Are you having fun creating your vision boards? If you are making vision boards for a while now, you may have done more than two. If you are still hesitating or want to know how others do it, why not host a vision board party? It will encourage you to allot time to make your vision board and invite positive things into your life.
If you are wondering how to host a vision board party and how to make it fun and worthwhile, I will gladly share with you the things that you need to do to create a wonderful experience for everyone. You get to enjoy comforting foods, nice drinks, and share success stories and ideas for your next vision board.
1 in 5 people use a vision board to reach their goals.
How to Host a Vision Board Party
When you plan your vision board party, it is good to keep a manageable number of attendees. I recommend limiting the number to 5 and 12 friends. You can have more if you and the venue can accommodate your target number of attendees. Never invite someone who has the potential of ruining your vision board party. Invite people who enjoy the same things as you and take vision boarding seriously.
Take note of the following when hosting a vision board party:
1. Make a list of people that you are going to invite.
Don’t invite just anyone you can think of. A vision board party is unlike any other party. Sure you get to share some good food and good laughs with people, but you also need genuine encouragement and support from these people. You need people who believe that a vision board can make things happen for them.
You need to invite the people you are comfortable sharing your dreams and goals with and also those you would like to support in everything they do. Not all of your friends or people you have been acquainted with share the same passion for creating a vision board. Believe me when I say that a single Debbie Downer can ruin the entire mood of the party. If you don’t carefully choose the people to invite into your vision board party, you may end up inviting a bunch of Debbie Downers. Instead of getting encouragement, you may end up getting disappointed.
If you are not certain whether a person you want to invite is interested in vision boarding, you may ask that person directly. That way, you will be able to avoid inviting those that are unwilling to share their visions and give encouraging words.
2. Send your invites via email and make them more personal if you want.
Sending invites via email is more practical and less stressful. You can also make it more personal if you wish. You can tell them whether to go in their casual, semi-casual, or comfortable clothes. It is best to tell the dress code so no one will feel awkward or stick out like a sore thumb. You may ask your guests to bring along some magazines and scissors, but they may find it inconvenient.
Instead, you can prepare the materials you all will need for your vision board party. For this reason, it is important to limit the number of guests so you don’t need to prepare too many things for making individual vision boards. As much as possible, you need to provide the materials that your guests will need to create their vision boards. You may also inform your guests if you are having a potluck so they can prepare accordingly.
Inform your guests of everything that they need to know beforehand, including the time and venue, so you will have a smooth vision board party. Don’t forget to tell them to inform you if they can’t make it on the day of the party so you can invite someone else.
3. Food and drinks to serve your guests.
Since a vision board party is quite different from most gatherings, you can serve simple snacks that are easy to handle and will not create a mess. You and your guests are already busy choosing the image and pictures from various magazines, cutting the materials, and securing the cut-out pictures and images with glue. The last thing you need is to eat greasy food or a heavy meal.
You may serve muffins, cookies, non-greasy chips, cheese and crackers, veggie sticks or slices and dip, and fruits. If the attendees are all adults, you may serve wine and beer at the latter part of the party. If you go for a potluck, remind your guests to bring along something easy on the stomach and won’t create too much mess.
It is advisable to have non-alcoholic drinks ready, such as craft sodas, juice, and sparkling water. You still need to present other options even though you are all adults. One or two of your guests may not be able to handle alcohol well. You may opt to serve sparkling cider in cocktail glasses.
If you intend to run the party until evening, you may opt for catered food so you don’t need to worry about starving your guests. Preparing everything by yourself can burn you out, and the catering service can help a lot.
4. Consider inviting someone as a guest speaker.
Your guest speaker should be someone who can spark inspiration for your guests and motivate them to do more. If the theme of your vision board party is all about bringing great improvement to one’s personal life, inviting a relationship expert is a good idea. Everyone will surely pick some valuable information from the speaker.
Invite a speaker that has vast knowledge about the theme of your vision board party. It is also important that the speaker can captivate his/her audience to make your event more meaningful.
