Dorothy Said:

What would be considered business casual for my high school reunion?

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Black dress and accessories , always win out . Big chunky necklace and cuffs . Black tights , with a nice set of heels , You can do anything with The Little Black Dress ! My 35 Reunion is coming up an Vera Wang just put out some of her designs at Target ! I see a cute little black dress and am thinking of checking it out . Although my reunion is the 35 , i think more of the classmates are going for botox than , dresses . Not me , I'm proud of my wrinkles and earned every one of them . Have fun at your reunion !

Priscilla Said:

What will be a good theme for our high school reunion gathering?

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"As Time Goes By" suggests itself. So does "Older but Wiser".

Here is some advice you didn't ask for that I paste every chance I get, as revenge on the World's Stupidest Disk Jockey.
(See http://www.tedpack.org/cvhs/whyvirt.html for details.)

The single most important thing you can do to insure a good time is talk to the DJ before hand. The people who never left town and see each other every week at PTA, soccer practice, poker night etc. are going to want to dance. The ones who DID leave town and flew 1,500 miles to attend are going to want to catch up, and they are not going to want to shout over the music.

The ideal solution, if you can afford it, is to hire two rooms. Unless you are from Beverly Hills High, you won't be able to do that. Having the music "on" for 30 minutes, then off for 30 would be a reasonable compromise. Promise the DJ the same amount of money as if he played all night. Impress upon him the desire of half the audience to talk. Reunions are not the same as dances or concerts. People don't go to concerts to talk. They do go to reunions want to talk. Keep hammering that home to the DJ. If necessary, tattoo it on his forehead backwards and give him a mirror. Appoint a "Quiet time" monitor.

I hear "It was a nice reunion, but the DJ ruined it" a dozen times a year from friends and family.

Raymond Said:

How should I act at my high school reunion?

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I would consider if you picked on a particular person or not. If you were at my reunion and had hurt me or bullied me I wouldn't want a hug from you. I would be civil, but even though I wouldn't hold a grudge, I wouldn't want a hug from someone who might have scared me or punched me or called names that hurt me when younger unless they had apologized.

I would play it by ear and see how it goes. Maybe if they don't seem like a hugger type you could just tell them it was nice to see them again, and pat their back, or shake their hand?

Ana Said:

How to plan a fun 10 year High school reunion?

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It's basically like organisation for a school prom or formal. You want to first locate everybody and find their details, to find a location that best fits the majority of the people. I'd tend to invite their partners as well because i know when my mother had hers she didnt want to go because my father couldnt go with her. So definately invite partners.

Make name tags for all the people that are invited so find out their names (just in case if marriage has altered their surname) and as well as their partners name (as an optional).

You can have it in a park but i wouldnt suggest it. If it rains or the weather is stupid it will wreck the whole evening. Also the fact that you can't control who comes because of it being a park. And there will also be rules and regulations regarding alcohol consumption on public premises.

I would personally suggest an indoor venue. I can't suggest any for you because im unsure as to your location, but places that have large sitting areas, possibly a dance floor, music and meals supplyed always work a treat. Work out how much it is all going to cost and make sure the price is equal for everyone. Then select basic, nice and popular foods from the menu with a few of your mates. Soft drinks are usual supplyed with majority of the venues, and alcoholic beverages can be bought seperatly. However, you may be able to alter this depending on the packages available at the venue.

A good idea is to seat people together that you are confident get along. Then get everyone to rotate tables every so often in the night to get a chance to talk to people that are at different tables.

Basically just talk to all of your friends that went to your high school and start from all their ideas. People that know your area might be able to give you more specific venues and packages. Just dont stress to much and over plan it otherwise all your old school mates will think your a control freak.

Good luck and im sure it will be great! xoxo

Maurice Said:

What to wear to 10 year high school reunion?

We Answered:

The maid outfit that i bought you.

Kurt Said:

What are the best deocrations for a 10 year high school reunion?

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What we did at ours that was a big hit:

We looked through the yearbook and racked our memories for trivia facts. Then we typed them up in Word, printed them out on card stock weight paper, and put the questions as a tent on each table. The answers were on the back.

Things like: Who was Captain of the football team our Senior year?

Who was Homecoming Queen our Senior year?

Who did Steve Smith take to the prom our Junior year?

It wasn't so much that everybody had to come up with the right answers as much as it was a conversation starter. I mean, you come back for your 10th reunion, sit and chat for awhile, and then sometimes you don't have a lot more in common to talk about! These were great conversation starters.

We also scanned and printed out yearbook pictures of the senior class and scattered them around on the tables. We also scanned and printed the same pictures out and put one on a card with trivia questions about that person (nice questions only!)

We found that people would actually move from table to table so they could see what was on the others and see if they could answer them!

As far as centerpieces, we didn't worry too much about those, except if you want to do large candles in your school colors. Everyone looks better in candlelight!

Good luck, and HAVE FUN! That's the main thing. By our 30th one, we didn't care what we looked like or how much money we had made....we were just glad to be there!