Planning a party - for example, when you invite fewer guests, host a shorter soiree, or have a party with an odd or atypical theme - shows courage.
It takes a certain boldness to go against what other people might perceive as the "right" way to present a party. When you have a party that lasts 5 or 6 hours, you can easily seduce your guests by switching things up every 30 minutes or so; the food, the beverages, and the activities. Although if you decide to host a party with a shorter time line, you won't have time to incorporate ever changing ideas or gimmicks to hide behind.
Shorter parties, as the reaction to a poor economy, are beginning to lead the way in the party world, acting as a new style. You have to be decisive and strong to have a shorter party.
The trend of having shorter parties probably won't have any great effect on the mainstream party culture - not in this economy, anyway. Because in the party world today it's about the party's "personality". A shorter party, when done well, can be a reflection of a happy-go-lucky host with a fun attitude.
Shorter parties are likely to appeal more to a younger crowd.
A lot of the time when younger guests arrive, they arrive leaving; thinking about the next stop that they plan to make. Older guests are known to have more severe attitudes that are sometimes considered to be "old-fashioned". The older crowd tends to "park" themselves in one place, and stay there for the duration.
All the same: if you decide to cut your party short, you might as well make it short and sweet, and memorable. Why not plan something fierce and make a bold statement? If they're going to gossip about the shorter length of your party, you might as well knock them dead and truly giving them something to talk about.
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