How to Throw the Ultimate Divorce Party

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Eileen Velthuis. How to Throw the Ultimate Divorce Party

HOW TO THROW THE ULTIMATE DIVORCE PARTY

1. Divorce Parties: What’s the Deal?

1.1 Celebrities Are Doing It

1.2 “Regular People” Are Catching Divorce Party Fever

1.3 Events and Products for Divorce Parties

1.4 The New Trend in Event Planning and Life-Milestone Celebrating

2. Dealing with Your Concerns before the Party

2.1 Legal Considerations

2.2 Explaining the Party to Friends and Family

3. Divorce Ceremonies: Journeys of Personal and Emotional Growth

4. The Divorce Party Plan

4.1 Joint or Sole Party or Ceremony?

4.2 Theme Parties

4.3 The Budget

4.3a Event budget tracking

4.3b How to keep your budget on track

4.4 The Invitees

4.5 Venue

4.5a Seating arrangements

4.6 Setting a Date

4.7 Food and Beverages

4.8 The Timeline

4.9 Entertainment

4.9a Music

4.9b Emcee, host, or celebrant and other special attendees

4.9c Party games

4.10 Invitations

4.11 Decorations and/or Floral Arrangements

4.12 Party Favors or Gifts for Guests

4.13 Photographer (or Videographer)

4.14 Transportation

4.15 The Registry

4.16 Your Outfit

4.17 Preparing for the Unexpected

5. Moving Forward

6. Resources

6.1 Resources for the Newly or Soon-to-Be Divorced

6.2 Resources for Event Planning

6.3 Websites, Services, Articles, and Videos for Divorce and Event Planning

Thank You

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What’s gaining ground as the newest trend for married, separating couples? Divorce parties!

It is often estimated that 50 percent of marriages will end in divorce, and some people have decided that just as marriage begins with a party, so should it end.

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Since then, more and more articles have been written about celebrities and “regular folk” throwing sole or joint divorce parties or holding divorce ceremonies to commemorate the life milestone. (Section 6.3 lists some of the more notable articles I found while researching this topic.)

In the past decade, divorce ceremonies have become popular events for divorcing couples in Japan as well. According to a September, 2011, New York Times article, one Japanese couple decided a formal divorce ceremony was a good way to gain closure for them. Their ceremony involved a celebrant and a large hammer; the couple held the hammer together and brought it down on one of their wedding rings, distorting its shape and symbolizing the end.

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