My Super-Sweet 21st.

pikachucheeks

I'm aware I'm unlikely to get any decent responses, but still...

I'm turning 21 in September. I've had countless people asking me what sort of party/celebration I'm going to have.

I'm know it's stupidly early to even be thinking about it, but any ideas of what I could do?

Don't want a typical rehash-your-debs party.

punchdrunk

pikachucheeks wrote: »

I'm aware I'm unlikely to get any decent responses, but still...

I'm turning 21 in September. I've had countless people asking me what sort of party/celebration I'm going to have.

I'm know it's stupidly early to even be thinking about it, but any ideas of what I could do?

MJ/thriller Theme....hopefully if nobody else famous has kicked the bucket by then it'll still be plastered all over the papers and on telly enough to be "in"

unless we get another 9/11 in the mean time then your fooked...

Eire-Dearg

Am I invited?

TheZohanS

A bikini party.

I'm going to crash it.

mickydoomsux

I spent my 21st at home playing Neverwinter Nights.

Your move.

Aidric

Give Lorcan a ring.

AlmightyCushion

Screw having some big shin dig for it. Just go to a pub/nightclub with your friends and have a load of drink waiting back at yours or a friends house. This will be much better than booking out some stupid venue and inviting about 100 people most of which you probably don't care about.

AnonoBoy

Retirement Party Theme cause, like, you're so, like old now and stuff.

pikachucheeks

TheZohan wrote: »

A bikini party.

I'm going to crash it.

Actually, that's not a bad idea! I'll call up Heff and see what he thinks!

You can be the official photographer!

And yeah, I'll have an open invitation for Boardsies!

I brought a bunch of friends to the pub one night, and brought another few close friends to movies + dinner another night.
None of the typical giant party with a cheesy dj type.

Fajitas!

Just have some fun. Get a decent venue, get your friends there, provide alcohol.

I recently worked at a twenty-first where the family spent approx. €50,000 on the night and had nearly 200 people along. It was crazy, but in a "oh my god, what have you spent!?!?!" kind of way rather than "This is the best party EVERRRRR!!" kind of way.

narwog81

weekend away in europe. if ye book now you'll get flights for about 50 quid, just email the dates to everyone and leave it up to them....

all the tight/boring/not really a friend people wont go, cue good weekend....

themilkyone

pikachucheeks wrote: »

I'm aware I'm unlikely to get any decent responses, but still...

I'm turning 21 in September. I've had countless people asking me what sort of party/celebration I'm going to have.

I'm know it's stupidly early to even be thinking about it, but any ideas of what I could do?

Don't want a typical rehash-your-debs party.

I rented out a place called the Earl of Kildare on Kildare Street for my 21st last September. Was a pretty decent venue. If you have any friends that can DJ they'll supply the equipment free of charge. The only thing I will say is that the food platters were kinda pricey. All in all I think it cost me about €400 for food,room and bar extension til 4am. It's part of a hotel so you can get a late night out of it.

Hope this is some use.

RxQueen

Fajitas! wrote: »

Just have some fun. Get a decent venue, get your friends there, provide alcohol.

I recently worked at a twenty-first where the family spent approx. €50,000 on the night and had nearly 200 people along. It was crazy, but in a "oh my god, what have you spent!?!?!" kind of way rather than "This is the best party EVERRRRR!!" kind of way.

holy ****!!!!

4zn76tysfajdxp

You should do what I did on my 21st (after I started a thread) and just go out on the piss with your friends. Make sure ye all have somewhere to go after the pub/club too.

pikachucheeks

narwog81 wrote: »

weekend away in europe. if ye book now you'll get flights for about 50 quid, just email the dates to everyone and leave it up to them....

all the tight/boring/not really a friend people wont go, cue good weekend....

That's what I was thinking, go away somewhere nice for a few days, have a change of scenery.

themilkyone wrote: »

I rented out a place called the Earl of Kildare on Kildare Street for my 21st last September. Was a pretty decent venue. If you have any friends that can DJ they'll supply the equipment free of charge. The only thing I will say is that the food platters were kinda pricey. All in all I think it cost me about €400 for food,room and bar extension til 4am. It's part of a hotel so you can get a late night out of it.

