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Whether your New Year’s Eve soirée is an annual tradition or you’re hosting one for the first time, give your guests a memorable setting to ring in 2022. You can throw the best bash of the year by following a few simple tips. You might’ve played it safe last year and skipped the annual New Year’s get-together at your home. But now that you’re ready to be the life of the party again, it’s time to rethink the festivities and ensure your guests will be talking about the bash well into 2022. Hiring a planner for your affair is an option, but BERGEN has done the next best thing: We’ve asked Aimee Petersen, owner and event planner at Wyckoffbased The Perfect Shindig to open her playbook and share some secrets to throwing a memorable party. “When I am planning events, I actually walk myself visually through the event space, the theme chosen, the items needed and I create one giant to do list,” she says. “This makes it easier to manage, and it removes the thought and stress of trying to think of everything.” Choosing an overall theme or motif is a priority, she says, and invest in elements within your budget to achieve the look you want. “You will have a fabulous event regardless, but allow yourself the freedom to indulge where it’s most important.”
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THE LIFE OF THE PARTY
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