Royal Celebrations for Kate & Prince William

The wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011 at 11:00 AM (be sure to check local listings for television airing time) is anticipated to draw a gigantic global television and internet audience. Princess Diana’s wedding to Prince Charles drew about 750 million television viewers. With so many royalty enthusiasts, royal celebration parties will take place all over the world for friends and family to gather together and watch the couple join in holy matrimony. Get a jump start on your royal celebration!

Invitations
Make your guest list and send out elegant, personalized white party scroll vertical invitations to watch the royal wedding.

Royal Party Decorations
Decorate the party space with wedding stacked mylar balloons. These balloon have the look of presents stacked upon each other in beautiful silver, purple and white. Add pearl white damask patterned latex balloons to make a royal balloon bouquet. Accent the party space with a few pink rose hanging topiary decorations. These topiaries feature luscious pink roses and includes pink ribbon for hanging. Another great decorating tip is to use gossamer streamers for decorating chairs, tables, tie fabulous bows, or create whimsical canopies. The possibilities are endless!

Tableware
No royal celebration would be complete without hors d’oeuvres and cake. Serve your special party food on the something blue wedding kit-n-kaboodle to make your table decorating a breeze. The basic kit includes: dinner plates, luncheon napkins, cups, thank you notes, white plastic cutlery, pink pearl and green pearl balloons, a candy pink plastic table cover, and silver curling ribbon. For a matching touch of floral elegance, add a pink rose bouquet centerpiece to dress up your table(s). To commemorate the carriage that the couple is expected to ride in after the ceremony, bake a carriage cake using the princess carriage cake pan.

Royal Party Favors
Have a champagne toast for Prince William and Kate with the frosted tulip flute personalized glassware imprinted with the couple’s name and date of the wedding that your guests can take home with them to remember the occasion. A guaranteed crowd pleasing favor is one of the many wedding chocolate lollipops to choose from.

Reasons to Celebrate this June

There are tons of reasons to celebrate this June, from holidays to everyday fun! Here are just a few of our favorite reasons to celebrate during June.

June 3rd is Cancer Survivors’ Day. Throw a pink themed party for the breast cancer survivors in your life to honor their fight and those who’ve been lost to cancer. ShindigZ has a ton of pink party supplies. Create drapes and swags with pink gossamer decorating material. It’s versatile and easy to use. It’s great for covering your party tables too! Set your tables with pink plastic tableware. Our plastic tableware is available in three shades of pink (new pink, pink, and bright pink) so you can mix and match them for a really cool look. Use pink feather boas and pink glow sticks to accent your tables. Create balloon bunches of bright and pale pink balloons in clusters of odd numbers. Secure them with pink curling ribbon to the backs of chairs or to balloon weights.

Use our pink favor boxes to create favor packages of sweets, mints, gift certificates, or other pink treats. Add some pink and brown dots personalized Hershey’s candy bars to each table for a sweet treat and placecard holder. Hand out Breast Cancer Pink Ribbon Car Magnets to guests as party favors to inspire them to keep fighting and to keep supporting the search for a cure. For a more general party on this day, try a purple themed party (Purple is the general color for survivors of all types of cancer).

Father’s Day is June 21st this year. The first Father’s Day is believed to have been held on July 5, 1908 at a church in Fairmont, WV, started by Dr. Robert Webb. Later, the holiday was upstaged by Mother’s Day, which many supported, while openly laughing at the day for dads. In 1913, however, Congress proposed that the day be made an official holiday and President Calvin Coolidge (father of two sons) supported the idea in 1924. It wasn’t until the 1930s, however, when a committee of retailers got together to promote the idea and legitimized Father’s Day basically as we know it today. We have so many party themes, there’s plenty of ways for you to throw a special party for Dad centered on something he loves, whether it’s golf, baseball, NASCAR, or discoing. Our personalized vinyl banners are a great way to send a custom message to Dad on Father’s Day. Hang a vinyl banner with your own wording on it above the breakfast table or on the side of the house to make sure Dad really knows how you feel. It’s kind of like a card, only bigger and you can hang your banner each year!

June 23rd is Great American Backyard Campout Day and we have so many Back Yard Fun Party Supplies, there’s tons of ways you can create a fantastic backyard campout that will be sure to excite your kids. Even though school may have been out for a while, this makes a perfect school’s out celebration. (With the delay, you won’t have to fight for attention with other parties.) Remember when you just wanted to sleep out in the backyard? The very idea of it is so exciting for kids, you can really keep this party pretty simple. Still, some fun touches will make it even better. Try adding a personalized red white and blue yard sign to direct guests to where the campsite is. Our Easy Up Canopy is another great item for this event. It’s tent-like, but also spacious so it’s a good place to hangout if it starts to sprinkle and is nice to keep your food under. Top the decorations off with some jungle animal standees for a wild touch to the party. For awesome favors, hand out plastic canteens, pith helmets, and binoculars. For a more personal touch, try our custom imprinted sport bottles. You can choose the logo and slogan and we’ll imprint the bottles for an awesome favor.