Hope this is some use.

Thanks for that! Funnily enough, I have a few friends who are into DJing, but unfortunately, my uncle would be heartbroken if I asked them over him! He's having a bit of a mid-life crisis at the moment and has starting buying all this mad, expensive equipment and "DJs" at local events! Haha!

He actually suggested to me months ago that he be the DJ at my party *sigh*

The idea of having a traditional 21st party scares me, because all the ones I've been to have been utterly crap. We're talking pissed grandparents in the corner wearing party hats, chatting to relatives you never knew existed and greasy cocktail sausages in Tupperware bowls

Bodhi Attractive Gemstone wrote: »

You should do what I did on my 21st (after I started a thread) and just go out on the piss with your friends. Make sure ye all have somewhere to go after the pub/club too.

The going on the piss thing is obviously appealing! I was thinking of staging a hen night. Get all the girls to dress up and look ridiculous, and just pretend I'm getting married :pac:

4zn76tysfajdxp

pikachucheeks wrote: »

The going on the piss thing is obviously appealing! I was thinking of staging a hen night. Get all the girls to dress up and look ridiculous, and just pretend I'm getting married :pac:

Yep. Do that. Wear the "L" sign and everything. It'll be rad.

In All Fairness

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Screw having some big shin dig for it. Just go to a pub/nightclub with your friends and have a load of drink waiting back at yours or a friends house. This will be much better than booking out some stupid venue and inviting about 100 people most of which you probably don't care about.

This is definitely the best way to go. Less hassle,less expense, no fretting about numbers or food and you get to enjoy the night yourself instead of worrying if the party is going alright. A friend of mine split two cases of beer into 12 x 4can bags and stashed them in different gardens on the way from the pub back to her house and had clues as to which gardens they were in and we had a treasure hunt on the way back. Sounds childish (and it was) but we were drunk and it is still the 21st that sticks in my mind. Just be sure to pick the pub carefully and if possible get them to reserve a few tables together so everyone isn't split up. But whatever you decide to do just enjoy yourself.

Greenmachine

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Screw having some big shin dig for it. Just go to a pub/nightclub with your friends and have a load of drink waiting back at yours or a friends house. This will be much better than booking out some stupid venue and inviting about 100 people most of which you probably don't care about.

We have a winner.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

To-ga To-ga To-ga...

Abi

bluewolf wrote: »

I brought a bunch of friends to the pub one night, and brought another few close friends to movies + dinner another night.
None of the typical giant party with a cheesy dj type.

Nail on the head Blue. Too diva-ish for me, and made it very clear there were no surprises. I've heard one or two people mentioning they were taking time off work suspiciously around my imminent 30th, and I'm not liking it. Think I'll surprise them by fcuking off out of the country for a few days

LimeFruitGum

You could just have one do with your mates, one with your family. Don't mix the two - the auld wans will hate the music and noise and your friends/workmates will be on their best behaviour in front of your family... and where's the fun in that?

Basically, do what YOU want. Everyone celebrates their 21st many times over with various groups of mates! You'll get around to everyone eventually!

chuci

myself and my 2 best friends turned 21 at the same time so we went to a pub invited family and friends. then we had a house party supplied the drink and had an i pod with speakers best night ever such craic thats all you need really.

dar83

Bodhi Attractive Gemstone wrote: »

You should do what I did on my 21st (after I started a thread) and just go out on the piss with your friends. Make sure ye all have somewhere to go after the pub/club too.

Totally!

Latchy

pikachucheeks wrote: »

I'm aware I'm unlikely to get any decent responses, but still...

I'm turning 21 in September. I've had countless people asking me what sort of party/celebration I'm going to have.

I'm know it's stupidly early to even be thinking about it, but any ideas of what I could do?

How about booking yourself and partner / boyfriend / into a hotel for the night ,that way you fall up into bed instead of looking for a taxi home


BTW pika ,what date in sept ......

