{"id":2133,"date":"2017-08-18T22:03:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T22:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/?p=2133"},"modified":"2017-07-23T22:07:06","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T22:07:06","slug":"get-planning-new-years-eve-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/get-planning-new-years-eve-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Get planning New Year\u2019s Eve early"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Because most pubs and restaurants get booked up and rammed to the rafters, many people prefer to throw a private party. If you decide to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/venues.html\">hire a party venue<\/a> it pays to book well in advance.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also important to recognise that people expect something a little special on New Year\u2019s Eve so don&#8217;t be afraid to go all out. Why not have a look at some of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/themes.html\">the best party themes<\/a> we have listed to get some inspiration for some great party ideas.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s good to ensure there are plenty of attractions to keep guests talking and mingling so you could also consider casino tables which can create a space for guests to meet, mix and break the ice. Also check out some mix and mingle acts who will work the floor &#038; get people talking.  <\/p>\n<p>Party Bands<\/p>\n<p>For a rocking party, you could book a live band. Live bands are perfect for NYE parties and work well with a Scottish Hogmanay theme. Hire a band with a caller to shout out the dance moves and you\u2019re away!  <\/p>\n<p>Other popular choices include\/swing bands, soul bands, rock n roll or jive bands to keep your guests dancing all evening long.<\/p>\n<p>Also traditional for the stroke of midnight, book a Bag Piper!  <\/p>\n<p>Fireworks<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s now become traditional to set off fireworks at midnight on new year\u2019s eve. You could arrange a professional fireworks show or you can buy DIY firework kits from recommended suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>Travelling<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re prepared to travel it&#8217;s well worth a visit to Edinburgh\u2019s Hogmanay celebrations!!<\/p>\n<p>But, whatever you decide to do, make sure you do what\u2019s right for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because most pubs and restaurants get booked up and rammed to the rafters, many people prefer to throw a private party. If you decide to hire a party venue it pays to book well in advance. It&#8217;s also important to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/get-planning-new-years-eve-early\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[337,545,342,547,326],"tags":[476,247,274,32,766,297,456],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2133"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2134,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133\/revisions\/2134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}