Check out the rest of the reasons to celebrate below and tell us about your June parties!

* Father’s Day * Shavout* 3- Cheer Coach Day * 3- Cancer Survivors Day * 5- National Family Day * 5- Hunger Awareness Day * 5- World Environment Day * 6- Teacher’s Day * 8- Banana Split Day * 11- Abused Women and Children Awareness Day * 14- Flag Day * 14- Family History Day * 15- Dollars Against Diabetes Day * 21- Baby Boomers Recognition Day * 23- National Pink Day * 23- Great American Backyard Campout Day * 23- Public Service Day * 24- Celebration of the Senses * 26- International Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking *

Reasons to Celebrate this May

Summer is on the way and you can start the summer fun early with plenty of reasons to party this May. The obvious causes for celebration are Mother’s Day, Cinco de Mayo and Memorial Day but there are tons of other great reasons to host a party.

If you missed hosting a St. Patrick’s Day party, you have a second chance on May 13th, Leprechaun Day. Decorate your party space with green balloons, streamers and other St. Patrick’s Day décor. Check out our St. Patrick’s Day TipZ for more ideas.

May 18th is National Pizza Party Day. Everyone loves pizza, so why not host a pizza party on this day. Decorate with the tableware and decorations in the Pizza Party Tableware Ensemble. There’s even a craft kit providing the supplies for making your own pizza chef aprons. The Pizza Pary Favor Kit is great for sending guests home with tons of fun gifts. Plus, there’s tons of other pizza themed decorations for you to spruce your party space up with.

Similarly, May 28th is National Hamburger Day. Celebrate by hosting a barbeque! Check out our BBQ TipZ for ideas. Serve your delicious barbeque food on the BBQ Party Ensemble. This party is perfect for a potluck. Your guests will really be in the party mood when you greet them at the door with a hamburger hat or a giant chef hat. A BBQ Memories Banner is also perfect for greeting your guests.

Check out these other reasons to celebrate in May:

* Mother’s Day * Memorial Day * Kentucky Derby * Indianapolis 500 * 1- May Day * 1- Stepmother’s Day * 1- Lei Day (Great for a Luau party) * 3- National Day of Prayer * 3- National Anxiety Disorder Screening Day * 3- World Press Freedom Day * 5- Cinco de Mayo * 5- Pilates Day * 6- Nurses’ Day * 7- Unity in Diversity Day * 7- Melanoma Monday (Awareness Day) * 8- World Red Cross Day * 9- National School Nurse Day * 9- Lost Sock Memorial Day * 11- Child Care Provider Day * 12- Native American Rights Day * 13- Leprechaun Day * 14- Receptionist’s Day * 16- Wear Purple for Peace Day * 18- National Pizza Party Day * 19- Armed Forces Day * 21- National Waitress/Waitor Day * 24- Brother’s Day * 24- Tiara Day * 28- National Hamburger Day * 29- International Jazz Music Day * 31- World No Tobacco Day *

Reasons to Celebrate in June

With June comes summer and tons of reasons to celebrate with your family and friends. Obvious reasons to party include Father’s Day and Flag Day, but there’s tons of other reasons to host a shindig.

Celebrate Family History Day with a Family Reunion! Check out our Family Reunion TipZ for ideas. There’s tons of fun ways to decorate: streamers, balloons, gossamer, cooridinating tableware. Or you can pick from tons of themes to make the reunion a big, fun event.

June 23rd is Great American Backyard Campout Day. Host a backyard barbeque. Check out our BBQ TipZ for ideas. Decorate with hamburger mylar balloons, the BBQ Party Ensemble, and a chef standee. This is a perfect party for a potluck.

June 21st is Baby Boomers Recognition Day. Host a retro themed party and gather your favoirte Baby Boomers for a fantastic night of dancing, story telling and fun. This party could even become an annual tradition. Decorate with the These are the Times Kit or Retro Romance Kit to set the scene for some serious reminiscing.

Check out these other reasons to celebrate and tell us your ideas!

* Father’s Day * Shavout* 3- Cheer Coach Day * 3- Cancer Survivors Day * 5- National Family Day * 5- Hunger Awareness Day * 5- World Environment Day * 6- Teacher’s Day * 8- Banana Split Day * 11- Abused Women and Children Awareness Day * 14- Flag Day * 14- Family History Day * 15- Dollars Against Diabetes Day * 21- Baby Boomers Recognition Day * 23- National Pink Day * 23- Great American Backyard Campout Day * 23- Public Service Day * 24- Celebration of the Senses * 26- International Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking *

Reasons to Celebrate This April

With Easter coming early this year and summer still a couple months away it may not seem like there’s much reason to party this April. There’s always something to celebrate though! Here’s a couple of our favorite reasons to celebrate this April.