*mines on the 17th *

My 21st was a bunch of friends at my parent's home with food cooked by them and drinks provided by my friends. Best laugh and didn't get to sleep til 7am and some of the guests had to be in work by 10am.

pikachucheeks

Latchy wrote: »

How about booking yourself and partner / boyfriend / into a hotel for the night ,that way you fall up into bed instead of looking for a taxi home


BTW pika ,what date in sept ......

*mines on the 17th *

23rd

Already have a 21st in the diary for the 22nd and 26th! It's madness.

As for the hotel plan, I'm single. I'd end up sitting in the hotel room on my own on my birthday! Niiiiice!

antodeco

Have drinks in your place first. Then goto the Leisureplex locked. Loads of fun playing Qzar when buckled.Then goto some nightclub. Dont waste your money on a big party.

cherryghost

nothing beats a fantastic game of pin the tail on the donkey for a 21st.

PARTY TO THE MAX, my friend.

ScumLord

I don't remember my 21st, why bother spending money on something you won't remember just spend the year telling strangers it's your birthday for free drink. It';; work out better if your in a city I xcould only get a day out of it but you could get free drink for months.

Trinity

Latchy and pika you should be charged advertising rates dammit

Never had a party and i'm 34, was never into the attention, plus you'd have to invite elderly relatives and my idea of a party is everyone dressing as burlesque dancers and pimps (or something along these lines) including my nana

couple of close friends, less people to make a dick of myself in front of

PaulieD

TheZohan wrote: »

She aready has one sorted, he's taking photos too.

Its a she? Happy days, rent out a horde of brassers and video it. How many people can say they had a lesbian orgy for their 21st?

Euro_Kraut

pikachucheeks wrote: »

23rd

Already have a 21st in the diary for the 22nd and 26th! It's madness.

Ah fellow Christmas babies! Good to meet you all.

Part of me thinks that half of Ireland must be born at the end of Sept/early Oct. I know rake of people born within a week of me (I'm 28th btw)

pikachucheeks

PaulieD wrote: »

Its a she? Happy days, rent out a horde of brassers and video it. How many people can say they had a lesbian orgy for their 21st?

You thought I was a man? :eek: I know Pikachu is a boy, but pikachucheeks doesn't sound very masculine to me

Oh, and I went to a boarding school - I had lesbian orgies for breakfast

Carsinian Thau

Latchy wrote: »

*mines on the 17th *

pikachucheeks wrote: »

23rd

HA! I beat both of you. 15th!

Don't think I'll be doing anything though. Never really got the point of 21sts.

Latchy

=Carsinian Thau;61009238] HA! I beat both of you. 15th!

Your an inbetweenie

Don't think I'll be doing anything though. Never really got the point of 21sts

Think I just had a random spur of the moement pub crawl with some friends when it was mine .......

PaulieD

pikachucheeks wrote: »

You thought I was a man? :eek: I know Pikachu is a boy, but pikachucheeks doesn't sound very masculine to me

Oh, and I went to a boarding school - I had lesbian orgies for breakfast

Pics?

Gummy Panda

pikachucheeks wrote: »

You thought I was a man? :eek: I know Pikachu is a boy, but pikachucheeks doesn't sound very masculine to me

Oh, and I went to a boarding school - I had lesbian orgies for breakfast

Ah fish fingers for breakfast. The best way to start the day :pac:

what about having a bonfire and doing some weird drunk naked pseudo-pagan ritual?

Carsinian Thau

Latchy wrote: »

Think I just had a random spur of the moement pub crawl with some friends when it was mine .......

That wouldn't really work for me. I don't drink so I think I'd end up bored.

Thank f*ck it's ages away. No point in thinking about it.

pikachucheeks: What about a race around the world to celebrate it? Start at the North Pole, go all the way to the South Pole and back up again. First one back buys you your first drink as a grown up.

Húrin

kareoke

TPD

Go to a few pubs, get pretty pissed, have a load of drink and music back at your house, get everyone to land back, drink and sing until the early hours, fall into bed and regret it all the next day.

