Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Jen's 23rd Lechon and Ube Party

Four months in advanced, I'm planning the ultimate house party for my birthday. It's all about creating an atmosphere.

Location: 
Garage set up in sections (Bar, Food, Sheesha and Music)


Interior Styling:
Jwow white leather couches and pillows (need to be wiped down)
Plenty of large persian rugs
Cover papa-made table with funky ass fabric
Tall wooden lamps
Lamps on bed side tables
Yellow lighting, no florescent lights whatsoever
Photo frames and images on desk
Sectioned seating
Art deco dresser on show do NOT get drinks on this
Disco ball
Buy more couches
Garage door open up to grass/moonlight sky
Animals running around my back yard
Smoke machine


Bar Set Up:
Ice swell
Bin
Fruits cut up (lime, lemons, oranges, apples)
Chopping board and knife
Well branded mixers lined up
One of each spirit lined up (Russian Vodka, Bombay Gin, El Jimador Tequila, Havana White Rum, Cointreau, Frangelico, Baileys, Kaluha, Famous Grouse, Sloe Gin,)
Shot glasses in washers
Sponge/paper towel/cleaning/sink


Food: 
Pretty presentation
Lechon (This shall be called a Lechon party)
Customary ube cake with five million candles
BBQ of Vman's special lamb, NO CHICKEN (takes too long), sausages, Meat patties
Pasta salad
Vegetable salad
Pancit
Bread
Cupcakes on large cupcake stand



ENTERTAINMENT


Music:
90's hip hop and rnb
Chill out simple beats
Nothing too crazy/dancey
Jay Z, Talib Kweli, Pharell, Currency, J. Cole, LL Cool J, Naughty By Nature, Tupac, Biggie, Pharcyde, Cypress Hill, Eve, Method Man, Nas, Wu Tang, Slum Village, Blu and Exile, Eric Sermon, Dr. Dre, J. Dilla, Black Milk, Elzhi, DJ Ty Die, Maxwell, Craig David,
Laptop hookup
Speakers and subbies, pummpppinn


Sheesha Station:
Little yellow sheesha
Big as industrial sheesha
Flavours of all sorts
Bon fire
If we smoke so much we wont need a smoke machine

Key Ideas:
Cozy couches/rugs
Sheesha
Yellow lighting
Food
Presentation of everything