April 10th is Golfer’s Day, the perfect day for a company, family, or neighborhood golf outing! ShindigZ has plenty of fantastic decorating items for making your golfing day a real party. For example, place a golf bag mylar balloon on each table or tie them to the backs of chairs or golf carts for a fun, festive look. The Golf Ensemble makes your tables look fantastic, especially when you cover them with green tablecovers or grass mats for a putting green look. The ensemble includes tons of tableware items including plates and napkins. Package party favors in the small golf favor box and fill it up with green shred for a great doorprize or parting gift. Check out our Golf Party TipZ for more ideas.

April 23rd is National Picnic Day. For this holiday, we suggest hosting a picnic. This is a perfect party for an office lunch-break, classroom, or family outing. Stock up on picnic supplies like tablecovers you can spread out on tables or the ground (gingham patterned is a classic!), plastic tableware or the tableware ensemble in our fun BBQ theme pattern, and, to make the party extra-special, create bunches of latex balloons and attach them to balloon weights. You can place them on the ground around your picnic area to bring a fun touch to the event. Remember, balloons look best in bunches of odd numbers.

Another wonderful reason to celebrate this April is Red Hat Society Day on April 25th. This is a national day to celebrate women, specifically women in the Red Hat Society. Host a chapter party or a small gathering for friends. ShindigZ has tons of red and purple decorations perfect for setting the tone of the event—tableware, streamers, balloons, confetti, feathers and lush gossamer perfect for swags and other accents. Plus, your guests will love our Red Hat-themed accents like the Red Hat Society boa, purple snifter glasses (which make fabulous favors), tiaras and pearl beaded necklaces. You just can’t go over the top with this event, so have fun with it! We’d love to hear about how you decorate for your Red Hat Society party.

There’s something to celebrate every day. Tell us about your favorite reasons to celebrate this April!

* Passover * 1- April Fool’s Day * 1- U.S. Air Force Day * 1- School Principal’s Day * 1- Mother Goose Day * 4- Professional Appreciation Day * 5- National Fun at Work Day * 10- Golfer’s Day * 10- Siblings Day * 11- Eight-track Tape Day (Host a retro party!) * 12- Look Up at the Sky Day * 15- Husband Appreciation Day * 19- High Five Day * 10- Oklahoma City Bombing Remembrance Day * 22- National Jelly Bean Day * 22- Earth Day * 23- Administrative Professional’s Day * 23- National Picnic Day * 25- Red Hat Society Day * 26- Take your Son/Daughter to Work Day * 27- Arbor Day * 27- Tell a Story Day * 28- Costume Day * 29- National Dance Day * 30- National Honesty Day * 30- Hairstylists Appreciation Day *

Reasons to Celebrate in March

March is a fun month of the year. The weather’s starting to turn toward spring, lots of schools have their spring vacations, and there’s a lot of good sporting events. There’s no shortage of reasons to celebrate in March. Here’s some of our favorites:

Celebrate International Working Women’s Day at your place of employment with a party for the ladies in your office. Vote on a fun theme, such as a luau or barn bash or decorate the office with garden accessories like floral garlands, paper lanterns and streamers, for a festive look. Have all the men in the office bring in desserts or snacks to share and serve them on a tableware ensemble in a festive color scheme or that matches your theme.

“Beware the Ides of March!” The Ides of March is on the 15th and famous thanks to Shakespeare’s Julius Ceasar. Get in the spirit by hosting a toga party. Decorate your party space with columns, ivy garland, vines and personalized vinyl banners with a Toga Party design. Have guests arrive in their togas and hand out sunglasses or laurel wreathes at the door. This is a classic party idea and a ton of fun. Check out our Toga Party TipZ for more ideas.

March 30th marks the anniversary of the Eiffel Tower opening in 1889. Celebrate the landmark with a Parisian themed party. There are tons of Eiffel Tower decorations including standees, wire towers, candles, garlands and backdrops perfect for this event. You can transform your party space into a Parisian scene in a snap, just check out our Parisian Party TipZ for more ideas.

Don’t forget St. Patrick’s Day and March Maddness. There are party tips and supplies for any occasion. Tell us your favorite reasons to party in March.

* Women’s History Month * National Craft Month * 1- World Book Day * 2- World Day of Prayer * 2- Dr. Suess’s Birthday * 6- Dentist’s Day * 8- International Working Women’s Day * 9- Barbie’s Birthday * 11- Johnny Appleseed Day * 12- First Library Opened * 13- Good Samaritan Day * 14- National Potato Chip Day * 14- Pi Day * 15- Ides of March * 17- St. Patrick’s Day * 20- Proposal Day * 20- Big Bird’s Birthday * 21- Children’s Poetry Day * 21- World Down Syndrome Day * 22- National Goof-off Day * 22- World Day for Water * 24- Yo-Yo Day * 25- Greek and American Democracy Day * 26- Make up Your Own Holiday Day * 27- Diabetes Association Awareness Day * 30- Doctors’ Day * 31- Eiffel Tower Opened (1889) *