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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to have a party every year, and it is so much work and so expensive. So many people don't even show up with a bottle of wine, so providing drinks to 70 people for 5 hours is a lot. I have a smaller New Years Day open house now. Less alcohol and more relaxed.[/quote]

Same. Our Christmas parties used to cost us thousands of dollars and they were tons of work. People still ask us if we’re hosting and I want to say: “Why don’t you??”

Maybe you should host, OP, instead of waiting for an invitation.[/quote]

I don't get this.  We host a big party and every year I get enough wine to last through the year. We spend about $500 on mix drinks and the bare minimum of basic food.  People always bring extra food and drinks.   I do reach out to good friends and ask them to bring things sometimes.  [/quote]

Agreed. We throw a party every year (not a Christmas party) for 200+ attendees. We always have so much alcohol left.

Even with lots of people bringing food, that’s where the expense usually is.  Alcohol and desserts are the low effort gifts. We’ve taken to catering a few main dishes.

To me, the biggest pain is the setup (all of the seating) and the cleanup (there are lots of kids. That’s like a day of work each. [/quote]

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