes that pay in ways that allow you to organize the rest of the year to your satisfaction.
SCORPIO: Saturn will be going forward in your sign finally, for the last time for 29-30 years, so this is the best time to clean up your act from that period, in ways that lighten your load by the time the end of September arrives.
GEMINI: With your immediate future looking bright, it’s time to strengthen your confidence by focusing on your best qualities, and letting them shine!
SAGITTARIUS: Your planet has been happy in the sign of Leo for the last year, shifting into Virgo for the next year, and this will easily bring your focus onto the details of your career, and plans for the future.
CANCER: You have abundance showing up in your life this month, as you will do the work that makes you happy, as you have the creative energy to manifest easily now
CAPRICORN: Pluto is still Retrograding slowly through your sign, forcing you to upgrade, improve, transform, as your review the past for any errors in your way that need to be rectified.
LEO: Lucky Jupiter is leaving your sign soon, yet launches the year ahead in ways that are far-reaching, long-lasting, and give you a 12-year boost, especially in terms of personal happiness.
AQUARIUS: Your planet Uranus is Retrograde during August, and this puts you in reverse, in ways that benefit you in the long run, and may surprise you in the short run, leading to positive outcomes this Fall!
VIRGO: Jupiter is entering your sign for the first time in 12 years, and heralds an expansive phase that may include school, and taking your skills to the next level in business and technical fields.
PISCES: With Neptune and Chiron in your sign now, it’s time to take advantage of the opportunities this offers for healing, and experiencing a new level of romance in your life that has never appeared before.
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For many teenagers, having a sweet 16 party is just as important as planning their future wedding. Regardless if you are planning a sweet sixteen party, or a Quinceanera, below are important tips that will help you make it memorable. 1.) Decide on a Date and Time
2.) Location Location Location Even though you can plan a larger than life event, you need to keep your budget in mind. ABQ Party space just might be your best solution.
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Basically, the more people you invite, the more your party will cost. This is directly related to the meal and location size. You need to ask yourself what kind of party you are trying to plan. 4.) Invitations
Sometimes birthdays fall on difficult dates, and the best advice is to choose the weekend before or the weekend after and send out invitations far in advance. The further out you send invites gives guests more time to prepare for a RSVP.
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3.) Who is coming and how many?
Now that you know who to invite and how many people are going, it is time to send out the invitations for your sweet 16. These are good to mail out two months before the event date. It can be as simple as sports insignia to as intricate as calligraphy and cut outs. Be sure to note on the invites for people to RSVP ASAP! 5.) Themes So since we brought it up, we might as well cover it. A theme is crucial when it comes to planning a sweet 16. This will distinguish your party from all the ones your friends are throwing.
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raduation is an exciting time for the graduate, and friends and family alike. It is a time to congratulate and commend the graduate for a job well done. Graduation is a huge milestone in anyone’s life, and should be marked appropriately. A graduation dinner or graduation party is a great way to do so. Party theme. There are many themes that can be incorporated into a graduation party. If the graduate is heading off to college, the party could be themed around the college colors, letters, and mascot. This goes double for anyone graduating from college as well. The graduation can also be themed around the interests or degree of the graduate. Another great theme that is easy to put together is a diploma theme. The diploma can be incorporated into all party elements like the cake, plates, napkins, and invitations. PARTY TYPES. The type of graduation party can depend on several factors. Time of day can play a big part. If it is an afternoon graduation the party can be more casual. If it is an evening graduation, a more formal event is in order. INVITATIONS. The type of graduation invitation ordered depends on all these factors. Choose an invitation that coordinates with the theme, whether high school or college, special interest, school colors, or the diploma theme. The graduation invitation should also reflect the style of the graduation party. If it is formal, the graduation party invitation should be formal too. If it is a casual gathering, the invitation may be casual. ABQ PartySpace Magazine
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Any graduate has a lot on his or her plate up to and following the big date. Preparing for college or looking for a job, it is a very important time and a time in life when everything is about to change. A graduation party is a great way to commemorate a job well done and send good wishes.
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Formal or informal, there are plenty of unique ways to create your graduation party invitations. Making them resemble little diplomas is a creative and popular idea. They are easy to make too, just print party information on fancy paper, then roll up and tie with a ribbon in the graduate’s school color. Add some flair by tying on a diploma charm or tassel. If you are sending out traditional paper or imprinted invites, sprinkle on some confetti to match the decorative colors of the school. In your invitation, ask each guest to come to the party with his or her own musical message, personal note, tape recorded message or a video segment. If the graduate’s relatives are not able to be present for the party, request them to make a video clipping for that graduate and display this tape during the party. Be sure to carefully save the remembrances so that the graduate can look back fondly on this day years later. Send out the invitations as early as possible.
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theme to make your graduation party stand out. For example, if the graduate is a big sports fan you can prepare the theme based around their favorite sport or team. Hang up jerseys, pennants, newspaper clippings around the house or yard. Your sports theme can also include custom imprinted balls, pom poms, pennants or cheer phones.
Stadium cups from their favorite team can be used to enhance your sports graduation party theme. Generally, you should plan for an open house style as most graduates have many friends who will want to try to make it to each party after the graduation ceremony.
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with the theme, the décor can be one of the most important graduation party ideas. This day will mark the completion of a long road through school and it is fun to remember the early days of the graduate’s life. Setup a table to be filled with the memorabilia brought by the guests. Dig through the attic or basement to find awards, sports photos, prom photos, honors, diplomas, senior pictures, mortarboard, textbooks and pennants. Have some photos blown up as posters. This display will honor and be cherished by the graduate and his family. The grad and his friends will enjoy reminiscing about the good old days. Now that you’ve done all this work, don’t forget to take dozens of pictures! If you have the capabilityFree Reprint Articles, upload them to photo sharing websites for the whole world (or just your family) to see. Using a few simple graduation party ideas will make your graduate feel on the top of the world and ready to move on to the next stage of their life.
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