quiverfull7
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Help!!!!!!!75-80 People, What Do I Make
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Discussion Overview
The thread centers around a participant's upcoming bridal shower event with a large guest list of 75-80 people. Participants share their experiences and thoughts on what to prepare and how to manage such a large gathering effectively.
Discussion Character
- Anecdotal
- Opinion-based
- Exploratory
Main Points Raised
- One participant, identifying as a consultant, suggests pre-making everything and focusing on salads, pasta salads, or desserts like trifles and brownies.
- Another participant shares their experience of not cooking to feed guests at a shower, emphasizing the importance of a nice display and managing the ordering process.
- Several users mention collaborating with the shower host to use Pampered Chef recipes and products, noting that the consultant is not responsible for catering.
- One participant advises making a layered wish list for the bride and suggests ways to engage guests in shopping for the bride during the event.
- Another participant expresses the idea of keeping the food simple and elegant, recommending a trifle as a suitable option.
- One participant mentions their own upcoming bridal shower and the need for a happy hour theme, indicating the potential for a large crowd.
- Another participant emphasizes the importance of getting help during the event and suggests keeping the demo to a single item to avoid overwhelming guests.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Views differ on the extent of food preparation and the role of the consultant at the event, with some participants emphasizing simplicity and others suggesting more elaborate setups. No clear consensus emerges on a specific approach.
Contextual Notes
Participants share personal experiences and strategies based on their own events, reflecting a range of approaches to managing large gatherings within the context of Pampered Chef shows.
Who May Find This Useful
Consultants preparing for similar large events may find the shared experiences and suggestions relevant to their planning and execution.
Chef_Jeannie
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Thanks! That's a really great form. Do you use it for everyone at the show too, or just outside orders? I'm really hoping to get some wedding showers! I've only done one-last year & I was a guest at my SIL's before I joined PC. The mothers that I know that have children getting married keep trying to get their kids to have one, but they all say no. Ugh!
quiverfull7
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Chef_Jeannie
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This is my first Bridal Shower...I started on 3/30/07, so I pretty new.
I think if this form proves easy to use, I'll use it at all my showers. I'll let you know how it works out.
I'm kinda nervous, but I have my sister and my step daughter enlisted to help me out. I'm hoping to get several bookings and maybe a recruiting lead from the shower.
I'm doing more than I normally would, because it's for family.
I think if this form proves easy to use, I'll use it at all my showers. I'll let you know how it works out.
I'm kinda nervous, but I have my sister and my step daughter enlisted to help me out. I'm hoping to get several bookings and maybe a recruiting lead from the shower.
I'm doing more than I normally would, because it's for family.
quiverfull7
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Chef_Jeannie
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chefjeanine
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Jeannie,
Not sure how you are presenting the wish list to your guests (if you are using Beth's flower format, read no further).
If you are circulating a list. . .
Make sure there is only ONE list and divide that single list into pieces. I enlarge the list on a copy machine and cut it into pieces. This will allow more than one person at a time to look at the list (at least a piece of it) and keeps people from making duplicate purchases because there is only one list. This is crucial when you have a big group.
Tell them that when they decide they are going to purchase something from the list THEY MUST CROSS THAT ITEM OFF!!!! (unless the bride wants two and they are only buying one, then they need to write a note next to that item).
You should have in intact copy of the wishlist at your check out station so you can cross off items as they are purchased. This is a double check so there are not mulitiples of an item purchased.
Good luck and have fun.
Not sure how you are presenting the wish list to your guests (if you are using Beth's flower format, read no further).
If you are circulating a list. . .
Make sure there is only ONE list and divide that single list into pieces. I enlarge the list on a copy machine and cut it into pieces. This will allow more than one person at a time to look at the list (at least a piece of it) and keeps people from making duplicate purchases because there is only one list. This is crucial when you have a big group.
Tell them that when they decide they are going to purchase something from the list THEY MUST CROSS THAT ITEM OFF!!!! (unless the bride wants two and they are only buying one, then they need to write a note next to that item).
You should have in intact copy of the wishlist at your check out station so you can cross off items as they are purchased. This is a double check so there are not mulitiples of an item purchased.
Good luck and have fun.
Chef_Jeannie
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I actually have a wish list for each person, along with a catalog, and an order form.
