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School graduation party question

Stepmom41's picture

Submitted by Stepmom41 on Sun, 04/28/2019 - 9:34pm

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My bio daughter is Graduating high school this spring and I’m looking for some ideas and Suggestions. 

1. Did you have the party at your home or elsewhere? I know people in my town rented a space at the town park. Do you get it Catered? 

2. Typically what is the number of people that get invited? Family only? Friends and family? Neighbors coworkers? My daughter is very social so I know she will want TONS of classmates. How many is to many? 

3. Do you invite your ex? Ex’s family?

 

I know that there are a lot of variables BUT just looking for Suggestions and hear what other people have done. 

 

STaround's picture

Submitted by STaround on Sun, 04/28/2019 - 9:50pm

About 95% of the grads go to college.  HS graduation is not a big deal.  Most kids do a small family dinner and then go out with friends. 

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Submitted by fourbrats on Sun, 04/28/2019 - 9:54pm

for each of my two now adult kids with family and friends at my mother's house. Yes, ex and his wife were invited as well as his entire family (and SM's mother) were invited. Ex and wife did not attend but most of his family did as well as SM's mother. Plus my family and my husband's family. We make for quite the crowd! I am fairly close to my ex in-laws and  I have known most of them longer than my ex husband.  SM's mom always attends things for the kids. 

We kept it to family and a few close family friends and kid friends. Just family makes up around 100 people so there is that. We had about 125 for each party and not everyone could attend. We did the food and family brought a side or dessert as with that many people most things we do are potluck style. 

My mom loves to have parties at her house so I don't think there is a "too many" for her! I think 125 was too many but I can't really cut family from the list and my ex in-laws would be upset to not get an invite. Almost everything for the kids is planned by DH and I and I don't want to take those moments away from them. 

I keep saying kids but really they are 20 and almost 24 and the oldest is married and has kids. 

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Submitted by MrsStepMom on Mon, 04/29/2019 - 6:04am

I have only ever seen people do it at their house, some catered (to make their lives easier) and some not. She doesn't need to be inviting the whole darn class, they have their own family stuff to do that day. Unless you are throwing a kegger, which for obvious reasons I do not recommend, you should just do a family and close friends thing at your house, maybe BBQ. I would invite the ex because it is his daughters graduation. That being said I really think these extravagant parties for every minor accomplishment need to end. Graduating HS takes basically, just flipping showing up and not being a complete screw up. It is a life rite of passage more than some major accomplishment.