Feck all that expensive ****e, its the company that makes a party good, not how much you spend on it.

rossie1977

i never understood the 21st thing in ireland, america i can understand but here

Michellenman

Euro_Kraut wrote: »

Ah fellow Christmas babies! Good to meet you all.

Part of me thinks that half of Ireland must be born at the end of Sept/early Oct. I know rake of people born within a week of me (I'm 28th btw)

Hmmm... suspiciously nine months after new years....

StupidLikeAFox

Why has nobody said a big party? organise a party in some pub with sandwichs, you can organise it very cheaply. Then (the most important part) invite EVERYBODY, esp friends of your parents. Invite as many people you know, even ones who arent going to turn up. The night doesnt have to be special, but most people esp. the ones who dont go will throw 50 quid in a card anyway and send it on, handiest fundraiser you'll ever have besides you're confirmation! have it on a friday and ya can be out on the saturday doing all the non party ideas listed above, except now you'll be loaded!!

4zn76tysfajdxp

ColHol wrote: »

Why has nobody said a big party? organise a party in some pub with sandwichs, you can organise it very cheaply. Then (the most important part) invite EVERYBODY, esp friends of your parents. Invite as many people you know, even ones who arent going to turn up. The night doesnt have to be special, but most people esp. the ones who dont go will throw 50 quid in a card anyway and send it on, handiest fundraiser you'll ever have besides you're confirmation! have it on a friday and ya can be out on the saturday doing all the non party ideas listed above, except now you'll be loaded!!

That sounds like hell on earth.

Abi

/Thread.

Super-Rush

If you have a party don't have it on a Friday night, trust me. Also don't hire me as the Dj because i suck...apparently.

Snowie

Id rent a bouncing castle at my perents house start at about 10/12 ish its september the weather's allways good, party through out the day tins drink champaign yada yada, if you perants are cool they wont give a naff whats goes on join in, then if your able to party through the night get a markey at out the back bit of catering sise bbq, maybe some paddeling pools and giant blow up/ animals / dolls roaming around the place. genrally party, feck that renting a room out buzz not worht it you can have just as much fun at your own house, perants permitting off course.... If there cool theyle join in get drunk pass out,..

Super-Rush

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

Id rent a bouncing castle at my perents house start at about 10/12 ish its september the weather's allways good, party through out the day tins drink champaign yada yada, if you perants are cool they wont give a naff whats goes on join in, then if your able to party through the night get a markey at out the back bit of catering sise bbq, maybe some paddeling pools and giant blow up/ animals / dolls roaming around the place. genrally party, feck that renting a room out buzz not worht it you can have just as much fun at your own house, perants permitting off course.... If there cool theyle join in get drunk pass out,..

Best idea i've heard yet

pikachucheeks

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

Id rent a bouncing castle at my perents house start at about 10/12 ish its september the weather's allways good, party through out the day tins drink champaign yada yada, if you perants are cool they wont give a naff whats goes on join in, then if your able to party through the night get a markey at out the back bit of catering sise bbq, maybe some paddeling pools and giant blow up/ animals / dolls roaming around the place. genrally party, feck that renting a room out buzz not worht it you can have just as much fun at your own house, perants permitting off course.... If there cool theyle join in get drunk pass out,..

My parents actually suggested that. We have a big garden and already own a good few marquee things ... They host this fete every summer, so they bought a load of them.

Only problem is, it's in the backarse of nowhere in Cork!

It's a good idea though! I might just have a massive bbq thing with family and close friends, then go out in Dublin afterwards at some stage, to celebrate further!

Professey Chin

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

Id rent a bouncing castle at my perents house start at about 10/12 ish its september the weather's allways good, party through out the day tins drink champaign yada yada, if you perants are cool they wont give a naff whats goes on join in, then if your able to party through the night get a markey at out the back bit of catering sise bbq, maybe some paddeling pools and giant blow up/ animals / dolls roaming around the place. genrally party, feck that renting a room out buzz not worht it you can have just as much fun at your own house, perants permitting off course.... If there cool theyle join in get drunk pass out,..

Anytime ive been at a party that combined booze & bouncy castles I usually end up goin bounce,out over the wall and land on head:(...........actually that might explain a lot