I have a presentation board, that I have each product on a blue sticky note, it lists the Product Item#, Product Name, Cost, and Page #. I thought I would have it sitting where they can get to it. I was going to ask them to remove the item from the board and stick onto their order form, and write their name on that item.
I thought I would explain if the item has been removed from the presentation board, then it has already been purchased.
Does this sound too complicated?
I have a presentation board, that I have each product on a blue sticky note, it lists the Product Item#, Product Name, Cost, and Page #. I thought I would have it sitting where they can get to it. I was going to ask them to remove the item from the board and stick onto their order form, and write their name on that item.
I thought I would explain if the item has been removed from the presentation board, then it has already been purchased.
Does this sound too complicated?
chefjeanine
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Sounds like that will work. . .just some way for them to know when an item has been purchased.
Yes, some people will find this complicated (there are always a few who just don't grasp what we see as a simple process). Be sure to explain it very carefully (and twice) and keep the board out of traffic patterns where it will slow folks down or where it's difficult to reach.
It's probably too late now. . .but you are making an awful lot of food. Next time be kinder to yourself.
Yes, some people will find this complicated (there are always a few who just don't grasp what we see as a simple process). Be sure to explain it very carefully (and twice) and keep the board out of traffic patterns where it will slow folks down or where it's difficult to reach.
It's probably too late now. . .but you are making an awful lot of food. Next time be kinder to yourself.
Chef_Jeannie
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I'm only preparing that much, because it's family. I'll be sure to know how many are expected before giving them recipe choices.
I'm not going to do much a a demo. I'm making the brownies tonight, baking the Torte's, and browning the ground beef.
I'm trying to do as much prep work as I can today, plus, I took the day off from my f/t job.
Wish me luck!!!
I'm not going to do much a a demo. I'm making the brownies tonight, baking the Torte's, and browning the ground beef.
I'm trying to do as much prep work as I can today, plus, I took the day off from my f/t job.
Wish me luck!!!
chefjeanine
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Chef_Jeannie
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Hello All,
Just wanted to give you a quick update, we had 30 people acutally attend the shower.
I think it was a success, it is over $600.00 right now, I'm waiting on a couple of more orders, I'm hoping to get it to over $700.00.
All the ladies loved the food, and said they had a great time. I did the 1950's and today's housewife, they enjoyed that. I also gave everyone a necklace (ribbon with a lifesaver), and when someone said the word "Wedding" they could take that person's necklace. It was a lot of fun. Plus, I know the groom, so I called him and asked him 12 questions, and had the bride try to answer the questions. For every right answer, she receive a Hershey's Kiss, for every wrong answer, she had to chew a stick of gum, and she couldn't remove the gum, until after the game. The poor girl had 6 sticks of gum. Everyone got a big kick out of the questions, and that game.
My aunt said, everyone was talking about how much fun they had on Sunday at church.
No shows, booked yet, but I have a couple of maybe's I need to follow-up on.
Thanks for all the advice. I feel my first shower was a great success!
Jeannie
Just wanted to give you a quick update, we had 30 people acutally attend the shower.
I think it was a success, it is over $600.00 right now, I'm waiting on a couple of more orders, I'm hoping to get it to over $700.00.
All the ladies loved the food, and said they had a great time. I did the 1950's and today's housewife, they enjoyed that. I also gave everyone a necklace (ribbon with a lifesaver), and when someone said the word "Wedding" they could take that person's necklace. It was a lot of fun. Plus, I know the groom, so I called him and asked him 12 questions, and had the bride try to answer the questions. For every right answer, she receive a Hershey's Kiss, for every wrong answer, she had to chew a stick of gum, and she couldn't remove the gum, until after the game. The poor girl had 6 sticks of gum. Everyone got a big kick out of the questions, and that game.
My aunt said, everyone was talking about how much fun they had on Sunday at church.
No shows, booked yet, but I have a couple of maybe's I need to follow-up on.
Thanks for all the advice. I feel my first shower was a great success!
Jeannie
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Chef_Jeannie said:
That is great. Congrats on having such a successful shower. Remember to change your highest show to reflect this one.
I'd put the maybes in the system as definites and that way if they do decide to do a show in a few months the bride can get the host special.
After the bridal registry is updated remind the bride to email everyone that did not make it to the shower that they can still order presents for her from her bridal registry.
And again, congrats.
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