When planning family reunion events, you may need to take into consideration that the conversation doesn’t flow as freely with some of the more far-flung family members as with your favorite cousins, whom you see all the time. Sometimes you’ll need to play “icebreaker” family reunion games to liven up the party and get everyone [...]
One of the first planning steps for a family reunion is pinpointing the date, time and place, and then choosing the right idea for family reunion invitations. In the past, formal invitations were fancy and frilly, using items like organza, lace, beads, inked calligraphy and expensive card stock. During the eighties and nineties, easy store-bought [...]
If you’re a seasoned reunion planning pro, then you won’t need to get help organizing your family reunion from a software program. However, if you’re new at the game, then a few well-organized checklists, address books, surveys and budget calculators would be a world of help. Sometimes you may catch yourself feeling stressed for no [...]
You might look at the $1,000 price-tag of some rentals for family reunions and instinctively say, “No way!” However, if you really think about it, what’s $10 to $20 per person to have amazing entertainment at your event that creates lasting family reunion memories? Some families ask everyone to bring an old item lying around [...]
Family reunion vacations are picking up momentum now that cruises have started offering group discounts and rock bottom prices. For instance, one family organized a cruise ship family reunion for 20 people that cost just $500 per cabin! In his book about family reunions — Your Family Reunion: How To Plan It, Organize It and [...]
The planning steps for a family reunion are as follows. Assemble a guest list, pick a date, choose a location, send out invitations, delegate responsibilities for cooking and planning, make reservations if necessary, plan activities and games, and enjoy your special gathering! Family reunion planning can get pretty stressful if you get caught up in [...]
Planning a family reunion can be a lot of work. For the hosts, much stress is involved, with cleaning the home, picking up people at the airport, lodging someone in their spare bedroom, trying to accommodate everyone’s dietary requirements and tastes with their cooking, spending hours in the kitchen, washing the dishes, watching children and [...]