Text guides
Hosting and events
Plan the practical parts of getting people together: invitations, food, timing and a way home.
- Make a birthday-party run sheetA run sheet lists who does what and when.
- Time a dinner party around one ovenWith one oven, dishes have to take turns, and resting time is your window to talk to guests.
- Ask for missing RSVPs without sounding annoyedA follow-up works best when it says why the deadline matters and makes replying easy.
- Divide event jobs into volunteer shiftsVolunteer schedules tend to break at handoffs.
- Write arrival instructions guests can followClear arrival instructions cut down on texts on the day.
- Work out what to rent for an eventWhat you rent depends on what the venue already has as well as the guest count.
- Make a rain plan for a small eventA rain plan only helps if guests know it exists before the day.
- Write a useful travel note for wedding guestsOut-of-town guests need parking, transit and hotel options in one place.
- Outline a wedding speech around one real storyA speech built on one specific story gives you something concrete to tell, which is easier to deliver than a list of compliments.
- Plan a reunion with room for people to opt outA good reunion schedule has a few fixed points and plenty of open time.