New Year’s Eve is the perfect time for friends and family to get together and ring in the New Year. A time to celebrate the past year and get ready for a fresh new start! Some people stay in for a quiet night and watch the ball drop, some have a party at their house and invite friends over to eat and drink, and others go out and celebrate with a night on the town. However you choose to spend the New Year, there are a few apps out there to help you start the New Year off stress-free and in an organized manner.
I like to think that there are two types of people when it comes to events: The planners and the non-planners. I love planning. Planning a party, planning a vacation or just simply planning my weekend.
There are a few apps out there that can make planning that last minute New Year’s Eve soiree a breeze. Let me introduce Evite. Evite is a free app (for iOS — and Android) that allows you to send out invitations and manage your guest list. It’s also a website and allows you to go back and forth between the mobile app and website. Evite has a bunch of New Year’s-themed invitations to choose from. Pick whichever you like the best and then enter in all your party information. It’s pretty stinkin’ simple, which is what we like these days. Evite will send you push notifications for updates, new RSVPs and when one of your attendees writes a comment. After you’ve sent out invites and gotten your guest list, pop on Pinterest and get some recipes for appetizers and a fancy Champagne drink…that would be my plan at least.
For those of you non-planners, meet Eventbrite. If you’re not up for planning a killer party but don’t want to sit home and watch the ball drop, this is just the app for you. It’s another free app where you can search for local events by keyword, location, date or type. Some of the categories that events are grouped into include classes, festivals, food/wine, music, fundraisers and more. A lot of events are free, but if tickets are required, you can purchase them right on the app and the tickets will be stored under the “My Tickets” tab or in Passbook.
Hopefully these tools will be helpful in planning a fun New Years Eve — in whatever fashion you choose! 2012 was certainly a good year for us and we hope 2013 will be even better!