Graduation Party Planner: Get Organized and Stay on Track

44 fill-in worksheets and checklists · PDF · Instant download

You’re planning a graduation party, and you’re juggling announcements, gifts, relatives, and food quantities. But keeping it all in your head is a recipe for forgetting something (or running out of sandwiches).

This planner walks you through one decision at a time, so nothing gets forgotten. Use what you need and skip what you don’t. It works for a party at home or at a venue, open-house style, so all the graduate’s friends and family can drop by to celebrate.

I’ve planned parties for 15 years, including graduation parties, and every worksheet here comes from that hands-on experience (not an AI-generated template).

What’s Inside

PLAN (14)

• 30-Day Party Prep
• Co-hosting
• Brainstorming Worksheet
• One-Page Party Planner
• Priorities & Special Needs
• Set a Spending Limit
• Party Budget
• Location, Date & Time
• Party Venue Visit
• Venue Questions
• Venue Layout Sketch
• Venue Packing List
• Activity Ideas
• Pick a Playlist

PREP (3)

• Build a Pinterest Board
• Begin Your Guest List
• Guest List Tracker

STYLE (11)

• Party Favor Ideas
• Party Favor Supplies
• Design Your Table Settings
• Table Settings Sketch
• Design Your Centerpieces
• Flower Ideas
• Choose & Decorate Your Chairs
• Decide on a Backdrop
• Backdrop Supplies
• Other Decor Supplies
• Backdrop Design Sketch

FOOD (9)

• Food & Drinks Menu
• Dessert Menu
• Dessert Serving Sizes
• Grocery List
• Recipe Cards
• Food Prep Schedule
• Serving Pieces Shopping List
• Dessert Table Layout Sketch
• Sample Overhead Sketches

GENERAL PARTY PREP (7)

• Pre-Party Decluttering
• Pre-Party Cleaning
• Make a Party Day Bag
• Party Morning Schedule
• Thank You Notes Tracker
• Party Shopping Favorites
• Vendor Tracker

Perfect For You If

• You’re hosting an open house at home or at a venue and aren’t sure how much food to make
• You’re hosting or co-hosting and need to keep track of who’s doing what
• You’re keeping the guest list, menu, budget, and to-do list in your head (and a few sticky notes)
• You’re worried you’ll forget something until the night before the party

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