Lecture 3:

Theme Parties, Wedding Catering

and Special Events

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CATERING SYSTEM AND OPERATION
Theme Parties
 Catered events can be from cocktails reception to seated
dinners that need excitement and dram in addition to
delicious food.

 Theme parties are very popular.

 Before developing a proposal or planning a function, it is

necessary to know the reason from the event and who will
be attending the party – demographic.
Theme Parties events need to:
 Creativity – How to set up the dining room
 Food – variety of food that related with theme
 Beverage
 Entertainment – DJs, singer, short video clip
 Décor – apply different things to make decoration (balloons,
flower, recycle things and others)
 Activities – games (for kid parties or informal parties)
Event elements include:
 Fun (based on activities)  Color
 Flavor (food and  Sound
beverage)
 Entertainment
 Excitement
 Showmanship
 Action
 Surprise
TP Ideas can adapt and modified
ways to fit the event & clients
goals
 TV Classic (CSI)
 Game Shows (Running Man)
 Reality Show (Project Runaway, Hell’s Kitchen, American Idol)
 Movie Classic (Batman, Spiderman, Harry Potter, Frozen)

** be careful of copyright infringement if trademark images are

used.
Other Theme Parties Ideas
 Music themes (Rock and Roll, Hip Hop)
 Western themes
 Roman themes (Greek theme)
 Las Vegas night
 Great romances
 Science fiction
Other Theme Parties Ideas
 South beach style  Time and location
 Dreamscapes  Historical themes (Samurai)
 Theme with colour  Cultural themes (Races)
 Location themes (Beach)  Sport themes (Football,
baseball)
 Time themes (Vintage,
Futuristic)
What to consider for Theme
Parties?
 Budget considerations
 Lights are magic
 Soundscapes
 Moving décor
 Entrance
 Props (Photo Booth)
Groovy Theme
Cowboy Theme
Hawaii Theme
Hollywood Theme