5. Prepare the supplies that you are going to need.
You can tell your guests to bring their own supplies for the vision board party, but your guests will appreciate it more if they don’t need to worry about the supplies. The following are the basic supplies that you need to provide:
– Posterboard (one for each guest and a few extras)
– Scissors (one pair for each guest)
– Magazines and printouts
– Markers (in different colors)
– Post-it (in various colors)
You can keep the scissors, markers, and unused supplies for your next vision board party. If things go well with your current vision board party, expect that your guests will anticipate the next one. Don’t keep them waiting for long.
6. Set up a clutter-free, organized work area.
To help boost the creativity of your guests, you need to provide them with a clutter-free, organized work area when they start working on their vision boards. You can choose to leave some inspirational quotes on the table or put them up in places that your guests will notice.
Just make sure that you don’t make it appear messy and disorganized. The inspirational quotes on post-its will look like clutter if you don’t arrange them neatly. Also, don’t put too many all over the place.
7. Prepare a printing station in case you run out of magazines.
You still need to prepare a printing station in case you run out of magazines or some of your guests want to find more images or pictures other than the ones in the magazines. That way, you will be able to provide everything that your guests need for their vision boards. You may need to prepare extra ink cartridges, just in case.
How to Begin the Vision Board Party
Finally, the day that you have been waiting for is here. But, how do you start? You can begin by delivering some opening remarks and introduce the theme for the vision board party. Tell your guests the reason why you have decided to host a vision board party. You can also tell them a bit about the speaker you have invited if you have any.
Since you have a limited number of guests, you may call out each of your guests to come to the front and make an introduction. You can ask them what they aim to achieve with their vision board. Try to make your guests feel comfortable with each other and make them understand that the people who gathered there have like minds. No one is a stranger, and everyone is a friend. Each of them should feel at ease in the company of friends.
After the introduction, you can invite your speaker to deliver inspirational words and anecdotes. It would be better if the invited speaker could inject a bit of humor when he/she talks to the audience. After the speech, you may allow your guests to have a conversation with the speaker for a while.
You can announce the start of creating the vision boards at any time. If you are vying for time, you may tell your guests to make their vision boards in an hour or shorter. You may also choose to set a time limit in creating the vision boards even if you’re not vying for time. That way, you can still discuss each other’s boards and be inspired and motivated.
Let your guests rest after finishing their vision boards. It is the best time to serve the food and drinks. You can discuss each other’s vision board while enjoying a sumptuous feast or do it after everyone has their fill.
Are you thinking about whether you need to prepare party favors to commemorate your event? The vision board that each guest has created is probably one of the most wonderful party favors. They can take their vision board back to their own home and put it where they can see it. The vision board can motivate them to do everything they can to reach their goals.
Ideas for Vision Board Party Themes
It is recommended to set a theme for the vision board party. The theme will serve as a guide for you and your guests when creating your vision boards.
Take a look at the following suggestions:
1. Yearly Goals
You can talk about each other’s annual goals when you hold a vision board party once a year. It is more like a New Year’s resolution that has a clear direction. The focus should be on personal growth and productivity. Having a fit and healthy body can also be the focus of this theme.
2. Vision Board of Pure Intention
This theme focuses on good, unadulterated intentions. You need to reach your goals without causing any form of demise on others.
3. Lovely Home and Family
Are you and your peers thinking of having a lovely home and family? You need to focus on things that can help you obtain a nice home where you will raise your family.
4. Dreams Coming True
This vision board should inspire and motivate you to reach for your dreams and make them come true.
5. Take a Trip Somewhere
This board is all about the places that you want to visit and when to make it happen. Of course, you need to include a detailed plan on how you intend to achieve it.
These are just some ideas for your vision board party theme. You can make your own party theme that you can focus on as you create the appropriate vision board for the given theme.
There are no particular set of rules on how to host a vision board party. However, it is important to make your guests enjoy the party and be able to come up with a better version of themselves with the help of their vision board.
