5 Tips for Making Guests Feel Welcoming at Your Party

The planning stage of throwing a party is important, but it can all still go wrong if you’re not prepared to make your guests feel welcome at your home. If you have an event upcoming and need a little direction to make sure everything runs smoothly and your guests have a great time, continue reading below.

Put Effort into Invitations

Making your guests feel welcome in your home starts way before party day. When you send out invites, make sure you put a little effort in. After all, your prospective guests are more likely to remember a personalized card through the post than a group chat Facebook message, which will get muted anyway. Going out of your way to design a unique invitation card shows how much this party means to you.

You can keep up the momentum when your guests leave as well. While you’re putting together invitations, spend time designing thank you message cards, which you can send to show your appreciation. You never know, that thank you card might put an automatic “attending” stamp on their RSVP for your next party.

Meet and Greet Everyone

This is your party, so make sure you’re ready at the door to welcome your guests into your home. However, guests tend to arrive a little bit late to parties because nobody wants to be the first one there. Even though you may be tempted to get into party mode and let the stragglers make their way into your home, staying by the door that little longer will be a lovely touch for all of your guests.

Don’t Overdo the Cleaning

You don’t want to welcome your guests into a hovel, but you also don’t want to make your guests feel too uncomfortable to breathe because your home is too clean. Instead of making your home look like a staged property, give it a little clean, but still leave it feeling lived in.

The same goes for during your party. As much as nobody likes to see mess build up in their home, your guests don’t want to be watching you tidy up constantly because it’ll make them feel uncomfortable.

Give a House Tour

Most people have rooms that aren’t guest worthy – like the master bedroom or a cluttered study room. Therefore, you should make a point to give a brief tour of the rooms where the party is happening. If you have any off-limit rooms, then simply close the door to keep your guests from entering – you’ve already shown them where the bathroom is, so they won’t wander in.

Keep Comfort in Mind

When your home is packed full of guests, it may get a little warmer than usual, which will make people feel uncomfortable. Therefore, you should make an effort to keep an agreeable temperature by investing in a few fans or adjusting the air conditioning.

The key to making your guest feel welcome in your home is by feeling relaxed yourself and doing those little extra bits as a host – like being at the door to meet and greet.