Fun things to do

Mix up the night a bit with a couple of different ideas to make guests remember your big day and help fill the gaps of traditionally slower times of the evening.

You become the DJ

Stand behind the dj booth and help mix tracks, take some pics and be the center of attention a bit more during your big day.

Co2 Canon Blast

During the best part of the song, You can be given our C02 Canon and spray all of your friends while they jump and dance while recording you and having an amazing time!

Dance off

Your DJ may get out there and start a Dance off and get your best most outgoing friends to battle it out with him on the dance floor or with other friends. This is a great way to get the energy up and continue a great night!

Candle Lighting Ceremony

Pick the most important 16 people in your life that are attending the party; people who have influenced you while growing up. If relatives and friends are invited, this list should include all grandparents, siblings and parents (or extended family). The list would then move on to important aunts and uncles, cousins, other family and friends. If it's just friends, the list should be considered carefully since you don't want anyone's feelings to be hurt. As if I have to tell you, 16-year-old girls are very, very sensitive!

Now comes the hardest part. Part of the ceremony is saying a little something about each person as you introduce them and call them up to light a candle. Thus, you have to write a paragraph or two about each, you may want to make it a poem, you may want to tell a favorite story or anecdote about something that happened to you, or you may want to mention your favorite thing(s) about that person (like Grandma's meatloaf or what it's like when your Mom and you go shopping).

A word to the wise--do not go on too long or your guests will be bored and fidgeting while you are trying to carry this off. So keep it short and to the point, but entertaining if you can.

Sometimes people do unusual things instead of using candles. For instance, they may go to a sign company and have a puzzle made. Then each person puts up a piece of the puzzle. When the puzzle is finally done, it has message like "Happy Birthday," or it's a picture of you as a baby or even now. There are all sorts of creative things you can do.

Finally, if you are using candles, you need to make sure that you tell the party center to have a table available to set them up. You need to buy the candles; they can be tapers, they can be ball-shaped or they can be creative representing one of your favorite things (like rose-shaped candles). Go to a local candle store and you'll see what they have available...it's amazing!